Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 22 October 1891 — Page 5

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THE OLD PEOPLES' MEETING AT McCORDSVIIXE.

Sketches of Some Methodist Pioneers.

The old people's meeting at McCordsville, October 7, and 8, met on Wednesday morning at 9:30 with about thirty old people present. Opening services conducted by D. Stoner, after which a short welcome by the pastor. The programme was followed with few exceptions. It was one of the most enjoyable times ever witnessed at the McCordsville M. E. church.

REV. G. W. COWERS

is the oldest man in the North Indiana M. E. Conference. He has arrived at the age of eighty years with mental faculties unimpaired. He is an entertaining speaker and his reminiscences of early ministerial life are very interesting. He dates his conversion from the year 1823. He was as a boy very bashful and now is rather a retiring gentleman. At the time or" his conversion, August IT, 1823, he became very happy and tried to tell it as he says to a ''whole camp meeting of folks," then, after this, how he doubted his conversion and of the taunts thrown at him by wicked young men. He then took up the study of the Bible and theological works, being blessed with a splendid memory he could read any article or sermon over twice and could repeat it. Then he found new peace and determined to enter the ministry. He went to conference at New Albany in 1837, and was given work at Marion, he bought a colt and went to his work. His work extended from the Ohio State line to the Miami Reserve (three miles west of Marion), and from Muncie to Fort Wayne. A vast amount of territory to which the annual confert nee now sends forty two preachers. Many were the difficulties he encountered, his home always in a log cabin. In his career he has occupied fourteen log cabin parsonages, many of which consisted of but one small room no larger than an ordinary bed room. The country was unimproved, a complete wilderness, which is now one of the best parts of the State. Thriving towns now are built all over the couutry where he travelled from 12 to 27 miles without seeing even a cabin. He had three rivers to ford, Mississinawa, Salamonie and Wabash, each of them good sized streams. There were no roads made and he had to follow blazes, at times with the aid of the sun and his compass he would cut across sections, thus gaining a little distance. At one place he was compelled to circle six miles around what was known as the "loblolly." At his first appointment at Marion he found class of 13, which was considered a large class then. He at one of his first appointments secured an addition of 11, but he was not without opposition. Between two of his preaching days there, the church was burned. Judge of his surprise when coming into the place and looking around in the bushes for his meeting house he found nothing but a pile of ashes, after this he preached in the court house. He was known as the boy preacher, and was ridiculed by a preacher of another organization, but before his year expired he had many warm friends, and ardent supporters. During the year he organized a class of twenty- tbjve at a cabin, where, when he went,'* there could not be found a believer. At his farewell meeting at another place on the circuit. 17 people joined the church. Next year he was sent to Deerfield. and in the year following his presiding elder asked for easier work for him as the hardship the past two years had begun to tell upon the boy. The bishop hesitated about sending a boy to a station, but hesitated no more after he heard him preach. He was sent to Connersville where he met with a decidedly cool reception. He soon made friends there and at his first service he had secured, by a judicious bit of advertising, a very large audience, to hear the "Swamp Angel" as he was termed here, preach. He had then one of the greatest revivals ever held in Connorsville, 63 accessions to the church and lasted until holidays. After his successes here, his work was never so hard. As a preacher he has always been successful and popular. He realizes that his days are most complete, and is anxious to be complete in Christ. Tis not more than a step across Jordan.

REV. D. ¥. STRIGIIT

was convicted when a small boy, but dates his conversion from his 17th year. He has been in the ministry for 55 years. He was pastor of the McCordsville Circuit in 1885. While here his health failed him so that he was compelled to superannuate. As a speaker he is eloquent and a deep thinker. At one time he was presiding elder of Fort Wayne district. He followed Brother Bowers upon the Marion work and went through the hardships of the latter gentleman. His mental faculties are unimpaired as is shown by the many splendid sermons which ,he still preaches. He fears not death.

REV. ROBERT FAUSSET

was raised under tbe influence of Methodism. Preaching was held in his fath er's house when he was a boy, but young Robert never liked the preachers very much. He wished them all dead or at least where they would'nt bother him. His mother a Christian woman, exerted great influence over him and was no doubt the means of saving him. In 1831 he listened to Joseph Smith and was much scared by his prophecy that the world would end in 1836. Then his father moved to Fall Creek and Robert attended church with his mother, at one tr^e he heard Rev. Fairfield preach upon the text, "As Moses lifted up the Serpent in the Wilderness etc.," which made deep impression upon the boy. In 1832, he at a meeting in a school house, went forward for the prayers of the church, 14 followed. Soon he joined the church the other 14 following. He was Anally converted and has tried to live a Christian. He in his sermon at this meeting upon "Preaching 40 years ago" told of the many noted preachers he had heard and many of their characteristics and recited their texts. He is a well preserved man of 80 years.

