Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1889 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

•' • •J- -s L TFrom Crillam Township Mrs. Mattie Rockwell and Mrs. John Robinson are on the sick list E. O. Bathfon and wife have returned to their home at St. Anne, 111. Mrs. Emma MoConahay of Aurora, 111., is visiting friends in our vicinity. Mrs. Wm. Hanley and daughter Ella are visiting friends and attending camp-meeting at this place. Mr Benfcly Brick of Chicago, is making a visit with his sister, Mrs. Haas, but his visiting seems to be mostly at Mr. RathfoD’s. Mrs. Sallie Cloud, of lowa, and Mrs. Robinson of Haas City, Kansas, were called home last week to the bed-side of their sick mother, Mrs. John Robinson, who is in a very critical condition. At present writing, (Monday), she is some better and we earnestly hope will finally recover. Mis. Ida McUreedy, one of Chicago’s teachers, in company with her mother, Mrs. McCready, of New York City, are the guests of Miss. Laura Rathfon. All of the Gil lam Normalites made a brief visit to their homes on Saturday and Sunday last and attended the closing services of the camp-meeting.

We are glad to say that Rensselaer was very well represented at campmeeting on Sunday last The glorious camp-meeting which has been in session dating the past ten days closed on Sunday evening. The principal workers were Rev. Hatfield, Rev. Thomas Guild and wife and Rev. D. H. Guild assisted by Revs. Moore and Sebring. Rev. Hatfield is from Charlottsville, this state, and is one of the leading evangelists. He has labored under nearly all of the noted evangelists of our country, Moody, Jones, Small and others, and has had a great deal of experience in religious work. The meeting was very well attended considering the bnsy season. The attendance on last Sunday was the largest ever known to assemble in Gillam; the crowd was estimated from a thousand to twelve hnndred people. The meeting was in eveiy respect a success. The church has been revived and many souls have been led into the light. Mr. Jas. Conard received a dispatch Monday morning stating that his mother was in a dying condition. He took leave on the morning train, to visit his old home in Ohio. Raka Avis.