The Eddy current., 1898-09-03


The camp meeting at Weed .contInn.
ed 10 days and was greatly enjoyed by
all who attended The people Of Weed
ana vicinity were very hospltable TO
the visitors. quite number Of peo.
pie were In attendance, some froia a
distance Of more than 100 miles. After
the association adjourned at Malaga,
a number Of the members OF the body
started In a caravan for the place Of
meeting at Weed. Leaving Malaga
Aug 10 the first halt was at Eddy,
where Rev. Proper Of Denver preach.
ed at night. The next night brought
us 70 Seven Rivers where services
were held In the school house, a good
congregation being present. Wed
nesday, we travelled on 10 Hope, feast
ing during the day on the liberal sup
ply Of watermelons thoushtfully ten.
dered by Judge Larrimore OF Seven
Rivers Wednesday night, coed
audience assembled at upper school
house near Mr. Bowmans and Rev.
Proper preached. Thence 10 Cueyo
the home OF Mrs. Neatherlin whose
hospitality was boundles' A good
sermon was preached hel by Rev.
Proper and n deep interest was mani.
fest In the congregation. Mrs. Meath.
erln has maintained sunday school
In her house for many years which
has been instrumental IN doing great
good. 4 noble example.
Arrived at Weed Thursday evening
and had preaching ih the large school
house. The association held meet;
log at Weed aud after full consulta-
tion with Rev Proper, general mission.
ary, arranged for the support Of two
missionaries In our Held instead OF
one. Rev. Proper was assigned the
work west Of the summit Of the noun
tuins and another missionary Is wan
ted for the eastern side. including
Weed, Lower penasco, Hope, Cueyo,
81 Paul. Rev. s. Y. Jackson Of la
Luz was employed as Sunday school
missionary and culporter. a board OF
missions was appointed consisting OF
G. W. Cowden, j. II. Carpenter, sam
Hughes, G. +. White, W. W. Ogle, j.
A. Beckett, Susan Neatherlin, T. +
Fleming, J. f. Backues, > Y Jackson,
II. B. York.
The meeting closed Aug. 20, after
a time Of great profit and pleasure,
and on the way home Rev. Greene
preached at Cueyo, and Emerson at
Hope. There were no serious acci-
dents during the trip. One man, q
Judge, took the wrong road at Seven
Rivers, one team had balky horse
which caused the owner TO whistle a
good deal, one buggy turned over with
a preacher In II but we believe the
buggy sustained more damage than the
did, one man broke his ton
yue-we mean his wagon tongue, his
lwn Is not breakable: one preacher
from a distant state was praised by a
couple OF mountaineers who had him
N charge for his ability as a driver un.
III he came 10 look upon himself as
'egdlar Jehu. They were preparing
aim for long, rough, and very steep
part Of the road, with ample probabil.
ties for the breaking Of human bones
,r necks by oyerturn & etc. When
hey reached the place they said they
would "lighten the load by walking
lown the hill. So he went II alone.
When he arrived at the bottom OF the
iill by good luck without broken
zones, he had enough. The noun
aineers told him that that they had
lim drive down that hill for eeonom-
cal considerations; that New Mexico
lad no preachers or deacons 10 sparce
nd that they had preferred that II
my one was 10 be killed II should be
illled II should be foreigner. 81 see
ie said "you are working me for u
ucker. IIeneeforth you may do your
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