The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-07
REV. GEORGE B. SHOEMAKER.
Tells OF Things ia Western Iowa. Suc-
cessfuI Union Revival Services.
ELDoRA, Iowa,
JANUARY %. 1906.

EDITOR NEWS IL noticed in a
recent issue of your paper, men
ton made of myself by gentle
man who wrote very interest.
ing .etter from one of the western
states-Nebraska / think. 1 am
glad to know of his appreciation
of my letters, and / can assure all
who write for the News that l
enjoy very much the letters and
articles they prepare. | read ev-
cry thing IN the paper-even to
the advertisements; and while
they do not often change either
language or subject, enjoy them
just the same.
Iowa has been good to us this
winter. The month of January
has been exceptionally nice. |
recall only two stormy days for
the entire month, aud they were
not severely cold. During the
month we have had good sleigh
ing, and scarcely any slush or
soft roads. To day the snow Is
melting rapidly, and the water is
running freely in the streets.
Last night when we returned
from church, l found that the
furnace fire was out, but 1t was
so com Portable in the house that
| did not re kindle it, and we sat
for long time without tire-had
none until morning. Think of
that IN Iowa IN January Real
ly, it seems like spring. Of course
the "old grumbler" is not happy,
and out of the drawn down corner
of his mouth he is saying, "Oh.
well, this is only weather breed
er. Wait until February comes
in, aud you'll see what we will get.
Ugh! I'm freezlng now while l
think of it," Well, February may
bring cold weather, but I'm go.
ing to enjoy this beautiful winter
weather while l have it.
One of the members of my
church went to Chicago to day
with ten hundred and fifty head
of sheep. They had five double
deck cars TO carry them. These
sheep were bought last fall out in
Montana and shipped to Iowa Co.,
Farm tar feeding. They turned
them out into the corn fields and
let them forage, but awhile before
shipping to market, they were
fed for the purpose of fattening.
These men handled at good pro-
fit this fall and winter nearly four
thousand sheep.
| made mention in my last let
ter about proposed Union meet
lug, AMI asked the Christian peo-
Pile IN the old home to pray for
us. The meetings began on Sun
day, December 81, 1905, and clos
ed on Monday, January %, 1906,
and while the evangelist at nc
time announced the umber OF
conversions, there were more
than two hundred. Some old
men, among them one man who
was slxty'tive years of age, whole
families father, mother and
children were swept into the
kingdom. Willie the Evangelis,
IS a Congregatlonahst, he used
the old method of calling peni
tents forward, and upon theli
knees before God he led them u
plead for pardon. Night afte,
night the altar was crowded with
penitents. Large numbers o.
students in the high school were
happily converted. 1t made me
think of the last meeting that was
held in the old stone M. K. church
in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS meet
ing from which | date my con
version to God, and in which
forty and more of the student,
OF the upper room In the olt
brick school house we're borl
again.
Yesterday opened the door
OF our church, and forty: nine rer
sons gladly and freely united o.
probation. Oh, what meetln,
we had 1t will be remem bere
for many years; yes, by man
forever. The other churche
will receive their shere of the cor
yerts. Perfect harmony preyal
ed among ti,a cbr,st,ac