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GENEALOGY
FROM
ADAM TO CHRIST,
WITH
THE GENEALOGY OF
ADAM HEINECKE
AND
HENRY VANDERSAAL,
FROM 1747 TO 188L
TO WHICH IS ADDED
A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR's TRAVELS IN ABOUT SIX-
TEEN YEARS AS AN EVANGELIST,
AND
TWELVE SERMONS COMPOSED BY HIMSELF.
By Rev. SAMUEL HEINECKE, Elder.
SECOND EDITIOISr.
LANCASTER, PA.:
JOHN A. HIESTAND, PRINTER.
1881.
3.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by
Rev. SAMUEL HEINECKE,
In the Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
PREFACE.
I HAVE been solicited by some of our kin and other
friends to have another edition of our book published,
and feel glad to be able to inform the friends that I have
had issued one thousand copies more, to which is added
322 more names and some ten years more of my travels,
with the sermons, as in the first book, hoping that it
may be said, as it wa« of Abel of old, that '•' though he is
dead, yet speaketh." — Hebrews, xi. 4.
SAMUEL HEINECKE,
Elder.
GENEALOGY FROM ADAM TO CHRIST.
The First Age of the World,
GENESIS, 5th Chapter.
Years,
From Adam to Seth 13°
'' Seth to Enos 105
'< Enos to Cainan 9°
"■ Cainan to Mahalaleel 70
'' Mahalaleel to Jared 65
** Jared to Enoch 162
" Enoch to Methuselah 65
** Methuselah to Lamech 187
" Lamech to Noah 182
" Noah to Flood 600
1656
Second Age of the World,
From the Flood to Arphaxad 2
" Arphaxad to Salah 35
*' Salah to Eber 30
"■ Eber to Peleg 34
** Peleg to Rue 30
** Rue to Serug 32
** Serug to Nahor 30
** Nahor to Terah 29
*' Terah to Abraham 70
292
1948
6 GDNEALOGY FROM ADAM TO CHRIST.
Years.
Brought forward 1948
Third Age of the World.
From Abraham to Isaac 100
Isaac to Jacob 60
Jacob to Joseph 91
Joseph until he was sold 17
Joseph until he was made known 22
Joseph's discovery till the death of Jacob. 1 7
Death of Jacob to Kohath 46
Kohath to Amram $7
Amram to Moses 65
485
Fourth Age of the World.
From Moses till he refused to be called the son
of Pharaoh's daughter 40
Moses in the Land of Midian 40
Moses led the Israelites 40
Israelites governed by Judges 390
Fifth Age of the World.
REIGN OF KINGS.
ist. King Saul reigned in Israel 40
2d. King David " " 40
3d. King Solomon" " 40
2433
80
430
2943
120
Z^^l
GENEALOGY FROM ADAM TO CHRIST. 7
Years.
Brought forward 3^^S
Sixth Age of the World.
god's call of the prophets.
Before Christ.
Years.
760. Isaiah from Solomon i8o
629. Jeremiah from Isaiah 131
588. Lamentations from Jeremiah 41
574. Ezekiel from Lamentations 14
534. Daniel from Ezekiel 40
519. Zachariah from Daniel 16
397. Malachi from Zachariah 122
Christ 397
941
4004
Established by Moses and the Patriarchs and Phophets.
8 GENEALOGY FROM ADAM TO CHRIST.
GENEALOGY ACCORDING TO THE NEW
TESTAMENT.
RECAPITULATION.
Years.
From Adam to the Flood 1656
'' The Flood to Abraham 292
1948
From Abraham to David, 14 Generations :
From Abraham to Isaac 100
Isaac to Jacob 60
Jacob to Judah 90
Judah to Esrom 40
Esrom to Aram 40
Aram to Aminadab 40
Aminadab to Naasson 40
Naasson to Salmon 40
Salmon to Booz 40
Booz to Obed 40
Obed to Jesse 39
Jesse to David 39
David to Nathan 39
Nathan to Mattatha 39
686
2634
GENEALOGY FROM ADAM TO CHRIST. 9f
Years.
Brought forward 2634
From David to the Carrying Away into Babylon, 14
GeneratioJis. Divided into 20 Families, as follows :
From Mattatha to Menan 35
*' Menan to IMelea 35
** Melea to Eliakim 35
'' Eliakim to Jonan 35
" Jonan to Joseph 35
" Joseph to Juciah 35
'' Judah to Simeon 34
^* Simeon to Levi 34
*' Levi to Matthat 34
" Matthat to Jorim 34
'' Jorim to Eliezer 34
*' Eliezer to Jose 34
'^ Jose to Er 34
*' Er to Elmodam 34
'' Elmodam to Cosam 34
'* Cosam to Addi 34
** Addi to Melchi 34
*' Melchi to Neri 34
" Neri to Salathiel 34
** Salathiel to Zorobabel 34
(iU
3320
10 GENEALOGY FROM ADAM TO CHRIST.
Years.
Brought forward 3320
J^rom the Carrying Away into Babylon unto Christ.
14 Generations. Divided itito 20 Families :
From Zorobabel to Rhesa 35
Rhesa to Joanna 35
Joanna to Judah 35
Judah to Joseph 35
Joseph to Semei 34
Semei to Mattathias 34
^ Mattathias to Maath 34
Maath to Nagge 34
Nagge to Esli 34
Esli to Naum 34
Naum to Amos 44
Amos to Mattathias 34
Mattathias to Joseph 34
Joseph to Janna 34
Janna to Melchi 34
Melchi to Levi 34
Levi to Matthat 34
Matthat to Heli 34
Heli to Joseph 34
Joseph to Christ 34
684
4004
Thus we have the Genealogy in two forms or authori-
ties, proved by Holy Writ, as taken from the Old and
New Testament Scriptures.
INDEX.
Page,
Allan, James M 30
Buch, Peter 29
Buch, William 29
Buch, Samuel 30
Buch, Pharis 30
Brownewell, Simon . . ^ 72
Brownewell, Solomon 73
Beeghley, Jacob 72
Bender, Dr. J. W 58
Biggerstaff, Samuel 45
Biggerstaff, William H 45
Blacklidge, Dr. T. G 52
Burkholder, Aaron (see errata) 16
Benington, Rev 41
Barker, Irwin S < 25
Cannon, Henderson 60
Cannon, John H 60
Cannon, Sanford 61
Clippinger, John » 57
Cremer, Isaiah , . 54
Cressler, Jasper 76
Cole, George 59
Cutchall, John 49
DieKl, Jeremiah 55
Donavan, Benjamin, Sr 35
Donavan, Benjamin, Jr 35
Davis, Richard Baxter 47
Davis, John 42
Daveler, Levi 34
Dibler, David 19
Echternach, Christian , 20
Echternach, Daniel 21
Echternach, J. H 21
Echternach, Samuel H , 23
Eagy, John ^3
Eby, Jacob 34
Evans, Joel 46
Eberly, Jacob 28
Enck, Jacob 28
Enck, John 28
Freeman, William 46
12 INDEX.
Page.
Freeman, Douglass 46
Fording, Leander > . 67
Fry, George 24
Forney, Daniel 20
Grove, Andrew . 21
Griffeth, Alfred R 67
Greenfield, Nathaniel 5 1
Goudy, Samuel 51
Gipple, Christian 18
Gish, John 58
Grube, Casper 33
Grube, Jacob, Sr 34
Gi'ube, Emanuel 34
Grube, Jacob, Jr 35
G^osh, John 22
Grange, Hanable De La 43
Grube, John 35
Grube, Samuel 34
Grabill, Jacob 74
Gougler, George 62
Gracely, Christian 40
Good, Aaron 70
Grimes, Henry 23.
Green, Charles
Heinecke, Adam 17
Heinecke, Christian 17
Heinecke, Jacob, son of Christian 18
Heineche, Samuel Rev 24
Heinecke, Benjamin 26
Heinecke, John 26
Heinecke, Jacob, son of Benjamin 27
Heinecke, Levi, son of Benjamin 27
Heinecke, Samuel, son of Benjamin 28
Heinecke, Charles T. V., son of Rev. Samuel 25
Heinecke, Edwin Dorsey, son of Rev. Samuel 25
Heinecke, James \Vm., son of Rev. Samuel 25
Heinecke, Henry, son of John 26
Hines, Jacob 36
Hemperly, Daniel 54
Hays, Wm. R 79
Hoover, John 79
Hoover, Elijah . 79
Hull, Dmiel 45
Harris, Rev. G. H 52
Harley, John D 64
Hissong, John 33
Hutchinson, N. R 5^
Hamilton, Rev, John 5J.
INDEX. I
v>
Page.
Hamilton, John V 54
Hamilton, Luther D 55
Hamilton, Josephus M. M 55
Hinkle, Amos K 57
HoUinger, Jacob 67
Heiges, Lewis 79
Henderson, Robert M 75
Hain, Daniel, Sr 41
Hain, Henry 43
Hain, Adam . . • 4^
Hain, Daniel, Jr 44
Hain, Wm. Noble 47
Hain, Samuel 43
Hughes, J. W 45
Jur}', Jonas ^9
Jury, Jacob ^9
Jury, Elias 19
Kenegy, Joshua Sr 5^
Keneg}', Samuel 5^
Kenegy, Jacob 5^
Kenegy, Joshua, Jr 5^
Kiper, Benjamin 21
Kiper, Jacob 21
Kauble, Dauiel 4^
Kauble, Silas 42
Kauble, Wm 42
Kendig, Christian, Sr 7^
Kendig, Jacob 7^
Kendig, Dr. Christian 77
Kendig, J. A. J 76
Kendig, Wm.^W 78
Kendig, Clinton 7^
Kendig, Clark M 7^
Kendig, James D 77
Kendig, Albert C 77
Kauble, Abraham 42
Kauble, Stephen 42
Kelser, Rev. Philip 67
Lebo, David 18
Lebo, Jeremiah 18
Lebo, George 20
Lamdis, B. F 58
Landis, David 73
Lackey, John 49
Long, S. S 65
Long, Christian 67
Lehman, Andrew J 48
Martin, David 61
14 INDEX.
Page,
Mohler, Daniel 71
Mohler, Levi ^2
Mohler, Henry j-y
Mohler, John 74
Mohler, Amos H 74
Mohler, John B ye
Mohler, Alfred H .* 75
Mohler, William H yc
Mohler, James H ye
Mohler, Daniel 72
Martin, Abraham -^a
Miley, Luther M ^q.
Myers, Samnel 4j
Noll, Jacob 27
Plantz, Christian 41-
Phillips, C, H '.'.'.'.'. \ '.'.'.[ 26
Palmer, Edward , 66
Penei-y, William aj
Rogers, David 70.
Rudolph, Thomas cy
Shober, George B ^o
Shober, Augustus W ^o
Shiffler, William E 20
Schroth, Jacob, Sr 40
Schroth, Jacob Elmer, Jr 40
Svi'artz, Benjamin F 2?
Sharp, John 26
Schmooker, G. Milton 69
Shetron, Peter go
Shupe, Lewis B f6
Ternald, Thomas (see eratta) .-• 16
Thrush, Elias F 1-7
Umholtz, Michael go
Vandersaal, Henry -27
Vandersaal, Rev. John r©
Vandersaal, Rev. Jacob 60
Vandersaal, Abraham 68
Vandersaal, Jacob, son of Rev. John c6
Vandersaal, Samuel, son of Rev. Jacob 61
Vandersaal, John, " «« 63
Vandersaal, David, " *< 64
Vandersaal, Jacob, " " 65
Vandersaal, Jacob, son of John 63
Vandersaal, Isaac, " " 6'*
Vandersaal, William, " " 63
Vandersaal, John, *' " 63
Vandersaal, George, " " 64
Vandersaal, Daniel, son of Rev. Jacob 66
INDEX. 15
Page.
Vandersaal, Simon Rev., son of Samuel 62
Vandersaal, Abraham, Rev., son of Samuel 68
Vandersaal, John, son of Samuel 61
Vandersaal, Joseph, son of Samuel 62
Vandersaal, Elias \Yesley, son of Samuel 61
Vandersaal, William Madison, son of Samuel 62
Vandersaal, Daniel S., son of David 65
Vandersaal, Jacob Coover, son of Jacob, son of Rev, John ... 56
Vandersaal, Peter, son of Abraham 69
Vandersaal, Samuel W., son of Peter 70
Vandersaal, Jacob 70
Vandersaal, Samuel 71
Vandersaal, Abraham, son of Peter 70
Vandersaal Isaac W., son of Jacob, son of Abraham 71
Vandersaal, Isaiah, son of Jacob 65
Workheiser, Jacob 76
Wingerd, David 57
Wise, David (see errata) 16
Weitzel, Elias , 22
Wyatt, Daniel 44
Waters, vSamuel 47
Wa~son, John . . 51
Young, Felix . 38
Young, Christian 38
Young, Henry 48
Young, Jacob, son of Rev. Christian 39
Young, John, son of Rev. Christian ;^S
Young, Isaac, son of Rev. Christian 40
Young, Joshua, son of Rev. Christian 39
Young, Joseph, son of Rev. Henry 48
Young, Eli, son of Rev. Henry 49
Young, Enoch, son of Rev. Henry 49
Young, Isaac R,, son of Rev. Henry 50
Young, Reuben, son of Rev. Henry 50
Young, Amos D., son of Eli 49
Zion, Wm. H 39
Yessler, Michael • 78
Yessler, John So
Yessler, Plenry 80
ERRATA.
The following are sons-in-law of John H. Echternach,
■on page 21 :
Aaron Burkholder, born November 13th, 1854.
Sarah Ann Echternach and Aaron Burkholder were mar-
ried September 28th, 1873. Their children were as
follows :
Adam Burkholder, born July 4th, 1874.
Lydia Ann Burkholder, born October 8th, 1876.
Catharine Burkholder, born February 2d, 1878.
Post Office, Independence, Montgomery county, Kansas.
David Wise, born October 9th, 1853.
Emma Echternach was married to David Wise, Decem-
ber 30th, 1875. Their child was as follows:
Henrietta Wise, born January i6th, 1876.
David Wise died March 9th, 1877, aged 27 years and
5 months.
Post Office, Salt City, Sumner county, Kansas.
Thomas Ternald, born October 14th, 1853.
Amanda Echternach was married to Thomas Ternald
April, 1879.
Post Office, Salt City, Sumner county, Kansas.
Eve Heinecke, on page 2c, should read 89 years in^
stead of 30.
On page 246 Jacob G. Myers should be John G. Myers.
Christian Heinecke, married to Barbara Staley, on page
i8, should read 1807 instead of 181 2.
On page 27 should read, Amanda Lupoid born January
26thj 1852, instead of Levi Heinecke.
On page 28 Susan Haley should read Susan Hanly.
On page 28, the post-office Manawanda should be
Manatawna.
On page 242 should be A. S. Loy instead of A. S. Lay.
On page 39, William H. Zion and Anna Eliza Young
were married June 23d, 1867, instead of Feb. 21st, 1867.
Their child, James, died March 21st, aged 9 days. Ann
Eliza Zion died December 19th, 1875.
On page 39, Mediopolis P. O. should be Sperry.
On page ^8, James M. Young's address should be Hol-
den, Jackson county, Kansas.
On page 90, the fourth line from the bottom, the word
thankful should be unthankful.
On page 242, Jacob Beckley should be Jacob Be(3hley.
On page 243, M. Bardner should be M. Bordner.
On page 246 should be Firestine instead of Farestone.
On page 177, Cyrus Shauer should be Cyrus Shaver.
On page 22, Straight Attell should be Straight Axtell.
Levi Daveler, on page 34, died October 17, 1870, aged
30 years and 11 days.
On page 25, should be Jesse Wyland Heinecke, instead
of Heinecke.
On page 223, should be Mr. Clannan instead of Mr.
Clunnan.
On page 186, should be Mr. Mottinger instead of Mr.
MoUinger.
GENEALOGY
OF
ADAM HEINECKE,
AND
HENRY AND ELIZABETH VANDERSAAL.
Adam Heinecke, born in the city of Hannah, 1747.
Naturalized September 24th, 1767, before William Al-
len, John Larwell, William Coleman, and Thomas
Willing, Esqrs., in York county, Pennsylvania. His
papers were signed by Edward Shepler, Jr.
Elizabeth Koch, born November, 1750.
Adam Heinecke and Elizabeth Koch were married 1769.
Their children were as follows :
Christian Heinecke, born August 28th, 1770.
Elizabeth Heinecke, born October 13th, 1773.
Ann Maria Heinecke, born December 15th, 1776.
Mary Vandersaal, born October 13th 1773.
Christian Heinecke and Mary Vandersaal were married
May 3d, 1796. They ha-I one son, as follows :
Jacob Heinecke, born June 17th, 1797.
Mary Heinecke died May 3d, 1799, aged 25 years, 6
months and 20 days.
Sarah Vandersaal, born January 24th, 1778.
Christian Heinecke and Sarah Vandersaal were married
1800. (Second wife.) Their children were as follows :
£
1 8 GENEALOGY.
Elizabeth Heinecke, born July i6th, 1801.
Peter Heinecke, born July i6th, 1802. Died young.
Samuel Heinecke, born December 21st, 1803.
John Heinecke, born 1805. Died.
Sarah Heinecke died June 12th, 1806, aged 28 years,
4 months and 18 days.
Adam Heinecke died about 1780.
Barbara Staley was born December 4th, 1771.
Christian Heinecke and Barbara Staley were married
1 812. Third wife. They had seven children, as fol-
lows :
The birth of six children is without record.
Benjamin Heinecke, born October 3d, 1813.
Eve Catharine Updegrove, born March i6th, 1787.
Jacob Heinecke and Eve Catharine Updegrove were
married March 28th, 1820. Their children were as
follows :
Catharine Heinecke, born February 3d, 1821.
Mary Heinecke, born February 14th, 1826.
Elizabeth Heinecke, born December 8th, 1827.
Christian Gipple, born May 27th, 1819.
Catharine Heinecke and Christian Gipple were married
June 29th, 1862.
David Lebo, born April i6th, 182 1.
Mary Heinecke and David Lebo were married Decem-
ber 25th, 1846. Their children were as follows:
Leah Lebo, born June 28th, 1847. Died August 3d,
1850, aged 3 years, i month and 5 days.
Jeremiah Lebo, born May ist, 1851.
Susan Lebo, born May 5th, 1853.
John DavidXebo, born January 26th, 1862.
Sarah E. Wirt, born March 30th, 1831.
Jeremiah Lebo married Sarah E. Wirt, January 30th,
1872. Their children were as follows:
GENEALOGY. 1 9
David Lebo, born May 28th, 1874.
Charles Edger Lebo, born June 28th, 1876.
John Arthur Lebo, born January 9th, 1879.
Post Office, Millersburg, Dauphin county. Pa.
David Dibler, born December 7th, 1850.
Susan Lebo was married to David Dibler, February 13th,
1875. Their children were as follows:
Mary Elizabeth Dibler, born April i8th, 1S76.
John Edvrin Dibler, born April 3d, 1878.
Post Office, Killinger, Dauphin count}', Pa,
Jonas Jury, born September 22d, 1822.
Elizabeth Heinecke and Jonas Jury were married Feb-
ruary i8th, 1844. Their children were as follows :
Jacob Jury, born August 24th, 1845.
Jeremiah Jury, born September 17th, 1846. Died Au-
gust ist, 1849, a-ged 2 years, 10 months and 14 days.
Elias Jury, born July 20th, 1849.
Clara Louisa Jury, born October 3d, 1854.
Mary Emma Jury, born Jtine 9th, 1859.
John Edward Jury, born May 4th, 1863.
Elizabeth Modder, born April 13th, 1847.
Jacob Jury and Elizabeth Modder were married in the
year 1864. Their children were as follows:
Agnes Josephine Jury, born October 13th, 1864.
Jonas Levi Jury, born February loth, 1867.
Laurah Eddie Jury, born September 20th, 1872.
Ann Ora Jury, born October iSth, 1S74.
Oliver Cookman Jury, born May 26th, 1877.
Elizabeth Esther Jury, born July 19th, 1879.
Post Office, Killinger, Dauphin county, Pa.
Elias Jury married Sadona Gilbert, September 28th,
1873. Their children were as follows :
Kate Salome Jury, born May ist, 1874.
Sadona Jury, died.
20 GENEALOGY.
Mary Ann Hoffman was married to McCurden.
McCurden died.
Elias Jury married the widow McCurden.
Post Office, Cross Roads, Dauphin county, Pa.
George Lebo, born May 20th, 1848.
Clara L. Jury and George Lebo were married Septem-
ber 14th, 1873. Their children were as follows:
Anna Calista Lebo, born July 2d, 1875.
Kate E. Lebo, born January 25th, 1877.
Harvey W. Lebo, born June 17th, 1879.
Post Office, Killinger, Dauphin county, Pa.
Daniel Forney, born July 13th, 1854.
Mary Emma Jury and Daniel Forney were married June
9th, 1876. Their children were as follows :
Harry W. Forney, born August 27th, 1877.
Wm. Edda Forney, born April 12th, 1879.
Post Office, Millersburg, Dauphin county, Pa.
Jacob Heinecke died October 31st, 1872, aged 75 years
4 months and 14 days.
Eve Heinecke died March 25th, 1876, aged 30 years
and 9 days.
Christian Gipple died March 3d, 1877, ^ged 57 years^
9 months and 4 days.
Christian Echternach, born April 4th, 1796.
Elizabeth Heinecke and Christian Echternach were
married November nth, 182 1. Their children were
as follows :
Daniel Echternach, born September 30th, 1822.
Lydia Echternach, born October 9th, 1824.
John H. Echternach, born October 29th, 1826.
Susanna Echternach, born March ist, 1829.
Samuel Echternach, born August 2 2d, 1831.
Sarah Echternach, born February 23d, 1834.
Echternach, (a son) born March 15th, 1837. Died.
GENEALOGY. 21
Elizabeth Echternach, born March i6, 1838. Died May
22d, 1858, aged 20 years, 2 months and 6 days.
Rachel Echternach, born February i8th, 1841.
Rebecca Echternach, born December 3d, 1843.
Jennie Stewart, born March 13th, 1822.
Daniel Echternach and Jennie Stewart were married
April 27th, 1854.
Residence, No. 227 South 42d St., West Philadelphia.
Benjamin Kiper, born November 19th, 1816.
Lydia Echternach and Benjamin Kiper were married
December 4th, 1853. Their children were as follows :
Jacob Kiper, born April 22d, 1855.
Susan Elizabeth Kiper, born July i6th, 1857.
Benjamin Franklin Kiper, both December ist, 1859.
Kitty Ann Kiper, born August nth, 1862. Died March
ist, 1863, aged 6 months and 21 days.
Amanda Kiper, born February 7th, 1865.
Amelia (adopted) was married to Andrew Grove. Their
children were as follows :
Mary E. Grove, born October 19th, 1875. Died Novem-
ber 1 2th, 1876.
Laura Olive Grove, born October 13th, 1878.
Post Office, Reamstown, Lancaster county, Pa.
Jacob Kiper married Emma Garman. Their child was
as follows :
Grace Savena Kiper, born Ootober 30th, 1880.
Post Office, Lincoln, Lancaster county, Pa.
Lydia Lutz, born January 2d, 1831.
John H. Echternach and Lydia Lutz were married Octo-
ber 2 2d, 1850. Their children were as follows :
Sarah Ann Echternach, born September 9th, 185 1.
Emma Echternach, born September ist, 1853.
John Andrew Echternach, born November i8th, 1855.
Amanda Echternach, born May 14th, 1858.
Elizabeth Echternach, born November 15th, i860.
22 GENEALOGY.
Adam L. Echternach, born March 22d, 1864. Died.
Charles Morris Echternach, born July 26th, 1867.
Mary Lavina Echternach, born October T6th, 1869.
Post Office, Salt City, Sumner county, Kansas.
Elias Weitzel, born September 14th, 1822.
Susan Echternach and Elias Weitzel were married De-
cember 20th, 1847. Their children were as follows:
Maria Elizabeth Weitzel, born September 26th, 1848.
Died December 3d, 1853, aged 5 years, 2 months and
7 days.
Sarah Ann Weitzel, born January 12th, 1849.
Lemon Weitzel, born September 5th, 1850. Died De-
cember 4th, 1853, aged 3 years, 2 months and 29 days.
Amanda Virdilla Weitzel, born June 30th, 1852. Died
December 20th, 1853, aged i year, 5 months and 20
days.
Emma Jane Weitzel, born October 23d, 1854.
Ann Eliza Weitzel, born January 6th, 1857.
Charlie E. Weitzel, born November 4th, 1866. Died
January 12th, 1867, aged 10 weeks less i day.
Hallie S. Weitzel, born August loth, 1870.
Post Office, Reamstown, Lancaster county. Pa.
Sarah Ann Weitzel was married to W. W. Wickel.
Their child is as follows:
Susan Rebecca Wickel, born September 23d, 1868.
Post Office, Naperville, Dupage county, Illinois.
Emma Jane Weitzel was married to George Uible.
Their children were as follows :
Charlie Uible, born. Died.
Minnie Uible, born October 23d, 1873.
Post Office, N. E. Cor. 77th St. and 4th Av., New York.
Anna Eliza Weitzel was married to John Grosh. Their
children were as follows :
Clarence Grosh, born December 6th, 1878.
Jennie Stewart Grosh, born January i6th, 1881.
Post Office, Landis Valley, Lancaster county, Pa,
GENEALOGY. 23
Susanna Fry, born October 28th, 1833.
Samuel H. Echternach and Susan Fry were married De
cember 23d, 1852. Their children were as follows:
Christian Echternach, born October 19th, 1854.
Catharine E. Echternach, born February 19th, 1856. Died
October 27th, 1856, aged 8 months and 8 days.
Frances Echternach, born April i6th, 1857.
Mary Echternach, born March 4th, 1859. Died August
20th, 1859, aged 5 months and 16 days.
Ann Eliza Echternach, born June 21st, i860.
George Echternach, born July 26Lh, 1862. Died January
24th, 1863, aged 5 months and 28 days.
Clara Echternach, born January 26th, 1864.
Daniel Echternach, born August 30th, 1866.
Susanna Echternach, born September 19th, 1868. Died
September 26th, 1868, aged one week.
Henry Echternach, born August 30th, 1869.
Dora Echternach, born September 30th, 1871. Died No-
vember 14th, 1874, aged 3 years, i month and 14 days.
David Wallace Echternach, born December 27th, 1873.
Samuel Echternach, born March 21st, 1876. Died Janu-
ary loth, 1878, aged i year, 9 months and 20 days.
Post Office, Naperville, Dupage county, Illinois.
Benjamin Franklin Swartz, born August 31st, 1831.
Sarah Echternach and Benjamin Franklin Swartz were
married December 25th, 1857. Their children were
as follows :
Mary Emma Swartz, born September 29th, 1858.
Harry Swartz, born February 20th, i860.
Charles Holler Swartz, born October 4th, 1862.
Edwin Morris Swartz, born July 12th, 1866,
Charlie H. Swartz, died July 3d, 1869, aged 6 years, 8
months and 20 days.
Sarah Swartz, died May 21st, 1874, aged 40 years, 3
months, less 2 days.
Post Office, City of Lancaster, Pa.
Henry Grimes, born July 4th, 1845.
24 GENEALOGY.
Rachel Echternach and Henry Grimes were married
November ist. 1866. Their children were as follows :
Edwin Grimes, born February j6th, 1868.
Daniel Grimes, born January 15th, 1870.
Post Ofifice, Reamstown, Lancaster county, Pa.
George Fry, born January loth, 1846.
Rebecca Echternach and George Fry were married Oc-
tober 27th, 1868. Their children were as follows :
Alvin Fry, born July 20th, 1870.
Charley Fry, born October 7th, 1874. Died November
20th, 1877, ^g^d 3 years and 13 days.
Ellie Fry, born October 4th, 1879.
Post Office, Reamstown, Lancaster county. Pa,
Elizabeth Echternach died March nth, 1876, aged 74
years, 7 months and 26 days.
Christian Echternach died August 26th, 1868, aged 72
years, 4 months and 22 days.
Joanna R. Hines, born February 24th, 181 1.
Samuel Heinecke and Joanna R. Hines were married
November 6th, 1828, in Washington, D. C. Their
children were as follows:
Mary Ann Durbin Heinecke, born October 23d, 1829.
Died June 23d, 1832, aged 2 years and 8 months.
Reuben H. Heinecke, born October loth, 1831. Died
aged one week.
Sarah Elizabeth Heinecke, born August 3d, 1833.
Charles V. T. Heinecke, born September 23d, 1836.
Edwin Dorsey Heinecke, born August nth, 1839.
James William Heinecke, born July 5th, 1843.
Samuel M. Heinecke, born December 2c], 1845. I^ied
Susan Amelia Heinecke, born May 29th, 1847. Died
May 27th, 1868, aged 21 years, less 2 days.
Ida Dubois Heinecke, born January loth, 1850. Died.
^ August 17th, 1852, aged 2 years, 7 months and 7 days.
Clara Belle Heinecke, born June 5th, 1852.
Post Ofifice, Watervillc, Kansas.
GENEALOGY. 25
Irwin S. Barker, born between the 23d and 24th at mid-
night, November, 1827.
Sarah Elizabeth Heinecke and Irwin S. Barker were
married May 12th, 1859, at Washington City, D. C.
Their children were as follows :
Charlie Barker, born March 27th, i860.
Margaret Joanna Barker, born October loth, 1867,
Died August nth, 1868, .aged 10 months and i day.
Post Office, No. 1 106 H Street, Waehington, D. C.
Charles T. Heinecke married Mary Rinehart. Their
children were as follows :
George Heinecke, born December 15th, 1871.
Howard Heinecke, born September 20th, 1875.
Post Office, Washington City, D. C.
Frances C. Magill, born December 25th, 1845.
E. D. Heinecke and Frances C. Magill were married in
Chicago, Illinois, June ist, 1869. Their children
were as follows :
Edna A. Heinecke, born March 7th, 1871. Died November
nth, 187 1, aged 8 months and 4 days.
Frances C. Heinecke, died December 26th, 1872, aged
27 years and i day, in the State of Kansas.
Jennie T. Wyland, born December 31st, 1848.
E. D. Heinecke and Jennie T. Wyland were married
December 27th, 1876, by Rev. James Phillips, near
Jewell City, Kansas. Their children were as follows :
Anna Pearl Heinecke, born March 26th, 1878.
Charles Walter Heinecke, born November i6th, 1879.
Heinecke, born December 15th, 1880.
Post Office, Jewell City, Kansas.
James W. Heinecke, married Emma Heisy, July 14th,
1873, ^^ Waterville Kansas. Their children were as
follows :
Lulu Heinecke, born March 29th, 1874. Died December
nth, 1879, aged 5 years, 8 months and 15 days.
Willie Heinecke, born
Post Office, Jewell City, Kansas.
B*
26 GENEALOGY.
Clara Belle Heinecke was married to C. H. Phillips,
May 1 2th, 1872. Their child was as follows :
Burtie Phillips, born February 14th, 1873.
Post Office, Waterville, Kansas.
Franica Zellers, born Decenriber 22d, 181 7.
Benjamin Heinecke and Franica Zellers were married
November 3d, 1835. Their children were as follows:
John Heinecke, born June 251:11, 1837.
Lydia Heinecke, born, December i8th, 1838.
Rebecca Heinecke, born February 25th, 1842.
Jacob Heinecke, born March 23d, 1844.
Levi Heinecke, born I^Iovember 6th, 1846.
Catharine Heinecke, born July i6th, 1848.
Samuel Heinecke, both April 21st, 1850,
Sarah Heinecke, born October 31st, 185 1.
Ann Heinecke, born February 23d, 1853. Died May
23d, 1853, aged 3 months.
Elizabeth Heinecke, born November 19th, 1854.
Henry Heinecke, born July 21st, 1857. Died.
Leah Heinecke, born May nth, 1861,
Post Office, Durlach, Lancaster county ,_Pa.
Susanna Gockley, born August 12th, 1836.
John Heinecke and Susanna Gockley were married
September 15 th, 1857. Their children were as follows:
Henry Heinecke, born June 14th, 1858.
Anna Heinecke, born March 6th, 1863. Died March 4th,
1872, aged 9 years and 2 days.
Post Office, Avon, Lebanon county, Pa.
Sarah Elizabeth Heinecke, born August 21st, 1880.
Susanna Heinecke died May 21st, 1878, aged 41 years,
9 months and 9 days.
Elizabeth M. Hoke, born December 9th, 1857.
Henry Heinecke married Elizabeth M. Hoke. Their
children were as follows :
Stephen Ulysses Heinecke, born July 21st, 1877.
John Henry Heinecke, born May 21st, 1879.
Post Office, Avon, Lebanon county, Pa.
GENEALOGY. 27
John Sharp, born February loth, 1842.
Lydia Heinecke and John Sharp were married February
6th, 1862. Their children were as follows :
Solinda Sharp, born June 23d, 1865.
Emma Sharp, born October 19th, 1873.
Eliza Sharp, born May 27th, 1877.
Post Office, Bismark, Lebanon county, Pa.
Jacob Noll, born July 28th, 1843.
Rebecca Heinecke and Jacob Noll were married August
31st, 1862. Their children were as follows :
James Noll, born July 13th, 1863.
Catharine Noll, born December 27th, 1864.
Lucy Noll, born December loth, 1866.
Caroline Noll, born December 9th, 1869.
Anna Noll, born November 24lh, 1870.
Leah Noll, born June ?7th, 1872.
Michael Noll, born June 26th, 1874.
Lydia Noll, born July ist, 1876.
Mary Noll, born February 13th, 1878.
Post Office, Klinefekersville, Lebanon county, Pa.
Ann Lose, born April nth, 1848.
Jacob Heinecke and Ann Lose were married September
1 8th, 1865. Their children were as follows:
Harry Heinecke, born February i6th, 1866. Died.
Alice Heinecke, born January 17th, 1867.
Sarah Heinecke, born November 30th, 1869.
Benjamin Heinecke, born August i8th, 1874.
Post Office, Manheim, Lancaster county, Pa.
Levi Heinecke, born January 26th, 1852. Married
Amanda Lupoid June 4th, 1870, Their children
were as follows :
Eliza Heinecke, born January 17th, 1871.
Benjamin Heinecke, born December ist^ 1872. Died June
20th, 1873, ^ged 6 months and 20 days.
Post Office, Durlach, Lancaster county, Pa,
28 GENEALOGY.
Catharine Heinecke was married to Jacob Eberly. Their
children were as follows :
Ida H. Eberly, born May 15th, 1871.
William H. Eberly, born October 29th, 1874.
Charles H. Eberly, born December 2d, 1876.
Oliver H. Eberly, born January 3d, 1879.
Post Office, Manawanda, Berks county, Pa.
Susan Haley, born August 30th, 1858.
Samuel Heinecke married Susan Haley May 20th, 1876.
Their child was as follows:
Milton Heinecke, born August 9th, 1877.
Post Office, Flickinger's Store, Lebanon county. Pa.
Sarah Heinecke was married to Jacob Enck, Their
children were as follows:
Fannie Enck, born October 19th, 1873.
Susan Enck, born November 14th, 1875.
John Enck, born April nth, 1878.
Elizabeth Enck, born September T9th, 1880.
Post Office, Durlach, Lancaster county, Pa,
John Enck, born February 14th, 1853.
Elizabeth Heinecke and Jahn Enck were married May
25th, 1876. Their children were as follows :
Edger Enck, born March 28th, 1877.
Milton Enck, born October 21st, 1880.
Post Office, Half Way, Lancaster county, Pa.
Christian Heinecke died August 17th, 1849, ^g^^ n
days less than 79 years.
Barbara Heinecke died January 12th, 1851, aged 79
years, i month and 8 days.
Thus ends Christian's records,
GENEALOGY. 29
PETER BUCH.
Peter Buch, born December 24tb, 1777.
Eb'zabetb Heinecke and Peter Bucb were married in
1800. Their children were as follows :
William Buch, born July 3d, 1803.
Mary Buch, born August 25th, 1805.
Ann Palmer, born March 27th, 1806.
William Buch and Ann Palmer were married February
15th, 1829. Their children were as follows :
Elizabeth Buch, born May 5th, 1830.
Mary Buch, born May 8th, 1832.
William Buch, born June 3d, 1834.
Samuel Buch, born September 3d, 1836,
Pharis Buch, born March 30th, 1848.
Post Office, Broukvilie, Montgomery county, Oliio.
Elizabetli Buch was married to VVm. E. Shiffler, Novem-
bor 13th, 1856. Their cliildren were as follows :
Annie Mary Shiffler, born November 12th, 1858.
Alice Amelia Shiffler, born April i6th, i860.
Caroline Rebecca vShiffler, born May 30th, 1862.
AVilliam Henry Shiffler, born May loth, 1864.
Samuel Peter Shiffler, born May 14th, 1866.
Edwin Pharis Shiffler, born March 19th, 1869.
Gertrude Shiffler, bom March 31st, 1871. Died aged i
day.
William H. Shiffler died March 17th, 1S67, aged 2 years,
10 months and 7 days.
William E. Shiffler died June 9th, 1872, aged 44 years
and 6 days.
No, 217 Quitman street, Dayton, Ohio,
Elizabeth Buch died February loth, 1825, aged 51
years, 3 months and 27 days.
3© GENEALOGY.
James M. Allan, born February 28th, 1856.
Annie Mary Shiffler and J. M. Allan were married No-
vember 2ist, 1878. Their child was as follows :
Charles Irwin Allan, born April 30th, 1880.
Post Office, Dayton, Ohio.
Mary Sprecher.
Samuel Buch and Mary Sprecher were married. Their
child was as follows:
Ellen Buch.
Samuel Buch and his wife were divorced.
Jane Gebhart, born June ist, 1843.
Samuel Buch married Jane Gebhart July ist, 1869.
(Second wife.) Their child was as follows :
Rosie Annette Buch, born July i8th, 1871.
Post Office, Dayton, Ohio.
Sarah Shiverdeaker, born November 6th, 1852.
Pharis Buch married Sarah Shiverdeaker January 14th,
1878. Their children were as follows :
Lulu Buch, born January 30th, 1879.
Agnes Buch, born July 26th, 1880.
Post Office, Brookville, Montgomery county, Ohio.
Peter Buch died August 28th, 1867, aged 89 years, 8
months 4 days.
George B. Shober, born September 7th, 1795.
Mary Buch and George B. Shober were married. Their
child was as follows :
Augustus Shober, born August ist, 1827.
Elizabeth Shriner, born October 22d, 1829.
Augustus Shober and Elizabeth Shriner were married
May 22d, 1855. Their children were as follows:
GENEALOGY. 3 1
Ellen Mary Shober, born August 19th, 1856. Died June
7th, 1862, aged 5 years, 9 months and 19 days.
Elizabeth Shober, born July 28th, 1868. Died October
27th, 1868, aged 3 months.
Post Office, Lititz, Lancaster county, Pa.
Mary Buch, married to George B. Shober, died May
13th, 1872, aged 66 years, 8 months and 18 days.
George B. Shober died December 9th, 1877, aged 82
years, 2 months and 3 days.
Post Office, Lititz, Lancaster county, Pa.
PETER MOONEY.
Peter Mooney and Anna Maria Heinecke were married.
Their children were as follows :
John Mooney.
Jacob Mooney, born February 15th, 1796.
Elizabeth Mooney, born 1799. Died.
Mary Ann Mooney, born November 15th, 1802.
Christian Mooney, born July 5th, 1805.
Abraham Mooney. Died.
Residence, Wellsburg, Brooke county, West Virginia.
Rachel McLarey.
John Mooney and Rachel McLarey were married. Their
children were as follows :
Peter Mooney.
Robert Mooney.
Abraham Mooney.
Jacob Mooney.
Catharine Hartung, born September 29th, 1805.
Jacob Mooney and Catharine Hartung were married
September i6th, 1834. Their children were as follows :
32 GENEALOGY.
Benjamin IMooney, born August 20th, 1837.
Joseph Peter Mooney, born February 19th, 1840. Died.
David Mooney, born February nth, 1842.
Mary Ann Mooney, born July 5th, 1843.
Julian Mooney, born Januaiy 22d, 1845.
Luther Mooney, born March 5th, 1847.
Post Office, Fremont, Sandusky county, Ohio.
Jacob Mooney died August 15th, 1862, aged 66 years
and 6 months.
Laura A. Sharrard, born July loth, 1844.
Benjamin Mooney and Laura A. Sharrard were married
November 2ist, 1866. Their children were as follows:
Lotty Mooney, born November i6th, 1867.
Emma Mooney, born March loth, 1869.
Mary Mooney, born November 20th, 1875.
Nettie Mooney, born May 15th, 1877.
Post Office, Halena, Sandusky county, Ohio.
Maria Mourie, born August 24, 1851.
David Mooney and Maria Mourie, were married Decem-
ber 29, 1868. Their children were as follows:
John R. Mooney, born February, 1871. Died September
1871.
Charles Mooney, born May 28th, 1872.
Clara Louisa Mooney, born 1874.
Dora Alice Mooney, born 1877.
A babe boy Mooney, born 1879.
Post Office, McComb, Hancock county, Ohio.
James Lucas Parks, born December 13th, 1835.
Mary Ann Mooney and James Lucas Parks, were
married June nth, i867. Their children were as fol-
lows :
Nettie Loretta Parks, born March 26th, 1868.
Hubert Burdit Parks, born August 3d, 1870.
James LeRoy Parks, born January 24th, 1872.
Mervin Clement Parks, born January 14th, 1874.
Post Office, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio.
GENEALOGY. 33
Luther Mooney married Miss Bement. Their children
were as follows :
Linden Bement Moone}', born December 24th, 1871.
