CHRISTIAN
HERALD.
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destroying the nation—expostulat
ing and entreating—“ Pardon, 1
beseech thee, the iniquity of thy
people, according unto the great
ness of thy mercy, as thou hast
forgiven this people, from Egypt
even until now.” The Lord said,
I attended yesterday, with Bro.
army and general superintendant of
education in that branch of the Welsh, the closing exercises of the
service. With him I spent an hour school for the blind. It was in my
in his office pleasantly. He alluded programme for this day to visit the
in terms of sadness to the cold in hospital and the institutions for the
difference of the St. Loiys congrega insane aud deaf. But rain pre
tions. T Maiil
opportunity of knowing whether Oregon which fall in the winter,
I word. But because all these men
escaped not, neither.can we, if we their preachers were to blame for than these late spring rains attend
which have seen my glory, and my indulge in sin. These things are this state of affairs; for I had been ed with destructive cyclones. It is
i miracles which I did in Egypt and written for our admonition—to able to do little more than catch a enough to make one nervous to
in the wilderness, have tempted me warn us, that we be willing, an«!, .glinipse (xLf\vQuu U<4ee-of’them7rrTrd j'reacH;he‘'tiFlF'graYiTs df~these almost
frow thescitejjL.,tini£tt,-and. have-not oheditmt. ' TO
and pities, as to the elders of all the congrega- daily funnels of death. I go from
hearkened unto my voice; surely "umverse” requires^üTte. Rebellion ■Uon.», I liu.il LCTTl able after repeat here to Spi ingfield on Friday and
j j h?y ?hnll nJ ’’ |1|U 1ulht «'innKT
ed calls, to find only one. From St. thence to Indianapolis. Love to
«wear unto their fathers, neither must be subdued. Please read Louis I came on Saturday to this all the brethren.
r-imall [any of them that provoked 1 Cor. 10.
Yours in Christ,
place where I was most cordially
Hebron,
O.,
May
29,
1883.
‘ ine see it. How long shall I bear
■ T. F. C ampbell .
received by Bro. Welsh, who took
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with this evil congregation which
me to his roomsand entertained me
Correspondence.
LETTERS.
JBiurmuragainst me ? I have heard
most courteously. “ Politeness is NEW ENGLAND
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the murmurings of the children of
NUMBEB XVHI.
a light coin, but it is above par all
FROM T. F. CAMPBELL.
¿Israel which they murmur against
over the world.” Bro. W. is pastor
S tone H all , M ass .,
J acksonville , 111.,
»me. Say unto them; As truly as I
of the church and “ a workman that
June 1, 1883.
May 30, 1883.
■ live, saith the Lord, as ye have
needeth
not
be
ashamed,
rightly
Dear Friends at Home :
Dear Bra. :
F spoken iir my ears, so will I do
My stay at Carrollton was plea»- dividing the word of truth
Thu., ti img-Lonn
ft phnrf fima
unto you ; your carcasses shall fall
■fflflTAhd terminated in a wedding congregation here is in fine working since we were puzzling over the
Will tlWT“ wilderness; and all that
at which I officiated, uniting in condition, chiefly owing to the pru- mysteries of germination and now
¿were numbered of you, from twenty
and efficient
labors of -------
their _Aiie _v»mew are
.J fading
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xt, but-
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marriage in the church a happy dent,
iiasi.ir' r,>r i i,..i .....
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and j the
years old and upwards which have
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-eetrple.—Oir~Th u rsdaV~~T~~wen£ZLL
uai lluU,
tercups are - dotting
the
meadow
- m urmured against Ine, dou
St. Louis,"which is religiously by of discord had been sown and some land with their golden beauty. The
shall not come unto the land con-
far thacoldest point I have struck. confusion had entered the church Botany examination is over and
jteming which I sware to make you
immediately before his coming in
¡dwell therein, save Caleb and An iceburg could not have chilled February last. Most fortunate that each member of the class is search
me more completely nor caused the
ing every leafy hollow for an her-
■Joshua. But your little ones which
congregation
which
secures
a
man
■ ye said should be a prey will I warm current of Christian life to who can make and preserve peace ; bariuu of fifty specimens. Some
■bring in and they shall know the How back to the inner recesses of while most unfortuuate the one who I have declared that theirs shall con
tain a hundred. It is most fasci-
■land which ye have despised. But the heart. If I had been a man of
note whom little spirit might dread is burdened with a little soul who nating work, especially if jfonPi with-
■your carcasses shall fall in the
lest
he should get jq, their way ami.
