The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

it as his own chain. The boys were E
waiting for this, pandemonium broke
loose, and the court adjourned
very abruptly.
Early in October the first election
was held, and Ephrsim Cole, Jacob
Guenther and ]. w. Babcock were
elected county commissioners, eighteen
votes being cast in Mankato. Henry M.
Rice, who was running for delegate
to congress. sent Mr.. Brown up
through the Minnesota valley to dis
tribute printed voting tickets. Brown
remained in Mankato over Sunday,
: and in the afternoon preached in
} little lean-to on the old warehouse at
the head of the levee. where Young
3 and Otto now have their grocery
] store 1t was beautiful day and
9 good number turned out to hear the
t preaching. l was told at the time that
3 no one had ever preached before in
Mankato. The singing was exhilara-
j ting, Cole and some others possessed
e fine voices, and Mr. and Mrs Mills
d were both sweet singers.
70 Some time in January, 1854, a
1 double team came to Mankato, bring.
ID ing three men, Mr.. Theron Parsons,
N Oliver J. Roe and Mr.. Morrison, the
ut latter being Campbellite preacher
to Word was passed around that he would
rs preach one evening in Moreland
be building. Many of the settlers wer
d, there to hear him. He was large
Is, fine looking man, some seventy year
he of age, good thinker, but evidentl
to unacquainted with the schoolhouse
by He spoke very slowly, with-a dee
of strong voice, using such expression
ut, as "this ere, - THAT air, ;" "tother,
en- etc. The subject of his sermon ws
at, "Faith, and in his quaint way
It'll handled it we'll. There was sho
bench on which three of US were sea
zen ed, myself in the middle. Mr.. Hincl
nd ley on my right hand and Mr.. Ware
Tho on my left hand, and the preach
re {: stood directly behind US. He spoil
IA, with much earnestness, frequent
on, bringing his large open hand dow
go. with much force upon Hinkley's rig
re- shoulder when he wished to add Ell
in phasis to his point, and bending fc
D. ward so as to bring his mouth ne
Fan HinckIey's ear he would ask su
ms questions as. "Now isn't this so
eph "Can that possibly be true?' l NJ
nen recall only one of his quaint illustl
CHI, tions. He took us to the camp of
,rry Israelites, and showed US the rod a
,tor the brazen serpent, with Moses sayl
1ol to the people that every one who lot
ON ed upon the serpent should be heal'
rth, Then he explained that there v
leo. nothing about the rod or the serpe
B. that benefited the sick, but they W
aim healed because they had faith g
ene, were willing to obey. He clinched
Joe, matter by raising his right hand hi
auf- in the air, and bending iowa
and Hinckley's ear he queried, "Do J
we'd spose there could be any vartue
that air sarpint, stuck up on that
e to pole?'' as he brought his hand do
q to upon his shoulder. Hinckley promp
ege- replied, "No, SIR" The next
fall some one who was not present at
and meeting inquired as to who aid
am preaching. He was told that Mr.. M
son, rison preached part of the time'
dur that Mr.. Hinckley made some
the marks. Ever since that time he
the been called 'sElder Hinckley."
the Messrs. Parsons and Roe beca
for citizens of Mankato and Roe was
and ed at the battle of Bull Run.
Morrison settled in the Cannon r.
ings valley and founded the village OF
used ristown
log Joe Guenther had habit of get