Twight Rufus Mooney, born March nth, 1875.
Elsey Jane Mooney, born January 9th, 1877.
Linden B. died January 29th, 1878.
Post Office, Fremont, Sandusky county, Ohio.
John Eagy.
Mary Ann Mooney and John Eagy, were married
December 12th, 1839. Ti^eir children were as follows:
Isabella Eagy, born November 2i5t, 1840.
Rhoda Eagy, born July 5th, 1843. Died.
Isaiah Eagy, bom November 23d, 1846. Died August
23d, 1865, aged 18 years, 9 months. In service of the
United States Army.
Post Office, Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio.
John Hissong, born September 13th, 1833.
Isabella Eagy and John Hissong, were married Novem-
ber 2 2d, i860. Their children were as follows :
Jacob Edger Hissong, born October 9th, 1861.
Elmer Ellsworth Hissong, born February i6th, 1866.
Post Office, Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio.
CASPER GRUBE.
Casper Grube.
The Widow, Elizabeth Heinecke, was married to Casper
Grube for his second wife, 1782. Their child was as
follows :
Jacob Grube, born September 20th, 1784.
34 GENEALOGY.
Maria Shober, born February 24tb, 1789.
Jacob Grube and Maria Shober, were married August nth,
181 1. Their children were as follows:
Emanuel Grube, born March 8th, 181 3.
Rosanna Grube, born April 4th, 1815.
Jacob Grube, born January 7th, 181 7.
Post Office, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa.
Catharine Sheetz, born July i6th, 1813.
Emanuel Grube and Catharine Sheetz were married
November 19th, 1835. Their children were as follows:
Samuel Grube, born October 26th, 1836.
Mary Grube, born August 22d, 1838.
Emanuel Grube, born November 25th, 1844.
Post Office, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa.
Susanna Minich, born December 24th, 1840.
Samuel Grube and Susanna Minich were married January,
1862. Their children were as follows:
Cuvier Grube, born April ist, 1863.
Wilson Grube, born October 4th, 1865.
Post Office, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa.
Levi Daveler, born August 4th, 1840.
Mary Grube and Levi Daveler were married.
Post Office, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa.
Jacob Eby.
Rosanna Grube and Jacob Eby were married October
I3tli, 1836. Their child was as follows:
Fianna Eby, born December 5th, 1840.
Jacob Eby died October 29th, 1841.
Abraham Martin.
Fianna Eby was married to Abraham Martin. Their
children were as follows :
Josephine Martin, born August 26th, 1872.
John E. Martin, born February, 1873.
Post Office, Maytown, 2 miles from Marietta, Lancaster county, Pa.
GENEALOGY. 35
Jacob Grube, Sr., died April 21st, 1872, aged 87 years,
7 months and i day.
Benjamin Donavan, born November i8th, 1813.
Rosanna Eby and Benjamin Donavan were married
January 7th, 1846. Their child was as follows :
Benjamin Donavan, Jr., born November 2d, 1849.
Cora Donavan, born January 23d, 1873.
Benjamin and Caroline Donavan were divorced in
1878.
Benjamin Donavan, Sr., died August 24th, 1880, aged
54 years, 6 months and 17 days.
Post Office, Manheim, Lancaster county, Pa.
Elizabeth Bomberger, born November i6th, 1816.
Jacob Grube, Jr., and Elizabeth Bomberger were mar-
ried January i8th, 1844. Their children were as
follows :
Sarah Ann Grube, born February 5th, 1845. Died De-
cember I St, 1858, aged 13 years, 9 months and 26 days.
Henry Grube, born June iSth, 1848. Died July i4th,
1848, aged 26 days.
Elizabeth Grube died June 23d, 1848, aged 31 years, 7
months and 7 days.
Emma Carpenter, born May 27th, 181 7.
Jacob Grube, Jr., and Emma Carpenter (his second
wife) were married November 29th", 1849. Their
children were as follows :
John Grube, born April 23d, 1851.
Eliza Grube, born November 6th, 1852.
Post Office, Akron, Lancaster county, Pa.
John Grube married Isabella Royer. Their children
were as follows :
Wayne C. Grube, born June 27th, 1875.
Jacob R. Grube, born February loth, 1878.
Harry Grube, born November 30th, 1880.
Post Office, Akron, Lancaster county, Pa.
^6 GENEALOGY.
Elizabeth Gnibe died in 1835, ^g^^ ^4 years.
Maria Grube died November 3d, 1848, aged 59 years,
8 months and 9 days.
Thus ends the Genealogy of Adam Heinecke.
MY FATHER-IN-LAW'S FAMILY.
Jacob Hines, born April 17th, 1777.
Susanna Hines, born August nth, 1786.
Jacob and Susanna Hines, (cousins) were married April
30th, 1810. Their children were as follows:
Joanna R. Hines, born February 24th, 181 1.
Philip John Hines, born August nth, 1815.
Sarah Ann R. Hines, born December 5th, 181 8.
James W. Barker, born March 26th, 1821. Married
Sarah Ann R. Hines August 23d, 1843. Their chil-
dren were as follows :
Howard H. Barker, born September 13th, 1848.
Mary Irwin Barker, born November loth, 1852.
Ella Joanna Barker, born August 6th, 1854.
Florette Jennette Barker, born December 19th, 1856.
Susanna Hines, died April 30th, 1835, aged 49 years.
Jacob Hines, died November 26th, 1875, aged 96 years.
7 months and 9 days, in the city of Washington, D. C,
GENEALOGY
OF
HENRY AND ELIZABETH VANDERSAAL.
Henry Vandersaal, born July ^yth, 1747.
Elizabeth Shilling, born October 30th, 1752.
Henry Vandersaal and Elizabeth Shilling were married.
Their children were as follows :
Elizabeth Vandersaal, born November 17th, 1771.
Mary Vandersaal, born October 13th, 1773.
Margara Vandersaal, born February 2d, 1776.
Sarah Vandersaal, born January 24th, 1778.
John Vandersaal, born January i8th, 1780.
Jacob Vandersaal, born June 14th, 1782.
Catharine Vandersaal, born May 27th, 1784.
Abraham Vandersaal, born April 19th, 1786.
Christiana Vandersaal, born April 7th, 1788. | rp .
Ann Vandersaal, born April 7th, 1788. j
Vandersaal, born January 2d, 1790.
Barbara Vandersaal, born March 17th, 1792.
Esther Vandersaal, born January i8th, 1794.
Henry Vandersaal, born April 6th, 1796.
Elizabeth Vandersaal died May loth, 1797, aged 44
years, 6 months and 10 days.
Catharine Secrist.
Henry Vandersaal and Catharine Secrist (his second
wife) were married in 1798. Their child was as
follows :
Catharine Vandersaal, born July 30th, 1799. Died in
182 1, aged 22 years.
38 GENEALOGY.
Henry Vandersaal, died January 19th, 1823, aged 75
years, 6 months and 2 days.
Catharine Vandersaal, second wife of Henry, died.
Felix Young, born February 12th, 1752.
Elizabeth Vandersaal and Felix Young were married in
1788. Their children were as follows :
Christian Young, born January 12th, 1792.
Elizabeth Young, born August 19th, 1793.
Henry Young, born May 6th, 1795.
Felix Young died February 12th, 1824, aged 77 years.
Anna Ulch, born November i8th, 1789.
Christian Young and Anna Ulch were married Septem-
ber i2th, 1815, by Rev. Mr. Hime. Their children
were as follows :
Hannah Young, born February 24th, 181 7.
John Young, born June 28th, 181 8.
Jacob Young, born October 2d, 1819.
Joshua Young, born July 30th, 1821.
Isaac Young, born March 22d, 1823,
Christiana Young, born April 27tli, 1825.
Abraham Young, born June ist, 1829.
Post Ofifice, Gallion, Crawford County, Ohio.
Hannah Young died February 21st, 1848, aged 31 years,
less 3 days.
Anna Young died October 12th, 1848, aged 49 years,
10 months, and 24 days.
Abraham Young died February ist, i'859, aged 29 years
and 8 months.
Mary Ann Mouser, born July i2lh, 1818.
John Young and Mary Ann Mouser were married
November 26th, 1840. Their children were as follows:
James Mouser Young, born May 9th, 1843.
Perry Abraham Young, born November nth, 1846.
Ann Eliza Young, born August 27th, 1848.
John Henry Young, born September 20th, 1851.
Post Office, Mediopolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
GENEALOGY. 39
William H. Zion.
Anna Eliza Young and William H. Zion were married
February 21st, 1867. Their children were as follows :
Mary Estella Zion, born June 20th, 1868.
James Zion, born March 12th, 1870.
Post Office, Mediopolis, Des Moines county, Iowa.
Perry A. Young married Martha Ellen Berry May i8th,
1873.
Post Office, Mediopolis, Des Moines county, Iowa.
John Henry Young married Serena C. Cross February
2ist, 1877. Their child was as follows:
James Lawrence Young, born January 2 2d, 1880.
Post Office, Mediopolis, Des Moines county, Iowa.
Maria W. Graham, born September 17th, 1829.
Jacob Young and Maria W. Graham were married Feb-
ruary loth, 1848, by Rev. H. Whiteman. Their
children were as follows :
Oliver Graham Young, born December 26th, 1848,
Stephen Olin Young, born July 26th, 1851.
Sarah Ann Young, born May 13th, 1853. Died February
14th, 1854, aged 9 months and i day.
Francis Asbury Young, born September 6th, 1856.
Jacob Young died April ist, 1856, aged 7,6 years and 6
months.
Ellen D. Graham.
Joshua Young and Ellen D. Graham were married April
1 6th, 1846, by Rev. Mr. How, Their children were
as follows :
Hortance Young, born August i8th, 1849.
Eugene Young, born February i6th, 1853.
Post Office, Kansas.
Hortance Young was married to Luther M. Meiley.
Their child was as follows :
Clarence Meiley, born October 2d, 1872.
Post Office, Kansas.
40 • GENEALOGY.
Isabella Baker.
Isaac Young and Isabella Baker were married March
31st, 1852. Their children were as follows:
Sidney Young, born October 30th, 1856.
Harry Young, born April 24th, 1858.
Post Office, Marion, Marion County, Ohio.
Isabella Young died October 8th, 1864.
Lydia Ann Ulch, born October 2 2d, 1830.
Isaac Young and Lydia Ann Ulch were married May
nth, 1865. (Second wife.)
Post Office, Morion, Ohio.
Jacob Schroth.
Christiana Young and Jacob Schroth were married April
loth, 1845. Their children were as follows:
Isaac Schroth, born March 20th, 1846.
Hannah N. Schroth, born May 9th, 1848.
Jacob Elmer Schroth, born February 15th, 1851.
John Wesley Schroth; born November 23d, 1852.
Mary Elizabeth Schroth, born September 19th, 1853.
Ann Maria Schroth, born January 2d, 1856.
Frank A. Schroth, born March 31st, 1862.
Christiana Schroth died August i6th, 1877.
Post Office, Marion, Marion county, Ohio.
Julia Ann Kleinfelter, born November 26th, 1828.
Jacob Schroth married Julia Ann Kleinfelter October
8th, 1878.
Post Office, Marion, Ohio.
Christian Gracely, born September ist, 1841.
Hannah N. Schroth was married to Christian Gracely
May 9th, 1867.
Post Office, Marion, Ohio,
Esta Ellen Spaulding, born January i8th, 1852.
Jacob Elmer Schroth married E. E. Spaulding Febru-
ary 27th, 1879.
Post Office, Marion, Ohio.
GENEALOGY. 41
Rev. Benington married Mary E. Schroth.
Post Office, Columbus Grove, Putnam county, Ohio.
Rev. Christian Young died March loth, 1875, aged S^
years, i month and 28 day.
Daniel Hain, born July 27th, 1785.
Elizabeth Young and Daniel Hain were married August
7th, 1809. Their children were as follows:
Elizabeth Hain, born March 12th, 1810.
John Hain, born June 27th, 181 1. Died young.
Henry Hain, born August 2d, 181 2.
Adam Hain, born February nth, 18 14.
Ann Hain, born November 19th, 1815.
Daniel Hain, born June loth, 181 7.
Catharine Hain, born April 22d, 1820.
Mary Hain, born October 9th, 1821.
Magdalene Hain, born September 20th, 1823.
Esther V. Hain, born July 31st, 1825.
Christiana Hain, April 6th, 1828.
Susanna Hain, October 6th, 1820.
Leah Hain, born March 12th, 1833.
Lydia Hain, born June 22d, 1834.
William Noble Hain, born August 22d, 1837.
Post Office, Marion, Marion county, Ohio.
Daniel Hain died August 3d, 1837, aged 52 years and
6 days.
Samuel Myers.
Elizabeth Hain and Samuel Myers were married. Their
child was as follows :
Sarah Myers, born September ist, 1830.
Elizabeth and Samuel Myers were divorced.
Daniel Kauble, born September 8th, 18 14.
Elizabeth Myers (divorced) and Daniel Kauble were
married June 12th, 1836. Their children were as
follows :
Silas Kauble, born July 23d, 1837.
42 GENEALOGY.
William Kauble, born June 8th, 1839.
Abraham Kauble, born December 29th, 1840.
Martin Van Buren Kauble, born August 30th, 1842.
Stephen Kauble, born October 4th, 1844.
Hannah Kauble, born August 13th, 1847.
Elliot Kauble, born May i6th, 1850. Died August 25th,
1850, aged 3 months and 9 days.
Catharine Kauble, born September 4th, 1856. Died May
8th, 1857, aged 8 months and 4 days.
Post Ofifice, Martz, Clay county, Indiana.
John Davis, born January loth, 1826.
Sarah Myers and John Davis were married March 28th,
1852.
Post Office, Martz, Clay county, Indiana.
Clarinda Church, born March 12th, 1842.
Silas Kauble and Clarinda Church were married No-
vember 13th, 1864. Their child was as follows:
Joseph Alvin Kauble, born March 6th, 1866.
Post Office, Martz, Clay county, Indiana.
Sarah Jane Johnston, born March loth, 1844.
William Kauble and Sarah Jane Jolmston were married
May 26th, 1861. Their children were as follows:
Dora Ellen Kauble, born August i8th, 1862.
Albert Dayton Kauble, born March 24th, 1864.
Ruth Elizabeth Kauble, born June 28th, ig66.
Post Office, Marfz, Clay county, Indiana.
Sarah Jane Craft, born November 2 2d, 1843.
Abraham Kauble and Sarah Jane Craft were married
August 2ist, 1864. Their children were as follows:
Ivlartin Leander Kauble, born November loth, 1865.
Henry Newton Kauble, born July 17th, 1867.
Post Office, Martz, Clay County, Indiana.
Martha Ellen Weaver.
Stephen Kauble and Martha Ellen Weaver were married
April 5th, 1868.
GENEALOGY. 43
Elizabeth Kauble, died January 20th, 1880, aged 69
years, 10 months and 8 days.
Post Office, Martz, Clay County, Indiana.
Hannah Noble.
Henry Hain and Hannah Noble were married January
ist, 1835. She died.
Susan Barnhart.
Henry Hain and Susan Barnhart (his second wife)
were married.
Henry Hain's second wife died.
Post Office, Prospect, Marion County, Ohio.
Ann Ebert.
Adam Hain and Ann Ebert were married November
30th, 1837. Their children were as follows:
Samuel Ebert Hain, born November 25th, 1S38.
Adeline C. Hain, born July 27th, 1840.
Eli Albert Hain, born February 6th, 1843. Was killed in
the battle of Gettysburg, Adams county, Pennsylvania,
July 1st, 1863, aged 20 years, 4 months, and 25 days.
Martha Ann Hain, born January ist, 1845.
Ann Hain, died September 8th, 185 1.
Post Office, Marion, Marion County, Ohio,
Ann Forsha.
Adam Hain and Ann Forsha (his second wife) were
married June 6th, 1852, Their child was as follows:
Mary Elizabeth Hain, born April 13th, 1853.
Mary E. Hain was married to Hanable De La Grange
October 3d, 1878.
Post Office, Marion, Ohio.
Orpha Snyder.
Samuel Ebert Hain and Orpha Snyder were married
September 13th, 1863. Their children were as fol-
lows :
44 GENEALOGY.
Frank Ebert Hain, born September ist, 1864.
Flora May Hain, born June 5th, 1868.
Post Office, Marion, Marion County, Ohio.
Samuel J. Snyder, born September 25th, 1838. Mar-
ried Adaline C. Hain April 7tb, 1859. Their chil-
dren were as follows :
Mamie Snyder, born June 17th, i860.
Emma Snyder, born December 9th, 1865.
Post Office, Marion, Ohio.
Daniel Hoffman.
Martha Ann Hain and Daniel Hoffman, were married
April 19th, 1863. Their children were as follows:
Eli Ebert Hoffman, born February 24th, 1864.
Oliver Perry Hoffman, born May 23d, 1865.
Minnie May Hoffman, born September 15th, 1878.
Post Office, Marion, Ohio.
Daniel Wvatt.
Ann Hain and Daniel Wyatt, were married. Their
children were as follows :
Enos Wyatt, born April i8th, 1833
Hiram H. Wyatt, born August, 1835.
Jesse Wyatt, born February 7ot]i, 1837. Died aged 10
months.
Ann Wyatt, died February 26th, 1837, aged 21 years, 3
months, and 7 days.
Post Office, Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana.
Balinda Wilson, born February 6th, 1823.
Daniel Hain, Jr. and Balinda Wilsbn, were married
June 22d, 1843. Their children were as follows:
Sarah Evaline Hain, born February 17th, 1845.
Marshall Hain, born February 5th, 1847.
Marshall Hain died in Salem, Marion county, Illinois,
aged.
Daniel Hain died at Salem, Marion county, Illinois,
aged
Post Office, Salem, Marion County, Illinois.
GENEALOGY. 45
Daniel Hull.
Catharine Hain and Daniel Hull were married Septem-
ber, 1837. She died. Their children were as follows :
Elenora SufFronia Hull, born June 19th, 1842.
Henry R. Hull, born August 30th, 1844.
Francis B. Hull, born May nth, 1847.
Elizabeth A. Hull, born June 9th, 185 .
Post Office, Marion, Marion County, Ohio,
Christian Plantz.
Mary Eve Hain and Christian Plantz were married.
Their children were as follows :
Wilson Shannon Plantz, born September 4th, 1847.
John Plantz.
Ann Eliza Plantz.
Leonard Plantz.
Plantz.
Samuel Biggerstaff, born December 14th, 1847.
Magdalene Hain and Samuel Biggerstaff were married,
June 1 2th, 1844. Their children were as follows :
Manerva E. Biggerstaff, born June, 1845.
Nancy Viola Biggerstaff, born March, 1847.
William H. Biggerstaff, born November 20th, 1849.
Alma Delila Biggerstaff.
Post Office, Marion, Marion county, Ohio,
Elnora F. Nicholson and William H. Biggerstaff were
married November 20th, 1874. She died October
2ist, 1875.
Alice Allen, born October 23d, i860.
William H. Biggerstaff and Alice Allen were married
December i8ih, 1878,
Post Office, Owens' Station, Marion county, Ohio.
Manerva Biggerstaff died Angust 19th, 1854, aged 9
years, 2 months and 20 days.
J. W. Hughes, born April i6th, 1841. Married Viola
N. Biggerstaff May 2d, 1869.
Post Office, Marion, Ohio.
46 GENEALOGY.
Levina Jane Freeman v/as married to J. W. Fox. Their
child was as follows:
Alice E. Fox, born January 5th, 1879.
Post Office, Marion, Ohio.
William Freeman.
Esther Vandersaal Hain and William Freeman were
married July, 1847. Their children were as follows:
Freeman (boy), born in 1848. Died.
Elnora Elizabeth Freeman, born October nth, 1850.
Levina Jane Freeman, born March 13th, 1857.
William Freeman died April 25th, 1857.
Post Office, Huntersville, Hardin county, Ohio.
Daniel Hull (widower of Catharine,) and Esther V.
Freeman were married. Their child was as follows :
William Hull, born February 24th, 1864.
Post Office, Marion, Marion county, Ohio.
Douglass Freeman.
Christiana Hain and Douglass Freeman were married
April i2th, 1846. Their children were as follows:
Isaac Marion Freeman, born June 13th, 1847.
Harriet E. Freeman, born April 2d, 1849.
Malissa Freeman, born November 2d, 1851.
Timmon P. Freeman, born April 23d, 1854.
Esther A. Freeman, born February 9th, 1857.
Sarah J. Freeman, born July i8th, 1858. Died August
19th.
Post Office, Huntersville, Hardin county, Ohio.
Joel Evans, born January 21st, 1810.
Susanna Hain and Joel Evans were married December
26th, 1847. Their children were as follows :
Henry H. Evans, born September 17th, 1848.
Elizabeth A. Evans, born September 22d, 1850. Died.
Jesse Evans, born March 17th, 1853. Died.
Alma A. Evans, born January loth, 1855.
Francis A. Evans, born April 14th, 1857.
GENEALOGY. 47
James B. Evans, born February 14th, 1862.
Alma A. Evans was married to Mr. Poncry.
Post Office, Newburg, Macon county, Illinois.
Richard Baxter Davis, born January 17th, 1832.
Leah B. Hain and Richard Baxter Davis were married
October 6th, 1853. Their children were as follows:
Merrick M. E. Davis, born August 9th, 1854.
Luhutta M. Davis, born February 19th, 1856.
Henry F. Davis, born September, 1858.
William R. Davis, born June 22d, 1861.
John Wesley Davis, born October 3i5t, 1864.
Ann Elizabeth Davis, born September 19th, 1869.
Hettie Hartance Davis, born
Post Office, Prospect, Marion county, Ohio.
Samuel Waters, born March 30th, 1827.
Lydia A. Hain and Samuel Waters were married Octo-
ber 17th, 1854. Their children were as follows :
Marques Alveston Waters, born September 28th, 1855.
Evvie Florence Waters, born February 3d, 1858.
Post Office, Ashboro, Clay county, Indiana.
Ann Winterhalter, born August 27th, 1841.
William Noble Hain and Ann Winterhalter were mar-
ried March 25th, i860. Their children were as
follows :
Sarah Elizabeth Hain, born x\ugust 13th, 1861.
Joseph Ebert Hain, born June 5th, i864.
Emery Walter Hain, born July i6th, 1S67.
William Noble Hain died in Clay county, Indiana,
aged
Elizabeth Hain died July 6th, 1878, aged 84 years, 11
months and 18 days.
Post Office, Hausiertown, Owen county, Indiana,
48 GENEALOGY.
Fanny Ulch, born April i8th, 1799.
Henry Young and Fanny Ulch were married. Their
children were as follows :
John Young. Died aged 10 days.
Joseph Young, born December 15th, 1820.
Mary Ann Young, born 1822. Died aged 6 months.
AbiL^all Young, born November 1823.
Eli Young, born October 13th, 1825.
Enoch Young, born December 4th, 1827.
Margaret Young, born March 8th, 1829.
Susanna Young, born January nth, 1831. Died October
13th. 1865, aged 34 years, 9 months and 2 days.
Sarah Young, born January 8th, 1833. Died February
loth, 1845, aged 12 years, i month and 2 days.
Priscilla Young, born April 7th, 1835.
Reuben Young, born August 4th, 1837.
Isaac R. Young, born February 4th, 1839.
Post Office, Shermansdale, Perry connty, Pennsylvania.
Esther Emeline Owen, born May 28th, 1820.
Joseph Young and Either Emeline Owen were married
February 23d, 1843. Their children were as follows:
Margaret Ann Young, born March 7th, 1844.
Levi Owen Young, born April 5th, 1846. Was shot in
the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia. Died March 25th,
1865, aged 18 years, 11 months and 20 days.
John Henry Young, born May 2 2d, 1848.
Amos Griffeth Young, born November 30th, 1850. Died
June 2d, 185 1, aged 6 months and 2 days.
Fanny Amelia Young, born October 6th, 1854.
Enos Franklin Young, born March 23d, 1858.
Mary Emeline Voung, born March 13th, i860. Died
February 24th, 1861, aged 11 months and 11 days.
Post Office, Dellville, Perry county. Pa.
Andrew J. Lehman.
Margaret Ann Young and Andrew J. Lehman were
married, 1866. Their children were as follows:
GENEALOGY. 4
William Franklin Lehman, born June i6tb, 1867.
John D. Lehman, born October 9th, 1870.
Ella May Lehman, born February 25th, 1872.
Emma Esther Lehman, born October 15th, 1874.
Mary Jacobs, born May 26th, 1828.
Eli Young and Mary Jacobs were married May 17th,
1853. Their child was as follows :
Amos Daniel Young, born March 8th, 1854.
Amos Daniel Young married Hannah E. Hess. Their
child was as follows :
Harvey Wilson Young, born September 2 2d, 1879.
Enoch Young's wife died. He married again, Miss
Robinson.
Post Office, Dellville, Perry county, Pa.
Mary Ann Lackey, born April 17th, 1836.
Enoch Young and Mary Ann Lackey were married June
1 2th, 1856. She is dead.
John Lackey, born August nth, 1827.
Margaret Young and John Lackey w^re married De-
cember 4th, 1 85 1. Their children were as follows :
Susan Lackey, born October 3d, 1852.
Mary C. Lackey, born March i6th, 1855. Died March
31st, 1855, aged 15 days.
Nancy Ann Lackey, born January nth, 1859. Died De-
cember loth, 1863, aged 4 years, 11 months, less i day.
Henry A. Lackey, born July nth, i§6i.
Sarah Jane Lackey, born October 23d, 1863.
Margaret Ann Lackey, born October i8th, 1864.
John Wesley Lackey, born May gth, 1867.
Susan Lackey was married to John Cutchall. Their
child was as follows :
Lillie Frances Cutchall, born.
Margaret Lackey died, aged.
Post Office, Carlisle, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania.
50 GENEALOGY.
Elizabeth Cunningham, born October 23CI, 1838.
Reuben Young and Elizabeth Cunningham were married
February 22d, 1865.
Reuben Young died March 20th, 1879, ^g^^^ 4^ years,
7 months and 17 days.
Post Office, Shermansdale, Perry county, Pennsylvania.
Rachel Jones.
Isaac R. Young and Rachel Jones were married Novem-
ber 19th, 1863. Their children were as follows:
Frances J. Young, born November 21st, 1864.
Winfield S. Young, born March i8th, 1866. Died Janu-
ary 3d, 1867.
G. W. Young, born October 21st, 1867.
Ulysses G. Young, born July 25th, 1869.
J. Wesley Young, born November 19th, 1871.
Grace C. Young, born December 31st, 1880.
Post Office, Girard, Crawford county, Kansas.
Fanny Young died November 13th, 1863, aged 64
years, 6 months, and 25 days.
Henry Young died August loth, 1867, aged 72 years,
3 months, and 4 days.
Mary Vandersaal was married to Christian Heinecke.
Margara Vandersaal died without a family.
Sarah Vandersaal was married to Christian Heinecke.
JOHN VANDERSAAL.
Susanna Hershberger, born August 3d, 1782.
John Vandersaal and Susanna Hershberger were mar
ried in 1806. Their children were as follows :
GENEALOGY. 5 1
Mary Vandersaal, born January nth, 1807.
Elizabeth Vandersaal, born April 25th, 1809.
Jacob Vandersaal, born October loth, 1810.
Lydia Vandersaal, born March 5th, 181 2.
Susanna Vandersaal, born August 5th, 18 18.
Samuel Kenegy, born February ist, 1805.
Mary Vandersaal and Samuel Kenegy were married Oc-
tober 7th, 1824.
I was present at the wedding on a visit. — Samuel Heinecke.
Their children were as follows :
Elizabeth Kenegy, born October 2d, 1826.
Susanna Kenegy, born December 23d, 1829.
Lydia Kenegy, born September 22d, 1S31.
John Kenegy, born August ist, 1833. Died November 2d,
1834, aged I y<:ar, 3 months, and i day.
Jacob Kenegy, born September 2d, 1835.
Joshua Kenegy, born November 23d, 1837.
John Wesley Kenegy, born November 26th, 1843.
Post Office, Blnffton, Weils county, Indiana.
John Vandersaal died November 28th, 1826, aged 46
years, 10 months, and 10 days.
Nathaniel Greenfield.
Elizabeth Kenegy and Nathaniel Greenfield were mar-
ried October 2d, 1845. Their child was as tollows :
Mary Elizabeth Jane Greenfield, born September 13th,
1846.
Elizabeth Greenfield died September 14th, 1846, aged
20 years, less 18 days.
John Wasson.
Mary E. J. Greenfield and John Wasson were married.
Samuel Goudy.
Susanna Kenegy and Samuel Goudy were married.
Their child was as follows :
52 GENEALOGY.
Alice Goudy, born July 4th, 1848.
Alice Goudy was married.
Susanna Goudy and Samuel Goudy were divorced.
Dr. Thomas G. Blacklidge, born January 23d, 1809.
Susanna Goudy (divorced) and Dr. Thomas G. Blaclt-
lidge were married November 29th, 1855, by Rev. F.
A. Dole. Their children were as follows :
Frank Harris Blacklidge, born October 21st, 1856.
Samuel Albert Blacklidge, born May 21st, 1859.
John Wesley Blacklidge, born February 7th, 1863.
Post Office, Rockville, Parke county, Indiana.
Rev. George Harton Harris.
Lydia Kenegy and Rev. George H. Harris were mar-
ried September 14th, 185 1.
Rev. George H. Harris died November 14th, 1862.
She died also.
Margaret Ann Johnston, born April 5th, 1842.
Jacob Kenegy and Margaret Ann Johnston were mar-
ried October 17th, 1866. Their children were as
follows :
Kitty K. Kenegy, born August 6th, 1867.
Post Office, Woodhull, Henry county lilinoii.
Jennie Peyton, born December 28th, 1844.
Joshua Kenegy and Jennie Peyton were married May
30th, 1 86 1. Their children were as follows :
John Wesley Kenegy, born April 30th, 1862.
Mary Alice Kenegy, born February 12th, 1863. Died
December 12th, 1865, aged 2 years and 10 months.
Post Office, Woodhull, Henry county, Illinois.
Joshua Kenegy, Sr. (father of Samuel.)
Susanna Vandersaal and Joshua Kenegy, Sr. , were mar-
ried. (His second wife.)
GENEALOGY. 53
The maiden name of Joshua Kenegy's first wife was Ann Sharrick,
She died June 15th, 1828. I was present at the funeral, near Ship-
pensburg, Cumberland county, Pa. — Samuel Heinecke.
(And it came to pass that Joshua Kenegy, Sr., and his son Samuel,
with family, removed to Stark county, Ohio. As I passed through
Greenville, Stark county, an incident occurred. I stopped at Father
and Aunt Susy's, as she was called; just then up rode a stranger and
inquired for Mr. Kenegy. Said the stranger, " My name is Mitchell ;
I am the son of the Rev. Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Kenegy, do you remem-
ber, when you were a young man, that at a certain Camp Meeting
wicked persons came to molest the meeting, and were about taking
my father from the stand and abusing liim, that you knocked the ring-
leader«of them down, and that they then all went off?" " Yes," said
father Kenegy, "I remember it well; I was not then religious."
"Well," said Mr. Mitchell, " I have always esteemed you for that aot.
If I now can do you a favor I will do so." — Samuel Heinecke.)
Joshua Kenegy, Sr., died April 29th, 1843, ^.ged 87
years. A good man is gone.
Susanna Kenegy died October 7th, 1854. aged 72 years,
2 months and 4 days. Just 30 years to the day, when
Samuel Kenegy and Mary Vandersaal were married.
She died at Louis Miller's, in Adams county, Indiana,
in the triumph of a living faith in Christ Jesus our
Lord. May we be so happy as to do the same. —
S. H.
Samuel Keneagy died, aged.
Post Office, Bluffton, Wells county, Indiana.
Rev. John Hamilton, born May 24th, 1803.
Elizabeth Vandersaal and Rev. John Hamilton were
married September 8th, 1828. Their children were
as follows :
Mary Ann Hamilton, born April i8th, 1830.
John Hamilton, born March 2ist^ 1832.
Louisa Maria Hamilton, born 1835.
Luther Duncan Hamilton, born June 26th, 1837.
Josephus M M. Hamilton, born March 8th, 1842.
Elizabeth Angeline Hamilton, born February i8th, 1847.
Post Office, Butler, Montgomery county, Illinois.
54 GENEALOGY.
Isaiah Cremer, born July 226, 1827.
Mary Ann Hamilton and Isaiah Cremer were married
December 5th, 1854. Their cliildren were as follows:
Franklin H. Cremer, born September 7th, 1855.
Theodicia Cremer, born April 15th, i860. Died June
19th, i860, aged 2 months and 4 days.
Franklin H. Cremer died March 23d, 1861, aged 5
years, 6 months and 16 days.
Clarence Howard Cremer, born June 3d, 1862.
Post Office, Wadsworth, Medina county, Ohio.
Helen M. Turner.
John Hamilton, Jr., and Helen M. Turner were mar-
ried November 7th, 1867, by Rev. S. C. Goss.
Post Office,, Wadsworth, Medina county, Ohio.
Daniel Hemperly, born June ist, 1830.
Louis Maria Hamilton and Daniel Hemperly were mar-
ried January 25th, 1855. Their children were as fol-
lows :
Clara Amelia Hemperly, born November 25th, 1855.
Mary Elizabeth Hemperly, born September 12th, 1857.
Emma Kate Hemperly, born December 12th, 1859.
Franklin Luther Hemperly, born May 19th, 1862.
Flora Alice Hemperly, born August 21st, 1864.
Edith £. B. Hemperly, born June 6th, 1867. Died
February 19th, 1871.
Wm. E. Noise Hemperly, born October loth, 187 1.
Jennie Frances Hemperly, born November 20th, 1874.
Nellie Blanche Hemperly, born March 17th, 1877.
Nameless boy, died.
Post Office, Brookfield, Stark county, Ohio.
Elizabeth Hemperly was married to John F. Furman.
Their child was as follows :
Boy, born May 27th, 1880.
Post Office, Austin, Texas,
GENEALOGY. 55
Mary Ann Osby, born December 25 tb, 1836.
Luther Duncan Hamilton and Mary Ann Osby were
married March 21st, i860. Their children were as
follows :
Frank Ellsworth Hamilton, born July 5th, 1861.
David Manly Hamilton, born July 26th, 1862.
Ulysses Alvadere Hamilton, born November 27th, ^863. ,
Albert Hamilton, born.
Hubbard Hamilton, born.
Post Office, Scottsville, Sullivan county, Mo.
Mary Ann Hamilton, died May 19th, 1865, aged 28
years, 4 months, and 24 days.
Mary Springer, born May 27th, 1834.
Lutjier Duncan Hamilton and Mary Springer were mar-
^ ried April 19th, 1866.
Post Office, Brookfield, Stark county, Ohio.
Elizabeth Jennett Reese, born December 25th, 1842.
Josephus M. M. Hamilton and Elizabeth Jennett Reese
were married November 9th, 1862. Their children
were as follows :
John Jacob Hamilton, born December 12th, 1863.
Harry Hamilton, born November 29th, 1865.
Frank L. L. Hamilton, born May loth, 1870. Died July
17th, 1871.
Clyde Aubury Hamilton, born August 7th, 1871.
Rose Gurtrute Hamilton, born April loth, 1877.
Post Office, Scottsville, Sullivan county, Mo.
Jeremiah Diehl, born September 20th, 1841.
Elizabeth Angeline Hamilton and Jeremiah Diehl were
married October 7th, 1863. Their child was as fol-
lows :
Alvadere Diehl, born June 28th, 1866. Died.
Post Office, Manchester, Summit county, Ohio.
56 GENEALOGY.
Lewis B. Shu})e, born November 15th, 1848.
Elizabeth Anjaline Hamilton was married to Lewis B.
Shupe April 2 2d, 1871. Their children were as
follows :
Lillie Leanora Shupe, boiai April loth, 1875. Died
August 30th, aged 4 months and 30 days.
Willie Shupe, born May 9th, 1876. Died June 27lh,
1876, aged 7 weeks.
George Franklin Le Roy Shupe, born October 17th, 1878.
Post Office, Menden, Adams county, Illinois.
Maria Coover, born October 15th, 181 2.
Jacob Vandersaal and Maria Coover were married Au-
gust 20th, 1 83 1. Their children were as follows :
Susanna Vandersaal, born August 7th, 1832.
Sarah Jane Vandersaal, born April 30th, 1834.
Mary Catharine Vandersaal, born September 2, 1836.
Elizabeth Vandersaal, born November 12th, 1838.
John Vandersaal, born February 17th, 1841, Died Janu-
ary 8th, 1853, aged 11 years, 10 months, and 21 days.
Emma Lydia Vandersaal, born April r7th, 1845.
William Henry Vandersaal, born January loth, 1847.
Jacob Coover Vandersaal, born November 3d, 1850.
Jacob Vandersaal, died October 23d, 1863, aged 53
years and 13 days.
Post Office, Shippensburg, Cumberland county, Pa.
Nathan Ramsey Hutchinson, born November 28th, 1828.
Susanna Vandersaal and Nathan Ramsey Hutchinson
were married September 20th, 1853. Their children
were as follows : \
John Albert Hutchinson, bofn February 8th, 1855.
Ida Margaret Hutchinson, born March 6th, 1857.
Clara Myra Hutchinson, born March 8th, 1859. Died
August 27th, 1863, aged 4 years, 5 months, and 19
days.
Emma Jane Hutchinson, born February 12th, 1861. Died
September 12th, 1864, aged 3 years and 7 months,
GENEALOGY. 57
Sallie Alma Hutchinson, born January 5th, 1863.
Sue Ella Hutchinson, born June i6th, 1866.
Post Office, Russell City, Russell county, Kansas.
Elias F. Thrush, born October^4th, 1832.
Sarah J. Vandersaal and Elias F. Thrush married May
26th, 1S57.
Elias F. Thrush died May 28th, i860, aged 27 years, 7
months, and 4 days.
John Clippinger, born August i6th, 1826.
Sarah Jane Thrush and John Clippinger were married
March 22d, 1S64. Their children were as follows:
Ann Vitalis Clippinger, born April 28Lh, 1866.
Frank Urbain Clippinger, born October 2d, 1869.
Mary Emma Clippinger, born December i8th, 1871.
Flora Irena Clippinger, born August 5th, 1874.
Post Office, Newburg, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania.
David Wingerd, born April i3i:h, 1S35.
Mary Catharine Vandersaal and David Wingerd were
married September 30th, 1856. Their children were
as follows :
Charles Oscar Wingerd, born August 27th, 1857. Died
May 9th, 1862, aged 4 years, 8 months and 12 days.
John Albert Wingerd, born May 5th, 1862.
Harry Lincoln Wingerd, born July 31st, 1864.
David Wingerd died.
Maria Kate Wingerd, born February 20th, 1869.
Mary Catharine Wingerd was married to Thomas Ru-
dolph January 6th, 1880.
Post Office, Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland co., Pa.
Amos K. Hinkle, born January 22d, 1839.
Elizabeth Vandersaal and Amos K. Hinkle were married
December 20th, 1864.
Post office, Carlisle, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania.
58 GENEALOGY.
Benjamin Franklin Landis, born November 27th, 1843.
Emma Lydia Vandersaal and Benjamin F. Landis were
married October 22d, 1867. Their cliildren were as
follows :
Charles Ernest Landis, bofti November 23d, 1868.
Harry W. Landis, born March 8th, 1874. "^
Post Office, Shippensburg, Cumberland co., Pa.
Wm. Henry Vandersaal married EmmaFurman.
Post Office, Lorane, Whitely county, Indiana.
John Gish, born July 9th, 1809.
Lydia Vandersaal and John Gish were married April
26th, 1 83 1. Their children were as follows :
David Gish, born October 28th, 1832. Died March 26th,
1838, aged 6 years and 5 months, less 2 days.
Susan Ann Gish, born December 13th 1834.
Martha Jane Gish, born April 6th, 1836.
Jacob Vandersaal Gish, born October 29th, 1839.
Mary Emeline Gish, born March 17th, 1842.
Henry Clay Gish, born January 226, 1844.
Lydia Olevia Gish, born March 25th, 1846.
Nancy E. Gish, born September 27th, 1848.
Post Office, Shippensburg, Cumberland county, Pa.
Lydia Gish died April 7th, 1850, aged 38 years, i
month, and 2 days.
Susan Gish was married to D. K. Wagner.
John Wesley Bender, born September 24th, 1827.
Martha Jane Gish and John W. Bender were married
December 24th, 1858. Their children were as fol-
lows :
Lydia Bender, born September, 27th, i860.
Martha May Bender, born May ist, 1864.
John Bender, born February 29th, 1868.
Mary Bender, born February 14th, 1877.
Post Office, Shippensburg, Cumberland county, Pa.
GENEALOGY. 59
George Cole, born November 5th, 1835.
Mary Emaline Gish and George Cole were married De-
cember i6th, 1862. Their children were as follows :
Kate Cole, born January 15th, 1864.
Mary Lotty Cole, born January i6th, 1866.
Lulu Maud Cole, born February 8th, 1869.
Geo. W. Cole, born July 28th, 187 1.
Charles B. Cole, born July 4th, 1874. Died April 28th,
1879.
Edith Cole, born October 2d, 1878.
Post Office, Shippcnsburg, Cumberland county, Pa.
Lydia Olevia Gish was married to "Wm. Roebuck.
Their children were as follov/s :
Wm. Roebuck, born.
J. H. Roebuck, born.
Nancy E, Gish was married to Oliver M. Blair.
Post Office, Shippensburg, Pa.
Louis Miller.
Susanna Vandersaal and Louis Miller were married
March 2d, 1837. Their children were as follows:
• Miller, born May 26lh 1838. Died.