e^tfrr+mt^prnrrttS ( a pleasant companion. Last Mon
KvildernessTand
tale their living, I could account himself to be made “ a bone of con day was spent at Revere Beach by
■wander in the wilderness forty
for the indifference. But as this is tention ;” and often a stinking bone the second and third year Botany
■years, and bear your iniquities forty
not the case, I must conclude it was as well. Such an ottp does not con classes who Lave been studying
' years just as many years as the
the result of apathy and lukewarm sider, “ That it is expedient for us mosses and sea weeds this spring.
■■des spent days searching the
that one man should die for the It was delightful to enjoy for one
Bind. The ten that brought th.) ness. Had it not been for Bro.
John Burns and his Christian wife people, and that the whole nation,” whole day the fresh salt air of the
•vil report, died of plague before
(or congregation) “ perish not.” I
Mie Lord, The congregation which and son, I presume I should not encounter in my travels many Atlantic ocean. The party left
Wellesley on the 8 A. M. train and
Sad got almost in sight of- the have tarried in the city more than
wrecks
of.
churches,
which
are
in
a few hours.
walked as straight as possible
nromised land, turned their backs to
almost
all
cases
monuments
of
the
“ Will you please send my mail
across the city of Boston to the
■, by the command of the Lord,
selfishness
or
folly
of
some
“
rule
or
ferry, and from thence in fifteen
Bever to enter, save those too young to 717 Olive street ?” I asked of the
superintendent of the carrier’s de ruin ” pastor, who rushes into every minutes by narrow gauge their
be held responsible; but to die
partment of the post office in St. petty controversy coming up in the destination had been reached and
in the wilderness; monuments of
congregation, and works like a par- the house, rented for the day, oc
■ne wrath of an avenging God who Louis. “ That,” said he, “ is the I
business house of John Burns, the ^isan to put down and out ” the cupied by botany boxes, lunch
had been provoked by them beyond
I other party. It is always a pity baskets and waterproofs.
publisher.” “ Yes.”
The
Brbearance.
that
a
church
should
sell
itself
for
members of the class had nets on
J While yet in the wilderness of - “ Well he is the whitest man in
nought
and
that
is
just
what
it
does
tong. potest tofish up tW wenders —
■nai, after the slaughter of the St. Louis.” H j explained immedi
when
ever
it
sacrifices
its
peace
Tor
of the sea and big bottles to pre
^■ree thousand for worshiping the ately by adding, “ha isa-perfect
such
a
man.
Christian
gentleman
and
one
of
the
serve them in. Some of us had
amlden calf, the men of Israel were
The
Jacksonville
congregation
is
most
accurate
and
reliable
business
begged horse-radish bottles of the
^■inhered—all that were twenty
entering
on
a
period
of
prosperity,
men
in
¿he
city.
”
cook and into them were crowded
Bars old and upwards, and they
for
the
brethren
are
in
the
right
I
enjoyed
Bro.
Burn»
’
hospitality
the treasures of the deep that we
Mmbered three hundred and three
temper
and
their
present
pastor
is
were persuaded would be fit to
thousand, five hundred and fifty; during the forty-eight hours I was
the
right
man
to
lead
to
such
re-
Mesumably, together with their in the city. With him I visited the
keep. The next day after- we had
suit.
settled down to the everyday rou
a|ves, which would amount to more Merchant’s Exchange, the great
Jacksonville is the Athens of tine I found that I had a few pieces
Han a million! Thus a whole bridge, the Jefferson park and
other
interesting
features
of
III.
—noted for its schools and of Irish moss, sueu as pudding
the
■feneration perished ! And why ?
churches. It is also the site of lovers know, some snail shells, a
Wes, why were all these slain ? city. -
He also introduced me to Bro. several state-institutions—the blind, hermit crab and two or three
■imply because of their stubbom-
■ess and unreasonable selfish will. Mullen, chaplain in the regular the deaf, and the insane.
varieties of unknown sea weed.
They had no provocation. The
good Lord would have led them as
gently as lambs, to their promised
land, but they would not be led,
because of their evil hearts of unbe
lief, They w€re God’s redeemed
typical people. As^th^e^sinn^j^
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