JAMES H. THOMAS

a venerable and much respected Father in Israel, started to be religious in 1839 at the age of 18 years. After 0 months of trying to be faithful he was converted at a camp meeting in Ohio. He soon removed to Rush county, Ind., where he found a dead church and with such a surrounding he too became somewhat cold. Atjout this time he was appointed class leader, he thought the burden too heavy but made a trial and found new light and the way brightened. That "Uncle Jimmy"

as he is called by all, knows how to conduct an old time class meeting he demonstrated at the old peoples' meeting. After a few years residence in Rush county, he-moved to this county and id o»e of the pioneers of this section. He found a class of worshipers over neur

Fall creek.

Among these was Rev. Robert Fausset whose experience we give. Uncle Jimmy persuaded the minister to leave an appointment for this place and a class was at once organized in the old school house near here. Feels that the Lord is his shepherd and is happy.

GERMANY'S KAILWAl'8 AND IK.MA I. .f, LABOliEiM.

By Ermt H. Faut.

In my last communication I said I would next speak of the army and school system of Germany.

Before entering on this subject 1 will note a few misunderstandings which I have seen lately by wriers from that country. Dr. J. W. Hervey, of Indianapolis, who has been writing to cue of the liau- I cock county papers,a mong other thin^-* says there is no great union station in il.is country. Every section of the city, mean- I ing Berlin, luis its Eisenbahni, or depot, The first-class ticket takes you to the- firstclass section of the city, where are line hotels and fine conveyances the second class brings you to the medium class, and the third to the cheap class of city accommodations. Xow, the gentleman leaves out the fourth class entirely, for it must be known that the railroads have four classes of passenger coaches. It is a eurpriie to me how the gentleman coul.-l write such stuff as this. I never in my younger days, when a resident of that country, on my different visits to Berlin saw such a state of affairs as the doctor describes when he says the railroads land you iu Berlin according to your class of ticket. This is all a mistake. It is true they have different raihoad depots iu Berlin, the same as they have in the large cities in this country, but the train with its four difierent classes, or express or lightning trains, as chey art called, all bring the passengers to the station for which they have purchased tickets and the first-class tickets, as well as the sec oad, third, and fourth-class carry the passenger to one and the same station, if the passenger desires to go there, and when he gets oil the train, he selects such conveyances and hotels as he desires. I have known persons of wealth and standing to ride in fouith class coaches, and others not so able to ride in the first-class. This is a matter of choice to the passengers, but all get off at the same depot if they want to. This is my personal experience and observation as late as in July last, and if the doctor's experience is different from this he has been imposed upon, which I do not believe, for the simple reason that the railroads are controlled by the State, and one of the most striking things in Germany is the perfect system of public service of all kinds. The system absolutely prevents such kind of political theft. The railroad service is controlled by the Government, and is reliable and I might say here that the municipal Governments of the cities of Germany are faultless, and so I cannot see how the doctor came to write this. Berlin has a splendid system of elevated railroad?, which also run in the different continental depots. They also have four,.different classes of coaches, and any person can take either, and get on or off at any station they please. I hope this explanation will convince the Dr. that he is mistaken on this subject.

He also spoke of a soldier arresting, or stopping ^im from walking on a railroad track. As a matter «f fact, no one but employes are allowed to walk on railroads, but no soldiers guard them the employes art as watchmen, and are uniformed, which is the custom of the country in the different branches of the civil service— each man wearing a uniform according to tha rank he holds, and as a rule are men who have served their time in the army, and are thus rewarded for services rendered and good behavior.

He also speaks of the pension to sol diers. Now, soldiers there are not pensioned only in extreme cases, but they get a civil position which pays them very well, and which they hold during good behavior or until old age disqualifies them for future service. After this they get a pension for service rendered in the civil capacity.

Another very erroneous idea which I have noted from different Americans who have traveled in Germany, among them ex-Attorney-General D. P. Baldwin, of Indiana, who writes to the Indianapolis News, in which he says: "One of the most common sights here is a woman and a dog pulling together at a heavy cart." Now, I have seen this statement before in papers written by American tourists, but when I see a man of Mr. Baldwin's ability making such erroneous statements, I think it is time to give the true condition to the readers of the REPUBLICAN. Mr. Baldwin says, "To a German dog, life is real, life is earnest." There is no mistake about this he is harnessed up just like a horse, and compelled to do dray duty. As a matter of fact, women in that country do uch manual labor, attending market* with the different kinds of produce, av. delivering milk in the cities being slaiost exclusively done by them. They have a very light fourwheeled wagoD, or a two-wheeled cart, in which they take their produce to the cities, 'i this a dog is harnessed like a horse, woman walks along and has hold of tl? wagon tongue, only to guide the wa^ i, not for pulling or to do dray duty. A oiie walks along holding the tongue n\i: guiding the wagon, the dog is at her ,- ide, does the pulling, and follows her in ihe direction she desires. With the twowheeled cart the dog is under the cart between the wheels, and pulls the same. These dogs are very large, and very valuable, as they sell for high prices.