Samuel Asbury Miller, born March 2d, 1840.
Louis Hull Miller, born September 20th, 1844.
Martha Mary Miller, born June 15th, 1846.
Alice Emma Miller, born February 26th, 1850.
Jennie Alma Miller, born January 29th, 1854.
George Harris Miller, born June 12th, 1861. Died Au-
gust 6th, 1862, aged i year, i month, and 24 days.
Post Office, Rochester, Olnistead county, Minnesota.
6o GENJEALOGY.
JACOB VANDERSAAL.
Barbara Peffley.
Jacob Vandersaal and Barbara Peffley were married
March 3d, 1809. Their children were as follows:
Catharine Vandersaal, born December 23d, 1809.
Samuel Vandersaal, born June 17th, 1812.
John Vandersaal, born February nth, 181 4.
David Vandersaal, born September 7th, 1816.
Jacob Vandersaal, born October 27th, 18 18.
Elizabeth Vandersaal, born October i6th, 1820. Died
March 31st, 1832, aged 11 years, 5 months, and 14
days.
Joseph Vandersaal, born September 8th, 1823. Died
September 8th, 1842, aged 19 years.
Daniel Vandersaal, born October 5th, 1825.
Mary Ann Vandersaal, born September i6th, 1827.
Solomon Vandersaal, born March ist, 1831.
Henderson Cannon, born October 13th, 1809.
Catharine Vandersaal and Henderson Cannon were
married October 13th, 1829. Their children were
as follows :
John Hamilton Cannon, born February 4th, 1831.
Rebecca Cannon, born August 28th, 1833.
Sanford Cannon, born October i6th, 1839.
Levina Pomroy, born August nth, 1833.
John Hamilton Cannon and Levina Pomroy were mar-
ried September 5th, 1850. Their children were as
follows :
Viola Cannon, born March 14th, 1853.
Ida R. Cannon, born March 19th, 1856.
Adelaide Cannon, born March 19th, 1858.
Douglas Pomroy Cannon, born October, 1861.
Frances A. Cannon, born December 17th, 1862.
William Justice Cannon, born April 8th, 1864.
Post Office, Marshalltown, Marshall county, Iowa, ^
Residence, Conrad's Grove, Grundy county, Iowa.
GENEALOGY. 6 I
David Martin, born October 13th, 1829.
Rebecca Cannon and David Martin were married May
13th, 185 1. Their children were as follows :
Calista Evaline Martin, born April 7th, 1852. Died Sep-
tember 26th, 1853, aged I year, 5 days, and 19 days. *
Martin Luther Martin, born December 2i5t, i860.
Catharine Cannon died December 19th, 1878, aged 69
years less 4 days, at Corning, Adams county, Iowa.
Mary Kennedy.
Sanford Cannon and Mary Kennedy were married.
Sanford Cannon died September 9th, 1863, aged 23
years, 10 months, and 23 days.
Susanna Yourk, born June 17th, 1815.
Samuel Vandersaal and Susanna Yourk were married
January 21st, 1834. Their children were as follows :
John Vandersaal, born July 26th, 1835.
Mary Vandersaal, born April 5th, 1837.
Abraham Vandersaal, born September 7th, 1839.
Rev. Simon Vandersaal, born September loth, 1841.
Sarah Vandersaal, born Septem.ber i8th, 1844.
Joseph Vandersaal, born September 2d, 1846.
Elias Wesley Vandersaal, born September 22d, 1848.
William Madison Vandersaal, born June 8th, 1851.
Cornelius Sylvester Vandersaal, born May 2d, 1855. Died
July 7th, 1865, aged to years, 2 months, and 5 days.
Daniel O. Vandersaal, born April i6th, 1858.
Post Office, Summit, Summit county, Ohio.
Sarah Kiser, born March 13th, 1833.
John Vandersaal and Sarah Kiser were married Febru-
ary 14th, 1859. Their children were as follows :
Samantha E. Vandersaal, born September 14th, i860.
Lucy Rebecca Vandersaal, born September 14th, 1862.
Tarrissa Frances Vandersaal, born November 14th, 1865.
Post Office, Summit, Summit county, Ohio.
62 GENEALOGY.
George Gougler, born April i6th, 1834.
Mary Vandersaal and George Gougler were married
April 5th, 1855. Their children were as follows :
Sarah Elizabeth Gougler, born December 2d, 1857.
Emma Almeda Gougler, born June 70th, 1859.
Lucy Ellen Gougler, born July 20th, 1861.
Jennie Arelia Gougler, born February 5th, 1863.
Rosey Belle Gougler, born June i8th, 1865.
Abraham W. Gougler, born July i8th, 1869.
Minnie L. Adda Gougler, born September 3d, 1871.
Dora May Gougler, born December 8th, 1873.
Charles V. Gougler, born January ist, 1875.
Henry Edger Gougler, born August 6th, 1878.
Post Office, Inland, Summit county, Ohio.
Mary Dipple.
Simon Vandersaal and Mary Dipple were married June
19th, 1866. Their children were as follows :
Hurbert Dipple Vandersaal.
Samuel Vandersaal, born.
Wilhelmina Vandersaal, born.
Post Office, Forest Grove, Oregon.
Fietta L. Messer, born September nth, 1848.
Joseph Vandersaal and Fietta L. Messer were married
February 20th, 1866. Their children were as follows :
Arthur Ward Vandersaal, born April ist, 1867.
Wm. Ostin Vandersaal, born June nth, 1870.
Dellie May Vandersaal, born May 21st, 1874.
Edith Grace Vandersaal, born March ist, 1877.
Carson J. Vandersaal, born February i6th, 1^79.
Post Office, Summit, Summit county, Ohio.
Wm. Maddison Vandersaal married Samantha Shutt.
Their children were as follows :
Clara Vandersaal, born July 31st, 1878.
Harman Vandersaal, born June 30th, 1879.
Post Office, Summit, Ohio.
GENEALOGY, 63
Susanna Kayler, born July, 1813.
John Vandersaal and Susanna Kayler were married in
July, 1837. Their children were as follows :
Jacob Vandersaal, born January 22d, 1838.
Daniel Vandersaal, born February 8th, 1840. Died Sep-
tember i6th, 1849, aged 9 years, 7 months, and 8 days.
William Vandersaal, born June 17th, 1842.
Isaac Vandersaal, born August 2 2d 1844.
Mary Vandersaal, born May 8th, 1846. Died.
John Vandersaal, born February 220, 1848.
George Vandersaal, born March 5th, 1850.
Barbara Ellen Vandersaal, born February 27th, 1853.
Adaline Henry, born December 13th, 1846.
Jacob Vandersaal and Adaline Henry were married
February 28th, 1863. Their child was as follows :
Delly Jane Vandersaal, born February 28th, 1867.
Rebecca Ickis, born September 28th, 1842.
William Vandersaal and Rebecca Tckis were married
June 1 8th, 1863. Their children were as follows :
Arena Ellen Vandersaal, born May 27th, 1865.
Chancy William Vandersaal, born February 20th, 1871.
Ora Havens, born June 13th, 1849.
Isaac Vandersaal and Ora Havens were married August
1 6th, 1866. Their children were as follows :
Sardus Burchard Vandersaal, born September 2d, 1867.
Jennetta Vandersaal, born April i6th, 1872.
Isaac Vandersaal, died November 19th, 1877, aged ^^
years, 2 months and 27 days.
John Vandersaal married Malissa Shawl March 4th,
1870. Their child was as follows :
Chester Ellsworth Vandersaal, born February 15th, 1878.
Post Office, Kansas Station, Sandusky county, Ohio.
64 GENEALOGY.
Sarah Adaline Harpster, born May 13th, 1853.
Geo. Vandersaal and S. A. Harpster were married De-
cember 17th, 1874. Their children were as follows :
Arthur Marsellis Vandersaal. born October ist, 1877.
Cortland Vandersaal, born June 13th, 1880.
Barbara Ellen Vandersaal was married to Noah Dun-
dour. Their child was as follows :
Willie A. Dundour, born. Died.
Barbara Ellen Dundour died December 4th, 1875, aged
22 years, 2 months and 23 days.
Post Office, Burgoon, Sandusky county, Ohio.
Sophia Hartman.
David Vandersaal and Sophia Hartman were married
July 2ist, 1842. Their children were as follows :
Mary Ann Vandersaal, born in 1843. Died in 1844.
Barbara Ellen Vandersaal, born January 14th, 1846.
Sophia Vandersaal died in February, 1847.
Edith Solomon, born February i6th, 1828.
David Vandersaal and Edith Solomon were married
August 1st, 1847. Their children were as follows:
Emeline D. Vandersaal, born October 2d, 1848.
Daniel Sylvester Vandersaal, born May 30th, 1852.
Samantha Isabella Vandersaal, born July 19th, 1857.
Post Office, Greensburg, vSandusky county, Ohio.
John D. Harley, born September 7th, 1841.
Barbara Ellen Vandersaal and John D. Harley were
married December 13th, 1865. Their children were
as follows:
Harley, born in 1S67. Died.
Cora Delle Harley, born October 8th, 1869.
Lulu Belle Harley, born December 13th, 1876.
Post Office, Fostoria, Seneca county, Ohio.
GENEALOGY. 65
S. S. Long, born December 7th, 1841.
Emaline D. Vandersaal and S. S. Long were married
December 13th, 1865. Their child was as follows:
Inez May Long, born May 14th, 1868.
Post Office, Greensburg, Sandusky county, Ohio.
Daniel S. Vandersaal.
Sufrania Putman, born March 6th, 1854, married to
D. S. Vandersaal October 17th, 1872. Their chil-
dren were as follows :
Justin Cloud Vandersaal, born September 28th, 1873.
Samantha Amanda Vandersaal, born May 28th, 1875.
Died, aged 3 years, 2 months and 14 days.
Alpheus F. Vandersaal, born January 27th, 1877.
Edna May Vandersaal, born September 25th, 1878.
Daniel R/*y Vandersaal, born June 2 2d, 1880.
Post Office, Rising Sun, Wood county, Ohio.
Adam Klutz, born March i8th, 1852.
Samantha Vandersaal and Adam Klutz were married
June 17th, 1875. Their child was as follows :
Boy, born dead, August 13th, 1880.
Post Office, Greensburg, Ohio.
Lucetta Hare, born August 5th, 1824.
Jacob Vandersaal and Lucetta Hare were married March
2d, 1842. Their children were as follows :
Isaiah Vandersaal, born April 3d, 1846.
Anna Mary Ardema Vandersaal, born March loth, 1554.
Isaiah Vandersaal married Mary Jane Feasel. Their
child was as follows :
Else Viola Varidersaal, born October 3d, 1S69.
Mary Jane Vandersaal, died January 25th, 1871, aged
35 years and 6 days.
Mary Edda Swigard, born February nth, 1847.
Isaiah Vandersaal and M. E. Swigard were married
^February 22d, 1872. Their children were as follows:
D
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66 genealogV.
Ira Vandersaal, born December 26tb, 1872.
Abbv Lucetta Vandersaal, born April 25th, 1874.
Hulda Luella Vandersaal, born January 25th, 1878.
Post Office, Burgoon, Sandusky county, Ohio,
Jobn Jacob Stahl, born May iitb, 1847.
Ann Mary Ardema Vandersaal and J. J. Stahl were
married June 22d, 1872. Their child was as follows:
Dora Estella Stahl, born September 2d, 1873.
A. M. Ardema Stahl died September 21st, 1877, aged
23 years, 6 months and 11 days.
Post Office, Burgeon, Sandusky county, Ohio.
John Jacob Stahl married the widow of Isaac Vander-
saal (deceased) April ist, 1879.
Margaret Dillman, born February 8th, 1831.
Daniel Vandersaal and Margaret Dillman were married.
Their children were as follows :
Jacob Sylvester Vandersaal, born January 20th, 1849.
Died September 9th, 1850, aged i year, 7 months and
19 days.
Barbara Vandersaal, born September i6th, 1851.
Minnie D. Vandersaal, born August 8th, 1856.
Ora May Vandersaal, born March 5th, 1862. Died March
8th, 1872, aged 10 years less 2 days.
Flora Kate Vandersaal, born October 25th, 1859. Died
June 5th, 1880, aged 20 years, 7 months and 20 days.
Rev. Daniel Vandersaal died July 3rst, 1862, aged 36
years, 9 months and 26 days, at Plainfield, Will
county, Illinois.
Barbara Vandersaal, daughter of Daniel, married
Edward Palmer born (October 7th, 1832,) on May
26t]i, 1874. Their children were as follows :
Nellie D. Palmer, born August 14th, 1875.
Edna Earl Palmer, born August 7tli, 1877.
Post Office. Michigan.
GENEALOGY. 67
Christian Long, born September 28th, 1822.
Margaret Vandersaal, widow of Rev. D. Vandersaal,
was married to Christian Long September ist, 1870.
Post Office, Inland, Summit county, Ohio.
Alfred R. Griffeth.
Mary Ann Vandersaal and Alfred R. Griffeth were
married April loth, 1845. Their children were as
follows :
Samantha Griffeth, born March 22d, 1746.
Lucy Ann Griffeth, born February 17th, 1849.
Margaret R. Griffeth, born July ist, 185 1.
Post Office, Clinton, Summit county, Ohio.
Leander Fording.
Samantha Griffeth and Leander Fording were married.
Their children were as follows :
Arthur Osman Fording, born August 14th, 1864.
Ilurberd Lee Fording, born August 2d, 1867.
Avon Alfred Fording, born December 4th, 1869.
William Griffeth Fording, born August 29th, 1877.
Post Office, Alliance, Stark county, Ohio.
Philip Kelser, born September 22d, 1841.
Lucy Ann Griffeth and Philip Kelser were married
February 17th, 186S. Their children were as follows :
Alice Gurtrute Kelser, born October 24th, 1869.
Mi la Griffeth Kelser, born April nth, 1872.
Grace Darling Kelser, born September 15 th, 1876.
Post Office, Mohawk village, Coshocton county, Ohio.
Alfred R. Griffeth died March 3d, 1865, aged 32 years
and 5 months.
Jacob Hollinger, born August 30th, 181 8.
Mary Ann Griffeth and Jacob Hollinger were married
October nth, i860. Their children were as follows :
Warren Ellsworth Hollinger, born November 14th, 1863.
Minnie Belle Hollinger, born March 15th, 1866.
68 GENEALOGY.
Jacob Hollinger died October 15th, 1873, ^g^^ 55 years,
I month and 14 days.
Poat Office, Clinton Station, Summit county, Ohio.
Delilah Watson, born December 15th, 1841.
Solomon Vandersaal and Delilah Watson were married
January 17th. 1850.
Solomon Vandersaal, died November loth, 1854, aged
23 years, 8 months, and 9 days.
Jacob Vandersaal, died March 14th, 1853, aged 70
years and 9 months.
Barbara Vandersaal (wife of Jacob) died July 28th,
1865, aged 76 years, i month, and 8 days.
*Rev. Abraham Vandersaal married Susan Hammer.
Their child is as follows :
Charles Hammer Vandersaal, born July 3d, 1874.
Post Office, Ashland, Ohio.
ABRAHAM VANDERSAAL.
Barbara Garber, born March i6th, 1790.
Abraham Vandersaal and Barbara Garber were married
January 28th, 1812. Their children were as follows:
Elizabeth Vandersaal, born March 13th, 181 3.
Peter Vandersaal, born June 6th, 1815.
Jacob Vandersaal, born October ist, 1818.
Samuel Vandersaal, born March 27th, 1824.
Sarah Vandersaal, born March ist, 1830. Died May 30th,
1 85 1, aged 21 years and 2 months.
Elizabeth Vandersaal, died March ist, 1828, aged 14
years, 11 months and 17 days.
*This should have been inserted after Joseph Vandersaal on page 62.
GENEALOGY. 69
Levina Weidler, born September i6th, 1815.
Peter Vandersaal and Levina Weidler were married Oc-
tober 1st, 1835, Their children were as follows :
Abraham Vandersaal, born July 19th, 1836.
Fanny W. Vandersaal, born March 25th, 1840.
Sarah Ann Vandersaal, born April 30th, 1842.
Catharine Vandersaal, born October 12th, 1843.
Samuel W. Vandersaal, born June 14th, 1845.
Elizabeth Vandersaal, born December 14th, 1848.
Mary Levina Vandersaal, born January 29th, 1851.
Post Office, Pomeroy Station, Chester county, Pa.
Abraham Vandersaal, died March 15th, 1832, aged 45
years, 10 months and 25 days,
Barbara Vandersaal, died June 12th, 1850, aged 60
years, 2 months, and 27 days.
Lucetta Brecht, born October 27th, 1837.
Abraham Vandersaal, Jr., and Lucetta Brecht were mar-
ried May 23d, 1858. Their children were as follows :
Alice Clara Vandersaal, born August 2d, 1859.
Emma Leona Vandersaal, born November ist, 1861.
Harvey Vandersaal, born February 9th, 1865.
Sarah Ann Vandersaal, born May 21st, 1868.
William Vandersaal, born February 14th, 1871.
Post Office, Pomeroy Station, Chester county, Pa.
Alice Clara Vandersaal married to Thomas McMullen
September 17th, 1877. Died June iiih, 1879.
Post Office, Pomeroy, Chester county, Pa.
Peter Vandersaal, died July loth, 1852, aged 37 years,
I month, 4 days.
George Milton Schmooker, born February 25th, 1837.
Fanny W. Vandersaal and George Milton Schmooker
were married March 24th, 1859. Their children
were as follows :
70 GENEALOGY.
Alice Schmooker, born December 13th, 1859. Died April
25th, i860, aged 4 months and 12 days.
Currinds Schmooker, born November 15th, 1861. Died
February 25th, 1862, aged 3 months and 10 days.
Emma Jane Schmooker, born April 15th, 1864.
Post Office, Parkesburg, Chester county, Pa.
Aaron Good, born September 3d, 1842.
Catharine Vandersaal and Aaron Good were married
December 4th, 1865. Their children were as fol-
lows :
Elmer Ellsworth Good, born December 23d, 1866.
Ida May Good, born April 17th, 1868.
Harry E. Good, born July 21st, 1870.
Willie Rufus Good, born October ist, 1873.
Katie Lillian Good, born December 19th, 1875.
Anna M. Good, born March 3d, 1879. Died, aged 13
days.
Post Office, GrofPs Store, Lancaster county, Pa.
Samuel W. Vandersaal married Louisa McCIsky. Their
child was as follows :
Carrie Vandersaal, born October, 1874.
Post Office, Bradford, Pa.
Elizabeth Vandersaal, daughter of Peter, married David
Rogers. Their child was as follows :
William V. Rogers, born September loth, 1875.
Post Office, Pomeroy, Chester county. Pa,
Maria Weidler, born June 2d, 1820.
Jacob Vandersaal and Maria ^Veidler were married
February loth, 1841. Their children were as follows :
Isaac W. Vandersaal, born February 9th, 1842.
Sarah F. Vandersaal, born October 9th, 1846.
Mary Elizabeth Vandersaal, born January 20th, 1850.
John Jacob Vandersaal, born October 19th, 1855. Died
May 2 2d, 1868, aged 12 years, 7 months and 3 days.
Post Office, Sadsburyville, Chester county, Pa.
GENEALOGY. 7 I
Elizabeth Harley, born January loth, 1845.
Isaac W. Vandersaal and Elizabeth Harley were mar-
ried August 13th, 1867. They were divorced April,
1872.
Post Office, Sadsburyville, Chester county, Pa.
Sarah A. Weidler, born July 7th, 1826.
Samuel Vandersaal and Ann Weidler were married
November i9t:h, 1850. Their children were as
follows :
Weidler Vandersaal, born March 15th, 1852. Died July
3d, 1853, aged I year, 3 months and 18 days.
Albert Henry Vandersaal, born May i6th, 1855. Died
September 25tli, 1856, aged i year, 4 months and 9
days.
Harvey Vandersaal, born July 31st, 1857. Died October
2ist, 1862, aged 5 years, 2 months and 21 days.
William B. Vandersaal, born November 30th, 1863. Died
June 7th, 1864, aged 6 months and 7 days.
Post Office, Lancaster city, Lancaster county. Pa.
DANIEL MOHLER.
Daniel Mohler, born in 1785.
Christiana Vandersaal and Daniel Mohler were married
May 31st, 1807. Tlieir children were as follows:
Levi Mohler, born July 17th, 1808.
Lydia Mohler, born April 7th, 181 1.
Henry Mohler, born August 8th, 1813.
John Mohler, born May 22d, 1816. ) r^ .
Daniel Mohler, born May 22d, 1816. )
Eliza Mohler, born May 13th, 1821.
Lydia Weaver, born January 14th, 181 7.
72 GENEALOGY.
Levi Mohler and Lydia Weaver were married October ■
29th, 1835. Their children were as follows :
Anna Mohler, born May 17th, 1839.
Daniel Mohler, born February 28th, 1842.
Jacob Beeghly, born November 6th, 1835.
Anna Mohler and Jacob Beeghly were married Septem-
ber 23d, i860. Their children were as follows :
Sarah Etta Beeghly, born December 2oih, 1861.
Albert W. Beeghly, born April 5th, 1863.
Beeghly, born April 23d, 1864. Died.
Charles Elvern Beeghly, born November 30th, 1865. Died
April 26th, 1866, aged 4 months and 26 days.
Noah Beeghly, born March 13th, 1867.
Levina Beeghly, born October 31st, 1868.
Ella D. Beeghly, born February 28th, 1871.
Edda C. Beeghly, born July loth, 1874.
Amanda Beeghly, born April 28th, 1876.
Lydia Beeghly, born April 2d, 1878.
Post Office, Ashland, Ashland county, Ohio.
Ann Plank, born April 14th, 1845.
Daniel Mohler and Ann Plank were married February
26th, 1867. Their children were as follows:
Martin Mohler, born August 8th, 1868.
Lydia E. Mohler, born August i6th, 1872. 4^
Ira Mohler, born March 8th, 1875. ^X
Mary Mohler, born June 2d, 1877. \
Post Office, Ashland, Ashland county, Ohio.
Levi Mohler died October 22d, 1879, ^ged 71 years, 3
months and 5 days.
Christiana Mohler, died March 8th, 1855, aged 66 years,
II months, and i day.
Daniel Mohler, died April 19th, 1855, aged 70 years
and^i2 days.
Simon Brownewell, born May 2d, 1802.
GENEALOGY. 73
Lydia Alohler and Simon Brownewell were married in
1835. Tlieir children were as follows :
Julia Brownewell, born July 14th, 1835.
Solomon Brownewell, born January 21st, 1837.
Theodore Brownewell, born June 26th, 1844.
Julia Brownewell married David Landis. She died.
Solomon Brownewell married Mary Killian.
Simon Brownewell died, aged 77 years, ii months and
20 days.
Post Office, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, Pa.
Lydia Brownewell died June 17th, 1849, ^g^d ;^S years,
2 months, and 10 days.
David Landis, born January i6th, 1835.
Julia Brownewell and David Landis were married De-
cember 13th, 1859. Tiieir children were as follows:
Catharine Ann Landis, born April 30th, 1862.
David Landis, born November 23d, 1863.
Mary Landis, born July 20th, 1865.
Julia Landis, died.
Post Office, Fayetteville, Franklin county, Pa,
Ann Houser, born September nth, 1S16.
Henry Moliler and Ann Houser were married November
3d, 1836. Their children were as follows :
Amos H, Mohler, born February 9th, 1838.
Alfred H. Mohler, born November 8th, i839j
Elizabeth A. Mohler, born August 4th, 1841.
John H. Mohler, born August 9th, 1843.
Daniel Mohler, born June 26th, 1845. Died August 3d,
1845, aged I month and 7 days.
William Henry Mohler, born August 8th, 1846.
Joseph Levi Mohler, born November 2d, 1847. Died De-
cember 1 6th, 1847, aged I month and 14 days.
Samuel Mohler, born November 4th, 1849.
Catharine Mohler, born February 26th, 1850. Died
August 28th, 1852, aged 2 years, 6 months, and 2 days,
p*
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James H. Mohler, born June 19th, 185 1.
Frances Mohler, born October 26th, 1852.
Jacob Mohier, born November 7th, 1855. Died June
14th, 1856, aged 7 months and 7 days.
Thomas H. Mohler, born April 26th, 1857.
Emma Cara Mohler, born January 6th, i860.
Post Office, Fostoria, Seneca County Ohio.
Sarah Elizabeth Smith, born October 19th, 1838.
Sarah Elizabeth Smith and Daniel Younker were married
* He died August 27th, 1862.
Amos H. Mob.ler and Sarali Elizabeth Younker were
married December 25th, 1863. Their child was as
follows :
Newton Mohler, born August 3d, 1866.
Post Office, Fostoria, Seneca county, Ohio.
Jacob Graybill, born September 4th, 1834.
Elizabeth A. Mohler and Jacob Graybill were married
February 9th, i860.
Alma Lucetta Grabill, born. Died.
Elizabeth A. Grabill died December i8th, 1875.
Post Office, Independence, Seneca county, Ohio.
John H. Mohler married. He had two children, both
dead.
Elizabeth Buskline, born July 5th, 1816.
John Mohler and Elizabeth Buskline were married Oc-
tober 2 1st, 1844. Their children were as follows :
Christiana Mohler, born August 17th, 1854. Died July
5th, 1864, aged 18 years 10 months, and 18 days.
Levi Mohler, born August 12th, 1847.
William Henry Mohler, born October 25th, 1848.
Alfred Mohler, born January 22d, 185 1.
John Mohler, born February 8th, 1852.
Laurah Mohler, born January 14th, 1856.
Post Office, Shepherdstown, Cumberland county, Pa.
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Alfred Mohler married Sarah Swartz. Their children
were as follows :
Russell Mohler, born.
Miriam Mohler, born.
Post Office, vShepherdstown, Cumberland county, Pa.
John B. Mohler married Tilly C. Miller. Their child
was as follows :
George Ray Mohler, born.
Post Office, Shepherdstown, Cumberland county, Pa.
Laurah Mohler married Robert M. Henderson.
Tost Office, Coal Bluffs, Pa.
Daniel Mohler died in Cumberland county, Pa.
Eliza Mohler died in Cumberland county. Pa.
William H. Mohler married. His children were as
follows :
Jesse Calvin Mohler, born September 23d, 1870.
Mary Edvia Mohler, born January 2d, 1872.
Post Office, Fostoria, Seneca county, Ohio.
Cassie Paulis, born February, 185 1, was married to
James H. Mohler July ist, 1871.
Post Office, Walentville, Indiana.
Joseph Doke, born December loth, 1845.
Frances Mohler was married to Joseph Doke January
20th, 1869, Their children were as follows:
Robert Doke, born April 3d, 1871.
Plenry Doke, born January 17th, 1873.
William Doke, born November 19th, 1874.
Harry Doke, born April 2d, 1877,
Isaac J. Doke, born July 4th, 1879.
Post Office, Fostoria, Stneca county, Ohio.
yS GENEALOGY.
CHRISTIAN KENDIG.
Christian Kendig.
Ann Vandersaal and Cliristian Kendig were married
May 31st, 1807. Their children were as follows :
Jacob Kendig, born June 2d, 181 1.
Fanny Kendig, born January rst, 18 18.
Anna Kendig, born April 8th, 1821.
Christian Kendig, born September 21st, 1828.
Mary Wortman, born August 26ih, 181 7.
Jacob Kendig and Mary VVortman were married May
ist, 1833. Their children weie as follows :
John Andrew Jackson Kendig, born December 14th, 1834.
William Washington Kendig, born November 6lh, 1836.
Oliver Hazzard Kendig, born January yth, 1843. Died
September 4th, 1843, aged 7 months and 27 days.
Clinton Kendig, born July 15th, 1845.
Clark M. Kendig, born March 13th, 1850.
Willis Irwing Kendig, born July 15th, 1856.
Post Office, Ashland, Ashland county, Ohio,
Abby Gates.
John A. J. Kendig and Abby Gates were married.
Residence, Chicago, Illinois.
Casper Cressler, born July 15th, 181 6.
Fanny Kendig and Casper Cressler were married Feb-
ruary 4th, 1841. Their child was as follows:
Mary Elizabeth Cressler, born October 12th, 1848. Mar-
ried.
Fanny Cressler died.
Post Office, Bloomsburg, Columbia county, Pa.
Jacob Workheiser.
Anna Kendig and Jacob Workheiser were married in
1843. Their children were as follows :
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Christian Workheiser, born December 6th, 1843. ^^sls
burned with fluid, and died August 29th, 1861, aged 17
years, 8 months and 23 days.
Amanda Workheiser, born June nth, 1849.
William Ellis Workheiser, born February nth, 1851.
Casper Cressler married Ann Workheiser.
Post Office, Bloomsburg, Columbia county, Pa,
Julia Dunlap, born July 4th, 1831.
Christian Kendig, Jr. and Julia Dunlap were married
March nth, 1852. Their children were as follows:
James Dunlap Kendig, born February, 12th, 1853.
Albert C. Kendig, born July 24111, 1854.
Charles A. Kendig, born July 13th, 1S55, Died January
1 8th, 1856, aged 6 months and 5 days.
Samuel B. Kendig, born April 20th, 1856.
Jonn J. Kendig, born March 29th, 1857. Died Septem-
ber 15th, 1857, aged 5 months and 16 days.
Sarah A. Kendig, born August 8th, i860.
Mary M. Kendig, boi-n March i8th, 1862.
Fannie K. Kendig, born September 17th, 1866.
Post Office, Napiervillc, Dupage councy, Illinois.
James D. Kendig married Louisa C. Julius. Their child
was as follows :
Abby May Kendig, born July 3d, 1875.
Albert C. Kendig married Ann Julius. Their child
was as follows :
Albert Paul Kendig, born November 21st. 1875
Post Office, Napiervillc, Dupage couuty, Illinois.
Ann Kendig died November ist, 1851, aged 63 years,
6 months and 24 days.
Christian Kendig died September 27th, 1854, aged 6;^
years.
78 GENEALOGY.
Manerva Homan, born August, 1843.
William Washington Kendig and Manerva Homan were
married October 8th, 1863. Their children were as
follows :
Abby Kenciig, born February 29th, 1865.
John Wortman Kendig, born October 25th, 1867.
Clara Florence Kendig, born August i8th, 1872.
Nellie May Kendig, born May 4th, 1875.
Manerva Kendig died April 17th, 1879.
Susan Congeer, born March 7th, 1843.
W. W. Kendig and Susan Congeer were married June
3d, 1880.
Jennie Nelson, born November 15th, 1848.
Clinton Kendig and Jennie Nelson were married Sep-
tember 8th, 1870. Their children were as follows :
Flora Kendig, born September 15th, 1871.
Mary Lucetta Kendig, born July i8th, 1873.
John Nelson Kendig, born August 2d, 1875.
Clark M. Kendig married Adaline Brandeberry. Their
children were as follows :
Mary Annetta Kendig, born April 24th, 1876.
James Hunter Kendig, born July 24th, 1878.
Post Office, Ashland, Ashland county, Ohio.
MICHAEL YESSLER.
Michael Yessler, born May 6^h, 1786.
Barbara Vandersaal and Michael Yessler were married
May 31st, 181 2. Their children were as follows :
Eliza Yessler, born September 13th, 1813.
Mary Yessler, born March 4th, 18 15.
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Martha Yessler, born August 4th, 18 16.
Catharine Yessler, born May 20th, 181 7. Died young.
John Yessler, born November 20th, 1818.
Henry Yessler, born December loth, 1821.
Michael Yessler died May 6th, 1824, aged ^S years.
John Hoover, born June 17th, 18 15.
Eliza Yessler and John Hoover were married December
2d, 1841. Their children were as follows :
Susanna Hoover, born May 19th, 1843.
Elijah Hoover, born August 4th, 1844. ) ry^ • ^
Hoover, born August 4th, 1844. j
Post Office, Brantsville, Cumberland county, Pa.
Lewis Heiges.
Sussanna Hoover and Lewis Heiges were married Jane
5th, 1866. Their children were as follows.
Ira Heiges, born May 23d, 1867.
John Silas Heiges, born April 28th.
Bertie Alice Heiges, born November, 1871.
Lettie A. Heiges, born November, 1874.
Post Office, Marietta, Lancaster county, Pa.
Martha Christ, born February 9th, 1847.
Elijah Hoover and Martha Christ were married ATay
/9th, 1868. She died.
Elijah Hoover married Catharine Stambaugh.
Post Office Churchtown, Cumberland county, Pa.
William R. Hays.
Mary Yessler and William R. Hays were married Octo-
ber 15th, 1840. Their children were as follows :
Ann Barbara Hays, born July 7th, 1841.
Mary Elizabeth Hays, born April 24th, 1844
John H. Hays, born August 28th, 1847.
Martha J. Hays, born May 23d, 1850.
Catharine Hays, born October i8th, 1855.
Post Office, Brantsville, Pa.
8o GENEALOGY.
Catharine Hays was married to Mr. Ayler. She died
November loth, 1878.
Post Office, Carlisle, Cumberland county. Pa.
Michael Umholiz, born September 30th, 1836.
Ann Barbara Hays and Michael Umholtz, were married
December 4th, i860. Their children were as follows:
Mary Jane Umholtz, born September ist, 1861.
Ann Eliza Umholtz, born February 26th, 1865.
Emma Ida Umholtz, born February 9th, 1868.
Post Office, Allen, Cumberland county, Pa.
Peter Shetron.
Elizabeth Hays and Peter Shetron were married in De-
cember, 1 866.
Residence, 6 miles west of Carlisle, Cumberland county, Pa.
Sarah Boucher.
John Yessler and Sarah Boucher were married. Their
children were as follows :
William H. Yessler, born April, 1845.
Annie Yessler, born December 2d, 1847.
Post Office, Lafayette, Tippecannoe county, Indiana.
Catharine Hurst, born August 20th, 1822.
Henry Yessler and Catharine Hurst were married Janu-
ary 4th, 1845. Their children were as tollows :
John Yessler, born September 19th, 1846.
Mary Ann Yesslei, born June 6tb, 1851.
Lydia Yessler, born April 20th, 1857.
Post Office, Clear Spring, Franklin township,
York county, Pa.
Esther Vandersaal (single) died Apiil 12th, 186S, in
Monroe township, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania,
aged 74 years, 2 months and 24 days.
John Yessler died, aged 20 years, 10 months and 19
days.
Thus ends the Vandersaal genealogy, November ist,
1880.
THE HEINECKE AND VANDERSAAL FAMILIES.
Whole Number, Living and Dead.
Whole No. Living. Dead.
Heinecke Family, 335 276 59
Vandersaal Family, 741 662 79
Total, 1076 938 138
JOURNAL.
MY JOURNAL
PERSONAL HISTORY.
Having now closed the genealogy of Christian Hein-
ECKE, and Henry and Elizabeth Vandersaal, I will
proceed to give a few items of my origin.
I was born near Reamstown, Lancaster Co., Pa. When
seven years of age I went to live with Uncle Abraham Van-
dersaal, near Binkley's Bridge. Here I lived nine years.
When I was fourteen years of age, one of the most wonder-
ful incidents occurred here that ever I had seen or heard
of. My grandfather, Henry Vandersaal was, at the time
I speak of, seventy-three years old, and was severely
afflicted with dropsy. He was unable to walk or lie down,
consequently, he had to sit in an arm-chair day and night,
and to rest his head upon a small table standing before
him, with a bookcase within easy reach, so that he could
read if he desired to do so. Thus he passed away time as
best he could for five long, painful, wearisome years.
His second v/ife, and Catharine, his only daughter by
her, besides himself, constituted the family. I might have
been regarded as the fourth, as I assisted them a good
deal. I lived just across the road, perhaps one hundred
yards off, with Uncle Abraham.
Catharine was now past twenty-one years of age, and
wished to learn mantuamaking or the millinery business.
To accomplish that object, she went to one Sussy Schmock,
a member of the Evangelical Association. There was a
camp-meeting during the summer in that vicinity, and
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Sussy Scbmock and Catharine went to it. Rev. John Erb
was in charge.
Catharine embraced religion. Bro. Erb told her that
his next appointment would be at her brother's, John
Vandersaal, near Shippensburg, Pa., and that if she wished,
she could go with him and his wife. He promised to
return her when they returned. So they consulted Sussy
Schmock, and obtained leave to go. They went, and on
the second day after they got there, Catharine was taken
sick, and grew worse daily, until the eighth day. She
informed Mr. Erb that she had a presentiment from God
that she would die the next day, and she wished him to
write a letter for her to her father and mother, which he did.
She then exhorted all around her to seek religion, and
told them their old formality would not save them; that
they must be converted. She told Bro. Erb to leave the
letter open until she was dead, and then to preach her
funeral sermon, and afterwards to make mention of these
circumstances in the letter, and to take it to her father
and mother, instead of returning her. This fact the Rev.
John Erb told me himself after I got into the State of
Ohio.
I, however, was aware of the facts in the case myself, as
I was at Uncle Abraham's when the letter was brought and
delivered to him, with the request that he would take it to
his father.
This letter had the desired effect upon the parents. It
brought them to a sense of their condition by nature, and
to a determination to seek the Lord while he might be
found. Accordingly, [grandfather," not being'able to go
out to any meeting, sent for a minister to come and preach
for him in his house.
The report of the death of Catharine soon spread far
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and wide. The news of the letter created a general talk ;
and the appointment of a meeting of this description was
something new under the sun.
At the appointed time, the minister came. The house
was filled with people. The minister preached with
effect ! About the second day, grandfather professed faith
in Christ; then grandmother; then Uncle Abraham.
Thus the meeting progressed for several weeks, by which
time between forty and fifty were converted to God 1
They then formed a class at grandfather's house, and had
regular stated preaching there while he lived — a period of
over two years.
Grandfather had a presentiment the day before his
death, that his time on earth was ended, that the Master
would call for him.
There was something very remarkable in his case ! From
the day of his conversion to his death, he had additional
strength and power to rest on his bed whenever he wished,
which he had not been able to do for five years before, to
my knowledge. Then, where Catharine died, the work
of the Lord also broke out, and numbers were brought
from darkness to light, and from sin and Satan to the true
and living God. Thus we see that the Lord works in
marvelous ways, his wonders to perform.
There was another singular incident connected with this
revival at grandfather's house. There were three men,
violent enemies to this way of God's work. They attended
this meeting for no good. After the formation of a class,
the converts, with other members, celebrated the sacra-
ment of the Lord's Supper. Those three enemies were
there, too.
They then invited their comrades in wickedness to come
to Moyer's Tavern on next Sunday, where, they promised
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them, they would have some fun. So, when the time came,
they met there, and bought a bottle of wine. They got a
swill-bucket, and poured the wine into it, and in mockery
stood around the bucket. But fear and dread came upon
them. They instantly fled for home. One had to cross
the Conestoga river on a foot-log, fell into it, and was
drowned. The second ran home, took sick, and in three
days died the most horrible death ever known in that
community. The third fled home, took sick, and for three
weeks it was not known what minute he would die. But
he began to pray to the God of heaven for mercy, and
continued until God had mercy upon the poor sinner.
He never would tell what he and his companions had seen.
An eye-witness to this circumstance was John Ream, of
Reamstown, Lancaster county, Pa.
SAMUEL HEINECKE,
Elder.
MY FIRST JOURNEY.
I STARTED from the city of Lancaster, Pa., July 24th,
1824, for Reamstown, where my sister lived, who was
married to Christian Echternach.
August 13th. I went to my brother Jacob, who lived
near Hummelstown, Lebanon, county, Penna.
19th. I went to Christian and Henry Young's, at Pe-
tersburg, Perry county.
24th. I visited Daniel Hain, near Liverpool. His
wife was sister to the Youngs, and full cousin of mine.
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September 2d. I went to Uncle Daniel Mohler, in Cum-
berland county.
5th. I visited Uncle Christian Kendig, near to the
same place.
On the lytn, I went to Uncle John Vandersaal, my
mother's brother. During my stay here, his oldest
daughter, Mary, and Samuel Kenegy were married.
October yth, 1824. I remained about here till the 30th
of November ; then went to Chambersburg ; from there
to Hagerstown, Washington county, Md., and stayed
there over winter.
July 28th, 1825. I took a new start, and passed Fred-
erick City, Md., toward Georgetown. On this road I got
the first shock on the subject of slavery. I saw fifty col-
ored m.tn tied, two by tv/o, to a rope stretched from the
front to the rear, and fastened to a horse at each end.
I arrived in the city of Washington on the 28th day of
July, 1825. I visited Alexandria; then passed through
Baltimore city to Lancaster; then to the city of Philadel-
phia; and returned and visited my father near Lingles-
town, Dauphin county. Pa. Then I passed through York,
Gettysburg, Adams county, Pa. Then I visited Emmets-
burg, Frederick City, and passed thence to Washington
city, the second time.
At Washington, I remained through the winter. On
June nth, 1826 — a day long to be remembered — I em-
braced religion, and joined the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Rev. Wm. Ryland in charge. Then I entered
the Sabbath school. I witnessed a successful revival of
religion among the children, and a greut one among thg
citizens.
At this city I was married, and after the lapse of eigh-
teen years, I started, on the 14th day of February, 1843,
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to see the West. I passed through Frederick and Wheel-
ing, and came to Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, where
Matthew Kennedy, my wife's uncle, resided. He had
thirteen sons. Then I passed New Philadelphia to Dover,
and visited Uncle Jacob Vandersaal, my mother's brother.
This uncle was one of the most thorough-going right-
eous men in this section of the country. He told me
some very interesting incidents of his life. He lived in
Stark county, Ohio. He embraced religion in 1809. His
first convictions, tnat finally led him to repentance and
faith in Christ, were due to a dream he had one night !
