Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1895-08-09

to all right-minded people. Several

to all right-minded people. Several
other brethren spoke on the came
topic. "The missionary spirit and
our duty toward the missionary
cause" was ably responded TO by
Rev. Sam Johnson, the youngest
son OF DIR. b. +. Johnson, who in the
early 70's was the beloved pastor OF
the Methodist church, in Keytesville,
and through whose labors chiefly
the Methodist meeting house in Key
tesville was built. "Sammie'' John
SON. because OF his being rather un-
der size and young, has sometimes
been called ''the boy preacher" !"
Leroy Williams at whose house
Brothers Johnson and Harris stop
ped over night, told good joke on
him. Mr.. Williams little girl hav
ing heard him called "the boy
preacher" and contrasting his size
with that of Brother Harris, who is
about "19 Shands high" thought
when Sammb came to the table
that he ought tsehsys the baby .
chair and insisted on his taking it.
His size, however, did not prevent
bis making an excellent speech on
the missionary question, full of
good and telling points. "Who is
my neighbour" as determined by the
Great Teacher, was taken as the
foundation of his remarks.
Our space forbids further notice of
the instructive and entertaining ex-
ercisee, but we will take a little
space to note the wonderful i'm
provements made in that neighbor-
hood since our fret acquaintance
with it which began in 1869: Their
principal school-house then was
built of logs and was in dilapi-
dated conditionE Nov they have
several nice frame -school-houses.
Then there was no church south of
the German Methodist church on
the Bowling Green prairie Now
there are two nice churches, whose
coBgregationSaFe made up of as iu-
telligent and refined class OF people
us can be found in any other neigh
borhood in the county. The dwell
iDgs and the farms, too, have been
greatly improved, and the wonderful
crops raised there this season betok-
en- prosperity of which such an in
dustrious people are well worthy.
Among the prominent citizens OF
that neighborbood We noticed
Messrs. Oliver, cooper, Hayward,
Williams, Ridings, Lyons and Shive-
ly, all of whom except Messrs. Will
liams and Shively, have not lived in
the neighborhood but a few years.
Mr. Oliver, it will be remembered,
was the Populist candidate for the
legislature last year, but then he is
good for something else besides
making Populist speeches. He is a
fine singer, and without the aid of
an organ led the singing with as
much ease and grace, as would most
OF the accomplished city choristers.
They have no organ in the Helena
church, but their singing was excel
lent.
In oider that Brother Shilling
might see more OF the beautiful and
fertile country south OF Dalton We
suggested that We would return by
way of Nsmrash and Dalton. We
stopped for a few minutes to pay
our respects to our old friends, Mr..
and Mrs. b. +. Barnes, at Namrash,
and were glad to find them in good
health and spirits and as clever as in
days of yore. Coming northwsrd
through the Coll settlement. Broth
er Shilling voluntarily remarked
that he hsd never seen a prettier or
more fertile country. The corn fields
all along our journey, from start to
finish, were never more promising Of
an abundant yiela.
We stopped at Captain Bucksath's
delightful home for supper, and were
never treated better. His good wife
knows how to serve an excellent re-
past, and well did she manifest her
skill and cleverness on this occasion.
The captain is a good conversation
alist and is a strong silver mau,
though a Republican. In the even
ing We attended Rev. i. G.. Dipos'