The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-17
Nathan and Esther Frame,
Formerly Of This County,
Fought to Save Souls All
Over the Country.
RECOUNT RESULTS OF
EvANGELISTIc WORK
!. Wilbur Chapman, Great
Church Worker, Was Given
His Inspiration by a Ser
mon Heard in City.


per, Nathan and Esther Frame. the
best known ministers of the Friends
church consented to give sketch of
their lives. The venerable couple is
now visiting friends at Marion. They
have been in the evangelistic work
for more than forty years. They have
labored from Portland. Me-, to Port
land, Oregon, and from northern Min
nesota to Key West, Florida. They
have published a book Of reminiscent
ces, which has been pronounced by
Timothy Nicholson, of this city. as
ono Of the most variable contributions
TO. Friends literature published in a
century. The Frames made their
homo In this county In their early
married life and have been heard here
often. -
Nathan Frame was the son of a
pioneer minister In the Methodist
Episcopal church and was born in
Pennsylvania. but came with his par
ents to Ohio while only child. From
Ohio ho was taken to Iowa. where his
father was one Of the first preachers
in the early settlements.
Born at Gordon.
Esther Frame was born at Gordon.
Her father at the time of her birth
was q lawyer in the little town of
Washington, Wayne county. When a
child Of four she was taken to Henry
country, Iowa. and later came back to
Boone county, Indiana. and attended
Friends school one mile from Thorn
town. Her parents were Methodists
and when the academy was built at
Thorntown the girl was sent to the
Methodist school, When young girl
she was converted in a Methodist
meeting and joined the Methodist
church. Later the family again went
to Henry county. Iowa, and there she
met Nathan Frame. to whom she was
afterwArd married.
Up to this time Mrs. Frame had
felt called upon to preach, but the
rules of the Methodist church did not
permit Of the ordination OF women
preachers. and. after long debating,
she and her husband withdrew from
the Methodist church and Joined the
Friends church, and later both were
ordained as preachers.
Enter Their Work.
They then determined to come to
Wayne county, and enter upon their
work. and Mr.. Frame took up teach
Ing q country school.
From this time on the lives of these
two people have been devoted to the
winning of souls. They have held
meetings in all the principal cities OF
the United States and many of the
been confined to the Friends church.
Some Of the greatest victories have
been won in churches OF other denom-
inations and In all thirteen different
denominations have been represented
In their meetings.
For forty years they labored with
out six months rest during that entire
time, until Mrs. Frames health be-
came 50 broken that she was compell-
ed by her physician to give up the
work for time and take a complete
rest. She and her husband went to
New Mexico. about forty miles north
OF Ell Paso, where their son-in-law is
teacher Of natural science In gov
eminent school and agricultural sta
ton. Here they remained for several
months and Mrs. Frames health is SO
Tar recovered that she will be again
able to take up her work.
Inspiration to Chapman.
It 10 most interesting to hear this
remarkable couple tell in their modest
way OF some Of their experiences. Be.
fore Rev. ]. Wilbur Chapman had en-.
tered the ministry he happened to be
In Richmond. at the time yearly
meeting was being held and went into
the large church where Mrs. Frame
was preaching. He has since said,
that his greatest inspiration and call
to enter the ministry came while lis.
tening to her sermon. What he has
done since that time il known and it
IL one OF Mrs. Frames most delightful
memories that 1t was due partly to
her that he devoted himself to evan
gelistic work. While she and DR..
Chapman are mutual admirers, they
have never met. as both Of them have
been busy In their respective fields.