Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-05-29
AN olo-TIME "REvIvAl" At FRYE
BURG.

| BURG.
"The Life Of David Marks, to the 10th
Year Of His Age, Written by Himself, :"
WAS published At Limerick, Me-, In the
latter part OF 1881. Mr.. Marks, who
WAS born In Shsndakcn, n. Y, on No
vember 4, 1905, and died In Oberlin, o.,
on December l, lS45, was famous Free
will Bapsist itinersnt preacher, and his
jourueyings In the pursuit Of his calling
embraced Maine, New Hampshire, Ver-
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, New York, Pennsylvanis.
Kentucky, Ohio aud Canada. In bis
book he speaks (psges 3SI.3SS) OF
visit which 10 the course OF his labors az
an evangelist he made to Fryeburg In
the autumn of 1881. On the evening Of
September 0 friday Of that year, he
| preached at the house OF Elder Elias
Libby at Limerick Corner. ''On the
Saturday and Sabbath following" he
says, II attended q two-days meeting,
with several other elders at Fryeburg.
We enjoyed much Of the presence OF
God, and his word was like arrows Ia
the hearts of sinners. Sabbath after
noon Was under the necessity OF lesv-
ing the place; but the next day / was
told that twenty-five came forward for
prayer In the evening, and several pro-
fessed 10 be converted. A powerful
glory TO the Lord" Do any OF the old
residents Of Fryeburg remember this
"revival" OF sixty-nine years sgof Are
there any still living Of the twenty
who on that Sunday evening went for
ward TO be prayed for? Where were
those revival" meetings helds There
never WAS Freewill Baptist church at
Fryeburg, though there has been (and
perhaps Is yeti q religious society OF
that denomination In the eastern part OF
the town.
On September 20, 1929, Mr.. Marks
married Miss Marilla Turner OF Zorrs.
Can, and 1t may be mentioned that she
IL still living. After her husbands
death, she supplemented his sutobi-
ogrsphy by writing biography Of him
covering that part OF his life not en-
brsced ip his book, and volume con-
tanning this supplementary narrative
and an sbridgement OF the narrative OF
Mr.. Marks's labors written by himself,
was published at Dover, N. H., In ls46,
second edition Of this combined auto
biography and biography being, with
few slight changes, issued at the same
place in lS47. On December 25, 1916,
Mrs. Marks married Rev. Elias Hutchlns,
Freewill Baptist minister, who Was
born In New Portland, Me-, on June 8,
1901, and died In Dover, N. H., on
September IL, 1859. In April, 1870, she
married Deacon Orsemus Hills Of Fs-
bius, n. Y, who died In February, 1874,
since which time she has been widow.
She Was born In Arlington, VT, on
March 20, 1907, and Is now, therefore,
10 her ninety-fourth year, though the
handwriting Of letter which received
from her this morning would seem TO
give an emphatic contradiction TO the
idea that she has reached so advanced
an age. She Is q woman OF culture and
literary ability, and, In addition to her
other writings (Which, besides the
biography, already mentioned, Of =
portion OF her first husbands life, In
clude many contributions to newspapers
and the periodical press), Is the author
OF "Reminiscences Brief History OF
the Free Baptist India Mission" work
Of 1886 pages which was published at
Dover In 1885. This work contains, as
frontispiece, an engraving OF the au-
thor's autograph and portrait. Mrs.
Hills home Is at 45 Atkinson Street,
Dover. OBSERVER.
May s, 1900.