He dreamed that he was so near hell that he felt the em-
bankment yield (for he believed in a literal lake of fire
and brimstone). He thought the bank of the lake was
giving way, and he was sinking down ; and he struggled
so hard to keep out of the fiery lake, that when he awoke
he was all in a sweat. He awoke his wife, and told her
what an awful dream he had. He now determined that
he would seek salvation ; and he said, ''I went at it in
good earnest." And he never stopped till he found par-
don and peace. He became a local minister in the Evan-
gelical Association.
He also at this time told me another of the most inter-
esting incidents I ever heard. One evening, as we were
sitting at the supper table, he said to me: "Sammy, I
want to tell you something."
**Well," I replied, ''speak on; I am here."
He then related the following incidents :
I was once sitting around this table, with five boys, who
were thankful to God and me for what they ate, drank, or
wore 1 I had prayed for them ever since they were born,
and yet they had no religion. I concluded I would pray
but once more. If the Lord did not answer, I would
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conclude that it was wrong to pray for them, and would
quit. I went to prayer, and prayed in earnest, and I got
an answer; but how it would come, I did not know. But
I soon found how it was going. Joseph, my best boy,
was taken sick, and soon got so low that mother or I had
to stay by his bedside ! One morning, after breakfast, the
table being cleared off, and mother doing her work in the
kitchen, I was sitting by the bedside, Joseph said :
''Father, I want you to call mother, I want to see her."
I went and called her. Mother came. Joseph said,
'' Mother, I want you and father to pray for me. I am to
die to-morrow, and I have no religion yet." I said to
him, "We will pray for you, but you must pray for your-
self." So we knelt down, and mother prayed, and I
prayed — and mother prayed, and I prayed again, and I
heard Joseph pray, too. It was but a short time before
God blessed Joseph powerfully, and he was shouting and
happy. After his first ecstasy subsided, Joseph said,
''Father, call the boys, I want to see them." So I called
them in. Joseph took one by the hand and told him what
the Lord had done for him, that he was now ready to die,
and would go to-morrow; and he wanted him to promise
to seek religion, and meet him in heaven. His brother
promised him that he would try.. He then let him go,
■end spoke to the second ; then to third ; then to the fourth.
He spoke to all about in the same way. He then seemed
perfectly happy for a while. Then Joseph said, "I am to
die to-morrow, and I have not seen the neighbors yet.
Will you send the boys out, and tell the neighbors to come
in, I want to see them." I sent the boys in different
directions, and soon the neighbors began to come from all
points, until the front room and bed room were full.
Joseph exhorted them to seek religion, and meet him in
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heaven. There was a wonderful time. Joseph told them
to come to-morrow, and see if he did not die. So the
people retired.
The next day, soon after breakfast, the people began to
come, and by ii o'clock the front room was full, and
the bed-room was full, and the kitchen was full. And just
as the clsck struck the hour of twelve he went off like a
candle — that is, he died so easy and sudden. I now made
arrangement for the funeral the day after the morrow at
lo o'clock. The funeral sermon was to be preached at
this place. The people went home. And when the time
came for the funeral the people came from every direction,
till they could not all get into the house. The porch was
full too. The preacher took his stand at the door of the
front room, and delivered a powerful sermon. We then
buried Joseph. After the burial I invited all that wished
to to return and get their dinner at my house. Many
came, and the preacher came. They all took dinner.
After the table was cleared off, quite unexpectedly to me,
one of the boys got up and said: ''We promised Joseph
before he died that we would seek religion, and that we
would seek it soon. If you are willing T am to go at it
right away ; here are the people and here is the preacher.
So they all agreed to it, and they went at it. Such a time
I never saw before — singing and praying, weeping and
shouting. And before that meeting was finally over the
boys were all converted.
And when he closed his narrative, my uncle sprang from
the table, shouting glory, glory, glory, in the room in
which we were eating. And after he ceased he returned
to the table, and told me that this was not all yet, for
scores more were converted.
Joseph died September 8, 1842. Uncle Jacob related
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these circumstances to me in presence of his family, in
March, 1843, when I was on this first visit to his residence.
SAMUEL HEINECKE,
Elder.
JOURNEY IN THE WEST.
In March, 1843, ^ passed through Wooster, Wayne
county, Ohio, Mansfield, Richland county, and Bucyrus,
Crawford county. My family arrived on the 13th of Oc-
tober, 1843.
I was licensed to exhort in 1845. ^ ^''^^ ^ successful
revival at the Blowers Church. There were twelve con-
verts. J. H. Hutchinson assisted me.
In 1849 ^ joined the United Brethren in Christ. I
labored diligently in their fold until the 17th of August,
1850, when I was licensed to preach the gospel of Christ.
About the ist of January, 1853, I received a call to
become a Bible agent, which I accepted, and traveled
through Sandusky, Seneca, and part of Huron county.
In 1855 I took a trip west ; passed Maumee city, Lucas
county, Ohio, and through the south end of Michigan,
Adrian, Lenawee county, Hillsdale, and north end of the
State of Indiana — Elkhart, Porter, Valparaiso, Laporte
and Lake counties. Then I went into the State of Illi-
nois— Joliet, Will county ; then to Plainfield, where a
cousin, Rev. Daniel Vandersaal, resided. I then visited
the Will County Mission, Rev. Frederick Diltze in charge.
I then went to Chicago city ; thence to Bloomington city,
where I spent the winter.
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In the spring of 1856 I went to Lexington, McLean
county. Here lived the Rev. A. Wimset. He had begun
a protracted meeting at Salem. It was a great success.
We had fifty converts in ten days. Here I got a call to
travel the Bloomington Mission, the charge of which was
resigned by Rev. John Carter, which call I accepted, with
the consent of Elder John Hoobler and Rev. A. Wimset,
who baptized me by immersion on the 9th day of March,
1856, in the Mackinaw river. I then traveled this mission
until the session of the Annual Conference at Lexington,
McLean county, Illinois.
I was licensed to preach by the Conference, and took a
transfer to the Rock River Conference, and moved with my
family to Plainfield, Will county. In the spring of 1857
I obtained leave from Elder S. Healy to travel the Paw
Paw Mission, which I did until the next session of the
Annual Conference, which met at Hazel Green, Septem-
ber 4th, 1857, in Ogle county, Illinois. I was reappointed
to the same mission, with leave to travel jointly the Paw
Paw and St. Charles Mission, with the Rev. Clark Adams.
We were very successful, having revivals at different
points — Pleasant Hill, Chartergrove, Malugin Grove,
Twinngrove and Somanauk Station (or near to it). We
started about 150, who professed faith in Christ.
The next Annual Conference met September 9th, 1858,
at Adaline, Ogle county, Illinois. There was now a new
mission^struck off, called the Ottawa Mission, and I was
appointed to it. I traveled it this year, and formed one
class of eight and another of ten members. Conference
convened September 14th, 1859, at Genesee Grove, Ogle
county, Illinois. I was appointed to the Kankakee Mis-
sion, and moved my family to Kankakee city, where they
have remained since.
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Conference convened August 24th, i860, at Spring Hill,
Whiteside county, Illinois, Bishop Glossbrenner in attend-
ance. Here I took a transfer to any conference I wished
to join. J. K. M. Looker was secretary
I now took a trip to the State of Iowa. I started from
home September 29th, i860. I crossed the Mississippi at
Muscatine city. I obtained leave of Elder Wm. Eckels
to travel the Red Rock Circuit, which I did till the 6th of
May, 1 861, and with success. We took into church fel-
lowship sixty-five members, having traveled to Muscatine,
Louisa, Keokuk, Washington, Mahaska, Marion, Jasper,
Polk, Dallas, Madison, Jefferson, Boon, Story and Des
Moines counties. I returned to the City of Burlington
on my way homeward.
I attended the x\nnual Conference which convened in
September, 1861, in Warren county, Illinois. I was ex-
amined on the subject of reading, and passed the exami-
nation. Then I was examined for elder's orders before a
committee composed of Elders Isaac Kretsinger, John
Enstine and Joseph^I. Robinson. I passed this examina-
tion and was recommended to be ordained. On the Sab-
bath, after the services, three others, with myself, were
publicly ordained^to the office of elder. The following is
a copy of the certificate signed by the bishop :
TJiis is to certify to all whom it may concern : That
Samuel Heinecke is an approved preacher of the gospel in
the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so long as
his conduct and doctrine are conformable with the gospel
of Christ, and has been solemnly ordained by the laying
on of hands by the bishop and elders to the office of an
elder. Given at an Annual Conference held in Warren
county, and State of Illinois, this 14th day of September,
in the year of our Lord 1861.
Signed in behalf of said Conference.
DAVID EDWARDS,
Bishop.
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It may be important to give a reason why it was that I
was ordained to the office of an elder at so late a day of
my life.
After I embraced religion I felt it my duty to call sin-
ners to repentance, and I had access to young people in
calling their attention to this important matter ! But I
put this subject off. Nevertheless, I had labored at camp-
meetings and revivals, and became teacher of a Sabbath-
school class, and seen a number of children converted,
and had led class for years. But getting married before
I had acquired the suitable qualifications, my increased re-
sponsibilities made it next to impossible for me to attain
them in good season. But, by the help of God, I have
graduated ; and though, as you may see by reference to
the genealogy, we have raised a family, half of v/hom are
now in the glory world, yet I would say to young men who
feel it their duty to call sinners to repentance, stay single
until you have made the suitable improvements, and have
been ordained to the office of an elder. Then you may
expect to prosper in God's vineyard.
Having now been appointed to the New Michigan Cir-
cuit I traveled it with some success.
The next Annual Conference met at New Maysville,
Pike county, Illinois, September i8th, 1862. I iiere
asked and obtained leave to travel as an evangelist, having
traveled the previous year 3,475 miles and preached 150
times !
TRIP TO THE EAST.
October h, 1862, I started from home for Pennsyl-
vania on horseback. I passed through Indiana, Michigan
and Ohio, to Eleria,
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31st. Sold my horse; went to Cleveland in the cars.
November tst. Went to Wellsville ; here I had the mis-
fortune to lose my money. I got a free ticket, for my
ticket ^vas lost with my money. I got safe through to
Harrisburg. Then I visited my brother Jacob, who lives
in Lykens Valley, Dauphin county, Pa. Here friends
made up the money I lost, and I was enabled to buy a
horse, saddle and bridle again. I then traveled into
Cumberland county and Perry county, visited some of my
friends, and preached in various places.
I visited Christian Gippes, my brother's son-in-law;
David Lebo, another of his sons-in-law; John Verner, a
brother in Christ who was struck with palsy, and full of
faith and the Holy Ghost, ready to die, and willing to
live. I went to fill an appointment for Rev. George Mark
while he preached Brother Hoy's child's funeral sermon.
I had to cross the Mochantonga Mountain to see Rev. Mr.
Geist.
Novem.ber 26. I visited Revs. Joseph and Jacob Keefers.
Here, also, I became acquainted with Rev. A. Manship,
Trtct Society agent, of the city of Philadelphia, at Millers-
burg. We went to Harrisburg together. I went into
Cumberland county to see Aunt Barbara Yessler and
Esther Vandersaal, near Mechanicsburg, a thrifty country
village in Cumberland county. I visited John Hoover
and John Mohler, cousins.
2 2d. I went with Bishop Erb, George Gilbert and Mr.
Enterline, to hold quarterly meeting near Springville,
Boiling Spring. I preached several times.
28th. I filled the appointment for the bishop, he being
unable to preach for want of voice. On this trip, having
the bishop's horse and carriage, one of the tugs, or hold-
ing-back straps, broke, and the carriage ran against the
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animal's legs and scared her. She ran off with me; and
in turning into a lane the wheel ran against a stake, and
threw me between the wheel and the carriage-box, and
bruised my shoulder dreadfully. However, as good Provi-
dence would have it, no bones were broken, and I got
over the accident, though my arm is not sound to this day.
29th. I passed Carlisle to visit John Lackey's. Preached
at night. This proved to be a brother who is married to
my cousin Henry Young's daughter Margaret.
30th. I returned the carriage to Rev. Bishop Erb, at
Shiremanstown ; I stayed over night.
January 2, 1863. I took the cars to Harrisburg, then
back to Carlisle, then to John Lackey, who took me over
to his father in his buggy. On the Sabbath I heard Rev,
Brother Wentz preach in the morning; I preached at
night in the Youngs' church. I stayed over night at my
cousin, Rev. Henry Young's, whom I had not seen for
thirty-seven years.
4th. Returned to John Lackey's; then passed Harris-
burg to Brother Walmer, at Hummelstown, where I
preached.
8th. Went to Lebanon, to Benjamin F. Swartz, who was
married to my niece. I visited Sherrick's, Sheibley's, and
assisted Rev. Mr. Stirewaldt in a protracted meeting.
1 6th. I went to Shafferstown to Brother Beemaderfer,
and preached there.
17th. I went to John Heinecke, my nephew.
19th. And visited Noah Sharp.
20th. I visited my brother, Benjamin Heinecke ; I
preached several times at the Blue Stone Church.
26th. I went to Reamstown, where resided my sister
and brother-in law. Christian Echternach ; I assisted Rev.
Mr. Secrist ; he preached the funeral sermon for Samuel
H. Echternach's child.
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February ist. I preached at Jesse Pennybecker's church.
3d. I left my horse with my nephew, John Heinecke ;
took the cars at Messmer's Station, and passed Reading to
the City of Philadelphia, where I visited my nephew,
Daniel Echternach. I preached in the city six times to
good effect; Rev. George Shoman in charge.
nth. I returned via to Kleinfeltersville, and preached
once.
17th. I returned to Reamstown and preached; then I
went to Fairville, where I preached one week with success.
I stayed at Abner Clime's.
March 2d. I went to cousin Jacob Grube's.
June 4th. I visited Christian Deam, in Warwick ; then
to New Haven, and saw George B. Shober and Jacob
Grube, Sr. Then I went to Benjamin Donovan's, Man-
heim, where I preached.
nth. I visited Samuel Vandersaal, Lancaster city.
13th. I went to Mechanicsburg, to Jacob Vandersaal' s
cousin's.
17th. I visited Solomon Vandersaal's widow, now mar-
ried to Warwick. She is dead.
23d. Returned to Lancaster city, sold my horse, passed
Pittsburg, Wellsville, Cleveland, and came to Fremont.
I went 391 miles in the cars.
March 27th, 1863. I visited John and Jacob Vander-
saal, in Sandusky county, Ohio, v/ho-were cousins. I
visited their mother and their sister — Mary Ann Hol-
linger and Samuel, in Summit county. Preached twice.
May ist. Visited my old friend William Maclain, in
Morrow county.
3d. I went to quarterly meeting in the Shaw settlement,
Elder S. Lindsey in charge; passed Union county.
8th. Passed Urbana, Champaign county, Ohio, to Mr.
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Ciscel's, where I spent the Sabbath. Preached twice. He
was a Methodist; Troy, Miami county.
9th I passed Terra Haute, Indiana. I went to Addi-
son ; spent the Sabbath ; preached twice.
1 2th. Went to William Buch's, Darke county, Ohio.
14th. Went to the City of Dayton, then to the City of
Cincinnati, Ohio, to Benjamin T. and Henrietta Redman,
whom I had not seen for 35 years. Received the kindest
treatment I ever did receive in this world ; may God bless
and keep them faithful until death, and then receive them
with Willie and the rest of the little family to glory.
Amen !
20th. Returned to Dayton, settled the claims of the
Book Concern against me ; saw Bishop Markwood there.
Then to Arcanum, Darke county, to William Buch's.
26th. Passed Winchester, Randolph county, Indiana.
Then to Muncie, seat of Delaware county ; passed Marion,
seat of Grant county, to Mr. Starbuck's, with whom I
spent the Sabbath. Preached twice.
June 2d. Passed Logansport, Royal Centre, to Rev.
Joseph Terrell's.
3d. Crossed the Tippecanoe river, via Francisville, to
Rev. \V. H. Morris's, where I remained over night.
4th. Passed Renssellaer, Newton county, Indiana.
6th. Passed St. Ann, then Aroma, to Kankakee city,
Illinois, "home, where I found all well.
In this trip I had traveled 2,954 miles and preached 8^
times. I had a successful journey, with the exception of
the loss of my money at Wellsville.
13th. I visited Deshields. Preached at Worrels.
i6th. Moses Young, David Barrett's, Will county,
^oth. To John and Levi Shaffner's.
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25th. Went to Vellowhead, to Luther D. Hamilton and
Albert Waldron.
July 14th. To Levi Tucker, Magregor's, Lewis Fair-
child, Lee county, Illinois; Ogle county, to cousin David
Martin, and Catharine Cannon.
23d. To Lene Station, Rev. George Schneider. Free-
port, Rev. Mr. Witter, Stevenson county.
25th. Fairplay. I killed the largest rattlesnake I ever
saw to-day. To J. R. Redman, at Dubuque, Iowa. Passed
Delaware county, Iowa, Blackhawk county, Iowa, Water-
loo, Cedarfall, Adam Wise.
August 5th. Webster City, Hamilton county, Iowa, Fort
Dodge, Webster county. Saw C. Cummings.
8th. Boon county. Was with John Burman over
Sabbath.
9th. Rev. Josiah Hopkins, Polk county.
13th, Daniel Fry, Jasper county.
15th. Preached at Rochester the funeral sermon of Lydia
Lambert, the prettiest corpse I ever saw. Passed Oska-
loosa, Mahaska county.
20th. J. H. Cannon, Washington county, Iowa.
26th. Keokuk, Lee county, Iowa, to H. Scott Howell,
B. T. Redman's son-in law. I was treated as kindly as
possible.
29th. A general frost, which cut off the corn crop in
Iowa and Illinois.
31st. I crossed the Mississippi river, McDonough county.
September ist. Passed Farmington to Peoria, Peoria
county, Illinois.
3th. Washington, Tazewell county.
7th. Levi Clay, Livingston county. Visited Jacob
Phillips.
i2th, Kankakee City, home, having now visited my
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neighbors, Worrels, A. W. Scotts and Mr. Sines, and
summed up my labors of the first year as an evangelist to
the i8th day of September, 1863; I find that I traveled
4,628 miles, and preached one hundred times.
September 23d, 1863. To Chicago, to J. A. J. Kendig's,
Randolph street ; stayed at the Shaul House over night.
24th. To Wm. V. Johnson, Clinton street, near the
intersection of Jefferson and Mitchell streets.
'' 25th. Cousin Kendig and myself visited the court-
house and water-works; stayed at Wm. V. Johnson's.
27th. I assisted in holding meeting.
28th. Sold my horse, took the cars, and went to Kan-
kakee City, my home.
Oct. nth. I preached twice in the Dashiell settlement.
1 2th. My wife, Clara Bell, and myself started for the
State of Ohio by cars to Chicago.
14th. At 2 o'clock F. M. we got to Vanwert, Ohio,
where Dr. P. J. Hines, my wife's brother lived ; they
went to Washington city, D. C.
15th. I went to CJyde, Sandusky county; visited John
Keiser. Preached here on Sabbath twice,
20th. Went to Fremont; then to Greensburg where I
had ordered my mail. Then to cousin John Vandersaal's.
2ist. Visited cousin Jacob Vandersaal. Here I -preached
twice at Brother Fetters's.
28th. Went to Millgrove, Wood county; then to Free-
port, where I saw Michael Bordner, who is married to
Jacob HoUinger's sister — cousin Mary Grffith's husband.
31st. I went to cousin David Vandersaal's.
November 5th. I preached in the Rouch school house ;
went to James Vallette's, and then to Michael Long's.
6th. I went to Green Springs; then to Lowell, Adams
county, Ohio, and visited Ezra Dutrow,
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8th. Returned, and preached at Brother Batesole's.
9th. I went to Frenfiont ; stayed with John Bowman.
loth. Went to Greensburg for my mail ; then to Jesse
Mowrey's.
14th. Visited Rev. Samuel Long and Mr. Solomon ;
preached twice.
1 8th. Visited Nathan Parker; then Wm. Hartman.
19th. Stayed with Jacob Beerley.
23d. To M. Bordner's.
25th. Visited Daniel Crum's; here we had a protracted
meeting; had 15 seekers one night.
27th. Went to Bowling Green ; then to Montgomery
Cross Roads, and visited Brother Morgan.
29th. I preached at Davidson's twice ; stayed at Bas-
burg's.
December ist. Went to Millgrove, Fostoria, to Mr.
Burdid's.
2d. Went to Jacob Frey's, on the old Flack farm, near
Kansas Station ; then visited the brethren at Fostoria,
Davis ; Howell's, Moore's.
6th. I preached here; stayed with Reuben Grouse.
9th. Went to cousin Henry Mohler's ; one Reuben
French held a protracted meeting — I assisted him, which
resulted in forming a class of 14 members.
I filled four of his appointments : First at Mr. Adams's,
the Loudon church, on Saturday; second, at Indepen-
dence, Sabbath morning; and the third, at Bowden's, at
3 o'clock. My fourth was at Fostoria, where I preached
at night, December 13th, 1863,
On the 14th I returned to Brother French's work.
i2th. I went to Rev. Joseph Garn's.
26th. Returned to Brother Joseph Garn's church.
27th. Dedication of the church, Bishop Markwood in
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attendance. The church was named Shiloh. I continued
here till the close of the year, and saw the beginning of
the new year (watchnight) 1864, come in.
January ist. Visited Henry Ludwig ; it was intensely
cold, with snow and storm.
2d. Went to Rosenberger's for over Sabbath. Preached
twice.
4th. Passed Fremont to Jacob Stahl's.
6th. Stayed with Henry Grouts.
7th. Stayed with John Long.
8th. I went to Ensminger's and David Beerley's for the
Sabbath. I preached at the Pleasant Hill School House ;
stayed with Brother Beerly.
nth. Went to William Baker's.
13th. Went to Lewis Horton's via Tiffin City ; this man
is married to Jane Gettinger, who was the widow of Daniel
Gettinger, in Seneca county, Ohio
15th. Went to James Marshall's, in Reily township,
Sandusky county. Here I held a protracted meeting eight
days, and preached ten times.
25th. Went to Greensburg ; staid with D Vandersaal.
26th. Went to Bettsville ; I preached twice here over
Sabbath with good effect. Stirred up the believers ; told
them to do their duty, and they would see a revival of the
work of the Lord.
February i, 1864. Visited Erb, son of Rev. John Erb,
who preached my aunt Catharine Vandersaal's funeral ser-
mon in Pennsylvania, near Shippensburg, in 182 1.
loth. Went to Marion city; saw cousin Isaac Young.
14th. I preached at Mount Union ; visited Richard
Baxter Davis, who is married to a cousin Hain.
2ist. Sabbath; I preached twice in the City of Marion.
22d. Visited the widow of cousin Jacob Young, de-
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ceased. She is one of the salt of the earth. On my return
I visited David Holm, one of my Bucyrus friends.
23d. Went to Upper Sandusky, and visited Rev. George
Bender.
24th. Went to Jacob Ridley's and preached here once
more. His second wife was awakened and converted by
these meetings. She died in the triumphs of a living faith
in Christ. His children embraced religion. He married
again — a Mrs. Sheets.
25th. Went to Bettsviile again. The work of the Lord
broke out, as I had told them it would, if they did their
duty! They had continued the meeting from the time I
left them before until now, and a glorious revival was still
in progress, without any preacher. I preached once more.
26th. Visited Brother Siberal.
March ist. Took cars and went to Chicago, 243 miles.
2d. Took cars Kankakee City, home, 56 miles.
1 8th. Wife and Clara Bell returned from Washington
city, D. C.
20th. I preached in South Kankakee city.
22d. Visited Rev. Luke Barrett, Will county.
23d. Went to John Shaffner's.
25th. Went to Naperville, and saw Christian Kendig,
my cousin. Preached here ; stayed and visited until the
ist of April, when I went to Levi Shaffner's, and visited
Rev. Vanzant. Agreed to fill four appointments for him
on Sabbath, as he wished to visit his brother who was
home from the army, near Rock Island, on a furlough.
ist. Union School House.
3d. Providence Ridge.
3d. Jackson Centre.
4th. Near Gilbert Eib's, which I filled.
9th. Went to Momence, to Jonathan Fender's — a first-
rate family.
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nth. Visited Albret Waldron, who was sick. His
father and mother were there on a visit. I had been in
his room and shaken hands, and spoken a few words to
him. Seeing that he was weak, I had gone into the ad-
joining room, leaving his parents with him. Soon after
his mother opened the door and called me, saying,
^'Albert wants you to pray for him." So I went into his
room, and the old folks and myself knelt down, and I in-
voked the blessing of God upon us ! The parents sobbed
and cried.
Albert prayed, too, and God blessed him then and
there ! and he shouted "Glory, glory, glory," and clapped
his hands, saying, " Now I am ready to die. Now I am
willing to die." He lived about two weeks more, and
then died in the triumphs of a living faith in his Redeemer.
He had professed religion in our revival, near David
Cramer's. But various things combined, and he let his
religion slip from him. Josephus Hamilton, a cousin,
.lives h re.
JOURNEY IN WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA AND
IOWA.
May 3, 1864. I reached Goodin's by noon, and Richie's
by night.
4th. Went to Mr. Ryan's on the Morris Bridge.
5th. Levi Tucker, La Salle county.
7th. Went to Lewis Fairchild's, remaining over Sab-
bath, and preached twice.
9th. Visited Peter Flemming. His wife embraced re-
ligion at the Malugin Grove revival, six years ago.
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II. Went to Cortland Station; then to Sycamore, seat
of De Kalb county. Visited Abraham Van Dusen — a
family converted to Christ at Charter Grove revival, same
year. They remain faithful.
1 2th. Visited James H. Young; stayed over Sabbath.
I preached about Charter Grove three times.
i6th. Went to South Grove, and visited James Decker,
the first convert through my labors in Ohio, in the Blowers'
Church, in Crawford county.
20th. Passed Darien, Walworth county, Wisconsin, to
Delavan. From here I sent, by cars, my winter clothe^
home, boxed up; stayed with Mr. Low, near town.
2 1st. Stayed with Mr. Wells over Sabbath; preached
twice.
23d. Passed near Whitewater, on the county line of
Rock and Jefferson counties, to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin,
Crawfish Creek and the Rock River, Bellville Station, to
Brother Ward.
25th. Saw Lake Horicon. Crossed Rock River again.
Dodge county.
26th. Passed Fond du Lac city, Fond du Lac county.
At Lamarath, there was the likeness of a spread eagle, of
large size, hewn out of a rock, as a sign at a hotel.
27th. Passed to State line into Winnebago co., to Osh-
kosh, with a population of 7,000. Then to my old friend,
Abraham Kniesley, three miles west of town. Here I met
with five families from Bucyrus, Ohio, namely, George^
Comodore and Humphrey Rogers, and their sisters, mar-
ried to Solomon Spore and A. Kniesley, Brother Kniesley
having embraced religion at Brother A. Biddle's protracted
meeting, at which I assisted. We formed a lasting friend-
ship.
June ist. I visited Solomon Spore ; this man is nearly
blind with inflammatory sore eyes.
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2d. This morning Brother Kniesley and myself went to
Martin S. Belknap's, six miles west of Fox River, which
flows into Lake Winnebago, at the City of Oshkosh.
Here I preached once, and left two Sabbath appointments
for on my way to Minnesota. Then we returned via Osh-
kosh. Brother Kniesley took me to the main sawmill
that works with fifty saws, when all in motion, and cuts
forty thousand feet of lumber daily. This place is only
about twenty miles from the great pineries, where thous-
ands of logs are made, and rafted down the Fox River to
this place to be sawed. There are twenty mills here —
mostly sawmills ; all are moved by steam power. We
then returned to Brother Kniesley's residence, and on
Sabbath I went with him to his Sabbath-schools, one in
the forenoon and one in the afternoon, and I preached at
each place after school was out. Then we had class at
each place, too, for he is leader of both. So, we see the
fruit of one man's labor, who was but a lay member here,
and stood alone for some years, but was faithful, and God
owned his labors abundantly. The two places of meet-
ing— one is two miles, the other five miles from home, and
he meets them as regularly as may be. May God bless
him still more and more.
5th. I preached at Belknap's.
6th. I started on my journey to Wankau, Berlin, Green
county, to Charles Burns's.
7th. Went to Blackman's Mills, AVashara county, to
Mr. Metcalf.
8th. I passed Decoda to S. C. Viniger, Adams county,
on very dry, barren soil; thence to Fordham, to Rev.
Adriel Bean ; dined ; then went with him into the coun-
try to Mr. Lockwood's, two miles, and preached once.
loth. Passed Friendship, to Mr. Valentine, a colored
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local preacher. Dined and fed ; then to William D.
Niles'. Here is a mound 300 feet high, looking like the
Capitol of the United States, only very antique. Here is
the Wisconsin River; I went to Mr. Hamlin's, Juneau
county. Passed New Lisbon. Here flows the Lemon-
wien River. I staved with Mr. Pierce over Sabbath, and
preached twice. Here is a valley two miles wide and
fifteen miles long, where the sand, to the depth of 180 feet,
must have been washed at some time by high water into
the Wisconsin, and thence into the Mississippi River, and
left piers of rocks standing, upon which are now growing
pine trees ! Here, also, at this time, 12th of June, 1864,
are thousands of locusts, singing ^'Pharaoh, Pharaoh."
14th. Went to Sparta, seat of Monroe county. Here
flows the La Crosse River. W^nt to Mr. Jones's, a Bap-
tist preacher.
15th. Went to the town of La Crosse, on the banks of
the Mississippi River, and crossed into the State of Minne-
sota. Passed four miles on bottom land to Mr. Splinter's.
Dined and fed. While here I learned that his wife's name
had been Heinecke — the first of the family name I have
met with in America, outside of my own relations. We
had a pleasant time. Here flows Root River, a rapid
stream. Here I received directions how to go further, by
taking the Ridge Road.
I traveled on the Ridge Road ten miles, constantly as-
cending a mountain, till I arrived on level ground. Here
lived Mr. Hyett ; owns a good farm ; had the best pros-
pect for wheat of any I had met with this spring, on the
ground; Vinona county.
i6th. I sow the greatest ranges of mountains I had ever
beheld ; passed Centerville to Mr. Parmley's.
17th. Passed St. Charles; here is a railroad; went to
E. G. Young's.
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1 8th. 1 went to Rochester, the seat of Olmstead county,
Minnesota, to Louis Miller's, who is married to cousin
Susanna Vandersaal, daughter of John.
19th. I preached in the Methodist church in Rochester.
20th. Went to Silas Howard's; dined ;, then to Rev.
Mr. Furguson's, at Marion; to Rev. John Haney ; I
preached here.
25th. Stayed with Brother Taber, in Filmore county,
over Sabbath ; preached twice.
27th. Went to Carmoni ; then to Waukokee ; then to
EUiotaria, near the State line between Minnesota and
Iowa, half mile. Stayed with Mr. Elliot, who is the pro-
prietor of this village. Here are many pits, fronft ten to
twenty feet deep, without water, and mostly scrub oak
timber.
2Sth, Passed Frankville and Harding, in Luanna county,
Iowa, to Moses S. Teeter's, for the Sabbath.
30th. Passed Luanna Station.
July 4th. I started from this place, v/ell pleased, to
Manona, then to Farmersburg, to Garnivillo, which is
quite a town. Visited Mr. Hiney, an evangelical family.
5th. Passed Millville, Little and Big Turkey Creeks, to
Mr. Farris. I preached here. Had a good time.
6th. Passed the Holy Cross, a Catholic Church, to
John Crowder; then to Dubuque, to J. R. Redman, for
the Sabbath.
8th. Crossed the Mississippi River, at Dunleith. Went
to Galena, to Mr. Hallett.
9th. Passed Bonavista, to Peleg Mclntire, for over Sab-
bath, in Joe Davies county, Illinois.
nth. Passed Patty Grove, to Mr. Emmett's. Here
boarded a man whose name was Gotobed ; all the people
here were Dunkards.
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12th. Passed David Martin's farm, Carroll county; then
to Forreston, Ogle county.
13th. Passed Polo, to Joseph Rhodes; to Inlet, Lee
county, Brother Tripp's.
i6th Twinn Grove's to Comming's, McWalter Noe;
stayed over night. Here the Rev. Mr. Harshey and Dear-
dorf baptized two persons by immersion in the Dunkard
form. They knelt in the water, and dipped the candi-
dates three times head foremost down stream.
1 8th. Passed Paw Paw Grove, Lee county, to Levi
Tucker's.
19th. To Ottawa City, Mr. Purley's ; then to Charles
Kelly.
20th. To Joseph Yeager's.
2ist. Passed to Dayton, in the Shaver Settlement;
stayed with O. Potter.
23d. To John Freyer's j to Adam Frey's for over Sab-
bath. I preached twice.
25th. Passed Dwight's to William Untz.
26th. Jacob Bossart's; then to the City of Kankakee,
home, having traveled on this trip 1049 ^liles, and preached
twenty-four times. My motive in going to Wisconsin this
trip was to settle an old debt, and see the State, and do
what good I could. The God of heaven signally blessed
the effort.
TRIP TO BLUFFTON, INDL^NA.
July 30, 1864. Went to Yellowhead, David Creemer's ;
then to John Myers for over Sabbath ; preached twice.
August 4th. To David Shrontz.
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nth. To Rarich's over Sabbath, near Morocco. Here
I lost my way twice. I traveled into the barrens ten
miles, and came back to the same place where I had in-
quired the way. I now found there was a Brethren class
here, and I agreed to stay over Sabbath and preach for
them.
i6th. Went to Seth Baker, near Rensselaer, Newton
county, with whom I was acquainted sixteen years ago in
Ohio.
17th. To Rev. Loyd Webster.
i8th. To Bennettsville, to Rev. J. A. Lamb.
20th. To Peru, Miami county, to Jacob Shawman.
2 1st. Sabbath; I preached twice at Brother Crider's
church.
23d. Passed Marion to McNerpany, Huntington county.
24th. To Bluffton, to Samuel Kenegy's, whom I saw
married to my cousin Mary Vandersaal, on the 7th day of
October, 1824, near Shippensburg, in the State of Penn-
sylvania, Franklin county. She is the oldest daughter of
uncle John Vandersaal. Bluffton is one of the most dis-
loyal county seats in the State of Indiana. But this
cousin's husband, Samuel Kenegy, is an exception ; he is
one of the salt of the earth. We find no better men in
this day and age of the world. By their fruits ye shall
know them. I preached once there in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, but I suppose I was too plain. The
minister declined to have any preaching at night. On the
evening of the same day I arrived here, cousin Elizabeth
Hamilton, from Wadsworth, Medina county, Ohio, arrived
here also. She is sister to Mary Kenegy.
29th. I started on my journey to Huntington, seat of
Huntington county.
30th. Passed Springfield, Indiana, and Summit, into
Whitley county.
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31st. Passed Webster, Syracuse, and Turkey Creek, to
Mr. Strome's.
September ist. To Goshen, Elkhart county, Indiana;
then to Mr. Knorr, Mottville, St. Joseph county, Michigan.
2d. Passed into Cass county, to Brother Van Tilburg.
I preached for Rev. Brother Brown in Berrien county,
Michigan.
5th. Passed Carlisle, Leport county, through Valpraiso,
to A. E. Green.
6th. Passed Westville to Hebron, Porter county.
7th. Visited widow Reed's, Lake county. Rev. Brother
Philip Reed had volunteered into the army, was taken
sick, started for home, got to Crown Point, Lake county,
ahd dind !
9th. Went to Kankakee City, home, having traveled
470 miles, and preached five times.
nth. Visited Manteno, and John Myers', and preached
there.
17th. Went to William A. Day's, in Livingston county.
Preached twice.
i8th. Another year up, traveled 3864 miles and preached
113 times.
TRIP TO DANVILLE, VERMILION COUNTY,
ILLINOIS.
This afternoon it hailed most tremendously ; knocked
the window lights out of many windows in the country
between Kankakee City and Chabance. I stayed in Mr.
Stiles' s barn over night, the lights of the house having been
broken.
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24th. The hail this morning might be gathered by the
bushel full in the road ! I went to Spring Creek, and
made arrangements to have preaching on next day —
Sabbath.
25th. I preached twice ; stayed at Brother Braden's.
26th. Went to W. O. Koon's.
27th. To Bulkley, Lodi and Paxton Stations; then to
Brother Whittimyer's, two miles south of Paxton.
28th. Went to Pleasant Point, Sugar Grove, Champaign
county, to John Cooder's; made arrangements for meet-
ings next Sabbath.
29th. Went to Rev. Daniel Fairchild's.
30th. Went to Danville, Vermillion county, to John
John's.
October 2d. Rerurned to Brother John Cooder's, to fill
the appointment on the Sabbath, as agreed on, when I
passed on my way down. I preached four times with
good effect.
14th. To Joshua Hersh's.
15th. Visited John Shaffner; then to Joliet, Will county,
to A. Shreffler,
1 6th. I heard the Rev. Jam'es Dunlop preach — an
Evangelical minister.
17th. Went to Lockport ; then to Piainfield, to Mrs.
Margaret Vandersaal, Rev. Daniel's widow.
19th. To Rev. Josiah Kenegy's, nephew to Samuel
Kenegy, of Bluffton, Indiana. Returned to Green's
Corners. Preached twice on Sabbath.
24th. Went to Elijah Johnson's.
25th. Passed Mokena, Frankford, and Richton Stations,
to Brother Cole's at Crete.
26th. To cousin Luther D. Hamilton's, Yellowhead,
Kankakee county, to Peter Stabler's.
27th. To John Dennison's ; then Kankakee City, home.
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Found James William had returned from the army, and
taken the typhoid fever ! For a week or more we despaired
of his recovery ! Doctor Duncanson was in attendance
for several days. James was utterly helpless ! But he be-
gan to amend, and finally recovered. I then started on
business to Chicago. Went to Vanderbilt's.
November 4, 1864. Got to Chicago, Wm. V. John-
son's ; sold my horse.
5th. Took the cars to Kankakee city, home.
8th. Day of the Presidential election ; our son Charles
V. T. was here, from Washington City. We veted for A.
Lincoln.
TRIP TO EGYPT AND OTHER PLACES.
November 10, 1864, I took cars for Urbana, Cham-
paign county, Illinois ; then to Decatur, Macon county,
to Abraham Cramer's.
nth. To Sandoval, the crossing of Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad over the Central ; stayed at C. W. Stern's.
1 2th. Went to Salem, seat of Marion county, Illinois,
to cousin Daniel Hain's, whom I had not seen since he
moved from Ohio. We had a pleasant time. I preached
in the Methodist Church here.
15th To Central city, to Rudolph Eohn (German
Evangelical minister); then to Rev. Silas Leonard ; made
arrangements for meetings over Sabbath. Stayed at
Matthew's. Preached here several times. Stayed at
Thomas Fowler's, U. B.
20th. Went to Shuck's School House and preached,
and stayed at Bro. S. W. Burr's.
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23d. To Middletown ; preached twice ; stayed at Rus-
sell's.
26th. To Dena McGiffin's. He is a wealthy merchant.
To Flora Station ; then to Ziph, to Rev. Jeremiah Crea-
mer's, whom I used to know at Yellowhead when I travel-
ed the Kankakee mission. Here I preached twice. Stayed
at Jeremiah's.
28th. To Mount Erie; preached once; stayed with
Rev. Samuel Kaky, United Brethren minister on this mis-
sion, Wayne county.
December 2d. Passed Enterprise, a poor-looking village
of a few old houses. Then to Holthouse.
3d. To quarterly meeting at Jeffersonville ; Elder Wm.
R. Gibbins, of Indiana (Centre Point, Clay county), 8
miles south of Brazil. Bro. Jeremiah M. Creamer's license
was here renewed.
8th. I went to Six-Mile Prairie, to assist in holding a
protracted meeting, having preached four times at Jeffer-
sonville, after the quarterly meeting was closed. Six-Mile
Prairie is some 15 miles from Jeffersonville, bounded by
Stroud's timber, and inhabited by several families. Stroud
the father, moved here in an early day, and the children
are settled round him. They all live in a plain manner,
and would not live otherwise. Here I met with Bro.
Cardwell, assistant preacher to Bro. Kaky, of this mission.
He is blind ; never did see; he is intelligent, considering
his opportunities. I stayed pver Sabbath ; had a tolera-
bly good meeting. I preached several times. We added
two to the class.
15th. Two were baptized by immersion.
17th. Then to Clay city. Clay county. At noon took
cars for Cincinnati, Ohio ; arrived there at half past one
in the night. I inquired for and found the residence of
Benjamin T. Redman, my old friend of Washington City>
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D. C. Stayed the balance of the night, and over Sab-
bath.
20th. I passed Dayton, Montgomery county, Ohio.
Then went to Arcanum, Darke county, to uncle Peter, and
saw cousin Wm. Buch. Here I visited some friends. I
preached in the village of Arcanum on the ist day of Jan-
uary, 1865. Stayed at Henry Albright's.
3d. Went to Jayville ; then to Nineveh. This is a
country place, noted for its wickedness. I promised to
stay and give them two weeks' preaching. I tried to im-
press upon their minds the warning to the Ninevites of
ancient days ; that if they repented now, they might yet
be saved : "But he who, being often reproved, hardeneth
his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without
remedy." (Proverbs xxix. i.) I administered the sacra
ment of the Lord's Supper to them that believed.
20th. Went to Gordonsville,to Plenderson L. Albright's.
I preached here once.
30th. Went to Greenville, the seat of Darke county,
Ohio, to Mr. Porter's.
31st. To Rev. John Riggle's, cousin to Benjamin Rig-
gle, of Ly kens' Valley, Pennsylvania.
Feb. 2d. Went to Rev. Tobias Hiestand's. Here I
preached twice ; visited somewhat.
