The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-31

for time pastor of the Baptist Church
in Ottumwa, and Mr. Jordan's children
attended his Sunday School. One day
he said to Mr.. Jordan, why do you
have such signs on your saloon?'
Aren't they true?" said Jordan Yes,
said Merrill, land if you believe them
to be true, why do you keep saloon?"
There's money in it, said Jordan.
''and If don't get 1t somebody else
will" And the men went in like flies.
attended this conference at the ad-
vice of my pastor, intending to take
work, but the Conference was over
crowded and of IS applicants only one
was accepted.
One evening Rev. /. ]. Lansing gave
an address in which he spoke of the
work in the South and the great need
of self-sacrificing young men of even
moderate education in that field. At
aift tiVHN VI eiN StiFiSC dPPi
and introduced myself to him and
spoke of my desires and asked him
about DR.. Il. l.. Fuller and family as
understood that he was from Atlanta.
He said, III DR.. Fuller is your friend,
you better write to him" Upon re-
turning to Washington. Iowa. / did so,
and soon received this response:
Atlanta. Ca, Sept. IS. 1876.
Dear B.
Yours of the 14th reed.
| remember your father very well
and do not forget that he had some
nice boys whom hoped would become
useful men,
We need young men in the South and
| believe that you could join the Geor-
gia Conference and do much good. The
work is hard and sometimes discour-
aging, but 1t is the Lords work and
will yield glorious fruit The pay here
is small, but II you were here have
no doubt you could get comfortable
living. Our circuits are large and the
travel laborious, but you know 1t
takes hard work to accomplish any
thing good.
Our Conference meets in Atlanta,
Oct. 25th. II you can come | should
be glad 90 have you do so and meet
with the Conference.
Yours truly.
e. L. FULLER.
Accordingly soon closed up my
affairs in Iowa and fastened home TO
Princeton. Ill. Here remained
few days and having borrowed $4,000
from the School Fund, the middle of
October saw me on my way south
ward
The few days | spent in Princeton
gave my many friends an opportunity
to furnish me with advice. The best
that received came from negro as
was waiting for the train. This is
Mr.. B. Yes, Sir My name is
Johnson. am pastor of the African
NJ. T. church hear you are going
south Yes. Sir, to Georgia" That's
my native state. Viii you suffer bit
of advice?" 20, yes. Young people are
always subject to advice Then drop
ping into the Negro dialect he said,
THE South am free country. You
can spress any 'pinions you please
down dar. bu. be mighty careful TO
keep lie spression, right dar" Trapping
his forehead with his tinger) never
forgot it, When in Atlanta. Dr. Fuiler
fully endorsed it, saying, Even the
Union people. members of our own
Church, do not believe many things
that you do. | know your raising. but
when you get to old Squire Heari's
and sit by his hearthstone You can say
just what you please and he will go
you one better Later found this
true.
The first thing to attract the atten-
ton of traveller in any land is its
natural scenery In southern Indiana
We began TO see many things peculiar
to the sonth. Af,er crossing the Ohio
River was struck with the beautiful
pastures Of the bluegrass State
with their herds Of excellen, stock
Then the hills:des were flaming in the
autumn hiss, from the faintest tinge
Of yellow through orange, scarlet and
/ crimson to brown. among which there
mingled The darker shades Of the ever.
green pine. | had seen these shades
of autumn many times before, but
never had they so impressed me Those
towering masses of bright and gor