The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09

me in appointing me to serve this
people a second time, among my
old friends where / had access to a
fine mineral spring, whose healing
waters soon restored me tn health
/ felt "The lines had fd!c To me
in pleasant places
1t wcs year of great religious
awakening. Before we were ret
tied in our new home, after our ar
rival, was called upon to preach
the funeral of woman, who was
burned to death, and two or three
days afterward l was again called
upon TO preach the fuheral of a
wealthy, influential sinner, who
appeared TO die without hope, in
the same neighborhood. Taking
advantage of the serious impress
sions made by these sad and tragic
deaths, began protracted meet
ing, and in two weeks forty souls
were converted and joined on
probation.
During the year other souls
were saved and added to the mem
bership, and.the benevolences were
greatly increased, especially for
missions.
Brother Estell, my colleague,
was. good preacher, beloved by
all who knew him, and among the
swse spirited men / ever knew.
To me his companionship was a
benediction, and l hope to renew
it "On the shining shore"
My next pastorate for two years
was Shaonville, half station of
two appointments. Situated in
what was called "Big Bottom"
near Waverly, o. This is one of
the richest tracks of bottom land
ON the Scioto river. This vast
region is devoted mostly to the
raising of corn, thousands of bush
els of which are annually distilled
into whiskey, that obstructer of
the gospel and ruiner' of human
souls. This was my first year in
charge. Fortunately l still had
DR.. Trimble as my elder. The
Lord was gracious, giving me two
prosperous years amongst an ex-
cellent and generous people, many
tokens of whose generosity we
were the happy recipients. One
good brother furnished us with a
horse and COW, another brother
kept us in feed for them. One
Christmas we were invited out to
dinner, on returning home, we
found dressed hog in the kitchen,
and load of corn in the crib. At
one time we would be given bar
rel Of -four, at another time bar
rel of fine potatoes. A good sister
would bring US crock Of excel
lent butter, and a good brother
kept US in hams.
One Thanksgiving day we were
given three turkeys and received
five invitations to dinner.
In the fall a good brother gave
us wood for winter, and the town
and neighborhood turned out and
cut and hauled it.
Out of some of the poles 1 built
a pen for the cow, high enough,
one would have thought, to hold q
giraffe, but to our astonishment
next morning, 10! she was out and
gone. Aside from these liberal
donations we were allowed and
paid, good salary, and enabled
by the blessing Of God, to report,
at Conference, many souls saved
and added to the church, and a
good collection for all benevo-
lences.
My next appointment was Rome,
for two years, on the beautiful
Ohio river.
This is historic place. 1t is
noted as the original place of the
famous Roman beauty apple. 1t
was also noted as the place Of old
time Campmeeting's, where many
great sermons were preached and
hundreds of souls converted.
Here was an intelligent, moral
and religious community. There
existed an Agricultural Society
composed of the thrifty farmers
and their families, Of the neigh
borhood, which met monthly in
summer, exhibiting the produc-
tions of their farms, orchards and