I hope your readers will see by this statement that Mr. Baldwin and others were mistaken. I must say in this connection that in Germany the driver of a team never rides when the wagon is loaded, but always walks by the side of the team,the same as the woman does with tbe dog hitched to her market or milk wagon. I must admit that women do much manual labor in the fields in fact, one day last summer I traveled through a country district where they raised principally sugar beets, and I saw so many woman in the fields that I kept count that day, and in the evening I found that 90 per cent, of the field laborers I had seen that day were women. This is something we are not accustomed to in this country, and it looks barbarous to an American, but when you see these women in the evening after working hours enjoying themselves in song and other innocent amusements, and on Sunday in their summer clothes, with their red oheekB and healthy appearance, a person of observation does not think this kind of labor very injurious to the health. I have CQme to the conclusion

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that no individual, no difference how impartial he may intend to be, is competent to write an article ou the condition of a foreign country by merely passing through the same, and not even understanding the language of that country.

When iu jermuny I have heard aud read many foolish things concerning this country, written by persons who had come here, and not finding things as they expected, had returned on the first ship or steamer they could find. This class gave this country a terrible reputation, simply from the fact that they had no time or opportunity to observe and form correct ideas of it.

Louis Schrader, who lived near my brother in Germany, concluded to come to this country to make it his future home, but when he arrived in New York did not find things as he expected, and returned on the next steamer. One evening a lot of youDg men went to a hotel in the town, and found Louis Schrader, who only a few weeks previous had left with castles built in the air for the land of the free and the home of the brave. They were astonished to see him again, aud told him they thought he was in the United States. ""Well," ssid he, "I have been there." They asked where he had been in so short a time. He said in New York City, and then gave a terrible account of the condition there. They asked him why he did not go to the interior, and he said he had seen enough. There are many men like Louis Schrader. and no person of half common sense will say that they are competent to give a fair and impartial description of this or any other country and I think that some Americans who travel through that country, having no knowledge of the language, and make statements from a superficial observation, are not competent to do the subject justice.

Now, Mr. Editor, this communication is getting lenghty. I shall therefore quit for the present, and hope that this explanation may be of interest aud benefit to your readers.

A Correction.

In the last issue of the Hancock Democrat appeared an article which 'said "They said at Knightstown they would feed all Oddfellows who visited them on the 9th. of Oct.,"which is incorrect, they did not so advertise but notwithstanding they had made ample arrangements to entertain all who came. Two hundred more meals being prepared than were eaten. Owing to some little error in the reception committee there were some not assigned to places. Otherwise we were all very highly entertained.

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L\ SEALSKIN GARMENTS

Resolution o£ Respect.

To the Officers and Members of Conklin Lodgi1 I'\ M. B. A., No. 4823. 1

Your Committe who was appointed t( draft resolutions of respect in memorj* of Brother Charles Morris, deceased respectfully submit the following:

WHEREAS, God in whom we live, move and have our being, has called froi labor to reward our worthy brother1 Chas. Morris. The seat he occupied our Lodge is vacant, his voice is stilled and his kindly face has left us no moij to return. Therefore be it

Resolved, That in the death of Brothe Morris our order has lost an earnes worker, the Lodge a faithful and inflt ential member, his parents an obedieij and dutiful son, his brothers and sistet a loving and affectionate brother and' tl| comunity an honest and moral gentlemai

Resolved, That this Lodge will 0V( hold hi3 memory dear, hoping to met him in the Celestial Lodge above—thf these resolutions be spread upon th minutes of the Lodge, a copy of saxs be given the family and a cop county papers for pub} forwarded the cation. ... J. W. REEVES,

C. F. BUKDT, "WM. TEMPLETON. Committee!

Marriage

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The following marriage licenses hi beer, issued since our last report Thos. Whitaker and Martha Ellen Dtij can. a

Manford Teal and Cynthia Wilson, Allen Orders and Eunice W. Moody Chas. E. Sipe and Flora J. McCl Wm. Bussell and Francis O. Ri Eddie J. Rash and Cora Belle Alfoi Albert McCoy and Josephine Vernon^ Andrew M. Prickett and Delia Olvey Clifford L. Rogers and Caroline Port Winfield S. Aldrich and Jennette Kigl Elijah J. Sparks and Mary E. Coon. Oscar Groves and Luella Arthur. Harley S. Upton and Laura Simler. James F. Ashcraft and Maggie B. lins. 'j

James E. Bnrris and Clara Clifford.

Birthday Dinner.

Monday was the 45th birthday of 3 W. Wilson, and it was celebrated in coming style. The following gentleo with their families were present: Wilson, J. Ward Walker, J. H. Mo1 E. E. Stouer, David Loy, David Charles Mathes, I. Eight, B. N.J and Miss Sarah Walker, Tenia and H. |L. Moore. James has fined to his house for a nnmL months with a lame ankle, and fat reason enjoys company very muoh.