7th. Went to Uniontov/n, with Brother Whitecar, with
a wagon.
8th. Took cars for Andersonville Station ; passed to
Pennington, 8 miles, and had to return on foot. Then
went to Logansport, Indiana. After we passed Nevada, a
rail broke on the car track, and the two hindmost cars fell
oif and wrenclied the coupling-pin, and jerked the third
car, in which I was, perhaps one foot up from the track,
but returned safe, while those in the other cars were more
or less bruised, though none were killed. After having
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been detained long enough to care for the bruised and
wounded, we were all packed into the remaining cars, and
we passed to Logansport. Here I remained over at Mrs.
Lewis's boarding-house. I got acquainted with Mr. Wil-
shier M. Davis, an insurance agent, who informed me of a
protracted meeting in progress.
9th. He showed me the way, and I went out for over
Sabbath — Rev. Mr. Winegardner in charge. Stayed over
with Brother Whippleman and Adam Vost, cousin to the
Yosts of Bucyrus, Ohio. I preached here several times ;
I visit^ different families, and was well satisfied with my
finding this place.
14th. Returned to Logansport; took cars for Watseka,
near Middleport, Iroquois county, Illinois. Stayed over
Sabbath ; preached twice ; stayed at Mahlon Longshore's.
20th. Took cars at Watseka for Gillman Station, and
then to Kankakee city, home, having traveled this trip
1 103 miles, and preached 6;^ times from the loth of No-
vember to the 20th of February. I found my family well.
April 9th. Preached at Dennison's. Went to Swihart's
and David Creamer's, in Yellowhead.
nth. Went to Martin Lashley's and Wm. Watkins's.
i2th. To Luther D. Hamilton's.
14th. Went south of Momence to David Shronce's.
i5tli. I heard of the death of President Lincoln. Sab-
bath, I preached at Shed's School House.
17th. Went to Kankakee city, home; then to Ashcraft's,
and bought a pony !
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TRIP TO MICHIGAN AND OTHER^^PLACES.
April 22, 1865. To Sherbornville, to |Abitha^ G. Brit-
tenls. 3 I preached on Sabbath.
24th. To widow Reed's, Lake county, Indiana.
25th. Passed Crown Point ; then to Jacob Wise's,^and
Deeter's. Stayed over the Sabbath, and preached.
May ist. Passed Valparaiso^ to Westville/j to Albert
Williams's.
3d. Passed Laporte, seat of Laporte county, to Henry
Brown's. This is a first-rate family.
4th. Went to Joseph Peffley's, a nephew of aunt Barbara
Vandersaal, uncle Jacob's wife. He is of United Brethren
here. I stayed over Sabbath.
7th. Went with Joseph to fill an appointment on Pleas-
ant Ridge, and had a very interesting time. He had his
family and some of the neighbors along. We returned to
Brother Peffley's home.
8th. Passed South Bend to Abraham Livengood's, Elk-
hart county, near Elkhart, Indiana.
9th. To Mr. Meter's; stayed in this settlement over
Sabbath, and visited Mr. Rush, a brother to Mrs. Farr, of
Kankakee county.
15th. Went to Knorr, St. Joseph county, Michigan.
1 6th. To Three Rivers, to Brother Kern's. Preached
here several times. ^ Saw Brother HenryXrout and his
son, and their families ; they moved here from Sandusky
county, Ohio.
24th. I passed Kalamazoo, seat of Kalamazoo county,
Michigan, to Mr. Cobb's.
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25th. Went to Galesburg, to Joseph Tuttle's for the
night. This evening my pony kicked me, and tramped
me fearfully. My eyes, arms and body were more or less
bruised. I then had to remain till next week, to have my
wounds healed. I used five or six two-ounce vials full of
jarigan, which is the best liquid I ever used for flesh
wounds. My clothes had been badly torn, which I got
mended.
29th. I passed Battle Creek, to Levi Mills's. They
were well acquainted with Elder Mack, of Kankakee city.
31st. I arrived at the residence of Samuel Garber, of
Seneca county, Ohio. He had enlisted in the army !
His wife had gone to a neighbor's house. One daughter,
about sixteen years old, saw me coming, with my face yet
tied up ! She took the back track to a cornfield, where a
younger brother was hoeing corn. They then went to the
next neighbor, and got him to come with them to find out
who I was. By this time I had taken my saddle-bags and
overcoat on the porch, and let my pony graze in the lot !
I seated myself on the cabin porch. My friends came up,
thoughtful. I introduced myself to them, and told them
of our acquaintance in Ohio. Then all was right. I
stayed over Sabbath, and visited and preached several
times. I visited Charlotte, Eaton county, Michigan.
Here I met with Dr. Martin, who used to be a farmer and
brickmaker in Ohio.
19th. I started homeward via Olivet, Bellevue, Battle
Creek, Galesburg, to David Young's.
20th. Passed Kalamazoo, to Daniel Payne's.
2ist. Passed Paw Paw, the seat of Van Buren county.
22d. To Joseph Spencer's, Cass county, Michigan.
23d. To Elder Surran's Berrien county. I agreed to
fill his appointment for the coming Sabbath, which I did.
27th. Passed Niles, to Bro. Vantilburg's ; stayed.
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29th. Passed New Buffalo to Michigan city, Indiana.
Here I received a very welcome letter ,from Dorsey, our
son, in the army.
30th. Passed Westville.
July I St. Passed Crown Point, Indiana, to Samuel Buz-
zart's.
4th. By noon, to Kankakee city, home. The citizens
and neighbors were celebrating the day in the grove. My
family were over. Mr. Gains Worst, from Ohio, had just
arrived, as I had. He went over the river to see the peo-
ple. He was on his way to Memphis, Tennessee, doing
business for the government, there ! He had embraced re-
ligion. He was home on a visit to his parents, who had not
seen him for six years. May he prove faithful to the end.
I had now traveled 722 miles this trip, and preached from
April 2ist to July 4th 2t times, notwithstanding the mis-
fortune I had.
TRIP TO MY NATIVE STATE, PENNSYLVANIA.
July 27th, 1S65, I started; went to Albert Farr's;
then to Sherbornville ; then to Mrs. Allen's.
28th. To widow Reed's.
29th. Went to Crown Point ; then to Samuel Buzzard's
for over Sabbath. Preached twice.
31st. Went to Valparaiso, to E. D. Wolff's.
August 1st. Passed Westville to David Bush's, Laporte
county, Indiana.
2d. To Henrv Brown's.
3d. Possed South Bend, Missiwaka River, to Mr.
Baker's. Then went to George Armiller's, Elkhart county,
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4th. Went to Bristol ; then to Mottvill, St. Joseph
county, Michigan, to Mr. Knorr's. At White Pigeon,
with Mr. Moist.
5th. Went to Joseph Wren's for over Sabbath ; preached
twice.
8th. Passed Hillsdale, the seat of Hillsdale county,
Michigan, to S. and J. Gillmore's, kind hospitable men ;
they were Methodists.
9th. Passed into Lucas county, Ohio, to Mr. Weible's ;
then to John McNutt's ; then to his son-in-law, Nathan
Parker, a very kind, righteous family, from Wood county,
Ohio, where we had some glorious meetings while Brother
Parker yet lived at Brother John McNutt's. Here I
preached twice, and here I saw Brother J. P. Butler, whom
I had not seen for some twelve years ! He acknowledged
that he had lost ground, because he had determined not
to entertain ministers any more. He was thereby going
to save something ! And ever since he formed that reso-^
lution he was getting poorer all the time. He now invited
me to dinner, and made this frank confession, and said he
would invite any gospel minister hereafter that needed
care, so help him God ! Amen.
14th. I passed Maumee city and Perrysburg, to Mr.
Pennywell'sj dined. Then to Amos Rogers's.
15th. Went to Millgrove, to George McCormick's;
dined. Then to David Vandersaal's, Sandusky county.
In the evening we went to camp-meeting, close by, and
returned.
1 6th. To Vellette's; then to Rev. M. Long's.
17th. I dined at Mrs. Parker's, where Bishop Seipert
died.
i8th. I went to Sandusky city, to John V. Brost's ;
dined. Then to Aaron Hanly's. Then to Brother Mink-
ley's for the Sabbath. Preached twice.
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23d. Went to Cleveland, to Dr. Hurt's. His wife is a
sister of Rev. Josiah Kenegy.
24th. Went to Elder James Carter's, Cuyahoga county.
25th. To James Smith's, Geauga county.
26th. To Mr. Tinney's, Ashtabula county ; preached
twice on Sabbath.
28th. Passed Andover, to the State line of Ohio and
Pennsylvania, to Esbyville, to Mr. Marshall's. Here I
saw the first derrick.
29th. Passed the City of Meadville, the seat of Craw-
ford county. Passed Connaught lake and canal — to Jas.
Wertz's, Crawford county, Pennsylvania.
August 30th. I was called to preach the funeral sermon
of Mrs. Kitelinger, aged 24 years; text Rev. xiv. 13.
Took dinner at her brother's house. After the services,
then passed to Mr. Oaks's.
September ist. Passed Pleasantville, to Rev. George
Peters's. We made arrangements for me to go with him
to Pleasant Valley, Warren county, to hold meeting.
4th. We returned to Venango county.
5th. I went to Pithole, where the great curiosity of the
world is — three wells : one flows 500, one 800, and one
2,000 barrels of oil every 24 hours. There are 97 more
wells being dug, upon about 160 acres of land. There
are about 300 shanties to live in, and for offices, storing
oil, and for other purposes. Crude oil is sold at $6 per
barrel at the tank. A tank is a large tub holding twelve
hundred ban els each. There are five tanks in a row.
When one is full it is conducted by a pipe into a second
and third, and so on. The wells are all sunk six hundred
feet before the oil is reached. The oil is hauled to Titus-
ville, six miles, and there it is refined. Then it is worth $1
per gallon, forty-two gallons in a barrel. The oil stream
flows twenty-five feet up in the air, against a platform, fixed
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there for that purpose, five feet above the tank, the
tank being twenty feet deep. When they first struck the
oil stream, it flowed sixty-five feet above the surface of the
earth, fifteen feet above the derrick ; all derricks are fifty
feet high. A derrick is constructed with four strong posts,
twenty feet apart on the ground, and four feet apart at the
top, where a platform is fixed, in which hangs a pulley,
upon which runs the rope, on which the auger is fastened
by screws. The cost for one-quarter of an acre of ground,
for the engine, and for all the fixtures, and for sinking
one well six hundred feet, and pay for three hands to at-
tend to the work, amounts to ^9,000. But, then, they
lay it out into shares of $^0 to ^500, and sell these out
before they know whether oil will be found or not, like
the lotteries. If such are the arrangements to amass wealth
from God's earthly storehouse, how much more may we
expect to realize in that heavenly world, where an inex-
haustible storehouse is reported to be i After having seen
these curiosities of nature, I started on my journey to Mr.
Lovell's for dinner, three miles from the flowing wells.
The landlord fed my pony, and I dined. While we were
called to be seated, two gentlemen and two ladies seated
themselves at the table. One of the men looked at me so
intently that I took the liberty to inquire whether they
had been to see the great oil fountains. He replied that
they had. He then said, ''Mr. Heinecke, where do you
live now?" I replied, "My family live in Kankakee
city, Illinois, but I am on my way to my native State, still
calling sinners to repentance ; and, if you please, what
may be your name, and where did you know me?" Sasd
he, "My name is Erie Locke ; I knew you in Bucyrus,
Ohio." "Oh, yes," I replied; "now I know." Said
he, "This is my wife — Miss Coates, that was — and this is
her brother's son and his wife." " And where do you
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live now," said I. ''I do business in New Orleans. But
my wife and nephew live in Indianapolis." So we con-
tracted situations, I acknowledged that he had the advan-
tage of me as to this world's means, but told him that I
was aiming to acquire those true riches which would never
perish, and here inquired whether they attended to this.
Said he, "As for myself, having so many other things to
occupy my attention, I neglected this." As we shook
hands to part, he dropped a $1 bill into my hand, and bid
me Godspeed ! The landlord charged me nothing for
dinner and feed ; so I went on my way rejoicing. I crossed
the Allegheny River on a ferry boat for thirty cents. I
now was in the village of Tionesta, with a population of
about 500 people. 1 rode up before the door of a large
hotel, and inquired whether there lived a minister in this
place. After a moment's pause, a man rose and walked
hastily, saying, '' Come with me, come with me," and led
my pony, with me on him, to his stable, inquiring if I was a
minister. I told him I was. He said he wished to do all
the good to ministers he could, as he knew they had a hard
time of it; and he had a brother and two cousins minis-
ters, and they were off, he knew not where. He put my
pony in the stable, gave him oats and hay, and bid me come
into the house. We went into a large room, all shelved
on one side, it being full of bottles. "Oh," said I,
"you are a doctor." "Yes," said he, " that's my busi-
ness." He now went to call his wife, and in a short time
returned, saying, she was called to dress a lady who was
to be married that night. "Sol cannot have her come
in," he said ; " but I know what to do with you. We
will return to the hotel." And went there, and approach-
ing the landlord, he handed him ^5, saying, " Take your
payout of that for his supper, bed and breakfast." The
landlord took three dollars, and handed two dollars to the
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doctor, who turned to me, saying, ''Take this. You will
need it before you get over the mountains." I took it,
thanked him, and we went out on the porch, where I first
saw him. We talked over the matter of his relations, who
are ministers, and of various other things. I informed
him that I used to see the name of Rev. Mr. Winance in
the South. '' That," said he, '' is my brother, and I have
not heard of him since the war broke out." It had been
raining that afternoon, and I was stretching out my feet,
saying, *'It is a fine thing to live in a free country. We
can wear low-quartered shoes, if one's socks do get
muddy." The doctor looked ai my shoes, and in a
moment jumped up, saying, '"'Come with me ;" and we
went into a store. Said the doctor to the merchant,
'•' Please let this man have a pair of boots, and I will pay
for them." He then left, and I selected a pair worth $6,
and went to the hotel; stayed over night, took breakfast
in the morning, and then went to the doctor's house. He
was in a good humor, saying, " Did you get the boots?"
I lifted up my foot, saying, ''Yes; here they are." "What
is the price of them?" said he. "Six dollars," said I.
" All right; I will soon call and pay for them," said he.
We then got out the pony, and I thanked him very kindly
and directed him to look to the God of heaven for his
divine care ! Said he, " If you wish at any time, come
and board two years with me free." I thanked him, and
started on my journey rejoicing, having received in these
gifts $12.50, including pony keeping, with an offer of more
money, if I needed it. Thus ends my providential oil
region visit.
6th. So God opens the hearts of rich men to assist his
servants. I soon overtook a German, who was glad to find
some one that could talk that language. He handed me
25 cents, and bade me good-bye. Went to Gottleib
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Hinderer ; dined and fed; stayed at Wm. Cham-
bers's.
7th. To Clarion, the seat of Clarion county; dined at
Mr. John Hannah's. Passed Strattenville. A Methodist
minister overtook me (by name T. J. Baker), on his way
to camp-meeting. He took me to Mr. Amos Hinderliter's,
a very kind Methodist family ; stayed over night.
8th. Jefferson county, Pennsylvania. Went to Knox-
ville and Brookville for over Sabbath. Preached twice.
Stayed at Brother Stein's. Here lived the Rev. Wesley
Kitchen.
loth. Went through Jemoka into the pine timber on a
wrong road. Went to Brother Pierce's. Preached at
night. It had been raining all day; stayed over night at
Brother Job Pierce's.
nth. Indiana county ; went to Merchantsville, to
Thomas Allison's ; went to Mr. Hood's hotel ; stayed over
night free of expense.
13th. Passed Indiana, the seat ; then to Fredericktown ;
stayed with Mr. Camaron.
14th. Went to Belsana, to Brother Makin's. Here
lives the Rev. John Hernden, a United Brethren Elder.
He gave me a nice cane. Stayed again at Brother Makin's
over night. This brother made a oresent of a house and
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lot to Rev. John Hernden.
25th. Went to Ebensburg, crossed the Allegheny moun-
tains, 12 miles across. Upon the centre of this mountain
a village is erected, named Summit, inhabited by Catholics.
They have a large church house. Blair county to Mr.
Funk.
1 6th. Passed Martha Furnace ; the bellows is blown by
water power through a pipe of about 12 inches in diameter,
and 200 yards long, laid upon posts some 10 feet high.
This is the hottest looking place I ever saw. The walls of
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this furnace are lo feet thick ; the heat is intense ! Here
they cast pig iron, 3 feet long by 3 to 4 inches thick. This
is in Morrison's Cove. Here also is a forge. Here is also
another furnace, named Rodman's Furnace ; I dined and
fed with Mr. Law, Lutheran. Went to Woodbury, Bed-
ford county. Pa., to Rev. J. H. Wilkinson's. Here I
stayed over Sabbath, and preached twice, with good effect !
Enjoyed the friendly interview and kind entertainment of
this Methodist family.
i8th. Passed Patant to Alexander Davis's; dined.
Then to Bloody Run, to Mr. BarndoUar's for over night.
This day closes another year, in which I have traveled 3513
miles, and preached 146 times.
19th. To-day went to John McElwaine's, on Rising
Hill, Fulton county; then to Abraham Stauffer's for over
night. From this farmer the rebels took four good horses
without pay, worth ^600, near McConnelsburg.
20th. Went to Loudon, to John Holler's; then to
Chambersburg, Franklin county. Pa., to Brother Lamas-
ter's. Here I saw the awful remains of the burned
city. Some 400 houses were burned to ashes by the rebels
in their frantic raids toward their own destruction.
2ist. Went to Green Village; dined at Mr. Keller's;
then visited cousin Maria Vandersaal, widow of cousin
Jacob, son of uncle John Vandersaal, whom I visited 42
years ago, and not since, near Shippensburg, Pa.
22d. Visited John Gish, who was married to cousin Ly-
dia Vandersaal, daughter of Uncle, John.
23d. Went With Rev. John Schlichter, United Brethren
minister to a protracted meeting held by Rev. Hommel-
baugh. To Joseph Holler's, a first-rate man. The meet-
ing was held at a small village named Buzzard's Glory.
Here I preached several times with good effect.
25th. I visited uncle John Vandersaal's old homestead,
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with the small graveyard in the corner of the orchard,
where uncle John and his youngest sister are buried, and
no one else ! It is two panel square — that is, twenty-two
feet square. The farm has gone into other hands.
26th. Passed Fairview, to John Clippinger, who is mar-
ried to one of cousin Jacob and Maria Vandersaal's daugh-
ters ; dined. Returned to the meeting; stayed with
Brother Hershey.
27th. Attended meeting here, having preached once at
Brother Snook's, night before last. Went to Samuel
Holler's.
28th. Went to Shippensburg, to N. R. Hutchinson's ;
then to David Wingerd's ; their wives are cousins, daugh-
ters of Jacob and Maria Vandersaal.
29th, To Jacob Coover's, father of Maria.
October ist. I heard Rev. Mr. Soul preach, and I
preached at night.
2d. Went to Leesburg and Centerville, to Daniel Kel-
ler's; then to John Lackey's, son-in-law to cousin Henry
Young, near Carlisle, Cumberland county.
4th. Went to cousin John Mohler's at Roxbury.
5th. Went to aunts Vandersaal and Yessler.
6th. Went to John Hoover ; then to Dillsburg ; then
to cousin Henry Yessler's.
7th. I returned via John Hoover's ; then to Mechanics-
burg, to Mr, Jacob Nisley's ; here resided Martha Yessler
for many years. On Sabbath I preached for the Rev. Mr.
Raber, of the United Brethren, minister in charge. This
town is one of the most thrifty in this county. I stayed
over night with Jacob Coover, cousin to Maria Vander-
saal's father.
iiih. I passed Sterrett's Gap, to cousin Rev. Henry
Young's.
1 2th. Passed Duncannon, to Mr. Reese's; then to Rev.
Mr. Ryland'g.
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13th. To Millersburg, to Mr. Bower's; then to David
Lebo's.
14th. To my brother, Jacob Heinecke's. I preached
at the Emmanuel church. Here is Yeager's Mill, near the
United Brethren church, a fine settlement in Lykens Val-
ley, Dauphin county.
15th. I preached. There is a flourishing class here.
Brother Forney is one of the chief members.
i6th. 1 went to Millersburg, to George M. Brubaker's,
one of the best men of this place, and a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. I made arrangements for
Sabbath meetings.
17th. I preached once in town, and once six miles up
the Susquehanna River. Brother Brubaker took me to his
appointment for Sabbath school.
2 2d. Visited and preached in Millersburg.
24th. Passed Harrisburg, to Mr. Hohn's ; preached at
a revival.
25th. Went to Mr. Brostle's, in the country ; preached
once ; stayed at Mr. Garman's overnight.
27th. To Manheim ; preached.
28th. To Geo. B. Shober's for the night. Visited
uncle Jacob Grube, Sr. Then went to his son's, on Gravel
Hill; then to Reamstown, Lancaster county. Pa., to
Christian Echternach's, my brother-in-law. I heard the
Rev. M. Linebach preach at night. I preached at the
Evangelical Church.
30th. Went to my brother Benjamin Heinecke. My
sister and her son Samuel went with me. They returned.
November 3d. Went to Noah Sharp's, and to John, son
of Benjamin ; stayed over night. On Sabbath I preached
for the Rev. John Binkley, at the Pennybecker church.
6th. Went to Reamstown and transcribed the fearful
loss "of soldiers in the rebellious war: 199 battles; killed,
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77,465; wounded, 196,075; missing, 118,142; grand
total, 391,682 of the North. This is a proof of the
treachery of human nature. I then went to Reinholds-
ville and preached there.
8th. I visited Brother Brunner and Brother Binkley;
went to Brother Knockscott's, in West Cocalico town-
ship, on top of a mountain. Dined, and had a very
pleasant visit to some brethren living up there. We re-
turned to the Reinhold's church, and had preaching,
and some penitent seekers of religion. We stayed at
Henry Bruner's over night. I then agreed to fill some
appointments for Brother Binkley.
loth. I went to Mr. J. McCullen's and preached at
night, and had a good time,
nth. I went to Reading, to my nephew, John H.
Echternach's; dined; then went to Samuel Romig's,
Bromfieldville, Berks county.
1 2th. Sabbath I preached twice ; stayed at Romig's.
13th. I returned to Reading; then to Henry Bruner's.
15th. Returned to Reading, and assisted Rev. Ezekiel
Light over the remainder of the week and Sabbath, at a
protracted meeting, with good effect. During the week I
visited the cannon manufactory. This is an extensive
work. There were twelve cannons in progress of con-
struction ; the largest caliber, about fifteen feet in length
and five feet at the breech ; it carries a ball of 325 lbs.
weight. At night I preached in the United Brethren
Church.
1 8th. Mr. Rowland accompanied me to see the gas
works, by which the city is supplied with light ; the popu-
lation is 23,171. There are fifteen furnaces in which the
coal is stewed, from which gas is extracted, and put into a
tank holding three thousand barrels at once. From this tank
pipes are laid to every part of the city, where light is want"
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ed, and by pressure forced out into every part. We then
went into the Liberty Engine house. This place is very
handsomely furnished with such articles as hair-seated
sofas, and looking-glasses, like those in the President's
house at Washington City. It has full-sized statues of
Washington, Gen. Marquis de Lafayette, and President
Lincoln. There are ten young men employed at stated
salaries here, whose duty it is to be ready at a moment's
warning, at the ringing of a bell, to spring to the engine,
and have it in the place needed. Those men in attendance
were very kind, gentlemanly and accommodating. May
the Lord bless them ! They showed us a full-rigged minia-
ture ship ; a full-sized, stuffed alligator, and a variety of
other things, like those in a museum. We then visited
the German Reformed Church. Here were several oersons
practicing music. They have here a very large organ. At
the opposite end of the church is a very impressive view of
the ascension of our Lord and Saviour. He is modestly
dressed, in a large robe of pale-yellow hue, and is accom-
panied by a multitude of the heavenly host. It is a magnifi-
cent sight to look upon. The church is a spacious build-
ing ; the seats are all cushioned alike. On the one side
of the main building is a large room for council meetings,
and prayer meetings. I returned to Rev. Ezekiel Light's,
pastor of the United Brethren Church.
19th, Sabbath. I addresed the Sabbath-school children.
Brother Light preached, and opened the door of the
church for such as wished to join. My nephew, John
H. Echternach, and his wife, joined. I preached at night
to a full audience. This was one of the most interesting
occasions I recollect ; I was treated very respectfully, and
rewarded very liberally j and we parted with reciprocal
good feeling. I returned with my nephew, John H. Ech-
ternach, for the night. My nephew has kept faithful to
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this date — the closing of the manuscript of this volume.
We have reason to praise and adore the God of all grace
for his loving kindness to us. May he preserve us unto
everlasting life, and bring us safely home to glory. Amen.
20th. I went to Reamstown, to Christian Echternach's ;
then visited Benjamin Keiper; stayed over night.
23d. Went to Schceneck, to Ezra Becker's ; made ar-
rangements for Sabbath meetings. I preached twice.
Stayed at Becker's.
27th. Went to Elias Weitzel's at Reamstown ; then
passed Ephrata to cousin Jacob Grube's, Jr.
V 28th. Went to the City of Lancaster, to cousin Samuel
Vandersaal's. Visited William Diller.
December ist. Went to Fairville, to Abner Clime's*
dined and fed. Went to Blairstown, to Mr. Christian
Sensanich's, of the Evangelical Church.
5th. Went to Sadsburyville, to cousin Jacob Vander-
saal's, whom I have known since he was born. I lived
with his father nine years.
6th. Left pony, and took cars at Chandler Station, and
went to the city of Philadelphia — Daniel Echternach's,
Chestnut street, between Fifth and Sixth streets —
forty miles. This is my nephew, my sister's son, married
to Jennie Stewart, one of four sisters, orphans ; they live
together ; own good property here.
yti). Visited Rev. George W.^Shoman.
loth. I preached at the corner of Eighth and Parrish
streets; stayed at Rev. Brother Salman's over night, on
Girard avenue.
1 2th. Nephew and I went to see the United States
Mint— Mr. Packer in attendance. He showed us samples
of coin of all known nations. At i o'clock I took the cars,
and went to Chandler Station, to the widow of cousin
Peter, and Levina Vandersaal. Several of her children
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are living home. The widow owns a small farm near
Chandler Station, Chester county, Pa.
13th. I returned to cousin Jacob's, where I had left my
pony.
14th. Visited Abraham, cousin Peter's son. He is
married to Samuel Brecht's daughter, whom I used to
know forty-five years ago. Abraham lives at Parkesburg,
Chester county. Pa. This is a small village on the Lan-
caster road to Philadelphia.
This Samuel Brecht has become a physician of consider-
able eminence, and lives near Oregon, in Lancaster
county. Pa. I then went to cousin Jacob Vandersaal's.
17th. Sabbath; I went in cousin's carriage, with his
wife, and one of the daughters, to Octoraro church, two
miles from Sadsburyville (Lutheran and Presbyterian
jointly), known as the Big Church. Heard Rev. Mr.
Pomroy, the pastor, who was a young man about 21 years
of age. It was cold, and the members of the church
turned out in their winter costume of furs and mufflers,
and other extravagances. One might have filled a cart
with such things. I felt myself out of place, sure ! In
the afternoon and evening I preached at Sadsburyville ;
had good attendance and marked attention.
i8th. I passed the Compass, a hotel so called, to New
Holland, to George Milton Schmooker's, married to one
of cousin Peter Vandersaal's daughters.
19th. Went to John Bard's; dined and fed. This was
one of my schoolmates here. Then passed through the
City of Lancaster, to the first toll-gate h.ere. I met the
Rev. John Binkley, whom I assisted at Reinholdsville.
He wished me to return into the Lahn settlement, and
help him at a protracted meeting in progress in the Zion
Church, which I did. This place proved to be near Oregon,
where Dr. Brecht resides. I visited him; dined with him.
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Here also lives one Jacob Shissler, who is married to
Catharine Stark (that was), intimate with my sister. Here
I formed acquaintance with Rev. John Staman ; heard him
preach from Luke xi.:32; he invited me to come and
help hold watch-meeting ; I preached several times at the
Zion Church with good effect. Stayed mostly at Brother
Andrew Lahn's. I filled several appointments, one at
Pennybecker Church.
26th. Dined and fed with Charles Grosh. Saw Christian
Emich ; had quite a conversation with him. He still
tastes liquor, is not willing to quit it. I then went to New
Haven ; then to Brother Shissler's, and returned the horse
and buggy Brother Binkley had loaned me to fill his ap-
pointment. I preached at Zion this night. While I was
speaking a young man came up the aisle in great haste.
He laid his hat upon the stand, stepped over the banister
and knelt down, crying at the top of his voice, ''O Lord,
have mercy upon me a sinner !" telling the Lord what a
great sinner he was, and promising that he would do
better.
27th. Brother Binkley preached. That same man came
forward again, and after praying earnestly for a while, the
man found peace through faith in Christ. His name was
Crothcrs, and he belonged to a respectable family.
28th. I passed the City of Lancaster; dined with
Brother Killian, of Reamstown ; Mr. Fralich fed my
pony. I then went to see cousin Samuel Vandersaal,
and bid him farewell. Then went to Rev. John Staman's,
eight miles from the city. Here we commenced a pro-
tracted meeting. I preached thirteen sermons, with favor-
able results ; some sound conversions.
January 9, 1866. I started for Columbia, to Rev. M.
Riger's over night.
loth. Went to York, to Rev. Jacob Erb's. He, with
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two nephews, Eberly and Markle, had bought college
property to the amount of $12,225.
i2th. Went to Gettysburg; saw the cemetery where lay
3,555 of our boys who fell in that memorable battle of
July ist, 1863. J. L. Schick paid my bill. Went to
McGuchy's.
13th. Went to Samuel Cline's. Assisted in a protracted
meeting. I baptized four children here.
February 2d. Went to Hagerstown ; assisted Brother
Ackerman ; stayed with George Summers ; then went to
David Beeler's.
7th. Went to Clear Spring; J. T. Matthews's.
8th. Went to Hancock, Washington county, Maryland.
Stayed over Sabbath, and preached twice.
14th. To Boyd Bowden's, to Cumberland; stayed at
Ridgley's. Here I saw Rev. Mr. Crone.
i6th. To John M. Porter's for over Sabbath; preached
twice.
20th. Passed Grantville to Henry Ross's.
2ist. Passed Petersburg, to Dr. Fechtner's; dined and
fed; then went to Gabriel Seace's, Fayette county, Pa.,
having passed Jocky Valley.
2 2d. To Monroe, to Rev. Mr. Chapman's ; then to
Rev. Mr. Patton's, a fashionable Protestant Methodist. I
assisted him over Sabbath ; I preached twice. He took
thirteen into church fellowship.
26th. Went to Brownsville, Washington county. Pa.
Here flows the Monongahela River. Here they build
steamboats; three were on the stocks. Went to Hiram
Winnett's.
28th. Passed Cold Island, one of the poorest looking
places I met with ; then passed Triadelphia, into Pleasant
Valley, to George Shellhouse's ; this is in Ohio county,
Virginia.
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March ist. I passed the City of Wheeling, on the
splendid wire bridge, into Belmont county, Ohio, Jeffer-
son, and into Harrison county, Ohio, to friend Hall's, Q. R.
2d. Return to Matthew Kennedy's, near Morefield.
3d. To citizen James Kennedy's : they are my wife's
cousins ; stayed over Sabbath. Here was a pretended re-
vival in progress, with all the pride common in those days,
unreproved by priest or people. The Rev. Mr. Dennis's
child died suddenly, and Thos. Simington filled his ap-
pointments. I stayed at Mrs. Kennedy's over Sabbath;
had a pleasant time here ; he is dead.
6th. Went to Carrolton, Carroll county, Ohio, to
Richard Baxter's, an old neighbor of my cousin Jacob
Mooney, for whom I was inquring.
7th. I went to Malvern, where lives one of Jacob
Mooney's daughters, who was married to John Eagy ; she
is a full cousin tome. They had three children, as recorded
in the genealogy ; one of them of the same age as our
James William. I spent the Sabbath here ; preached
twice.
13th. Went to Alliance, Stark county, Ohio, to Rev.
J. H. Brown's, Lutheran.
14th. I accidentally fell into Mr. Brown's cellar, and
sprained my ankle, and bruised my right arm, so that the
roads being very muddy, I could scarcely walk nor ride.
I then disposed of my pony, and took cars for Massilon,
to Mrs. Steffy's over night.
15th. Took cars for Crestline; then to Galion, to Rev.
J. C. Bright's for dinner, and cousin Christian Young's.
i6th. Went to Rev. F. Climer's ; settled my note in
his care, and a balance due Jesse Parky ; then took cars
for Shelby ; then to Monroeville ; then to Fremont, San-
dusky County, to Mr. McLelland's.
17th. Went to Reilly Township, to Jacob Mooney's
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family ; stayed over Sabbath ; preached twice.
19th. Benjamin Mooney took me in his buggy to Free-
mont, six miles, and I took cars for Chicago.
20th. I took cars for Kankakee City, Illinois. In this
trip, from the 27th of July to this day, I traveled twenty-
five hundred and fifty-one miles, and preached 104 times.
SAMUEL HEINECKE.
TRIP TO JOILET, PLAINFIELD, AND OTHER
PLACES.
I STARTED on the nth day of April, 1866; went to
Momence ; thence to Jonathan Fender's, stayed over
night.
13th. Went to Joilet, to Andrew Shreffler's.
14th. To Plainfield, to Mrs. Margaret Vandersaal's ; to
Green's Corners ; preached twice.
i6th. Bought a horse of Charles Horton ; returned to
Plainfield, to H. Alsbrook's; saw Mr. Mottenger, the
husband of the widow Dillman.
20th. Went to Wm. Stark's ; made arrangement for
meeting over the Sabbath ; I preached twice.
23d. I passed to Aurora, Kane county, to Benjamin
Hackney's.
24th. Went to James Green's, in De Kalb county.
25th. Went to Lewis Fairchilds.
26th. Went to Twin Grove, to Comming, Mc Walter
Noe's, Lee county.
28th. To Elder Batchelder's ; dined ; went to Joseph
Yeager's.
29th, Sabbath ; I preached twice. •
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30th. Went to Ottawa city, La Salle county, to Cincin-
nati Curyea's.
May ist. Went to Charles Kelly's, five miles below
Ottawa city.
2d. Went to Widow's Prairie, Mrs. Overmyer; then to
Joseph Ebersol's.
7th. Went to John Freyer's, Adam Frey's; then to
Mr, Legget's.
9th. Kankakee city, home, having traveled this trip 295
miles, and preached five times.
24th. To Warren Loyd's; dined. To John Hertz's.
25th. To Alfred Currier's; dined. To James Currier's
for over Sabbaah.
26th. To Jesse Slider's and back.
29th. To Rev. John Hoobler's.
30th. New Michigan, Livingston county.
31st. To Brother Sparry's ; to Mr. Slusser's.
June ist. Passed Pontiac to Eppert's Points ; to Brother
Cracraft's.
2d. To John Bush's, at Chenoa, McLean county. I
preached twice.
4th. Passed Lexington, to Albert Dawson's.
5th. To Mr. Bishop's for dinner; and to John Loving's,
near Bloomington, having passed the city, stayed.
7th. Went to Gillespie by noon ; then to Peter Wentz's,
on Grand Prairie.
* 8th. To Brother Jonas Fry's.
loth. Sabbath; I preached.
1 2th. Went to John Levick's.
13th. Went to Samuel Myers' ; visited Rev. Mr. Fink
and Mr. Sills. I preached at Dry Grove on Sabbath fore-
noon, and in the Methodist Episcopal Church in the after-
noon; good congregation. Stayed at John Gillespie's.
19th. To Rev. James Elliott's. He married the widow
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Newland. Then passed Chaney's Grove. Mr. Chaney's
house had just been burned to the ground.
20th. Passed Drummer's Grove to John Koosey's.
2ist. Went to Mr. Thistler's.
22d. Passed Onarga and GiUman Stations, to Joseph
Haigh's.
23d. To Kankakee City, home. T travelled 305 miles,
and preached seven times.
30th. Passed Peotone to Jacob Harsh's.
July ist. I preached at Rock Creek, Diselm's school
house, to a full congregation.
2d. Went to friend Perry's; dined; then to Kankakee
City home. Travelled 35 miles, preached once.
July 6th, 1866. I went to Elya. My friends were
much pleased to see me once more.
8th. Sabbath. I preached twice.
9th. I went to Kankakee City, home. Travelled 33
miles.
TRIP TO LAFAYETTE AND OTHER PLACES,
INDIANA.
July 12th, 1866. Went to Aroma, to Frank Donovan's,
four miles.
13th. Went to Rev. Brother Banty's.
14th. Went to Elias Young's Newton county, Indiana,
for over Sabbath.
15th. Sabbath; I heard Rev. Elder Jacob A. Kanoyer
preach from Matt., 5th chapter. ''Ye are the light of,"
&c. I preached in the afternoon,
1 6th. Went to the residence of Rev. Jacob A. Kanoyer.
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He is comfortably fixed ; has a good farm, house and
barn. He had circulated an appointment for me to preach
at 6 o'clock. I had my fears that no one would attend at
that hour of the day, being harvest time. But I went to
the place appointed, and found quite a number gathered.
I preached from Lukexii. 32, with liberty.
17th. Went tx) Mr. Mead's.
1 8th. To Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, to Isaac
Alter's, Seth Baker's son-in-law ; dined ; he has since then
died.
20th. To Rev. William Brown's ; then to Rev. David
Brown's.
2ist. I went to Lafayette city, to Rev. Fetherhoof ;
stayed over Sabbath ; preached twice ; visited Frank
Baucher, whose sister was married to my cousin John
Yessler; thev are both dead; they left two children,
William H. Yessler and Annie E. Yessler, who made their
home at their uncle Frank Baucher's. I saw Annie E.
Yessler. Lafayette city is the seat of Tippecanoe county,
Indiana, and is quite a business place.
23d. Returned to Pond Grove, to Rev. David Brown's ;
stayed over night. Here was the Rev. Oliver Hudley,
Son-in-law to Rev. David Brown, appointed by the Board
of Missions of the United Brethren Church. Here the
United Brethren have a neat church house. I preached
twice in it.
31st. To Mr. Honeywell's; dined and fed. Then to
Columbus Vennum's.
August ist. Went to Watseka, Iroquois county, Illinois,
to Mahlon Longshore's ; dined and fed; then to William
Lyman's.
2d. Passed Martinsburg ; dined and fed ; then to Kan-
kakee city, home.
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A TRIP TO MISSOURI.
September 13th, 1866. I went to Mr. Haigh's.
14th. Passed Onarga; called to see Se.th Baker; then
to John Hawes.
15th. Passed Paxton, Ford county, to Mr. Reihley.
His wife is sister to Rev. A. Wimset's third wife.
i8th. This day ends another year's ministerial labor,
having traveled 3,172 miles and preached 117 times.
19th. Went to Isaac Albright's, Arbana, Champaign
county, Illinois.
20th. Went to Champaign city, to Frank Walker's ;
heard Senator Trumbull speak to about 500 people.
2 1st. To Mr. Dunlop's, a well-improved farmer; dined
and fed ; they had abundance of apples. Went to Mr.
Carpenter's, a young man of wealth; stayed over night;
large house and barn.
2 2d. To Brother Smith's ; no barn nor stable at all;
dined and fed, and went to Mr. Nelson's;, made arrange-
ments to have meeting, Douglass county.
23d. I preached twice, near Tuscola Station.
24th. Passed Areola and Milton, to Mr. Chambers'.
26th. Went to Mrs. Ewbanks's. It was very rainy, and
my horse took sick ; stayed over night. I gave the horse
vinegar, which relieved him by morning.
26th. Passed Mattoon, to John E. Trimble's.
27th. To-day to Major Buchanan's.
28th. Passed the village of Segle, to Rev. Mr. Beam's,
Methodist ; stayed over night. Passed Effingham, in
Effingham county, to Jacob Davis's.
30th. This man had sixty hogs, averaging 200 pounds
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each, stolen and driven off, and put on the cars and sold.
Some neighbor knew it and never told the owner till it
was too late.
October ist. Went to Calvin Mitchell's ; preached here
once.
3d. Passed Leclede Station, on the Central Branch R.
R., Clay county, to H. H. Crandall's, Fayette county.
4th. To Marshall French; to Tontie Station; to !Mr.
Adams.
5th. Passed Oden Station, Marion county, to Mr.
Harvey's; dined and fed; then to Rev. John Peters's,
Baptist.
6th. Passed Baylville, Newmenden, to Nashville, Wash-
ington county, to widow Dicky's for over Sabbath. Rev.
Mr. Power is stationed at Nashville, the county seat. I
preached for him once to a full audience.
8th. Went to Sparta, to Brother Carter's, Randolph
county. I preached once here.
9th. To Mr. Andrie's, near Kaskaskia.
loth. Crossed Ocow River into the Indian Swamp and
out again. Dined and fed with Mr. Hains, a Virginian ;
then passed on, looking for St. Mary's Ferry, to cross the
Mississippi River. Kept along it, down where I met with
swarms of mosquitoes. After traveling fifteen miles or
more I got to a ferry, but it would not work. So I had to
go back where I crossed the Ocow, at Kaskaskia. I returned
within two miles.
nth. Having traveled yesterday twenty miles, and paid
just now ^i to a Catholic, all because I was directed
wrongly yesterday morning, I now^took a new start; went
the two miles, and crossed the Ocow River at the same
place I had come over yesterday. Went to Chester, the
seat of Randolph county, which is quite a business place.
