Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
Sightseeing.

ley SdLu, II Lave OOuSDG you d nice
suit of clothes, and l want you to put
them on and go to church with me and
Brother Gar. at our new church which
is just finished" As thought | was
very comfortably and decently dressed
| felt as though he had put himself to
a great deal of trouble aud expense
for my comfort and pleasure. But
was none the less pleased at his kind
ness and care of my comfor5. So, to
please him, donned the new suit and
found them very nice and comfortable.
But it had been so long since [ had
been in church l did not know if |
would be able to conduct myself prop
erly. But was always taught to keep
my eyes open and see how others
acted and do as the others do. But
when l was seated with Brother Gar
at my side thought [ would be all
right. So when saw the others get
up | got up and when the rest sat
down | sat down; and as | turned my
head to see who was there and how
others looked and acted. l felt as
though l had, at some former age
seen just such sights before, and when
the lady that played on the great or
gan took her seat at it was all ears,
for wanted to hear those sweet tones
| had in former years enjoyed so much.
But when she played no sound came
to my ears; l did not hear a sound.
But in my Imagination 1 sang that
good old tune mingled with the words
we used we used to sing when took
the lead in singing:
cloud swell the pealing organs notes,
Breathe forth your soul in raptures high,
Praise ye the Lord with harp and voice,
Join the full choruses of the sky!"
How l did enjoy singing those old
tunes with a dozen good singers. l
always thought the singing was the
best part ot church service, and still
think it IS, for we find in all ages,
among all nations and peoples and de-
nominations, music is one of the best
portions of the church service. But
now l find it dull business to sit and
not hear a sound of any kind come
to me. Yet I was glad to see SO many,
especially the young, at church. The
large house was well filed and when
we were taken in TO see the Sabbath
School and l saw in the room where
the little folks were taught; l was told
there were over one hundred and fifty
little boys and girls, and some dozen
lady teachers. And it was a grand
sight to see how we'll those little folks
were trained.
From the juvenile school we were
shown into the senior classes. This is
very large room. l was told there
were about one hundred and eighty
young men and young ladies in that
room, and some forty teachers, men
and women. AS sat and looked to
see all that was being done, it brought
to my mind some of the scenes of my
early life and the times | was so in
timately connected with the different
Sabbath schools and it gave me very
pleasant thoughts. 1t is no draw
back to ones happiness to feel that
you have, at sometime in your life,
been a worker for the good of society
and mankind in general. No, it does
not distract from ones happiness in
the least.
After the services were over l was
introduced to a goodly number of both
men and women of the congregation,
and nice looking people they were.
But I did not see so much difference
in dress and personal appearance as
one would imagine. | saw, while at
Lesterville, just as stylish dresses and
hats worn by the ladies, as l did at
the city churches. Is it not singular
how all the new styles and fashions
will find their ways to the uttermost
recesses of the earth? No matter
where you go you will find people in
the latest style and all the modern
fashions. 1t all seems so natural to
initiate We are all of us imitat0rS,
to do as others do to follow the fash
ions. .'In the fashion" is all that's
After the services were over and a
good dinner and a nap, felt much re-
freshed. 1t was proposed that we
take a walk up to the height on the
bank of the Mississippi, just a short
ways from the house. At that place
we saw a great many small parties
like ourselves, sitting on the top of
the bluffs taking a rest and looking at
the ever changing views. At this
place the bluff is very high and very
steep. Before the railroad was cut
out of the foot of the bluff, one could
lump from the bluff right into the
river at the foot of the bluff. As we
sat and looked way down below and
saw the railroad and the tall telegraph
poles way below us, it made my feet
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