The Republican journal., 1899-09-21
Some "reminiscences OF Brooks.


visit of myself and Bro. Warren to our
childhood home. This suggests to my
mind that perhaps few notes of our very
pleasant ''call" on the Brooks people
might interest some of our many friends
thereabouts. the most of whom had lost
trac k of us altogether. 10 some OF
them. no doubt. it seemed as though we
had lust risen from the dead
Having been away from the place for
over thirty wears, it was to be expected
that great changes had taken place; and
so there had, and, from our standpoint,
much fol the better The little village in
(once) 's>leepy Hollow has so changed
for the better that one not well acquaint-
ed with the clay of the land would be
quite puzzled to know his whereabouts;
buttheunmistakable hollow and hill, river
and dell. so familiar where the little bare
footed boy had trotted and played, swan
and tished: the few old time buildings the
old bridge-the same as ever-and the
,sCorner,' where We boys, older ana
Younger. had played ball in our pastime
from childhood to manhood, and where
we had been RECALLED with music i'll the
evenings. and on holidays by the 'Fogg
Band fife, bass and snare drums-these
r6nld never be wholly obiterated from
the mind, With the facilities offered by
fhe incoming of the railroad the town
,xit[. its garment manufactures AID other
l-,y tin1nt IFS
many inc and chiefly new dwellings; Its
advance in farm cultivation: its recent
annie water works, and its church i'm
a,rovements. there seems to be but few
4hjngs wanting to- give the little burg the
night 40 the name, "Wideawake- Hollow
From a glance at the situation one OF
tile Things seemingly most needed is better
facilities fol the education of the children
ana youth of the community, of whom
there seems to I've large numbers. not in
4euorto those Of any village in the land.
Another ding that came 10 oul mind
is we plodded through the dust Of the
little city was that now, on this one hun
Cretth anniversary of the settlement Of
She town IL Brooks. it would be a good
tuing TO memuialize the event by build
ing .ood Sidewalks east. west, north and
south, for an eighth OF 4 mile each way
of church matters, We would say
word While MY visit To Brooks at this
tj,ae was great pleasure to me- sense
OF dlty rs well governed somewhat my
co.lse. had begun my ministry there,
some futy-tive wears ago. l had a desire
to again speak to the few who had known
me III former years and to the many who |
tn ere THEN representatives at the present
time. upon subject little out Of the
ordinary line of Gospel teaching; SO /
sought an opportunity. This opportunl- |
ty was cordially given me by the pastor
OF tile Congregational church, Sunday,
Aug. 20tL H.. ii. at the Friends church,
and in the evening at the G. A. r, hall
the subjects being God way of healing"
and. ..opilitual Gifts Of The 10th century,
of which ou- correspondent says: He
preached at the hall, prefacing his ser
mon by saying that he was still Metho-
dist. but an advanced Methodist. His
SCI mon was substantially the doctrine Of
the so-called Christian Scientists" Here
INV GOOD 1lierd is a little off, for the
doctliue OF "Dvine Healing is not only
not IN harmony with Christian Science,
aut entirely i1tagonistic to IT, Gospe
Healing is the, Oh part Of, oldtime re-
H.iou. as believed and plactised by the
Il, -;,,f
Iutle1 in lis time Jol Wesley il his
a.v. and other devout men occasionally
since
Arthe Friends chuIch. where Uncle
l,aac's" BOYS used to attend with their
,oa.auts more than half a century ago
zoodiy number We're gathered Sunday
morning and evening to worship in a
service led by + angelsts Prescott and
T'ope in the morning, and the writer at the !
afternoon service. A marked change in
the service is the Introduction Of the
organ aud singing by the congregation
and the ready speaking of the evangelist |
{wthout waiting in silence) as was the
5ormer custom.
In the morning service there were six
ministers present, representing four de- !
nominations; yet think none of US real /
5zed any difference, if even we thought of /
it at the time. The sectaran walls seem /
70 be as completely broken down, or re-
moved, as is the partition that used to
separate the men from the women in their
business meetings in that church in the
CORNER times
Though urged by some of our friends |
40 become their guests during our stay, !
Ne found good and every way pleasant
entertainment at the little hotel in the
Nesmith house, have forgotten the
present name-a few rods from the cor
ner, whele we found ample accommoda- 1
tons, and a well supplied table at very
reasonable rates. While circumstances
m ade cul stay i'll the nature Of call, we
would like to have made a Longer tarry at /