Here I saw the finest steamboat I had ever seen. Here
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flows the Mississippi River. I crossed into Perry county,
Missouri ; went to Peter Dean's, a Catholic. He was ac-
quainted with John Slagle ; passed into St. Genevieve
county.
i2th. Went to Augustus Shaw's by noon; dined and
fed. Then to my old friend John Slagle's.
13th. Went to Fredericktown, Madison county, to file
a certificate of my loyalty to the government and State, so
that I might preach; H. H. Findley was the clerk. Re-
turned to Brother Slagle's again same day.
15th. Went to James Cannon's; dined and fed; then
went to Mr. Rumbaugh's.
1 6th. Went to Chester, having crossed the Mississippi
River here, to Mr. Williamson's.
17th. Went to Levi Moore's; dined and fed. Then to
Sparta, to Brother Carter's.
i8th. To Robert Hood's; then to widow Dicky's, near
Nashville, Washington county, Illinois,
19th. fhen to Centralia, to Rev. Amos Leonard's.
20th. This morning I sold my horse to Brother Leonard ;
at 8 o'clock took cars, and arrived at Kankakee city, home,
7 P. M., having inclosed \;^ 10 in a letter at Brother
Leonard's, and sent it to Brother Slagle. to settle in full a
claim he had against me. This was the most disagreeable
trip I ever had.
TRIP TO TWINN GROVE, BEEMERVILLE AND
OTHER PLACES.
November 24th, 1866. I went to friend Burcham's ;
dined. Then went to Rock Creek, part of the way with
Mr. Richmond, in a buggy. Went to Wm. Watkins's.
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25th. To-day I attended Rock Creek chapel dedication.
Rev. J. K. M. Looker preached at 11 o'clock, and Rev.
Mr. Vanzant at night. There were eleven hundred dollars
subscribed, and the trustees assumed four hundred dollars
more. Then the house was dedicated.
26th, Went to Brother Edward Robins's; dined; then
went to Rev. Luke Barrett's, at Five Mile Grove.
28th. Went to Plainfield, Will county, to widow Van-
dersaal's ; dined. Then to Henry Alsbrook's.
29th. This being Thanksgiving Day, the Rev. Mr.
Cresey delivered an address in the Baptist Church. At
night I preached at the Evangelical Church. Stayed with
the Rev. Gottlieb Jacob Miller in the house where cousin
Rev. D. Vandersaal died.
30th. Went to Rev. Josiah Kenegy's.
December ist. Went to Green's Corners; settled with
Charles Horton for the horse I bought last spring ; and
then went to Plainfield, to Rev. Jacob Kleinknecht's.
2d. I preached in the Evangelical Church at 11 o'clock ;
and in the M. E. Church at night, with liberty, for Rev.
Isaac Lineberger.
6th. To Benjamin Hackney's, Aurora, Kane county,
Illinois. Aurora is the seat.
8th. Took the cars to Saumonok, to Harvey Hamlin's,
son-in-law to Mr. Joseph Stockham. Here I stayed over
Sabbath. Preached twice.
nth. Went to Earl Station by cars. Having no horse,
I traveled mostly on foot, till I came to Aurora. I stayed
at William Langley's over night. Saw Rev. Uriah V,
Wood.
1 2th. Went to Aaron Butterfield's ; dined. Then to
Levi Sidney Wales.
13th. Went to Solomon Butterfield's ; dined. Then
went to M. A. Bartlett's.
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14th. Passed Leonard Firkins's, to Mr. Olmstead's ;
dined. Then to Shabbona Grove, to Mr. White's, whose
father and mother are both dead. Here I used to stop
when on the Paw Paw Mission, eight years ago. I stayed
over night at Brother White's sister, Mrs. Horton, who
was a kind widow.
15th. Went to Mrs. Walters's; dined. Then to my
friend Peter Flemming's, on High Prairie, for over Sab-
bath. It was very stormy, with snow.
17th. Went to Brother Baker's; dined. Then to
Brother James Thompson's, and Commings McWalter
Noe's, for over night at Twinn Groves, to-night ; began a
protracied meeting ; and I assisted the Rev. Joseph Ham-
mond (who was a Methodist, and a single young English-
man). We had some revivals and converts. I preached
four times.
25th. Visited Mahlon Roberts; stayed over night.
26th. Went to Malugin Grove ; dined with Brother
Holdren. Went to Mr. Mittan's for over night. This
place is called Beemerville. Here is a church house erected
for any orthodox sect to preach in. Brother Mittan is a
prominent member, whose child was frightened to death
eight years ago, when I traveled here. I preached twice
here — Rev. Mr. Fowler, a Protestant Methodist in charge.
I stayed with several Beemer families. There had been
some indications of a revival spirit for several weeks.
January 2d, 1867. Went to West Paw Paw, Mr. Mor-
ris's ; then to Daniel Bowman's for dinner; then to
Issacher Robinson's.
3d. Visited Brother Case; dined. Then passed Earl -
ville, to Joseph Magriger.
4th. Went with Henry Hazlett in a buggy to Levi
Tucker's by noon ; then to Joseph Yeager's, La Salle
county.
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6th. Sabbath ; Rev. Brother Frazier preached at the
Buck Creek school-house at 11 o'clock, and I preached at
night. I stayed at John Curyea's.
8th. Went with Brother Yeager to Ottawa city ; stayed
with Cincinnati Curyea.
9th. Went to Charles Kelly's, five miles west of the city.
loth. They were having a sale of all their stock, farm-
ing utensils, and household and kitchen furniture, as they
were about to move to near Kingston, Caldwell county,
Missouri. I passed to Ottawa, and dined with John 01m-
stead. Went to Samuel S. Parr's for supper, and to Cyrus
Shaver's.
nth. Went via Dayton ; dined there with John How.
Then went visiting Evan's, Debolt's, Brown's, and
preached at the Buck Creek school-house; stayed at
Yeager's.
1 2th. Dined at Joseph CalliTway's ; stayed at Yeager's.
13th. Sabbath ; I preached twice same place ; stayed at
John Curyea's.
14th. Went with John Curyea to the City of Ottawa ;
dined at Freeman's ; went to Amos Ebersol's.
15th. Went to widow Overmyer's for over night. She
has five boys home yet. They sold the farm and did well.
i6th. I visited Daniel and Joseph Ebersol ; stayed at
Mr. Richardson's; it was intensely cold.
17th. Visited Charles Ferrell, son-in-law of Amos Eber-
sol ; stayed at Joseph Ebersol's.
i8th. Went to Ottawa city, to obtain one of Mitchell's
improved ^7.50 atlas, which the Rev. Mr. Day brought
for me, to Mr. Ordon, Bible agent ; then dined with Mr.
Purley ; stayed with Cincinnati Curyea.
2ist. To John Freyer's; dined. Went to Adam Frey's.
22d. To Dwight, Mr. John Crush's, Livingston county.
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23d. Then to William Untz's; dined. Then to Jacob
Bossart's.
24th. Kankakee city, home. 363 miles this trip.
TRIP INTO OHIO AND BACK.
March 15th, 1867. I started from Kankakee city, went
to Lewis Kelsey's ; dined and fed ; then went to Frederick
Swinehart's.
i6th. To Brother Britten's; dined and fed; then went
to widow Reed's for Sabbath.
i8th. To Mrs. Dinwidy's ; dined and fed. Passed
Hebron, to Simeon Bryant's.
19th. To R. H. Sanders ; dined and fed.
20th. Went to Mr. Sheffield's; dined and fed. Passed
Valparaiso, Porter county, Indiana, to Mr. Ludington's.
22d. McCarty's; dined and fed; stayed with Henry
Brown for over night ; via Laporte county, to John Hamil
Ciscel.
24th. I preached twice.
25th. To James Dunn's ; dined and fed with Joseph
Peffley's.
26th. To Joseph Grill's; dined and fed; to South
Bend, to Samuel Leeper's, St. Joseph county, Indiana.
27th. Passed Mishwakey, to Mr. Frowman's ; then to
William Woodsides's, Osceola, ; then to Joseph Liven-
good's.
28th. Visited David Meeder, Mr. Rush, A. Livengood ;
to Joseph Livengood's.
29th. Returned to Osceola, Mr. William Woodside's ;
preached.
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30th. To David Meder's, Elkhart county, Indiana.
31st. Preached at Pleasant Plains meeting-house.
April ist. To Jacob Piffer's; dined and fed. Passed
Middleberry, Lagrange county.
2d. To Rev. Lupoid (Dunkard).
3d. Passed Green Lake, Silver Lake and Water Lake.
4th. Passed New Berlin, to Charles Brondagej stayed
with McConnell ; dined and fed ; then passed Montpel-
lier, to Benjamin Shaffer's, near West Unity, Williams
county, Ohio; to William Dye's; dined and fed; then to
John Bayes's, near Dalta, Fulton county, Ohio.
6th. To Rev. Mr. Shower's ; dined and fed ; then to
Conrad Coder's for over Sabbath.
7th. I preached twice at Montclovia, Lucas county,
Ohio. Here I used to travel when I lived in Ohio.
8th. Passed Maumee city, Perrysburg, to Michael Bord-
ner's.
9th. Passed Freeport, Wood county, Ohio, to William
Hartman's ; dined and fed ; then to cousin David Van-
dersaal's, Sandusky county.
loth. Attended Jacob Martin's funeral. He died sud-
denly. Rev. Joseph Garn preached. I stayed at John
Stall's.
nth. I visited Jacob Harley, Rev. S. Long and Brother
Solomon. Went to Jacob Vandersaal's.
1 2th. I visited cousin John Vandersaal and his sons
Jacob and Isaac, and Mr. Fetters, to arrange for Sabbath
meetings.
14th. I preached twice; stayed at cousin John's.
15th. Went to Henry Ludwig's.
1 6th. To William Vandersaal's and Rev. Joseph Garn's.
Then to Peter Brunthaver's, near Fremont.
17th. To Benjamin Mooney's, cousin on my father's
side.
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i8th. Made arrangements for Sabbath meetings ; visited
James Mowry, and returned to Mooney's.
19th. Went to Fremont with the Mooney families, to
S. S. Long's for dinner; returned to D. Mooney's.
20th. Dined at Benjamin's, and stayed at D. Mooney's.
2 1st. I preached twice at Henry Mowry's school-house;
stayed at D. Mooney's.
22d. Saw George Huldig at Clye with his ^1,200 horse.
Dined at Parker's, where Bishop Seipert died. Went to
widow Stultz's, in Huron county, Ohio.
23d. Passed Monroeville, Norwalk city, Clarksfield
Hollow, to Samuel Hardy's. Here came a Mr. Hamlin,
of the Falls of Iowa. We had a friendly time.
24th. Passed Brighton, to Wellington Station. Here
the Galena and Bellefontaine Railroad passes ; fed with
Biddleton, and dined. Passed Huntington, Loraine
county, to Spencer Centre, to Spencer Cross-roads, to
Samuel Auble's.
25th. I visited here and circulated an appointment for
preaching; had a good turnout at night. Old John
Christopher Auble was well acquainted with uncle Jacob
Vandersaal ; he was an Evangelical member.
26th. Passed Friendville, to Gifford, to Rev. John
Hamilton's, near Wadsworth, in Medina county, Ohio.
27th. Visited Wadsworth, L. D. Hamilton, Isaiah
Cremer, and returned to Rev. Mr. Hunsberger's, and
made arrangements for Sabbath meetings. Returned to
Rev. John Hamilton's. She is full cousin to me.
28th. I preached in the Mennonite Church, Rev. Mr.
Hunsberger in charge. I preached twice; was kindly
treated and well satisfied.
29th. Passed Wadsworth, Doylestown, Rogues' Hollow,
to Clinton, to Jacob Hollinger's.
30th. To Manchester, to Jeremiah Tiehl's; dined;
and returned to Jacob Hollinger's.
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May ist. Fixed an appointment for preaching on next
night at Clinton.
2d. I preached to a good-sized congregation ; Jacob
Hollinger took me in his buggy, and back again.
4th. Went to George Gougler's, son-in-law to Samuel
Vandersaal ; then to Greensburg, to Evangelical quarterly
meeting, Elder Cupp in attendance ; stayed at G. Gougler's.
5th. I attended service; assisted to administer the
Lord's Supper. Sister Gougler was powerfully blessed.
I returned to G. Gougler's for over night.
6th. Passed East Liberty, to cousin Samuel Vander-
saal's. Saw Rev. Ludwig Hanky here, an old Evangelical
minister, who was well acquainted with my uncle Jacob
Vandersaal.
8th. Dined and fed at J. H. Clay's ; then passed Mas-
sillon city, to Daniel Hemperly's. His wife is Rev. John
and Elizabeth Hamilton's daughter.
9th. Passed Massillon to Rochester, to Mr. Funk's ;
dined and fed; then to Mr. Mumaw's, Tuscarawas county,
Ohio.
loth. Went to Isaac Swihart's for over Sabbath.
nth. Visited Kneisley and Fisher's, and returned and
stayed at Brother Weibles's.
1 2th. I preached at the United Brethren Church, at
Crucket Run ; dined at Mr. Hildt's. Her husband was
brother to Rev. George Hildt, of Washington city, D. C.
13th. Passed New Philadelphia and Canal Dover to
Strasburg ; to Gabriel Wimer's.
14th. I passed Milton to Robert Warwick's, who is
married to the widow of Solomon Vandersaal ; dined and
fed.
15th. Passed to Mr. Rudy's; dined and fed; then
passed Dalton and the city of Wooster, Wayne county,
Ohio, to Henry Myers's.
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i6th. Passed Pittsburg, Rousburg, to Levi Mohler's ;
arranged for Sabbath meeting ; preached there.
20th. Went to Jacob Beechley's ; dined and fed ; went
to Jacob Kindig's.
23d. Went to Frederick Kayler's, a brother to cousin
John Vandersaal's wife.
25th. To Rev. Elder Biddle's, my old friend ; he was
glad to see me. Dined ; then went to the Cralle Settle-
ment; made arrangement for over Sabbath meetings.
26th. I preached twice ; visited Brother Henry Cralle's ;
dined ; I stayed at Abraham Groggs's over Sabbath night.
27th. Called at Jacob Heller's; to Daniel Shup'sj
dined and fed ; went to Philip Bretts's. Old mother
Bretts and her daughter and husband are all dead. I
stayed at Philip Bretts's.
28th. I saw Rev. Jacob Garber; then went to Rev.
Joseph Bever's, via Melmore. This place has not im-
proved much, if any. Then to James Horton's.
22d. Went to David Dudrow's; dined and fed; then
went to Joseph Kauffman's, brother-in-law to Samuel
Keneg>. Then to David Derr's, married to Ezra Dud-
row's daughter.
30th. Visited Miller's, and to Irving Ellis's for dinner.
Then passed Tiffin city to Philip Dudrow's.
31st. To Levi Keller's for dinner; then to Henry
Mohler's, in Seneca county, Ohio.
June ist. Went to Henry Dibly's for dinner ; then to
Jacob Grabill's. Made arrangements for meeting on Sab-
bath at the Independence U. B. Church.
2d. The Bible agent, Mr. Hammer, was here, and
preached or lectured on the Bible cause. I preached in
the afternoon ; stopped at Grabill's.
3d. Went to Bowden's; dined and fed; then passed
Fostoria to Henry Mohler's. Made arrangements for
Sabbath meeting. On Sabbath I preached twice.
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^loth. I Started anew for home to Findley ; stayed with
Mr. Mann, Hancock county, Ohio.
Tith. Through Lima, Allen county, Ohio, to Rev. David
Bobp's.
1 2th. Went to St. Mary's; then to Waupaknetta to
John Shauber's, an old acquaintance. Saw his mother ;
his father is dead.
14th. Passed Salina, Mercer county, to Michael Frank's.
15th. Passed Corydon, on the Wabash River. Saw
Rev. Mr. Hendricks, a very friendly United Brethren
minister on this mission. I went to Bartmas's, Jay county,
for over Sabbath.
1 6th. I preached twice ; dined at Jacob dinger's.
17th. I passed Buena Vista to Mr. Baumgardner's ; the
rain drove me in at 3 P. M.
1 8th. Passed near Newville to Bluffton, Wells county,
Indiana, to Samuel Kenegy's. They had gone to see their
sons in Henry county, Illinois.
19th. Passed Murrysville to Messler's; then went to
Huntington city, the seat of Huntington county, to John
Dudrow's.
20th. Went to John Estey's.
2ist. Went to Harry Early's, Wabash county, dined
and fed ; and went to John Beck's, Miami county.
2 2d. Passed Corydon to Jacob Philabaum's for over
Sabbath.
23d. I preached, having also had meeting on Saturday
night.
24th. Passed Peru, seat of Miami county, to Galahan,
Cass county.
25th. Passed Logansport, Cass county, to J. W. Bol-
linger's. Preached for them.
26th. Passed Idaville to Elijah Kulp's, three miles west,
of Bradford, in White county.
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27th. Went to' Cashier Thompson's at Rensselaer,
Jasper county, Indiana ; fared.'wellj to Mr. Kressler's.
29th. To Alexander^^Blanched'sj ■ then to Kankakee
city, home ; found Clara Bell complaining ; the rest in a
moving position.
I had traveled ten hundred and fifty-nine miles, and
preached twenty-eight times; kept good health through
snow, storm and cold. But God's promise to be with me
was fulfilled.
SAMUEL HEINECKE.
A TRIP TO IOWA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS, MIS-
SOURI.
August ist, 1867. Went to^Amos Hertz's.
2d. Went to William Untz's^^ for dinner, and^ to^ Mr.
Chase's.
3d. Went to Mr. Dean's, noon, and passed New Michi-
gan to Jacob Hoobler's.
4th. Sabbath ; I preached twice.
5th. Went to Mr. McConnett's, noon ; then to^ C. W.
Sterry's.
6th. Went to Oliver Perry's noonj^then to Chenoa,
John Bush's. A first-rate' family, McLean county, Illinois.
7th. To William Rowe's noon ; then' to Henry Moats,
at Money Creek Timber. _ I hadtraveled this eleven years
ago as missionary.
8th. Passed Bloomingion, the seat of McLean county,
to John Loving's, an acquaintance.
9th. Went to Peter Wentz's, noon ; then to Jonas Fry's.
loth. Went to where Isaac Wisler used to live. He fell
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into an overshot wheel of his mill and was killed ; his
father died also. Benjamin and Joseph are there yet ; I
stayed over Sabbath and preached twice.
1 2th. Passed Tremont ; then to the village of Dillon;
here lived the widow Pegg, of Sand Prairie.
13th. Passed Pekin and the Illinois River, to Thomas
J. McGrew, Peoria county.
15th. Passed Trivoli and Farmington.
i6th. Crossed Spoon River and Cedar River to Mr.
Cutler's, Fulton county ; Albert Timmons's.
17th. To David Link's for over Sabbath; preached
twice.
19th. Passed Greenbushtown and Roseville to Watson's,
noon; to Charles Downs's.
20th. Went to Shaukkon ; then to the Mississippi River,
and crossed on a steamboat to the City of Burlington,
Iowa, Des Moines county; to cousin John Young's. John
Young is a son of Christian and Anna Young; he lives
thirteen miles north of Burlington on the AVappello road
near Dodgeville, in Des Moines ; here I stopped two days.
23d. To Crawfordsville ; preached once; stayed at
widow Bledsoe's.
24th. Went to Washington, ^V'ashington county, Iowa,
to William H. Stewart's ; he is dead ; here I preached
twice on Sabbath ; dined at Rev. Mr. Richard's, who was
stationed heje last year.
26th. Went to A. Adams's, noon'; to^George Statler's.
27th. Passed Tallaran^ village to George Starr's, an
evangelical hotel keeper; it being rainy I^^stayed over
night in Keokuk county.
28th. To Bryan Covy's ; Jhey are United Brethren.
29th. Went to Mr. Roland's, noon ; and to Mr. Mc-
Lean for over night, Mahaska county.
30th. I passed to Springfield to Oskaloosa, Mahaska
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county, to John Ream, Jr.; then to Jackson Ream's,
Oskaloosa Junction ; then to John Ream's, Sr., for over
night ; the old gentleman, his two sons and his son-in-law,
Mr. Patton, had gone into Missouri to buy a farm.
37st. I went to Rochester, to Charlotte Ream's, widow
of Rev. Benjamin ; to Mr. Hackney's,
September ist. I preached twice here.
4th. Went to Pella, to Rev. John Burns's ; dined and
returned.
5th. Visited Miller's, Clark's, Cheesum's, Porter's, to
Vorhies's.
6th. Went to John Ream's, Sr., for the last time?
preached at night at the Dobben's school-house; stayed at
Mr. Kendig's, relative to Ream's; they are perhaps sec-
ond cousins to our Kendigs; they are from Pennsylvania.
7th. Returned to widow Vorhies's for Sabbath ; preached
twice at the Hamilton school-house.
loth. Passed Galesburg, to Shrelkeld's, noon ; to El-
menteller's; his wife had woven three hundred yards of
cloth, at 20 cents per yard, since first of April, proceeds
for five months ^60 ; good for one woman, who besides
had done her housework.
nth. Passed through Newton, seat of Jasper county, to
William S. Bosworth's. Near here lives Andy Failor, of
Crawford county, Ohio. Went to Hiel Heath's; here is
first-rate land.
1 2th. Went to Joseph Gillespie's noon, and to John
Gorely's.
13th. Passed to Marshalltown, seat of Marshall county ;
then to Isaac W. Randall's; here I learned where Martin's
and Cannon's live.
14th. This morning I crossed the line between Marshall
and Grundy countiea, to John Hamilton Cannon's by
noon ; then to David Martin's (Catharine Cannon's son-
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in-law) ; here, at Conrad's Grove, lives cousin Catharine,
uncle Jacob Vandersaal's daughter. I preached twice
here.
i8th. To John Dixon's, to Albion ; to Frederick Core's
for the night; a fair was held here to-day.
Thus ends my fifth year's journey as an Evangelist,
having traveled three thousand miles, and preached
seventy-six times. I had passed this year through Indiana
and Ohio east, as far as Tuscarawas county, and back
through Illinois and Iowa.
19th. Pasted Marietta, to Stephen Jackson's, a Quaker
whom I knew in Crawford county, Ohio. He recognized
me, though we had not seen each other for more than
twelve years.
20th. To Mr. Lane's, of the State of New York. This
afternoon I sold my pony to Messrs. Cross, and walked to
State Centre ; here I took cars, and went to Nevada, the
seat of Story county ; I preached ; stopped with Mr.
Ferner at Rev. Mr. Jones's ; one night at Mr. Potter's;
and one night with Tobias Kinderspire, whom I knew
near Stout's Grove, in Illinois, eleven years ago. We had
a very pleasant times. He has located himself comfort-
ably in the druggist business, and is doing well. No one
is more deserving of success.
23d. I set out on foot, and had just reached the bridge
outside of the town, when Rev. Mr. Warren, a Methodist
minister, overtook me with a covered buggy bound for
Cambridge. I asked and obtained leave to ride ; we had
a pleasant jaunt of nine miles together. Then I went to
Palestine, to William H. Hopkins's, a former acquaintance.
24th. Went vv'ith John Carr to Rev. Mr. Pierce at Pierce
Grove, Polk county, part of the way on horseback and
part on foot, for noon ; then to Sweet Point, Boone county ;
I preached once ; bought a horse ; stayed at John
Hopkins's.
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26th. To Rev. William Jacobs's over night.
27th. Charles Whiteman's, noon ; to Mr. Bales's, having
passed Adell, seat of Dallas county.
30th. John Clay, cousin to Lucetta Hare — now Vander-
saal, Guthrie county.
October ist. Delmanutha, to Samuel Ewing's.
2d. Went eight miles to next house, Mrs. Bookmaster's,
noon ; then to L. Beason's.
3d. To Strattan's noon ; to the town of Lewis, to Rev.
Morris's, for supper ; to Littlefield.
4th. To Otis C. Whipple's, noon ; to John Winance's.
5th. Pottawatomie county, Mr. Gillespie's, Huffs ; to
Mr. Bird's for over Sabbath ; preached twice ; saw a her-
mit, who lived under ground.
7th. To P. B. Matthews's, noon ; to Harden's.
8th. To Council Bluffs, to Jacob Bechtel's.
9th. I preached at his house.
loth. Visited Rev. Surface, Rev. Duffield, Clawson,
Haver ; this place is improving fast ; seat of Pottawatomie
county; quite a business place.
nth. I went to Mr. Joseph Gaghen's, left my horse at
his stable, and he took me across the Missouri River free —
as he is the captain of the steamboat — to the city of Omaha,
Nebraska. I went to Elder Lemmon, a Methodist minis-
ter ; he introduced me to the Rev. Elder Shinn, who was
conducting a protracted meeting in the mission-house.
He wished me to preach that night, which I did, and re-
turned to Elder Lemmon's.
1 2th. I visited the city of Omaha, which is in Douglas
county, Nebraska, and contains a population of about
eleven thousand. I returned to Council Bluffs, four miles
across bottom land.
13th. I preached twice at Brother Surface's house;
Brother Burt exhorted ; I stayed at Jacob Bechtel's.
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14th. I went on the Iowa side down the river to Mr.
Primmer's for noon ; then passed through Glenwoad, the
seat of Mills county, to Luke Wiles's.
15th. To Joseph M. Dosh's for noon ; then I crossed
the Missouri River free on a steamboat to Plattsmouth,
Cass county, Nebraska, to Mr. Samuel Eichelberger's.
i6th. This morning I went to Elder Robert Logan's;
then visited Rev. Coles, Rev. Shepherd, and Father
Horning, who was acquainted with my father in by-gone
times. I stayed over night ; remained in the settlement
over the Sabbath ; preached twice. Stayed at Dr. Shield-
knecht's.
22d. I went to Nebraska city. Otto county, to Mr.
Douglas's for dinner ; then to George Lee's.
23d. To Peru, Nemaha county, to Rev. Philip Coursey
Richard's ; here I preached twice.
25th. Went to Mr. Kennedy's by noon ; then to Erskin
Cunningham's for the Sabbath. Preached twice ; stayed
with Mr. Frank, a hospitable man.
28th. Passed Falls city, the seat of Richardson county,
Nebraska, to widow Stambaugh's tor noon ; then crossed
the line between the two States, into Brown county, Kan-
sas, to Mr. Ordway's ; poor fellow, he had his feet frozen
so that all the toes came off. He is a young man with
family.
29th.. I passed Hiawatha, the seat of Brown county ;
passed Claytonville, to Mr. Bartlow's.
30th. To Eliezer Irwin Small's, of Nineveh, Darke
county, Ohio, where I held a protracted meeting two
weeks ; had a revival of religion. The people remembered
me ; they had just been here a few weeks ; I dined with
them and passed on to Mr. Ham's.
31st. I passed within sight of the Kickapoo Indian
Mission house, to Muskota railroad station, which runs
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150 miles west and 50 miles east; went to John Marshall's
for noon, on straight timber.
November ist, 1867. I went to Holton, the seat of
Jackson county, Kansas, to Rev. Christian Zook's and to
Brother Worley's; here I preached.
2d. Went to Rev. George W. Brown's for over Sabbath ;
I preached twice.
4th. To Brother Dever's ; he let me have a pony for my
horse ; then to Rev. Joseph Rodgers's, noon ; to Brother
Tripp's, a very pious man ; his post-office is Mount
Florence, Jefferson county, Kansas.
5th. To William Wash's for noon; then to Medina,
where Rev. Solomon Weaver edits a paper, the " New
Era." A railroad runs through this village. I passed on
three miles to the Kansas River, on a ferry boat, to Le-
compton ; then to the residence of Brother Weaver. Here
I heard of the death of the Rev. Josiah Hopkins ; a well
known and useful minister of the gospel has gone to rest.
This place was nearly destroyed by the rebels ; has under-
gone a change. A building that cost between twenty and
thirty thousand dollars was bought by the United Brethren
for six thousand dollars. It is now in use for college pur-
poses. Rev. 1). Shuck, principal.
1 6th. I went to Lawrence, the seat of Douglas county.
This place was also damaged by fire, but is now being re-
built by loyal citizens. It is quite a business place ; I went
south of the city, to Rev. Brother Gingrich's.
7th. To Mr. Gill's by noon ; to Mr. Helm's.
8th. I arrived at the residence of my old friend, Rev.
Samuel Kretzinger, whom I met in Illinois twelve years
ago; found him unwell, scarcely able to be up; his post-
office is Black Jack, Douglas county, Kansas. I preached
once at Black Jack.
nth. Went to Jacob Ryner's, Franklin county; then
to George Kretzinger's.
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1 2th. Passed Peoria, to George White's, noon; to
Thompson's.
13th. To Joseph Brown's by noon ; to Mr. Gibbon's.
14th. I went to Mound City, Linn county, Kansas, to
Rev. John Cheesman's, noon ; with Rev. Renno to Mr.
Hinton's, and filled Brother Renno's preaching appoint-
ment.
15th. We went to Barnsville, to Jacob Morehead's,
agreeing to hold a quarterly meeting for Rev. Samuel
Kretzinger, if Brother McGrew did not come. Brother
McGrew having failed to arrive I preached there four
times ; held their quarterly meeting.
2cth. Went to Fort Scott, Bourbon county, Kansas;
then to Mr. Beal's.
2ist, Went to my friend John Mutchler's, of Ohio;
then to Indiana ; then to Vernon county, Missouri, at
Drywood Timber, about eleven miles east of Fort Scoct ;
here I preached four times.
25th. I went to Nevada, seat of Vernon county;
preached at night, and stayed at Samuel Thomas's.
26th. I went to Mr. Hightower's, noon. Here I ob-
tained information of the Matthews family, of whom I
promise to inquire. Went to Belvour, to James Mat-
thews's. He gave me the information I needed in regard
to his brother Joseph, who had lived near Blackwater,
Johnson county, and was shot by the bushwliackers, four
years ago, and died at Warrensburg. His family live on
the farm at Blackwater. Having obtained this informa-
tion, I wrote to his brother P. B. Matthews, to Big Grove
post-ofiice, Pottawatomie county, Iowa.
27111. I crossed the Osage River free in a ferry boat, to
Housley's for noon; to Stephen Gilbreth's.
29th. This morning was cold; the ground was covered
with frozen snow.
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30th. Went to Clinton, the seat of Henry county, for
over Sabbath. Saw Rev. J. R. Sasseen; I preached ac-
ceptably for him once ; stayed at Lee Owen's, near town;
remained over Sabbath night with Brother Henry, a few
miles out of town.
December 2d. Went to Comer's noon ; Robert McKee's;
Methodist family.
3d. Went to Mr. Farmer's by noon ; then to Doctor
Julius M. Ward's.
4th. Went to Warrensburg, Johnson county, to Henry
Kemmerly's, a little north of town ; I w^as acquainted with
him in Ohio ; he owns 140 acres of land. The Great
Western Railroad runs through Warrensburg.
5th. Went to widow Baldwin's, noon ; then to Rev.
James Randall's, at Hazel Hill,
6th. To Mr. Anderson's for noon ; then to Col. H.
Chiles's.
7th. Went to Lafayette county, the seat of which is
Lexington. Here I again crossed the Missouri River,
went to Burns's for noon ; then to Charles Larkey's for
over Sabbath. There was no opportunity to hold a meet-
ing. I also passed Richmond, the seat of Ray county.
loth. Then to Mr. Moss's ; they be.long to the sect of
Disciples.
nth. I went to Kingston, the seat of Caldwell county;
then to my old friend, Charles Kelly's. They are doing
well.
1 2th. Went to D. Bennett's Crabapple Grove; preached
here five times. From here to Black Oak Grove, to
'Squire Orem's. I preached five times at this place with
good effect ; the Rev. Mr. Atterbun had one appointment
here.
23d. I went to D. D. and Job Michael's; to James
Russell's; then to Thomas Bennett's, in Davis county.
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and improved Christmas day by preaching twice. Then
returned to Russell's, and held one meeting. Then went
to Hamilton Station, on the Hannibal and St. Joseph
Railroad, Caldwell county. Here I found my kind friend,
William Bowman, from Livingston county, Illinois. I
assisted to hold watch-night meeting. Rev. Mr. Anderson
(Methodist) in charge. Also saw father Calder and family.
Striving for the good world.
January 3d, 1868. I passed Brackenridge Station into
Davis county, to Dr. Dewey's ; preached here again, where
I had been on Christmas day.
4th. Went to Chilicothe, seat of Livingston county ;
here 1 received a letter from P. B. Matthews, in answer to
one I sent him in regard to his brother, who was killed
by the bushwhackers four years ago. Then went to Chris-
tian Kennedy, my wife's cousin — post- office, Farmersville,
Livingston county. Stayed over Sabbath ; preached twice ;
was well pleased.
8th. Went to Rev. Reed's; it was intensely cold.
9th. Went to Reams's, in Grundy county, 'Missouri.
loth. Crossed Grand River, to Edenburg, to Mr.
Miles's; preached twfce here on Sabbath.
13th. Went to Grubtown, to Brother Shepherd's;
preached here.
i6th. Went to Joseph Stevens's; I preached here. Con-
tinued over Sabbath.
23d. Went to Rev. George W. Meeks ; visited Rev. Mr.
Wagoner. I preached at Lincoln School-house ; I preached
at Meeks's Church.
24th. Brother Meeks and myself went to Bethany, the
seat of Harrison county ; we held a protracted meeting
for a week.
29th. I started for Iowa, to Martinsville, to Mr. Hunt's.
I preached here.
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30th. Went to Fairview, Worth county, Missouri, to
Mr. Beaucamp's. I preached here. Having passed through
Gentry county to Rinaldo Brown's, Worth county.
February ist. Passed Plattville, Taylor county, Iowa, to
Ahio Kennedy's, another of my wife's cousins. Continued
over Sabbath. I preached twice.
4th. Went to Mr. Newton's, Ringgold county, Iowa.
6th. To Mount Ayr, to James Denness's; I preached
here.
7th. Went to Mr. Lesan's; preached here; stayed over
Sabbath.
nth. Went to Pempleton, to Smith Deken's, Decatur
city.
1 2th. Passed Leon, seat of Decatur county, Iowa.
13th. Went to Mr. Bearden's. Passed Corydon, the
seat of Wayne county.
14th. To William W. Mitchell's, Appanoos county.
15th. To Isaac Brenner's, Davis county, Iowa; here I
sta>ed over Sabbath, and preached several times; Mr.
Hendrickson assisted.
19th. Passed Bloomfield, to Mr. Reeser's.
20th. Passed Troy and Lebanon, t© widow Pierson's, in
Van Buren county, Iowa.
2i5t. I crossed the Des Moines River at Keosoqua, the
seat of Van Buren county.
25th. Went to John H. Clark's, Lee county, Iowa.
26th. This morning I crossed the Mississippi River, at
Burlington, on the ice, to White Henderson's, with horse.
27th. To Beggsville, Henderson county, Illinois.
28th. To Mr. Hallum's, Warren county, Illinois. Passed
Monmouth, to Allen Hodge's, to Henderson's Grove, to
Jacob Mook's.
29th. To John Mott's, Knox county, Illinois.
March 3d. Sold my horse to Mr. Waters and French.
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4th. Went to Woodhull, to Jacob and Joshua Kenegy's.
5th. Took cars at Oneida; went to Joliet, via Ottawa.
6th. Went to Kankakee city, home. Traveled this trip
2296 miles, and preached 104 times.
JOURNEY IN INDIANA.
May 14th, 1868. Mr. Drayer's, noon, to Mrs. Heavens's.
15th. To Mr. Ayr's, noon ; to Mahlon Longshore's, at
Watseka, Iroquois county, Illinois.
i6th. To Henry Hudson's; heard Mrs. Sexton preach.
1 8th. To Mr. Adsid's.
19th. Mr. Jenkins's, Vermillion county, Illinois.
20th. To James Davidson's; then to Perry Fairchild's,
owner of one of the most extensive brick manufactories I
ever saw. Ten thousand dollars were required to put it in
operation.
2ist. Passed Danville, seat of Verm.illion county.
22d. Went to Brother Whitamyer's, to Perryville, Rev.
Joseph Griffith's ; I preached here.
25 ih. Passed Newport, seat of Vermilion county, In-
diana. Went to Rockville, to Dr. Blacklidge, Parke
county, Indiana.
26th. Passed Rosedale to Mr. Coley's. I preached
once here. There was a terrific thunderstorm to day here;
it killed a man at Terre Haute.
27th. To John Owen's, Vigo county, Indiana.
28th. To Sampson Shaker's, in Sullivan county, Indiana.
29th. To William C. Kennedy's.
June 1st. Went to Bateham post-office; to Daniel
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Kauble's ; had meeting several times ; to J. H. Bucke*
lew's, Middlebury, Clay county, Indiana.
2d. This Daniel Kauble is married to Elizabeth Hain ;
they have a very respectable family, and are doing well.
8th. Passed Middlebury, to Silas Kauble's ; then to
Samuel Waters's, married to one of the Hain family.
9th. Passed Ashboro, Clay county, Indiana, to Mr.
Henshaw's; preached here.
loth. Went to Mr. Harmony's, Putnam county, Indiana.
nth. Went to C. F. Priest's.
i2th. To Benjamin White's, Ladoga, Montgomery
county, Indiana.
13th. To Rev. Daniel Watkins's, father to William and
Marion, of Illinois; to Samuel Douglas's for over Sab-
bath.
14th. I preached once; stayed at Brother Douglas's, a
first-rate family.
15th. Passed Crawfordville, to Mr. Burton's; to the
City of Lafayette, Tippecanoe county, Indiana; to Frank
Baucher's, whose sister was married to John Yessler; they
are both dead ; I saw Annie Elizabeth Yessler here.
17th. Went to Pond Grove, Benton county, Indiana.
Heard of the death of our dear Susan Amelia, on the 27th
of May, at the City of Washinglon, D. C, aged 21 years,
less two days.
20th. To Timmons's for over Sunday; preached twice;
here lives Levi Scott, son of A. W.
22d. Went to Goodland Station, to see Atheneth Scott,
married to Mr. Edward Timmons.
23d. Went to Mr. Axey's, Iroquois county, Illinois.
24th. To Rev. C. Chinequa's, at St. Ann's, Kankakee
county. Then home to Kankakee city. Found my wife
had gone to Washington city, which she hoped to reach
before the death of our Susan Amelia; but she arrived
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just one day too late ; so it goes. Let us watch and be
ready, lest when death overtakes us we may be just one
day too late. I have traveled this trip, 457 miles, and ob-
tained considerable additional information in regard to
the genealogy of our family,
SAMUEL HEINECKE,
Elder,
JOURNEY TO INDIANA, MICHIGAN, PENNSYL-
VANIA AND OTHER PLACES.
July nth. I went to Hickory Point, Lake county,
Indiana, to Mr. Nichols's.
1 2th. I went to Deer Creek, and preached in the
Sanders School-house. Here I found myself among my
old friends of Ohio — the Wise's, Dittv's and Deeder's.
Dined at Sanders's, then returned with Mr. Nichols, who
had brought me up in a wagon from his house.
13th. Went to Mr. Ostin's for noon ; then to Mr.
Wolff's, Porter county, Indiana.
14th. To Joseph Moore's, near Westville, Laporte co.,
Indiana, noon; then to Mr. Soverens's.
15th. To Mr. Reiley's, noon ; to Henry Brown's, near
Bootjacktown ; here is a very fine settlement — fertile land,
St. Joseph county, Michigan.
i6th. To Mr. John Rough's, noon ; the weather was
intensely hot ; they are Evangelical ; are acquainted with
the Rev. Geo. Schneider ; this is in Berrien county,
Michigan.
17th. Passed Niles's, to James Taylor's.
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1 8th. Went to Tames Colter's for over Sabbath ; con-
tinued hot and dry.
19th. I preached twice in the Coulter Church, Methodist.
20th. Passed Cassopolis, Cass county, Michigan.
2ist. To Mr. Casement's; then to Henry Croat's, St.
Joseph county, Michigan.
22d. Went to Henry Crout's, jr., noon ; then to Three
Rivers, to Mr. Benjamin Kern's, who sent me $5 mission-
ary pay since I was there. But I never received it ; so
there are still mail robbers living.
23d I went to Mr. Ketchum's by noon ; then passed
Whitepidgeon's to ' Mr. Grove's, St. Joseph county,
Michigan.
24th. To Mr. Adams's, noon ; then to Mr. Moe's, re-
lative to one living on the Kankakee River, Illinois. He
is a friendly sinner; there is hope for him.
25th. Went to Mr. Adams'b at noon; then to Mr. Bald-
win's, United Brethren, at Bronson, Branch county, for
over the Sabbath.
36th. I preached at night.
27th. Went to Mr. Doolittle's by noon : passed Cold
Water Station to William Mason's.
28th. Passed Quincy, to Mr. Reed's, noon ; to Mr.
Reiley's over night, Branch county, Michigan ; they are
Presbyterians ; there was now considerable rain, which
was needed.
29th. To Mr. Gilmore's, noon; Hillsdale county,
Michigan; then to White's. "
30th. To Mr. Carpenter's, friend ; then passed the city
of Adrian, Lenawee county, Michigan, to Mr. Stephen
Allen's; the old folks were full of visitors, but he made
this provision for me, which was first-rate.
31st. To Mr. Washman's, Palmyra, Michigan.
August 1st. I went to Mr. Wood's at noon ; then to my
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old friend John McNutt's, Lucas county, Ohio. Here I
preached several times. We had a powerful meeting — one
convert, S. B. Hinds, a young man of promise. One Mr.
Wilkinson assisted. J. P. Butler was present.
5th. I passed Maumee city, the Maumee River to Perrys-
burg, to Mr. Pennywell's, noon ; then to Mr. Lomas's,
Wood county, Ohio.
