The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04

llhS ull Ills OLntr tApcIlcuceo-suuut decisive, aggressive and active. He joined the Presbyterian church, but could not agree upon creed. The Methodists rejected him, and DO church in the City of Angels had room for such man. He believed fully in the Bible, but interpreted much of it as symbolical, and always held for the spirit of it and not the letter. For years he read nothing but the Bible and used no help in his study of it, be- lieving that God was alone his guide | and helper. His knowledge of the book and his teaching thcrefrom were | marvellous; his sole mission was the turning of men to the Father by an intimate and personal acquaintance with the God-head. He believed that no soul was lost, but returned to God who gave it life, but those who knew not Christ while on earth could not reign with him in glory, but were merged into divinity. Al the same time, "Brother Sam' believed firmly and fiercely in personal devil, all though the other item in his creed deprived his Satanic Majesty of the job generally given him, that of de- stroying souls.
 Fifteen years ago Samuel Donnelly came to Tombstone to take charge of holiness mission. He worked faith fully and hard there for two years, living in direst poverty most of the time. His first convert was Bert Gattrell, a saloon man, an ex-post- master of the old town of Charleston, Ariz. Mir Gattrell owned claim in the Huaehuca mountains. and Mr. Donnelly went with him to help him work it at one time. The results were so encouraging that they tried ship ping the ore, and poverty was over for MT. Donnelly.
 Their camp increased gradually in numbers. Ed. Langford, at one time the best machinist and draughtsman Tombs ever held, and also one of its most consistent infidels, was an early convert. Little Ln Herrick was the straighiest and strictest and narrowest of Methodists when sue married Ed. Langford. For long time she rebelled against his belief in
 Mir. Donnelly and refused to hear the latter preach. But at last she was convinced of his sincerity and they took up their abode in Copper Glance camp, where they have now lived for
 more then ten years, with, at the last account of them, family of six sons.
 There are but few cattle men in
 Final county who have not heard of
 the "puncan boys"-Daye. Win and
 Tom-who lived alone and together on ranch in the Huachucas. They
 were canny Scots, aud held on to their
 feuds with a good Scottish hatred.
 And where they hated they fought and
 terrorized. They helped give this
 locality an ugly record, though un-
 doubtedly they were as often the vic
 tins as the oppressors. They met
 Donnelly after his camp was established
 in their neighborhood, believed in his
 sincerity, were befriended by him, and
 giving up their ranch and property ilt
 common fund, are the best men ot the camp and the community, forgivina their enemies, peaceabte and honest Mir. and Mrs, Mcintyre some eight years ago were residents of Dodge
 City, living in com fort and plenty, Mir
 Mcintyre being lumber merchant with thriving business. Both were
 ardent church people, working and
 giving generously. But they wanted
 more help than they found ID the churches (Mrs. Mcintyre said) toward
 a vital Christianity" Through Mir Crawford they heard of the wonderful
 camp and it's strange leader on ths heights of the Huachucas and migrated there with their children, anu were liv
 ing happy and satisfied. Jake BisselI
 8 typical Arizona prospector, fell under
 this spell and the profanity and coarse
 ness of language and roughness of ac ton is heard and seen no more, ant
 Jake, tue silent member of the com munity but contented one, beams serenely and warmly upon all.
 But our sketch lust not be too long and we must leave number unnoticed, but not the children of the camp. from
 the wee babies up to boys of fourteen human nature every one of them, bu obedient and truthful. Having such E good time scrambling up the mountain l sides, riding burros and playing in the clear stream that slips through tn,
 canyon, dressed in the plainest bu' [ strongest of garments, and fed witt f plenty of good nutritious food and breathing the purest air under heaven they are sturdy, glowing epitomes o health. How they must miss "Brothe