Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-08-27
VOLUME XXVI.
The German Methodist CznD-Meef-
ing

Inc Gerfn1n MetnC0lSl caIop-nccl-
ing convened in Sasse Bros pasture.
seven miles southwest Of Keytesvilie.
znlnrsday evening OF last week and
cd&h&d,until Tuesday Of this week.
The German Methodist church,
near Capt Henry Bucksaih's on the
Bowling Green prairie, Is ore of the
e religious institutions of Charlton
6lky. There has been a church
- for many years, which was for-
Fly the property Of the NJ. f
hrch. South. The old settlers in
3t neighborhood had pretty nearly
Hdmoved out at the c,ose of the war,
rShn Whitesides, Thos. Redman and
Mesdames Bradley and Agee being
about all Of the Americans that were
left bf the ante-bellum residents in
thatvicinity.
Before the war period, however, a
number of prosperous German farm
ers, including Capt. Bucksaih, the
Brand,s. the Grojans, Sasses. Hen
nings and some others had taken a
firm Eoosho,d on the fertile Bowling
Green prairie. and they or their chill
dren have held their grip un:p they
have become possessors OF 4 large
portion OF that highly favored soil.
Ia religion they arr chiefly Mcthodis;s
They have 4 nice church and paTso1-
age aud have SundAy-school and
preaching every Sabbath. Their re-
Iigious exercises are conducted in the
German language. but there seems 20
be groving sentiment among some
of the younger people to have services
in both languages Some Of these
young men Of German pareniage have
married American wives, who cannot
speak German. and for their beneh;
thei. young husbands favor an English
service oGce n week. This organiza-
tion has membership with the NJ. E
church. Their conferences are pre-
sided over by the same bishops, the
ooly difference being they have their
'German-speaking preachers.
In company with Major w. II.
Lewis OF Keytesville we called At the
,camp-grounds on Friday evening. but
~ the preacher spoke in German We
derived but little benefit from the SER
mon. Learning there would be
English preaching on Sunday after
noon and evening We hied US away to
the camp-meetiny at the appointed
time in company with our clever young |
friend, II. III. Miller, the efficient
deputy county clerk AS our being |
found at meeting of the Kind among
our German iriends was something
out of the ordinary. on our arrival
some OF them began to accuse US oi
ultericr designs, some OF them guessed
that We were fishing and that Herbert
was eIectionering. but when the ser
vices began We PAID such good At
tention the purpose of our coming
was no longer question of doubt
we had evidently come for the good
OF the services.
Owing 10 meetings being held al
Asbury, Centenary and Salisbury al
the same time. the attendance was not
large, perhaps not over 500 being
present.
The following preachers were IN
attendance all Of whom had preached
one or more times duriag the meeting:
Revs. OFT Of Kansas City, presiding
elder; HoLenwald OF Arley. Mo Hof-
man of Concordia; L1ucnstein Of Lex.
ington; MOeller OF Boonvillc. Rompel
OF Salisbury; KrIStli oi Indian
Grove. and the regular pastor. RI. II. (
Peters. Rev. Rompel preached in
English in the Afternoon and Moeller {
at the evening hour. These gentle {
men are fluent takers, and are fine {
preachers, apt in their iilusuations
and very earnest in their manner. Z
There we're FIVE or SIX tents on the ,
ground besides the tabernacle. which d
is a new structure and n recent pur- $
chase of the congregation. Capt !;
Bucksa,h told US as they owned large