6th. To Millgrove, to my old friend George McCor-
mick's, noon ; then to my cousin David Vandersaal's,
Sandusky county.
7th. To Jacob Harley's, noon ; then to cousin Jacob
Vandersaal's.
8th. I visited Jacob, John and Isaac.
9th. I preached twice in their new church house- — a
comfortable house for worship — good, plain, neat.
loth. My cousin John Vandersaal, his son George and
myself, went to Fremont to-day in a wagon. I dined with
J. W. B. McLelland j then went to cousin Benjamin
Mooney's ; Mary Ann having married one James Lucas
Parks, we went to see them next day. We dined at his
father's, and returned to Benjamin's by evening. I stayed
with Luther Mooney.
1 2th. I went to Mr. Parker's, where Bishop Seipert
died, noon ; then to Mr. Schneider's, in Huron county.
14th. Passed Monroeville and Norwalk, to Gideon
King's.
15th. Passed Florence and Birmingham, to Mr, Witter-
field's.
i6th. Went to Brother McCreedy's ; here was a quar-
terly meeting. Rev. Watson, Elder, in charge. This is at
Henrietta Centre ; I preached once.
i8th. I went to Mr. Preston's, noon ; Loraine county.
19th. Went to Mr. Harrison's by noon, Cuyahoga
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county; then to Cleveland, to Rev. Mr. Streich's, German
United Brethren, Loraine street (No. 291).
20th. To-day I visited Rev. W. W. Orwick, ex-Bishop
of the Evangelical Association, agent of their printing
establishment there; dined with them. To Mr. Stephen's.
2ist. To Mentor Centre, Martin Gray's, Lake county.
22d. To South Perry township, Mr, Ceterly's ; I heard
Rev. Mr. Robinson, Methodist, preach ; he said there
were four million more worlds like this. I preached once.
25th. Passed Geneva to George Medcoff' s, a whole-
souled Methodist.
26th. To Mr. Greenlee's, noon ; then to a bush-
meeting, Mr. Smith in charge. I preached in his stead ;
stayed at Rev. Mr. Allen's, near Amboy.
27th. Passed Connaught, then the State line between
the States of Ohio and Pennsylvania, into Erie county.
28th. To-day I saw a glimpse of Lake Erie, having
traveled some distance off from the lake ; Girard village is
here.
29th. I passed Erie city, of 75,000 people ; has numer-
ous oil refineries in it. To Ira Veteto's.
30th. I heard Rev. Fernander Pierce preach; I preached
once.
31st. Went to Mr. Morehead's noon; to Rev. Robin-
son's.
September ist. To Mr. Skinner's ; here I had some
difficulty in finding a stopping place in Chautauqua
county. Excuses were common. One had too many
boarders. The other had the things of the house torn up
to clean ; one's wife had no help ; another's family were
not very well; and the last had thirty-five cows to milk.
But I told them the cows did not interfere with me nor I
with them ; 1 was calling sinners to repentance,
2d. Passed Brockton to Milford, to Lucius Tuttle's,
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noon; then Fredonia to Sheridan Centre, to Otis En-
sighn's.
3d. Passed Silvercreektown to Irwing village, to H.
Josline's, noon ; to Evans Centre, to Rev. Mr. Chamber-
line's, Erie county, N. Y.
4th. Slate soil, very dry near the lake shore ; to Leonard
Crocker's, Methodist — first-rate — for over Sabbath. I was
now only two miles from the City of Buffalo.
5th. Mr. Crocker took me in a buggy through the city
to the cattle-yards, which he supplied with hay through
the year ; thousands of tons are required for this purpose ;
he has got rich by this business.
6th, Sabbath. He took me into the city and introduced
me to his minister, who was very courteous, and asked me
to preach in his stead, which I did. He introduced me to
his congregation, and wished them to give me the morning
collection. We tlien returned to Mr. Crocker's home.
7th. I passed through the City of Buffalo, containing a
population of 100,000, to Osterhout's, on the side of the
Niagara River.
8th. Went to Mr. Trott's at noon ; then saw the great
curiosities of this place; this lies twenty miles east of
Buffalo city. The Niagara River is studded with thirty-
seven islands, including Grand Island and Goat Island.
The Rapids being probably half a mile above the falls,
with sixty feet descent over terrible rocks ; then two hun-
dred feet at once, with one hundred million tons of water
every hour. This enormous mass of water, falling upon
huge rocks below, makes a roar which can be heard five
to ten miles off. The suspension bridge is two miles
further down from the falls. It is eight hundred feet long,
twenty-four feet wide, all iron, and is suspended upon four
cables, constructed of wires, ten inches in diameter, rest-
ing upon four towers, eighty-eight by seventy eight feet
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high. The bridge is two stories ; the cars run over the
top and wagons over the lower story. The floor between
the stories is iron. The bridge is two hundred and fifty
feet above the surface of the water. I passed over into
Canada on the lower floor, and returned on the second
story. There is a footway on both sides; the car track
is in the centre ; then went to Rev. Theophilus Snyder's
for over night, ten miles south, Niagara county, N. Y.
9th. To Rev.jHenry Wiser's ; then to George Good-
lander's for over Sabbath ; preached three times in this
settlement ; some brethren here are full of the Holy Ghost.
14th. Went to Mr. Packham's, Genesee county, N. Y.
15th. To Batavia, county seat. Here was the county fair
in session ; music and dancing in daytime — the devil's
work in full force ; to Mr. Fargo's.
i6th. To Mr. Bennett's, Livingston county, N. Y.
17th. Passed Moscow and Mount Morris, to Mr. Mc-
Neir's, a wealthy farmer ; had prayer meeting and ex-
hortation.
i8th. To day closes my sixth year as an Evangelist,
having traveled this year 3500 miles, and preached 117
times.
19th. Passed Hornellsville and Adrian, Steuben county,
N. Y., to deacon Knapp's, for Sabbath ; preached once.
2 1st. Passed Cameron and Woodhull to William Car-
penter's.
22d. Went into Tioga county, Pa., to Joel Johnson's,
Knoxville.
23d. To J. Lyon's; very hilly country; to Mr.
Steppins's.
27th. I preached ; stayed at Sebring's.
28th. Passed Blockhouse, to Henry Wagoner's, at Saw-
yer's mills ; I preached here.
29th. Lycoming county, Pa., Trout Run Station, to
Samuel Lash's.
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October ist. I passed Williamsport, a very notable place
for sawmills ; I was informed that one hundred were in
constant operation. I saw more sawed lumber than I had
ever before seen. It is a large town. Went to Mr.
Dentler's.
2d. Passed Munning, Whitehall, Jerseytown, Columbia
county, Pa. ; very mountainous.
3d. To Bloomsburg, to Jasper Cressler's; his wife is
full cousin ; was Fanny Kendig ; I had not seen her for
forty-four years. This is a county seat, and has a railroad
to Philadelphia. I traveled 1060 miles from home to this
place; I preached here twice.
5th. Passed Esleyville, Mr. Bomboy's.
9th. Passed Danville ; Northumberland bridge over the
North Branch of the Susquehanna River, Sunbury, seat of
Northumberland county, to Millersburg, Daniel Jury's,
Dauphin county.
loth. To widow Lebo's, my niece.
nth. I preached in Millersburg, Lykens Valley.
1 2th. Went to Brother Jacob Heinecke's.
13th. C. Gipple's.
14th. Jonas Jury's.
15th. Fisherville to Halifax, to Jacob Young's, at Peters-
burg, Perry county, cousin to Henry Young.
i6th. To Eli^Young's, connection,
17th. Passed Bloomfield, seat of Perry county, to Joseph
Young's, for over Sabbath ; I preached at EUet's church.
20th. To Enoch Young's, then to Reuben's; stayed
over night.
2ist. Crossed Sterrett's Gap, to John Lackey's.
2 2d. Carlisle, to John Mohler's, full cousin. Heard
that aunt Esther Vandersaal had died April 12th, 1868, in
Cumberland county. Pa., my mother's sister.
23d. Saw aunt Yessler, her sister.
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24th. Visited John Hoover.
25th. I preached at Churchtown.
26th. Passed Mechanicsburg, Harrisburg, to Brother
Reitzel's.
27th. Passed Middletown, to Hershey's.
28th. Passed to Lancaster city, Pa., Samuel Vandersaal's,
noon, cousin; then to New Haven, George B. Shober's ;
Emanuel Grube's. A. Shober's child had died, Lancaster
county.
29th. I attended the funeral, then to J. Grube's, Jr.
30th. Went to Reamstovvn, where sister lives.
November ist. I preached in the Evangelical church
seven times.
6Lh. Went to the city of Reading, preached several
times; returned.
nth. Passed Becker's, noon, to my brother Benjamin
Heinecke's.
1 2th. To Noah Sharp's, and returned.
13th. Returned to Reamstovvn, visited, preached again.
23d. To Jacob Noll's.
December ist. Visited Dr. Brecht, near Catfish, with
whom I have been acquainted over forty-eight years.
2d. To Jacob Vandersaal's cousin, Sadsburyville, Ches-
ter county. Pa.
3d. To Levina Vandersaal's, Peter's widow; and Parkes-
burg, to see her son Abraham; and Schmooker's.
4th. Went to the city of Philadelphia, to ray nephew's,
D. Echternacli; preached on Sabbath in Eighth and Parrish
streets; class; brethren. Visited Tolan's and Flinn's.
9th. Returned to Pomeroy Station, to Jacob Vander-
saal's, Sadburysville; I preached here on Sabbath night.
14th. Went to Litercourse, to Samuel Campbell's.
15th. To Lancaster city ; I preached here for the
Evangelicals ; stayed at Brother Killian's, and with ray
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old friend William Diller, with whom I have been ac-
quainted for forty-nine years. He, like myself, has passed
through many afflictions, yet hopes with his kind, though
afflicted companion, to get to the glory world. May the
God of all grace bless and preserve, and finally save us in
that better world. Amen.
17th. I passed Millersville, to Rev. John Steman's; had
a pleasant time j preached for them j visited Whisler's
and others.
23d. Passed Lancaster city, to New Haven ; G. B.
Shober's.
24th. Passed Litiz and Warwick, to S. Reener's, noon ;
then to Michael Zeller's.
25th. To x^nnville; then to my nephew's, Samuel H.
Echternaclv This being Christmas day we started a
meeting, which wound up with good results. We pro-
tracted it till New Year ; souls were waked up to a sense
of their lost and ruined condition, and finally converted
to God. I pray that the good work may go on, until
many shall be brought from darkness to light. Samuel H.
is practising in these meetings to som.e good effect. May
the Lord make him instrumental in doing much good !
and may we finally all be brought, with our families, and
our charge, to that blissful abode where we need not be
troubled with the cares of this life, but enjoy an eternity of
glory.
January ist, 1869. I now started from Annville, Leba-
non county, for Harrisburg ; took the cars for Millersbuig,
to my brother Jacob's, in Lykens Valley ; then to Cum-
berland county, to attend to some unsettled business of
aunt Esther Vandersaal's. Then contracted with Collins
Publishing Company to have 1,000 copies of our genealogy
printed ; then returned home to Kankakee, Illinois. In
process of time the books were finished, and I traveled
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and sold them, mostly among the kinfolks, and remitted
the money over and above expenses and freight ; and thus
timely and honorably paid the remainder due for printing
them, leaving advanced some when I contracted for them.
November 4th, I started for Pennsylvania again by way
of Parkersburg, West Virginia ; to Martinsburg, to David
Winge,d's, whose wife was my cousin ; here I stayed until
the New Year came; the United Brethren held watch-
meeting, Rev. Mr. Toby in charge; I assisted him; we
closed at 12 o'clock M.; at which time sixty car whistles
and three church bells struck up music, the most terrific I
had ever heard.
3d. I went to Hagerstown, to Mr. Beeler's. I also saw
Fredeiick Feetig, with whom 1 got acquainted in 1824,
where I had stayed over winter, and had never seen him
since. I then visited a nephew of my aunt Barbara's hus-
band, Michael Yessler. I then" went to Shippenburg, to
John Wingerd's, the father of David; visited Pierce
Kenegy, a nephew to Samuel and David Landis, married
to Julia Brownewell ; to John Gish's ; then to Carlisle,
to William Crumlich's and John Mohler's.
January, 1870. Took cars to Prescott, to John Hei-
necke's, who took me to his father's, Benjamin, my
brother.
27th. I went to Reamstown, to my sister's; then to
Reading, to B, F. Swartz's, who was married to my niece.
31st. To Jacob Grube's; then to New Haven, to Geo.
B. Shober's; then to Manheim, to B. Donaven's; then to
Reinholdsville, to Henry Bruner's. I preached here to a
large audience.
February 27th. The Rev. Mr. Fair preached old Mr.
Lutz's funeral sermon.
March ist. I visited Emanuel Bollinger.
3d. I went to Lancaster, to Samuel Vandersaal's and
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William Diller's ; then to Rev. John Staman's, in Manor
township. Preached twice.
8th. Took cars for Marietta, to Abraham Martin's ; his
wife was Fianna Eby, the daughter of Rosanna Donaven.
13th. To John Shopp's.
23d. To Boiling Springs.
April 2d. I took cars for home, at Harrisburg, to Kanka-
kee city, Illinois. Arrived there^by the 5th, Rev. A. Kauf-
man in attendance.
9th. I attended quarterly meeting at Rock Creek, Elder
John Kuriz in charge; visited A. H. Shreftler.
i6th. I went to Benjamin Hackney's, at Aurora, Kane
county ; to Naperville, to C. Kendig's, Major Denny's
and James Green's. Here it was that five head of cattle
were struck dead by lightning.
i8th. I went to. Julius Beitle's; to Mary Butterfield's,
whose husband was thrown from a load of lumber, in
Oi.tawa city, and killed.
23d. To Levi Tucker's.
25th. To Cyrus Shauer's ; this is the man who took and
cared for me when I lay senseless and helpless, being
thrown from my buggy ; I call him the good Sam.aritan to
this day.
27th. To Jacob Buckwalter's, Grundy county; to
Wight's, O. Potter's.
May loth. To Rev. John Hoobler's, Livingston county.
i2th. To C. W. Sterry's.
13th. To Ebberts Points, to Brother Cracraft's.
14th. To Albert Dawson's.
15th. To Henry Maat's ; preached twice here.
1 6th. To John Loving's, Bloomington, Illinois.
17th. To Peter Wintz's and Jonas Fry's.
23d. To Brother Foutz's and Samuel Myers's.
June 8th. To Elder Higby's.
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loth. To John Marshall's, at Charter Grove, where
Rev, C. Adams ^ and myself were successful in winning
many souls to the Lord.
1 2th. To Abraham^^Vandusen's, whose'^wife had just
died in the triumph of a living faith in the Redeemer.
14th. To James VVestbrook's ; I preachedf twice here.
20th. To Shabbona Grove ; here Oliver Edmonds used
to reside, who also was brought to the] knowledge of the
truth at our meetings ; so lived and so died.
23d. To John Curyea's ; then to the Brandom Settle-
ment.
27th. To Cutshall's, a kind friend Quaker family.
July 9th. To Crown Point, Indiana.
1 2th. To Winfield, to Mr. Gates's, who married the
widow Reed.
14th. To Henry Brown's, a first-rate family; to Mr.
Beeman's, a loral preacher, in Cass county, 'Michigan ;
here we had a good time; it was in harvest time; the
weather very hot and dry ; we had meetings on the Sab-
bath. Here also I met Henry" Crout, from Sandusky
county, Ohio; v/e had been acquainted for 18 years. Here
also, on Sabbath, a mighty gust came up and some of the
neighbors had been hauling grain 'into their barns and
filling them, and when the gust came the lightning struck
four barns and burned them to the ground with their con-
tents, so there was nothing saved by breaking the Sab-
bath day.
27th. I went to Mottville, St. Joseph county, Michigan,
to Mr. Knarr's, whose wife had been the widow Hatfield ;
I was also acquainted with them in Ohio.
30th. To Rev. Joseph Pefiley's, a nephew to my aunt,
Jacob Vandersaal's wife.
August 1st. To Westville, to 'Squire Williams's, Laportc
county, Indiana.
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8th. To Jonathan Fender's, Kankakee county, Illinois.
loth. To Zebediah Dewey's and Edward Keeney's.
i2th. To Aroma; then to Gardner Station, to Mr.
Higby's ; he paid $7.75, which he had used of Clara
Bell's board money at the Normal School.
19th. To Elias Young's, Newton county, Indiana. In
this settlement lived Brother Jacob A. Knoyer, a splendid
man and a United minister, whose praise was in all the
churches.
2ist. To Goodland, to Edward Timmons's, who is mar-
ried to Atheneth Scott ; I preached here.
23d. I went to Watseka, Iroquois county, Illinois, to
Henry Hudson's, United Brethren.
27th. I heard Rev. Mr. Burr preach Mrs. Wells's
funeral sermon ; I closed ; then went to Brother Wart-
man's, Lake county, Indiana. This part of the country
used to be called the Marsh, and has been drained off by
a ditch thirty feet wide and fifteen feet deep from Beaver
Lake to the Kankakee River, six miles long. An abun-
dance of fish were taken when the water was let out of the
lake. I went to Milford to Brother Altell's.
September ist. To Hartley.
3d. To Rev. David Brown'*s, Pond Grove, Benten
county, Indiana; I preached once; I heard Mahala Hat-
ley give a description of the African Mission.
5th. I went to Lafayette, Tippecanoe county, Indiana,
to John Boucher's, whose sister was married to John
Yessler. A cousin, Elizabeth A. Yessler, lives here.
She informed me that aunt Barbara Yessler was dead. I
went to'Joseph Fry's, Clinton county, Indiana.
nth. I preached at Hopewell, Clinton county, Indiana.
1 2th. To Mr. Brook's, Tipton county, Indiana.
15th. To friend Wright's; tliey had meeting that night.-
That was the best Quaker meeting I ever enjoyed.
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T6tb. To Winchester, Randolph county, Indiana.
1 8th. I was sick to-day ; could not preach ; at Levi
Mettler's.
19th. I went to Brother Lease's ; was sick here three
days. He then hauled me in a buggy to Arcanum, to
Simjjson Albright's, with whom I was acquainted.
24th. I started again to Gordontown, Wm. Nicholls's.
27th. To Dayton, Montgomery county, Ohio, to Wm.
Buch's, a first cousin. This is a large place. The United
Brethren Printing Establishment is located here. I re-
mained till the 4th of October; went to Springfield, se.at
of Clark county, Ohio; then to Frank Donavan's, Cham-
paign county, Ohio ; Urbana the seat.
October 6th, 1870. To Edward E. Chaney's, to whom
I sold my horse, and stayed at^widow Brandom's over
Sabbath ; preached once.
loth. Mr. Chaney sent his young man to take me to
Urbana, six miles, where I took cars for Marion county,
Ohio, to Isaac Young's, a cousin. Z^ In this vicinity live a
number of our near kin, Hain, Davis, Biggerstaf, Graham,
Schroth ; also, Isaac R. Young.
17th. I went to Gallon,' to Christian Young's.
18th. To Ashland, to Jacob Kendig's ; then to Jacob
Beeghley's, and preached here once.
2ist. To Levi Mohler's; I preached here in the Evan-
gelical Church ; went to Emanuel Moore's.
25th. I took cars to New Portagej then to Clinton, to
Jacob Hollinger's ; then to Samuel Vandersaal's, at East
Liberty, Summit post-office.
28th. I visitedj George Gougler and Christian Long,
who married the widow of Rev. Daniel Vandersaal; went
to Michael Hollinger's.
November 3d. I took cars to Alliance, to Leander
Fording's.
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4th. I took cars for Malvern, to Mary Ann Eagy's, who
was sister to Jacob Mooney, consequently first cousin to
me ; here I saw Mr. Hillerman, son-in-law of Doctor P.
J. Hines, of Van Wert, Ohio.
17th. I went to Canal Dover, to Mr. Hildt, nephew to
Rev. George Hildt, of Washington city.
December 8th. 1 went to New Philadelphia, to Mr.
Custer ; here I received forty copies of my book.
9th. I went to Isaac Svvihart's.
loth. To Frederick Wible's ; Muma Auman, at Crooked
Run, Tuscarawas county, Ohio.
'15th. To Beaver Dam; preached here once.
17th. To Benjamin Riggle's, kin to those in Pennsyl-
vania; I preached here.
2 1st. I went to the salt works, where they make fifty
barrels per day.
22d. I went to Uricksville, to Rev. Mr. Keedy's.
23d. To Bowerston, to Joseph Overhoher, Jr. ; I
preached several times here; in this village live mostly
United Brethren.
29th. I vv-ent to Jacob Overholser's ; I preached in the
Connotten Church, Harrison county, Ohio.
December ist, 1870. I went to Isaac Page's, a watchman
at the tunnel for the railroad company, about a quarter of
a mile long.
2d. I visited Daniel Kennedy, cousin to my wife.
3d. He took me on horseback to his brother David, six
miles.
4th. I preached to a large audience in the Kennedy
Church.
5th. I went to Connotten Huttan, where the Indian
massacre had been some years ago; then to Lock No. 17,
where I took cars for Coshocton, seat of Coshocton county,
Ohio; to Dr. Sapp's.
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6th, To West Bedford, to Philip Kennedy, and Jacob's
widow; they were all brothers; this was the family of
thirteen brothers and four sisters ; I preached here once.
13th. I returned to Coshocton, and took cars for New-
ark, Licking county, to William Jordan's.
14th. To Columbus, Franklin county, to Rev. William
B. Davis's ; then to Rev. Joseph Brown's ; then to Rev.
Mr. List's, the German minister ; here I made my head-
quarters. I dined once with Rev. William B. Davis, but
their employment to make money was such as did not suit
me. They kept the most extensive millinery store in the
city; they sell ^100,000 worth of such goods in a year,
recommending foolish fashions to others. I was ac-
quainted with Mrs. Davis when she was the wife of Jacob
Souders, and enjoyed a high degree of faith in Christ, but
now can recommend the latest styles to customers.
19th. After receiving forty copies of my book I started
for Delaware county; then to Cardington, Morrow
county, to Rev. A. K. Earl, who had employed me as
Bible agent in 1853 '} ^^ recognized me yet, and made me
welcome. He is now Mayor of this little borough.
29th. Went to William Maclain's, Jr., at whose father's
house I preached for sixteen months every four weeks ;
this William, Jr., used to be sickly, but intelligent; he
was the financier for the family ; kept proper account of
matters and things. While thus keeping a lookout he by
some means found a farm for sale, where he now lives,
260 acres for ^15 per acre, 1 1,000 cash down, and sixteen
years to pay the remainder. He struck the bargain, paid
the purchase money down, gave mortgage for the balance,
and in a short time a public report came that a railroad
was surveyed on the east side of his land (not on it) which
enhanced the value of his land to ^45 per acre, and is
now worth jgioo per acre. His father and mother are now
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dead ; one of his brothers was killed by a bridge breaking
down while they were hauling a small steam boiler over it.
William, Jr., sold part of the land, paid the rest their
shares, built a new house, regained his health, ;got mar-
ried, weighs forty pounds more than before, lives happy,
and I think there is no family more deserving of luck than
the Maclain family. His twin sisters, Mary and Eliza,
still live ; are both married ; Margaret was married also ;
her husband^ died ; she now lives with William; one
brother lives yet and is doing well ; I sold William three
copies of my book, and he gave me $1 missionary money,
and I went on my way rejoicing.
Decem.ber 21st. My sixty-sixth birthday; I passed
through Gallion, Crestline Shelly, to Monroeville, to
Clyde to John Keiser, of Bucyrus, Ohio.
23d. I preached once here.
24th. Went to Winter Station, to cousin John Vander-
saal's ;^ preached here; visited David and Jacob and
Abraham Shoe, John D. Harley, Rev. S. Long, Mr.
Solomon.
January istj'^iSyi. Preached at Kansas'Station.
3d. Betzville, then to Samuel dinger's ; preached here.
6th. To Henry Ludwig's.
7th. To Rev. John Long's, near Salem" Church'; Rol-
lersville, to Philip Miller ; preached twice here on Sabbath.
9th. To Peter Plantz's, who is'married to one "of Ens.
rainger's daughters; we were acquainted' eighteen years;
then to David Beerly's.
loth. Went to Freeport, to Michael Bordner, where I
used to hold meeting; then to Mr. Beagle's, preached in
the Evangelical Church.
13th. To John Siberal's.
14th. To Michael Betz's; preached here.
i6th. To William Vandersaal's.
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lytb. To Isaac Vandersaal's.
iStli. To Rev. John Sauder's, in Tiffin city ; to Solomon
Beaver; preached here.
2 1st. To Rev. Joseph Bevor's.
23d. To George Rhoads't, on Baseline.
26th. To Levi Keller's.
27th. To William Hyter, who is married to my wife's
cousin.
28th. To Joseph Kaufman's, who is married to Samuel
Kenegy's sister ; I preached in the Yatter Church ; then
to Peter Kaufman's.
February 3d. To Abraham Treichbauch's.
4th. Took cars to Van Wert; to Smith Hill.
5lh. To James Young's.
6th. To Dr. P. J. Hine's.
7th. To John Hill's, Monmouth^ Adams county, Ohio.
8th. To Middletowa ; here I preached; it was very
snow stormy,
1 2th. To Fort Wayne, Allen county, Indiana.
13th. To Logansport, Indiana ; then to Gillman, Iro-
quois county, Illinois; then to Kankakee city, home.
1 6th. To Chabance, to Mr. Walroth's.
i7lh. To Chenoa, McLean county.
1 8th. To John Bash's.
20th. To El Paso, to J. W. Baldwin's, Woodford county.
22d. To Rev. Bixler's.
23d. To Rev. Jonas [Eckert's, La Salle county; here I
found one of my old friends, Samuel Swisher, of Craw-
ford county, Ohio ; I preached once ; Brother Wendle in
charge.
27th. I went to Dixon, seat of Lee county, Illinois;
then to Sterling, Whiteside county, to Rev. J. J. Bowers's.
28th. To Eberlv's.
March 2d. To Rev. Martin Crum's.
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3d. To Christian Overholser's.
4th. To John Overholser's ; I preached at Coleday.
7th. To Polo, Ogle county, to Joseph Geeting's ; here
Rev. S. Healy held a protracted meeting; he had been
my first Presiding Elder in Illinois.
loth. To Foreston, Ogle county, to Elder James John-
son's ; here I received twenty copies of my book.
17th. Took cars for Freeport, Stephenson county, to
Rev. Emanuel Witter's ; a splendid family ; is comfortably
fixed here.
20th. To Jacob Shrock's.
2ist. To Orangeville, Rev. James H. Young in charge,
who was holding a protracted meeting at Basswood Timber;
I preached here.
25th. I returned to Brother Witter's.
26th. To Rev. Mulnix's ; I preached here.
27th. To Amboy, to Rev. O. A. Phillips's, son-in-law
of my old friend Abraham Kneisley, of Wisconsin ; we
went into the country to Mr. Barnes's ; I preached for him.
29th. I took cars for Mendota, La Salle county, Illinois ;
to Earl ; then to Paw Paw, to Mr. Pine's.
30th. Saw Peter Ream; then to Jephtha Mittan's,
whose child, four years of of age, was scared to death ; I
preached its funeral sermon.
31st. To Isaac Edmond's.
April ist. To Alexander Beemer's ; I preached here on
Sabbath.
3d. To M. A. Bartlett's.
4th. To William Langley's ; to Issachar Robinson's.
5th, To Elder Batchelder.
6th. To Keath ; then to Mr. Dick's; to Indian Creek ;
here I preached ; met Rev. Theodore P. Brown, whom I
took into the United Brethren Church, while on the Paw
Paw Mission.
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loth. To Uriah Miller's.
iitb. To Ottawa city, La Salle county, to Cincinnati,
Ciiryea's.
1 2th. Took cars to Joliet, Will county, to A. H. Shref-
fler's.
13th. To Wagnei's ; then to Alsbrook, Plainfield.
14th. I went John Kenegy's, brotlier to Rev. Josiah J.
Kenegy; preached at Plainfield.
i6th. To old Mr. Mollinger's, who married the widow
of Michael Dillman, deceased.
ryth. I took cars for Peatone, to Joseph Shaup's.
i8th. To Kankakee city ; no more home here; noon,
a clear, fair day. I got out of the cars and started for
my son's, E. D. Heinecke's store, a business place and
residence ; and to my utter surprise half the row of build-
ings on East avenue were burned to ashes, on the 2 2d of
March last. The fire broke out in the south adjoining
building and consumed twelve buildings in one row, with
the fences and stabling ; I had a small trunk there, that
with overcoat, saddle-bags, Bible, hymn book, with E.
D.'s furniture, bedding and clothing all went to ashes ; I
would sooner have lost $100 than to have lost all my
writings from 1829 until then, except the main outlines of
my business, including letters and diary books. I next
inquired where my family were, and received in reply that
they had all gone to Kansas. Having a message I then
went to Mr. Knecht's, merchant tailor, to inform him of
the death of Rev. Joshua Hersh's daughter ; after which
I proceeded to Charles Hallack's, where I was informed
where my family had gone and when they had started ;
last night, at 10 o'clock, they took cars here for Kansas,
that is, my wife, son E. D., and Clara Belle; E. D.'s
wife was here yet at widow Hawkins's.
25th. I started for Watseka, Iroquois county, Illinois,
to William Lyman's.
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26th. To Henry Hudson's ; made arrangements for
meeting for Sabbath.
28tb. I went to Rev. Mr. Edmonson's, intending to^
stay over night, but having left E. D.'s pony to graze,
which I had leave to use, it having scared and jumped the
fence and took for home, I had to stay and fill the appoint-
ments on the Sabbath, which I did.
May 1st. I took the cars and went home ; found the
pony at Mr. Bray's, three miles west of Kankakee; it was
wonderful that the pony had found its way to where it was
raised, having gone thirty-three miles from where it had
started.
3d. I went to Yellowhead, to Mr. Odell's.
4th. I went to David Creamer's ; then to Edward
Keeney's; old friend Benjamin Warner was here very
sick ; his wife was here too. He died here ; he lived in
Crawford county, Ohio. E. Keeney's wife was Warner's
daughter. On Sabbath I preached at Grant Station.
roth.y went to John Worrell's.
13th. To the Hertz Settlement, south of where I had
been, to Brother Bossert's, and preached here.
15th. I returned and went to Henry Druyer's.
1 6th. Took cars for southeast.
17th. To Mr. Derry's, Champaign county, Illinois.
i8th. To Samuel Landis's, Piat county, brother in-
law to John H. Echternach.
19th. To John H. Echternach's, Moultrie county, Illi-
nois ; Lovington is their post-office.
23d. I went to Cerro Gordo ; then to Newburg, Macon
county, Illinois.
24th. To Joel Evans, who is married to Susanna Haine's ;
they are doing reasonably well.
25th. To George Young's, from Bucyrus, Ohio, though
we were not acquainted.
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28th. I visited the village of Newburg, and preached
here; and tnen returned to my nephew's.
June ist. To Sullivan, seat of Moultrie county, and
obtained a postal order in favor of J. W. Huff, my
printer's clerk; stayed with Dr. Everett.
3d. I returned to Lovington and preached here.
5th. I met my sister here at her son's; she had in-
formed me she would come from Pennsylvania to this place
on a visit, and wished me to meet her there, which I did.
9th. I started for the Garver Settlement ; I preached
here.
i2th. Went to Pana, to Mr. EUer's, Christian county,
Illinois.
13th. To Shelbyville, seat of Shelby county, Illinois, to
Mr. Ida's.
14th. To Alback, Mattoon, Coles county, Illinois.
15th. Ashmore, to Mr. Vaval's ; I preached here, Edgar
county.
17th. To Terre Haute, Indiana, Rev. P. Milligan in
charge ; I preached twice here.
22d. Went to Rockville Indiana, seat of Parke county;
B. L. B. Blacklidge is here, son of Dr. R. G., Franklin,
John county, Indiana.
23d. Went to Brother Rowe's for Sabbath ; I preached
twice.
27th. To Brother Owen's, who knew me at sight; to
Sullivan, seat of Sullivan county, Indiana.
28th. To Sampson Shulter's; I preached here.
July 3d. To Paxton, Indiana.
4th. To Linton, a small viUage, to Rev. Mr. Carne-
lius's, Indiana.
5th. To Carlisle, Green county, Indiana; preached
once here ; to Deacon Davidson's ; this evening came a
powerful rain, which was much needed.
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loth. I went to Vincennes, Lawrence county, Indiana,
to Rev. Mr. Binckley's ; I passed through Purgatory, a
swamp so called.
13th. ToFelix Wampler's, and to Wilson's.
14th. To Simon Johnson's, to Josiah Conrad's, Craw-
ford county, Indiana; I preached here in the Otterbein
Church, U. B. ; stayed with Mr. Fisher.
17th. I returned to Vincennes, to Dr. Hitt's.
i8th. To Mr. Tole's.
19th. To Devenbaugh, to Washington, Indiana ; here
crosses the Ohio, and seat of Davis county, Indiana ; rail-
road to ^h. Griffeth's; preached once; went to Loogoo-
tee, to Mr. Abbott's.
25th, I went to Clem Carroll's, at Clarksville ; I
preached several times here ; visited John Young.
August 2d. I returned to Loogootee, a railroad station
by that name, to Mr. Mitchell's, Jackson county, Indiana,
to Mr. Faughtner's, innkeeper; then to Orleans, to Rev,
Mr. Elrod, six feet, six inches high, and stout built in
proportion ; I then went to Orange county, Indiana ;
preached twice in a country church.
6th. I took cars at Orleans for Mitchell, on the north
and south road.
8th. I went to Burksdale.
9th. To McNiese ; here in the hill country I preached
several times ; here live Brothers White and Hurd ; the
preaching places by name of Pleasant Hill and Robinson's
School House; both well attended ; four miles apart ; in
Jackson county, Indiana,
14th. I returned to Mitchell, and went to Seymour ;
then to Columbus, Bartholomew county, Indiana, to Rev.
X. H. K. Beam's, United Brethren; to this place I had
ordered forty copies of my book. After waiting sixteen
days I received twenty copies, with a note that no more
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were ready; this was a sad disappointment, with loss. I
now started for Hartsville, a United Brethren village, with
a small college in running order, Rev, Mr. Shupp in
charge, the Principal ; here I received a letter from E. D.
Heinecke ; I preached at Newburn, four miles from
Hartsville.
September 6th. To Mr. Richman's.
7th. To Greenaburg; here I received the other twenty
copies of my book; Decatur county, Indiana; from here
I went to McCoy Station, to Mr. James M. Ragsdale's ; I
preached at Middlebranch Church on Sabbath twice.
1 2th. Visited Rev. Mr. Martin, who had invited me here.
13th. I started at Smith Station with a Sabbath-school
excursion train for Cincinnati, Ohio, sixty-eight miles, at
reduced price; we arrived at 11 o'ciock A. M. ; it was
now storming end raining excessively; some of the teach-
ers, girls and children had their pleasure spoiled, their
nice dresses got wet, and oh, what a time ! After it
ceased to storm and rain I looked for and found my old
friend B. T. Redman and his wife Henrietta; I visited
Samuel Flickinger, brother to D. K. Flickinger, No. ^6S
Richmond street.
17th. I preached in the United Brethren Church, Cin-
cinnati. Ohio, Rev. William J. Shuy in charge, Clinton st.
i8th. I obtained a one-half fare ticket, from J. W.
Pillsbury, to Parkersburg, West Virginia, 205 miles, to
Brother Stanley's.
19th. To Elder J. W. Perry's, on the other side of the
the Ohio River; then to Mr. Furnell's.
20th. I returned and preached.
24th, Sabbath. I heard the Rev. J. W. Perry preach.
25th. I got a one-half fare ticket, by the kindness of
Elder J. W. Perry, to Monocacy Station, 612 miles ; then
to Frederick city, to John Dudrow's; to D. C. Keefauver's,
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who took me to the Court House, where Randolph Dudrow
was Grand Juryman.
26th. After the Grand Jury rose Randolph Dudrow took
me to his residence, near Walkersville ; he is a first cousin
to my wife ; here lives widov/ ShoU, Cramers, Rhinehardts,
and Peter Kemp; and on Sabbath I preached at George"
town, a small village, where the United Brethren have a
church house ; I had a large audience.
October 2d. I went v/ith Randolph to Frederick, Md.,
and returned.
3d. Went to Libertytown, to William Witmore's ; liis
wife is a cousin to my wife.
4th. I visited John C. Hines and his brother Washing-
ton, sons of Peter ; his wife is dead.
5th. John C. took me to Mr. Stur's, his brother-in-law.
6th. I returned.
9th. I preached in the Protestant M. E. Church ; went
to widow Fannie Dudrow's, whose husband died.
1 2th. Randolph took me to Frederick, to Julia Hines's,
widow of Henry ; Mary J. Barker was here.
13th. I took cars for Washington city, D. C; found J.
W. Barker and family were well, and my father-in-law,
Jacob Hines, still able to get around, although most 92
years old ; I vvas absent 28 years and 8 months ; I made
this m.y headquarters since my sojourn here ; I visited
various persons and places, to which I will hereafter refer ;
among the first was the Smithsonian Institute, in which I
found the finest collection of birds and animals, of dif-
ferent sorts, and a few deer, all stuffed, having the natural
feathers and hair, as God had prepared.
15th, Sabbath. I heard Rev. Mr. Gibson preach, in a
church erected on the same lot on which stood the old
Foundry Church forty-six years ago ; that edifice is all re-
moved and a very large ornamental building erected,
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probably costing ^100,000, furnished inside in proportion ;
here I seen a (ew of my old friends, N. Mulligan, William
J. Sibley, E. Owen and John Gordon ; they all appeared
glad to see me.
23d. I visited William P. McKelden, who lives three
miles northeast from here ; that portion of the country
was used during the rebellion for fortifications ; all syste'
matically arranged ; the earthworks are still to be seen.
24th. I returned to the city to J, W. Barker's.
28th. Dr. H. H. Barker took me in his buggy to
Georgetown, to Mr. Newman's, to select for me a pair of
boots, at their expense, for which I yet feel thankful to
God and them ; this town has not improved in proportion
to the city.
29th. I preached in the Union Church, in the first ward,
Rev. Mr. Hartsock in charge ; dined at Rinehart's, my
son's, C. F.'s father-in-law; then attended George T.
McGlue's class, at the same place where I preached this
forenoon ; this is a neat, plain and comfortable church, no
superfluous work about it.
30th. I started in pursuit of Matthew Wait ; I passed
Mills's Bronze Horse Statue Manufactory; a large full-
sized horse, costing ^30,000, cast out of metal called
bronze; the color is iron gray; standing on his hind feet
only ; this balanced upon a platform, elevated about ten
feet above the ground ; front or forefeet about two feet
above the platform. One fixed like this is said to cost
^30,000. In front of the President's house, beautified
and ornamented with trees and flowers, stands one of these
bronze horses, upon whom is a statue purporting to be
General Jackson, with hat in hand and uniform on. There
is also, between this and Georgetown, a small circular lot,
ornamented with trees, in which stands another bronze
horse, on an elevated place, with a statue upon it pur-
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porting to be General Washington ; this one stands on
three feet ; one foot is raised in the attitude of drawing
back, as if in a fright. These last two fixtures, with the
whole^work, are said to cost ^50,000 each. So goes idolatry
and waste of money, for which there is no bread. I had
seen Brother Wait ; but, oh ! he looks poor, puny and
sickly; I could see no sign of happiness; it either is not
there or is smotheied; he manifested no sign of sociability
or friendship ; was not yet out of his room when I left in
the morning.
. 31st. I now returned to the city, not as well pleased as
I expected to be ; but taking another route, I passed two
cemeteries, one said to be the Jewish ; the other in which
the colored soldiers who fell in the last war are interred ;
these all have white headboards alike, with each soldier's
name on it.
November 3d. I took steamboat for Alexandria, Va., to
Rev. Francis Marion Mills's, i^ miles north of the city,
with whom I was acquainted over forty years ago ; he re-
membered me after I mentioned my name ; we had a
pleasant time ; he bought a small farm here, and was yet
some in debt, and the crops were poor this year.
4th. I went to town ; saw Rev. Mr. Benson ; made ar-
rangements to preach ; then returned to Brother Mills's.
5th. I preached at night ; went to Brother Emerson's.
6th. I returned to Washington city, D. C, to where
William Lloyd used to live ; he is dead ; the w^idow lives
here yet ; she remembered me. I now went to the United
States Agricultural Park, which contains three or four of
the finest summer houses I ever saw, enclosed with glass,
containing the finest collection of plants and flowers of all
descriptions, fixed in boxes and pots secured for that pur-
pose ; a man to attend to these things. Then there is a
large three-story building where the superintendents live,
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perhaps 60 by 100 feet on the ground ; I now returned to
J. W. Barker's.
7th. I visited T. K. Gray, No. 481 Maryland avenue ;
then went to the capitol, to the Library, to ascertain if a
copy of my book has been received; for each one who se-
cures a copyright must file a copy here or lose the benefit
of a copyright ; I found it was recorded ; I then ascended
up into the observatory or dome of the capitol, 427 steps;
here you have a view of the whole city, from the eastern
branch to Georgetown, four miles, and from the Long
Bridge to Porter's Height, four miles north and south ;
after taking a full view I returned to T. K. Gray's.
8th. I visited H. Daniels, who has become a music
teacher.
9th. I visited John Riggles, who was one of the
twenty-three boys who were formed into a class in 1828,
at the foundry, and still gratefully remembered the time
when I was their leader for five years, and as a token of
his respect and confidence, he presented me with an over-
coat wortii ;^i2. Thanks to him, and praise to God for
his gifts to me.
