The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-12-26
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where six of the most fruitful years
of our inistry were spent, and
where our two daughters were born
and our youngest son, revived many
memories and was much enjoyed
Here some of the greatest triumphs
of field preaching of John Wesley
and George Whitfield were achieved.
Here were wrought many miracles
of grace, and indeed a great spirit
ual revolution was brought about,
the blessings of which remain. On
Hanham Mount near the old Kings
wood school, a spot commanding
a delightful view of the valley of the
Avon, of Bristol and Clifton, and
che beautiful hills in the vicinity,
John Wesley preached often to more
than ten thousand people at time,
mostly hardy sons OF toll, and many
of them coal miners from the col
lieries Of Kingswood. So profound
ly were these notorious miners
moved by the preaching of John
Wesley. that their tears made gut
ters in the coal dust that stood
thickly on their faces. Hundreds of
them turned from their sins, their
lives being transformed, and Kings
wood witnessed a great moral
change. Here Samual Budget the
successful merchant began his bust
ness career, which so developed that
in Bristol and London one Of the
most successful wholesale, concerns
in England fiourished.
Budget is an honored uame in
English Wesleyanism. Here also is
a tabernacle named for Whitfield,
and here John Cennick preached his
popular village sermons. We visit
ed with peculiar pleasure some of
the old friends of our Kingswood
pastorate. 1t was a Joy to us to
spend three nights in the hospitable
home of our old, true and tried
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Sparks.
Friendship is great blessing.
There are friends as honest as the
sunlight and whom you can grapple
to your heart with hooks of steel.
AS the souls of David and Jonathan
were knit together so we feel to our
best friends. AS our friends the
Sparks talked of the things new and
old, our hearts warmed, and impress
sions that will never fade were pro-
duced on our minds. We would
gladly record some incidents of those
days that cheered US, but we must
forebear. In company with Mrs.
Evans, Mrs. Gibson's sister, and
Florence we took the street cars
from old market street Bristol to the
beautiful and much visited cemetery
of Amos vale. The first mOnu-
ment that attracted our notice was
one to the memory of Rev. John
Adey Pratt, erected by the Sunday
Schools of Bristol for his loving and
long continued interest in the child
rem of the city. He was pastor of
the kingsland Congregational
Church. He died January 4. 1867.
Near by was public monument to
Rajah Ram Mohum Roy, a noted
Hindo from India who died in Bris-
tol September, 1888. In this ceme-
terry are the remains of Benjamin J.
Evans, the beloved husband of Mrs.
Evans, our sister-in- law, who lived
for several years at Hillside
House Bristol We visited his
grave as we stood there and saw the
deep sorrow that surged in the
breast OF our sister, We felt that
there are griefs into which we can
not enter or share. Florence took a
picture Of the neat, well kept grave,
as her aunt stood there fixed
beside it. One of the principal rea-
sons for visiting this place OF the
dead, was TO see the grave of George
Muller the great orphan philanthrop-
hist, and the man of mighty faith.
We copied from his gravestone this
memorial:
I'm loving remembrance Of
George Muller, founder of Ash
ley Down Orphanage. Born
Sept 9th, 1905. Fell asleep
March 10th, 1899. He trusted
in God, with Whom Nothing
shall be Impossible, and IN His
beloved Son, Jesus Christ our
: Lord, who said: : ] 20 unto my
Father, and whatsoever We
shall ask in Ny name. that will
| do, that the Father may be
OlOri6ad in the Son and in