1 2th. I visited Samuel McGee ; dined with them ; whose
wife was Laura Cross, who used to live at our house in
1829; I heard the Rev. Mr. Newman in the Metropolitan
Church, St. John 6th chapter, 68th verse; he is a plain
looking man, displays great research of history and poe-
try, and sets forth great improvement in man. I suppose
that the audience were well pleased, but I cannot see that
such preaching will ever bring a sinner to repentance and
faith in Christ ; I went to son C. T. Heinecke, and to J.
W. Barker's.
17th. Went to Georgetown, to Mr. Stroud's; then to
the Navy Yard to Alexander Kippy, who served his time
with Jesse Comwell, in 1829. ^ ^^^^^ visited the Navy
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Yard; here are cannons cast that carry balls 200 weight,
and anchors of enormous size ; I then returned to J. W.
Barker's.
19th. Visited Mary A. Davidson's, L. J. Denham's,
McDewell's; preached at Asbury Chapel.
2ist. Again.
22d. Dined with William J. Sibley; visited Henry
Crogan.
24th. Visited Warren C. Choat ; to Alexander Bor-
land's.
35th. To J. D. Boteler's (Navy Yard).
26th. I preached in the Ebenezer Church.
27th. Returned home.
28th. I visited Noah Jones.
30th. This was the President's Thanksgiving Day; I
preached the third time at the Asbury.
December 3d. Again.
5th. I visited Congress.
8th. I preached the fifth time in the Asbury.
9th. I preached in the Ebenezer Church at the Navy
Yard, J. D. Boteler.
nth. I visited the Glenwood Cemetery; first you see a
large inscription of the people from the foundry removed
here — some 500 ; then from St. John graveyard, such as
Susanna Hines. my mother-in-law, and Mary A. Heinecke,
our child, and four of J. W. and L. A. R. Barker's chil-
dren. Near this spot is buried our dear Susan Amelia
Heinecke, aged 21 years less 2 days; on the west side are
five vaults, two of them I recognized as being C. W. Bote-
ler and Simeon Matlock, the latter of which has just been
deposited two days ago. I then returned, well satisfied
with this visit.
i2th. I went to Georgetown; dined with Brother
Stroud; then returned to John Hines's, son of Abraham;
then home.
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13th. I visited Thomas H. Jacobs, at the Navy Yard;
his wife was buried yeaterday.
17th. I preached in the Ninth Street Church.
19th. Visited James Boss, and took supper with Mr.
Topham, son-in-law of Enoch White, who led me to the
Foundry, where I embraced religion on the nth day of
June, 1825 ; he is living yet. What great joy it afforded
to see one who was instrumental in one's salvation.
2ist. This is my sixty-eighth birthday; I dined with
the widow Billing.
28th. I visited the Marr family; she is Alexander Bor-
land's daughter.
31st. I went to the Navy Yard, 4th Street Church,
Rev, Mr. Clem in charge; he desired me to occupy his
pulpit in his stead, which I did ; I dined with him ; then
took supper at John D. Boteler's; then assisted Rev. Noah
Jones to hold watch-meeting in the C. P. Church ; I
preached at 9 o'clock P. M., to at least 1,000 people ; at
12 M. they sung the Covenant hymn, when several pro-
fessed faith in Christ and had a very merry time.
January ist, 1872. At half-past twelve o'clock I returned
to J. P. Botler's for the remainder of the night, leaving
them to receive Christmas gifts.
Washington city, January ist, 1872, and the 19th year
of missionary labors. This was the President's reception
day — General Grant, U. S. — I went to see him at the
mansion ; multitudes were going and coming away ; we
passed into the mansion at the right-hand door, two by
two; passed the first room, lit up with globular lamps,
through one long hall ; there w^ere perhaps twenty lamps
burning at one o'clock P. M.; then we got into a small
room ; here to the right as you passed stood the President,
ready to shake hands with those who wished to do so ;
and then we passed into a long room, most splendidly lit
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up; here are four chandeliers, the handsomest I ever saw,
probably fifty points out of which the gas escaped, and
each burns very brilliantly, making about 200 lights in
one room. There are looking glasses here, ^^ by 6 feet,
with gilded frames. We then passed out, and I went to
J. W. Barker's.
2d. Was one of the finest mornings of winter ; I went
to the Congress burying ground ; a man was there to wel-
come me in at the gate, who guarded the place ; the first
particular inscription I saw that attracted my attention,
was a small monument in memory of an Indian Chief,
Push-ma-ta-ha, died in 1824; the year I set out on my
first journey. Then there were rows of white marble
blocks, for foundation ; a piece of marble about seven feet
square and one foot thick, laid flat upon the ground ; then
another about five feet square and one foot thick ; then
another two and one-half feet square and the same height,
topped out witii a marble slab, four inches high, with bell-
crown top ; these are neatly engraved on one side with
the name of the Senator 01 • Representative to the Con-
gress of the United States. In this vvay are scores fixed
precisely alike ; some few are made out of granite stone,
sand color, these have become more dingy. I then noticed
a very large monument erected to the memory of Attorney
General West. Then there are from a dozen to twenty
vaults ; among them I saw the namd of John C. Rives,
whom I used know; and a few names of Senators, such as
Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. I then returned, well
satisfied with my visit.
3d. This morning I took cars for Baltimore, to C, L.
Stern's, Mr. Cramer's, of Walkersville, son-in-law.
4th. I visited the Rev. John Bear, whom I knew in
Washington forty years ago ; he is still a plain, unasum-
ing, kind brother ; through his kindness I received a
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pocket Bible again, for mine had gone to ashes on the 226.
of March, at Kankakee, Illinois, when E. Dorsey was
burned out. I then obtained a half-fare ticket to Parkers-
burg, West Virginia; then went to Nehemiah Altman's.
5th. This morning I took cars ; went to Martinsburg;
took supper at David Wingerd's ; then started at 8 o'clock
A. M. for Parkersburg ; arrived at 6 o'clock A. M.; Win-
gerd had gone to Shippensburg, Pa.; went to Belfrey, a
small village across the Ohio River, to Brother Furnal's.
7th. I returned ; I preached twice here ; got a half-fare
ticket for Cincinnati, Ohio.
9th. I arrived ; and the first thing I discovered was a
pickpocket trying to get his hand into my left pants
pocket ; I halloed at him to clear out and that was the
last I saw of him; I went to my old friends, B. F. Red-
man and Henrietta ; we had passed through six more snow-
capped tunnels ; I now had a review of our acquaintance
in Washington city, D. C; his health had now improved.
loth. Visited Rev. Jacob Ernst, the German mission-
ary, by the Mission Board of the United Brethren.
nth. I went to North Vernon, Jennings county, Ind.;
here I opened a meeting and continued it eleven nights;
then went to Seymour, Jackson county.
26th. To Washington, Davis county, Indiana; went to
Mr. Griffeth's; I preached here.
29th. I returned to Washington, Indiana, to Mr.
Abbott's.
30th. I passed Vincennes into Marion county, Illinois,
to Rev. A. Ransum's.
31st. To St. Louis, Mo.
February ist. I inquired after my books and made ar-
rangements to have them forwarded to Washington, Frank-
lin county, Mo.; Mr. Chester Simmons assisted me; he
was clerk for John H. Cannon, No. 502 North 4th street.
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I took cars for Washington, Franklin county, Mo., fifty-
five miles west, on the Missouri and Pacific Railroad ; I
preached here; went to Dr. Elijah McLean's, a first-rate
Presbyterian ; they were without a minister at this time.
2d. To Wm. C. Mahany's.
3d. I visited Dr. Burch ; Rev. Mr. Beard, Methodist
minister, who boards with Mr. Bryant.
4th. I preached ; went to Dr. McLean's.
9th. My books came to this place ; I took out what I
needed and forwarded the remainder to Atchinson, Kan-
sas, 275 miles further ; I sent the last remittance to J. W.
Huff for books and boxes.
loth. I took the cars for Jefferson city. Coles county,
Mo., the State capital, seventy-five miles, to Rev. Joseph
Macadon's.
nth, Sabbath. I preached here, Rev. Mr. Alexander in
charge : he is chaplain to the State Legislature.
i2th. Went to Mr. Marbry's ; then to Sedalia, 65 miles,
to Rev. J. J. Bently's, Pettis county, Mo.
13th. To Warrensburg, Johnson county, to Messrs.
Trego and Mason's, whose wives were sisters to Alfred
Griffeth, M. A. HoUinger's first husband ; I preached here
six times ; visited Henry Kemerly, whom I used to know
in Sandusky county, Ohio.
20th. I look cars for Kansas city, 65 miles ; then to
Atchison, 47 miles; whole route from St. Louis to Atchi-
son, 330 miles.
2 1st. I took cars for Waterville, Marshall county, Kan-
sas, 100 miles, to George Long's.
22d. Visited Dr. John Hines, my wife's cousin, where
she had gone on a visit, who took us to Waterville by
conveyance.
March 3d. I preached here.
5th. I took stage to Concordia, sixty miles.
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6th. Went to E. D., my son, twenty-eight miles, the
stage to Jewell city, its terminus, comprising twelve houses
of small dimensions; visited Cameron's, Stret's, Wallace's,
and preached at Cameron's.
1 2th. Returned to Concordia, to Zimmerman & Grill's
Hotel.
13th. To Waterville, on a free pass, out and return,
worth ^18, by the kindness of my son-in-law C. H.
Phillips.
15th. I took cars for Frankford,
i6th. To Atchison, to Dr. W. L. Challis's, to Brother
White's.
i8th. To cars to St. Joseph, Mo., twenty-two miles, to
Judge Tool's; population, 27,000; sent a Bible to son
Dorsey from Atchison.
20th. I obtained half fare ticket to Council Bluffs, 133
miles, to widow Bechtel's. This city has a population of
10,000; visited Rev. Henry Howe, a truss maker; here I
preached a few times in a small United Brethren Church.
25th. Visited Omaha, Elder Shinn. This place has a
population of 15,000 ; the railroad bridge is nearly com-
pleted ; is of great workmanship.
26th. I returned to Brother Magaghan's, a kind family;
to Rev. Henry Howe, who recommended me to the Gen-
eral Ticket Agent for a half fare ticket to Fort Desmoines,
which was honored, for 136 miles.
27th. I arrived safe at Fort Desmoines, to Mr. Trout-
man's.
28th. To Monroe, to my old friend Daniel Fry's ; poor
fellow, he is crippled with rheumatism, but as friendly as
ever.
29lh. I went into the country, where I used to stop
when I traveled the Red Rock Circuit, to Robert Ether-
ington's; I preached at Fairoaks.
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April 1st. A young man, Andrews, hauled me with
trunk to Andrew Stephenson, at White Breast Prairie,
where we had the glorious revival in 1861 ; there are good
fruits of it yet.
Sth. I visited Brother Smith, a son of Rev. John Smith,
of Crawford county, Ohio.
loth. I visited Alexander Penland's.
nth. To Andy Stephenson's.
1 2th. Visited John Carr's ; to John Lagrand's, who was
confined by a broken leg.
14th. I preached here.
15th. I went to Pella, to James Kelly's.
xyth. I preached here.
i8th. I went to Oskaloosa, Mahaska county, Iowa,|to
John Ream's, Jr.
19th. To John Ream's, Sr. ; preached here once at
Desmoines Junction ; to Nancy Kendig's, sister to John
Ream, Sr. ; her daughter is married to Mr. Butler.
20th. 1 went to ^Ir. Foster's, who is married to Rev.
Benjamin Ream's daughter Anna; here I preached nvar
Rochester.
23d. I went to Ryley Pettit's ; they were very glad to
see me ; Mary is dead.
24th. I took cars for Grinnell, to Rev. Chaffy's.
26th. I went to Iowa city. Rev. Hoffman's. This man
has a vineyard; cultivates thousands of plants, and makes
barrels of wine of his own pressing.
29th. I went to West Liberty, Muscatine county, Iowa,
to Brother Heck's.
May ist. My box of books^passed through here ; Mr.
Hise, the agent, neglected to get them out of the cars and
they went on to Chicago, and I had to wait ten days be-
fore the box was returned.
loth. I started for Eli Station, Linn county, Iowa;
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then to Western, where the United Brethren have a col-
lege in running order; I preached several times here;
there are twenty-eight preachers and families living here.
1 2th. This is the day in which Clara Belle, our daugh-
ter, said she would give herself away in marriage to Charles
H. Phillips, Postmaster of Waterville, Marshall county,
Kansas. I took cars for Waterloo, Blackhawk county,
Iowa, to Joseph Weaver's, sixty-six miles.
28th. I went to Rev. Josiah L. Kock's, to Samuel
Young's; saw Rev. Stanley Fenton, of the Illinois Con-
ference.
June 3d. I saw in a newspaper, of Waterloo, that David
Strecker was committed to jail on the charge of commit-
ting rape upon his daughter; held in I1500 to appear at
the next county court — bad case ; went to Jeremiah Resen
Redman's, Dubuque, Iowa.
4th. I took passage on the steam packet Northern
Light, for Davenport, iio miles.
5th. I saw 1 2 18 tons of salt, from New Philadelphia,
Ohio, 8526 bushels, in three barges, being unloaded here;
I took passage here on the steamboat S. S. Merrell, which
was since burned to the water's edge. We stuck fast on a
sand bar four hours and a half; the first night I saw the
Rev. Mr. Wendel at St. Clair, Illinois ; we passed Rock
Island, to William Armel's.
6th. We arrived with 8250 bushels of oats at Daven-
port ; the oats were for the Southern market.
7th. Went to Muscatine, Iowa, to Mr. Bance's ; then
to Jacob Erb's, nephew of Bishop Erb, of Pennsylvania;
I here learned the population of Salt Lake was 20,000.
9th. I preached at Muscatine.
loth. I went to visit Andrew J. Westbrook, ten miles in
the country; he treated me kind, and we returned in his
buggy to Muscatine.
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i2th. I took cars to JoHet, Will county, Illinois, 172
miles, via Dapenport, Rock Island, Ottawa to Joliet, to
Levi Shaffner's ; here I met with Jacob Hollinger from
Summit county, Ohio.
13th. I took the cutoff to Kankakee, to Joshua Hersh's,
to John Dale's; received the bills to collect E. Dorsey
claims for me to settle, such as I could collect; I received
and remitted $27.76 in forty days.
July 24th. I took cars for Gillman ; then to Fairbury,
to J. E. Shaffer's.
25th. To Chenoa, McLean county, Illinois, to John
Bush's.
26th. Returned to Chenoa; took cars for Bloomington*
to John Gillespie's.
27th. To Brother Fantz's ; then to Peter Wintz's, my
friend of sixteen years' standing.
28th Visited Jonas Fry ; I preached here.
29th. Daniel Monsell's.
30th. To Bloomington, to John Loving's; here I met
with Matthew Faloan, of Bucyrus, Ohio, now practicing
medicine.
31st. To Springfield, Sangamon county, to Mr. Tucker's.
August ist. I visited the New State House, 266 by 366
feet, and will cost three million and a half of dollars; oh
awful pride, and waste of money !
2d. I went to Quincy, 80 miles, to Isaac Nudig's ;
dined ; then to Mendon, Adams county, Illinois, to Rev.
John Hamilton's, Lutheran minister in charge ; I preached
once ; his wife is my first cousin ; I was well received and
treated first-rate; the population of Mendon is 500; the
cars run to here and no farther.
3d. I continued over Sabbath.
5th. I returned to Quincy ; its population is 25,000 ;
then went to Hannibal, 30 miles, via Palmyra, to Mr.
Riger's, Planters' Hotel.
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6th. To Macon, 70 miles, to Mr. Willard's, the Evans
House.
7th. To Hamilton, to Alston Bowman's.
8th. To George Irvvine's, Caldwell county, Mo.
9th. To Kingston ; then to William Bowman's, from
Livingston county, Illinois, via Polo.
loth. Rev. Mr. Moreland, Winebrenarian, held meet-
ing ; I preached once for him.
nth. I preached twice at the school-house for the U, B.
Church and people.
1 2th. I returned the horse I had borro\^ed of Mr. Geo.
Irwine.
15th. I went to St. Joseph, Mo.; then to Atchison,
Kansas, 22 miles.
14th. Got a free pass to Waterville, 100 miles ; found
my wife had been thrown from a buggy and injured some ;
Edwin Dorsey, Clara Belle and Kate Magill were along ;
I stayed about here until the 26th; I then started with
Christian Kemp for Jewell city, to visit my son ; we ar-
rived on the 29th at B. F. Wallace's ; I then went to
Edwin Dorsey's.
September 26th. I visited George Stockham, of DeKalb
county, eight miles north of Jewell city.
27th. I visited Ashley P. Fields ; bought 20 peach
trees for ^i.oo, to be delivered next spring to E. Dorsey.
October ist. I started for Waterville, Marshall county,
by stage.
7th. I took the cars for Atchison ; to-day I heard of the
death of Rev. Peter Cartright ; he was born in 1785 and
died in 1872, aged 87 years.
nth. I visited David Bennett, at Crabapple Grove;
and Job Michael.
i2th. I went to Charles Kelly's.
14th. To William Bowman's.
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15th. To Mr. Kraft's, Caldwell county, Mo.; to Brother
Achenbach's, at Polo.
1 8th. To Alston Bowman's.
19th. To widow Bowman's ; I preached at Hamilton.
2ist. I went to Chillicothe, Livingston county,^Mo.; I
sent a postal order to C. H. Phillips for $$ from this point ;
then went to Christian Kennedy's, my wife's cousin.
23d. Returned to Chillicothe, to widow Doss's.
24th. I went to Hannibal, to the Planters House^
25th. I took passage on board of the Lucy Bartram ;
here I received*favors of the Lord, by his friends (^2.50),
on board this boat.
26th. Went to James Stewart's for over Sabbath.
28th. To-day I took passage on the boat City of Chester,
half-fare ; I preached on board of this boat ; to Alex-
andria county, Illinois.
31st. Sailed from Cairo to Memphis, Tennessee.
November ist. We sailed all night, on the Emma C.
Elliott, to Memphis.
2d. To Mr. Epp's temperance hotel.
3d. To Rev. Guilford Jonse's, in charge of the Asbury
Methodist Church ; then to Theodore Anderson's, a
former partner in the carpenter businesss with my son-in-
law, Irwin S. Barker, of Washington city, D. C.
7th. I preached in Memphis, Tennessee, in the M. E.
Church ; here were already 20,000 bales of cotton stored
on piles, weighing from five to six hundred pounds, worth
from $80 to ;^ioo per bale.
8th. I went to Germantown, 15 miles south; to a small
town of 200 population ; here was a quarterly meeting,
held by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Elder Thomas
in charge ; I preached all night ; I stayed with Rev. R. R.
Evans ; he informed me of one Philip Stoner, U. B.
nth. I visited Brother P. Stoner; he had rented a
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farm of Mr. Kinkannan, and raised about 17 bales of
cotton ; they were now nearly done picking ; I assisted to
pick for the curiosity of it ; I preached at night in Brother
Stoner's house, to about 25 persons; I afterwards received
a report of the doings of the Ku-Klux to Northern people ;
many have been killed and others chased off.
i2th. To-nay I returned to the City of Memphis, Tenn.;
population 50,000 ; when I arrived here I heard the clerk
of Mr. Epps ask him if he heard that the men digging a
cellar adjoining his house had found six boxesVith a corpse
in each ; he had heard nothing of it, and there was no
more said about it.
13th. To-day I paid my fare to St. Louis, 450 miles —
half-fare, $3.50 — on the City of Chester; when we arrived
at St. Louis the Lucy Bartram was ready to start for Keo-
kuk, Iowa, on which I took passage to Louisiana.
17th. I preached on board the boat to a stylish audi-
ence; collection, ^1.20; went to Edward Draper's, M. E.
folks.
i8th. We took cars and ran upon a steamboat, which
carried us with cars across the Mississippi River, to the
crossing of the Wabash and Hannibal and Toledo Rail-
road ; here I took passage for New Maysville, Pike county,
Illinois, where I obtained leave to travel as an evangelist
ten years ago ; some of them remembered me yet ; this
place has not improved much ; Mr. Samuel Laird, a Presby-
terian, has built a new house, and the United Brethren
have built a church within half a mile of the village ; here
there was to be a quarterly meeting within two weeks ; I
improved the time on the rounds of the circuit; the
quarterly meeting was held, Elder Isaac Kretsinger in
charge.
December 9th. I visited Shaffner Landis, Abel Den-
ham, Charles Denham, Brother Burnett Watson, leader;
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then took cars for Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, 145
miles, to Breckinridge; to Dr. David H. Dewey's, in
Davis county, Mo.; I preached here several times.
15th, Sabbath. I preached twice more in the Zion
Church, in charge of the Episcopal Methodists; we now
took leave of each other in a Christian like manner.
i6th. I preached near George Wendel's.
17th. I went to Rev. Alfred King's.
18th. To Rev. Henry Hoffman's, in the Emery Settle-
,-ment, near Galiton, seat of Davis county, Mo.; I preached
here four times.
24th. I took cars for Hamilton, to Mr. Chandler's.
25th. To Brother Kreider's.
26th. Took cars for Kansas city via Cameron and
Turney Station ; I was delayed three days to have my
trunk delivered ; stopped at Mrs. Bromwell's.
30th. Took cars to Ft. Scott — free pass; found my
friend John Muehler all right.
31st. Posted my business matters.
January ist, 1873. We had a New Year's dinner; Mr.
Pond and family were here at John Muehler's.
3d. I walked ten miles to widow Wise's, at Dry wood
Timber ; I preached twice.
6th. I returned to John Muehler's, at whose father's
house I preached twenty-five years a^o, in the Wyandotte
Timber, Ohio, Crawford county.
7th. I visited Rev. Mr. Latten ; preached at night ; I
preached three times for Mr. Shropshire ; I took cars for
Parsons on the 12th, fifty-two miles, to Rev. Mr. Fox's.
14th. To Mr. Sturr's; then to James Beever's; here I
preached twice; here are United Brethren, from Colum-
bus, Indiana; then returned to Parsons, a town so called.
20th. I set out for Americus, 103 miles," to Adam
Wise's ; sickness and travel has reduced them, but as kind
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as ever; here I preached and visited Messrs. John Lay,
Noll and Flickinger.
30th. To cars for Junction city, fifty-three miles, to
Mr. Fitzshers.
31st. Then to Wamego, Pottowattomie county, Kansas,
thirty-eight miles, to Rev. John Henry Knouse, whom I
knew twenty-five years ago in Ohio ; he is comfortably
situated ; I went to Samuel Buzzard's, son-in-law of J. H.
Knows, four miles from town ; held meeting for them on
the Sabbath ; returned to town and preached for Rev. Mr.
Low, a Baptist ministei stationed here.
February ist. To Rev. J. H. Knouse's.
7th. He took me to Adams Peak, where the United
Brethren have a class, and this was their querterly meet-
ing time, Robert Loggan, Presiding Elder, in attendance;
Brother Kling has charge of the class ; I preached here
once.
nth. Brother White took me within two miles and a
half of Waterville, MarshalKcounty, Kansas; I then walked
to town ; found all in a moving position.
1 2th. I visited Dr. John Hines, first cousin to my wife.
13th. I gave my trunk in care of Mr. Kilgour, for
Jewell city, and started on foot ; I had just got out of
town when Mr. Langwell overtook me, and conveyed me
seventeen miles, free, to G. M. Parks's.
14th. Went to Josiah Rasco's ; in this settlement is a
United Brethren class, Rev. Mr. England in charge ; he
was very sick ; I filled two of his appointments and one
of my own ; stayed at Vankampen's ; here in this settle-
ment lives Elder Loggan, Washington county, Kansas,
ten miles east of Clyde.
17th. I went to Clyde, to Moses Keller's, of Lancaster
county. Pa. ; we were raised within two miles of each
other ; he is postmaster here ; then A. W. Little's, Re-
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public county, Kansas, I had luck to-day by just getting
across the Republican River before the ice went down by
large pieces and washed the ferry-boat against the shore
on the side where we were going, and no more could go
that day.
1 8th. I went to Higgans's ; then to Edward P. Miller's,
an unlucky man ; he and six other men went on a buffalo
hunt ; were gone ten weeks ; took from fifty to seventy-
five during that time, and he lost a horse; I here ate some
of the meat.
19th. I arrived at E, D, Heinecke's by noon, 88 miles
from Waterville, • Thus ends one of the most singular
trips I ever made, 7826 miles from the ist of October to
the 19th of February — four months and nineteen days.
Among the most important news received was the death
of my brother Jacob. Died October 31st, 1872, aged 75
years, 4 months and 15 days.
I now went to assist my son James W,, on his home-
stead. When the spring opened I turned my attention to
cultivating garden vegetables and melons. I raised mo
melons, 185 Hubbard squashes, beans, peas, cucumbers,
lettuce, cabbage. My son kept store in Jewell city, and
sold what melons we had surplus. My son Edwin Dor-
sey's wife died on the 26th of December last, which was a
very heavy loss to him. Jamics W. married Emma Heisey
on the 14th day of July, and on the 15th he returned with
his wife from Waterville to his homestead at 4 o'clock P.
M,, in Jewell county, Kansas ; here is where I have made
my regular home until the 28th of February, 1874, when
I went to B, F. W^illace's to board, a first-rate man, and
continued until the 27th of April, 1874.
I Started for another journey; went to Valentine Vance's.
28th. I went with Alonso Waters to Waterville, Mar-
shall county, Kansas.
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May 5th. I went to Atchison; then to St. Joseph;
then Hamilton, Caldwell county, Missouri — seventy-two
miles.
6th. To David Bennett's, Charles Kelly's, Jacob Kelly's
John Rogers's.
loth. I preached in the Hopewell Church. I married
Walter N. Bennett to Margaret Pierce. Witnesses : Alpha
Warren, Mary Ann Pierce.
nth. I went to Hamilton, Caldwell county. Mo. ; I
got Mr. Sampson, the agent, to send for my trunk, which
had been delayed.
1 2th. I received my trunk ; took cars for Quincy, Illi-
nois ; then to Menden, to Mr. Shope's, son-in-law of Rev.
John Hamilton.
14th. I returned to Quincy, to Isaac Neidig's ; his wife
had died and he married again ; took cars for Decatur,
153 miles, and forty miles from Decatur to Cerro Gordo,
having stayed at the St. Nicholas hotel until morning.
15th. I went to Rev. David Cramer's, where I met with
Elder Isaac Kreitzinger, on his way to a quarterly meet-
ing ; I then took cars for Lovington, Moultrie county,
Illinois ; then to J. H. Echternach's.
i8th. I went to Rev. Peter Flack's.
19th. To Atkins's.
20th. To Cerro Gordo, to Samuel Landis's; then to
Aaron Burkholder's, son-in-lav/ of J. H. Echternach ; I
attended the Dunker meeting, Rev. John Metzger in
charge.
2ist. I visited the Rev. Metzger; went to Mr.
Heckman's.
2 2d. To Newburg, to Joel Evans's ; his wife was a
Hain.
23d. Went to Argenta Station; to Charles Towers's;
then to James Medlen's.
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24th. Sabbath ; I preached.
25th. I started early for Heckman's, for breakfast ;
then to Cerro Cordo, with J. H. Echternach, to Mr.
Gunkle's for dinner ; I then took a ticket to Lafayette,
Indiana, and they thought there would 400 buy a round
ticket for Girard, Macoupin county, Illinois, to the
Dunker meeting, at $3 eacli, where their yearly meeting
was to commence that day ; they had engaged a tent for
$1100 to buy or not buy, as the membership would
decide by vote, or pay $400 rent if they did not
buy ; the cars now started, seven in number, westward,
and I started for Lafayette, Indiana ; a Mr. Wert, one of
their local ministers, had returned on his way homeward
to Fairview, Randolph county, Indiana; traveled with me
to Lafayette, Indiana, who gave me this information ;
also, that they procured and dressed twenty head of fat
cattle, worth one thousand dollars. The tent was ready
on the ground for use.
26th. I took cars for Fort Wayne, Indiana, 108 miles;
to breakfast ; then we went three miles and a half, and
the cars ran over a cow, and mangled her all to fine bits;
threw the front wheels of the locomotive to the right of
the rails, and the first passenger car wheels to the left,
off the rails ; thus they ran on the ties for one hundred
yards; v/e were detained one hour and a half to have the
cars refixed; we arrived at Toledo about 2 o'clock P. M.,
204 miles ; cost, $12; then to Fremont, thirty miles, 80
cents; to David Johns's.
27th. To Burgoon ; here lives a number of my cousins
in this settlement, whom I visited, with other friends; at
Kansas Station, Fostoria, Independence, Millgrove, Free-
port, Reily, Batesoles until the 26th of June; I took cars
for Mansfield, fifty-five miles; then to Ashland, fourteen
miles.
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28th, I preached on the Sabbath ; had a pleasant time.
July ist. I went to Levi Mohler's ; then heard Rev. Mr.
Stall, an Evangelical minister, deliver a splendid sermon,
Hebrews loth chapter, 19th to 23d verses.
6th. This morning Levi took me in his conveyance to
Mary Kendig's, to get my trunk, and returned to Ashland
just in time to get on the cars for Wadsworth, Medina
county, Ohio, thirty-eight miles, to Isaiah Cramer's, who
is married to Mary A. Hamilton.
7th. Went to John V. Hamilton's.
8th. I returned and took cars for Portage ; then to
Clinton, to Mary A. HoUinger's, whose husband died
October 15th, 1873, 3-ged 55 years, i month and 14 days.
A good man has fallen.
i2th. I preached twice at Clinton; here a week ago
to-morrow, Monday, a young girl named Mary Weaver,
17 years old, jumped into the river and drowned herself;
she had been dancing last night, and her brother rebuked
her, and she went and committed the rash act ; this is the
fruits of dancing.
13th. This morning Warren and Margaret R. Griffeth
took me in their buggy to cousin Samuel Vandersaal, nine
miles to East Liberty, Summit county. I stayed; they re-
turned home.
14th. Cousin Samuel took me to George Gougler's. I
then went to Christian Long's, who is married to the
widow of Rev. Daniel Vandersaal, deceased.
i6th. I went to Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, to Daniel
Hemperly, who is married to one of Rev. John Hamil-
ton's daughters, at Brookfield.
17th. I went to Alliance, twenty-eight miles to Leander
Fording's, who is married to Samantha Griffeth.
20th. I took the cars for Pittsburg, eighty-four miles.
I visited Dr. Heitich's sisters, who live here on Penn
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Street, — forty-four squares, to Davison's, sixth door;
dined. Then to Harrisburg, 249 miles; then to Lancas-
ter to cousin Samuel Vandersaal's ; then to Manheim to
Benjamin Donavan.
22d. I went to Reamstown to Elias Weitzel's. Sarah
Swartz died, May 20th.
25th. I preached at Ream.stown, in the Evangelical
Church,
27th. I visited brother Benjamin.
August 1st. He and his wife took me in his buggy to
Kleinfeltersville ; here is where Rev. Jacob Albright is
buried, the founder of the Evangelical Church.
6th. I visited Ezra Becker; then returned to Reamstown,
where I received a letter from C. H. Phillips, informing
me of the misfortune of Edwin Dorsey breaking his leg.
8th. Benjamin and myself visited Philip Rhule. I
preached here ; it was very inclement weather.
9th. I preached in the Hossler Church in the forenoon,
and in Manheim at night, Samuel Gipple in charge.
loth. I took cars for Lancaster, to Samuel Vandersaal's ;
I now heard of William Diller's death ; then went to
Parkesburg, Chester county. Pa., to Lavina Vandersaal's,
widow of Peter ; her son Abraham is married to Dr.
Samuel Brecht's daughter, Lucetta ; the doctor is dead.
nth. I went to cousin Jacob Vandersaal's.
13th. To New Holland ; then to Fairville, to Isaac
Overholser's.
i6th. I preached in the Hossler Church; Rev. Mr.
Dissinger spoke in German.
17th. I returned to Reamstown.
i8th. To brother Benjamin's; then to Newtown, to
John Miller's.
22d. The camp-meeting commenced near Jacob Enck's,
Rev. Samuel Fisher in charge.
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23d, Sabbath. I preached at 10 o'clock A. M. to about
1500 people; Hebrews, 11:17.
26th. I went to Ephrata, to L. S. Von Neida's.
27th. To cousin Jacob Grube's.
28th. To Emanuel Grube's.
30th. I preached in Warwick, where I lived fifty-four
years ago.
September ist. I went Reinholdsville, to Henry
Bruner's ; his wife is dead ; then to Adamstown, to widow
Stauffer's; her husband is dead; then to Dr. Raudenbush's,
her son-in-law.
3d. To Mohn's; to Mr. Cutchell's.
4th. I preached in Adamstown to a large audience.
7th. I went to Reading, to B. F. Swartz's.
8th. ToLyons's; then to Jacob Eberly's, at Pleasant-
ville, who is married to Catharine Heinecke ; post-office
Maxatawny, Berks county, Pa.
14th. I took carriage for Reading ; then to Reinhold's
Station, to H. Bruner's.
15th. To Reamstown ; visited here.
i8th. To Eli Wolff's.
19th. Rev. Mr. Shindler preached in the Paradise
church, near Noah Sharp's, in the forenoon and I at night.
2ist. I went to Hinkletown, to Harry Bard's, a friend
of sixty years' standing.
22d. I saw Levi and Jacob Bard; Jacob Bard is just one
week older than I am ; there are three brothers ; lost his
right arm in an apple-mill when a boy. Residence, Fair-
mount.
23d. Visited Zaccheus Killian, married' to Christian
Echternach's sister, of Hahnstown.
24th. To Ezra Becker's ; dined with his mother.
26th. I preached twice in the Paradise Church, used to
be known as the Pannabecker Church. ,
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October 2. My brother took me to Reamstown Station.
3d. Benjamin Kiper took me in a buggy to Reinholds,
where I preached twice, and returned to Reamstown and
preached in the Evangelical Church at night.
5th. I went to Lancaster, to cousin Samuel Vandersaal's.
6th. I went to Rev. John Stehman's ; preached at night ;
it was very rainy.
8th. I went to Lancaster; to Harrisburg ; to Millers -
burg, Dauphin county, Pa., to widow Lebo's, seventy-
seven miles; my brother Jacob's daughter.
9th. To Jonas Jury's.
nth. I preached in the Forney Church, Jacob Marks
in charge.
i2th. I received a letter from B. F. Wallace, of Kansas,
a good friend.
14th. To Benjamin Riggle's ; then to Berryville, to
Jacob Mark's; his wife was very sick ; I staid at Wetzel's
till morning ; she was better then and we had family
worship at Brother Mark's.
17th. I went to Millersburg, to Mr. Miley's, in charge
of U. B. Church or class.
1 8th. I preached twice for him.
19th. I started for Pine Grove, Schuylkill county, Pa.,
to Cross-Roads or Washington Square.
20th. To Tower City Station, Schuylkill county; took
cars for Pine Grove, a considerable town of that name,
eighteen miles ; then to Rev. Samuel Fisher's ; this is the
elder that held the camp meeting near Jacob Enck's, in
Lancaster county, who invited me to visit them, which I
now did.
2ist, Sabbath. I preached for them, and at night at
Cherry Valley, United Brethren, William Uhler in at-
tendance, J. P.
25th. I preached at Rev. S. Fisher's residence; he was
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sick; he is the Bishop of the German Reformed Church,
Evangelical ; at night I preached at Brother Chour's.
26th. I returned to Tower City; passed Coledale,
Wiconisco, and Lykens, in Lykens Valley; these are
villages located between mountains; abundance of stone-
coal ; there are said to be 400 car loads hauled away daily ;
coal is worth here Irom 75 cents to $2.25 per ton, accord-
ing to its texture ; this is the most dismal portion of coun-
try I have ever traveled ; here are from three to four hun-
dred men working, from all nations, and murders occur
frequently ; a Mr. Lssher was found dead while I was
here ; he was known to have had ^200 with him when he left
Pine Grove ; he was shot through the head with a ball and
the money was gone ; when he was found the team was
fast among the rocks ; the love of money is the root of
all evil.
27th. I went to Jonas Jury's and to Mary Lebo's.
28th. To Millersburg, to Daniel Jury's.
29th. To C. Gipple's.
November ist. I preached in the Methodist E. Church,
in Millersburg ; then to Mr. Martz's ; I preached in the
Jacobs Church at night.
3d. I visited Joseph Keefer.
7th. I preached in the Motter Church, twice ; then in
the Forney Cl>urch, my farewell.
9th. Took cars for Harrisburg; thence to Mechanics-
burg to John Mohler's, Cumberland county. Pa.
loth. To Simon Brownewell's.
nth. To widow Coover's ; then to John Shopp's ; then
to Heilman's. I preached in the Line School House ; to
Mr. Ulrich's.
i6th. I went to Carlisle, to Wm. Crumlich's.
17th. To Shippensburg, to George Cole's. Rev. Gless-
ner, his stepfather, was here.
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i8th. I visited B. F. Landis's, David Wingerd's, Maria
Vandersaal's, John Clippinger, at Newberry.
19th. To Strousburg, to Jacob Heinecke.
20th. To Ritter's; this is a town I visited 50 years ago
and not since ; here I preached five times.
23d. I went to Orrstown, to Jacob Mohler's ; here
boards Bishop Dixon's son, William.
24th. To Shippensburg, to John Wingerd's.
26th. This was the President's Thanksgiving Day; re-
ceived a letter from our daughter. S. E. Barker, informing
me of ^the death of her grandpa, Jacob Hines's death at
Washington City, in his 97th year of age; since the 17th
of April last.
December ist. I took cars for Washington City, D. C,
arrived at 8 o'clock, P. M., at J. W. Barker's, where my
wife and her brother, P. J. Hines, were^seated in their sit-
ting room, having just returned from the funeral of their
uncle, Christian Hines, who died in the 94th year of his
age. I had been delayed at Roland, where a bridge give
away; two trains of cars going in opposite directions,
having stopped upon it ; two persons were killed and
others wounded.
3d. I visited M. T. Parker's, John Riggle's, and went
to our son's, C. T. Heinecke,
4th. I visited T. K. Grey and saw Enoc4i White, who
took me to the Foundry Church, where I embraced the
Religion of Christ on the nth day of June, 1826. We
had a pleasant time ; we took supper together at Mr.
Tomham's, his son in-law ; I then returned to C. T.
5th. Visited Charles Houptman's, then to Navy Yard,
John D. Boteler's.
6th. To Fourth Street Church, Mr. Amos in charge,
who administered the Lord's Supper that day ; I assisted ;
dined at Alexander Kirby's, then returned to son C. T.
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ytb. I visited Lemuel Williams, our bridegroom.
8th. I went to Alexandria, to Francis Marion Mills's,
north of the city.
9th. I made arrangements for meeting on next Sabbath
with Rev. McGregor; then I returned to Washington.
loth. I went to see Col. William A. Phillips in refer-
ence to C. H. Phillips, concerning his reappointment as
postmaster at Waterville, Kansas ; I received a favorable
answer, and he got his commission renewed.
1 2th. I went to Alexandria to fill my appointment ;
went to Brother T. P. Emerson's.
14th. I returned to Washington; visited Tinney, whose
wife was set free from slavery during slavery time, through
my instrumentality ; the> feel grateful yet.
20th. I preached in the Union Church, Rev. Mr. Owen
in charge. At night I preached for the colored people at
Asbury Chapel.
2ist. My birthday ; I took cars for Chicago via Mar-
tinsburg. West Virginia, Grafton, Belair, Zanesville, New-
ark, Licking county, Ohio, Mansfield, Tiffin city, Fostoria
to Chicago, 942 miles ; then to Naperville, Dupage
county, Illinois, to W. W. Wickel's, thirty miles, making
972 miles.
25th. I went to Aurora, Kane county, Illinois, to widow
Hackenv's, to Rev. Mr. Keist's.
26th. To Lile Station, to Samuel H. Echternach's.
27th. I preached twice on Sabbath.
28th. I returned to Naperville, to Adam Gushard's, an
old friend of brother Benjamin.
January ist, 1875. Returned to S. H. Echternach's.
4th. I went to Aurora, to Edwin Frey's; then to Syca-
more, De Kalb county, Illinois, to Caloss Latten's.
6th. To Rev. J. H. Young's, on Charter Grove Mission ;
here the United Brethren built a neat, small-sized church ;
I preached twice in it.
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7th. I visited my friend Abraham Van Dusen, then
John Lawrence, then Obediah Brown; his mother is dead
since our great revival here.
8th. I visited widow Vardy, Jr., Brother Butson's; the
weather was intensely cold ; a Mr. Ridgerson got snow-
storm bound, and stayed over night.
loth. To Sycamore, to William Tift's; then to Siglens',
at Charter Grove.
1 2th. I visited the friends ; preached twice here
i8th. To Pleasant Hill, to widow Carlisle's.
19th. To Robert G. Graham's.
20th. Mrs. Judd was buried ; Rev. Mr. Herrington
officiated.
2ist. To Sycamore, to Redman and Dinning.
2 2d. To John Millin's, to John Taylor's ; I preached
three times in the Methodist Church.
26th. To William Tift's, to Lexberry.
29th. To Malta, to Cornelius Brown's, an acquaintance
of long standing ; here is an A. M. E. class. Rev. Latten
in charge; I preached three times here..
February ist. I took cars for Dixon, Rev. Isaac Line-
berger in charge; I preached once here.
2d. I went to Mendo'ta, La Salle county, Illinois, to
Rev. John G- Dissinger, in charge ; I preached at Men-
dota three times ; here I found Rev. U. V. Wood, whom
I took into church on the Ottawa Mission ; I \yent to Rev.
Jones Eckert's.
7th. I preached here twice, J. W. Lewis in charge.
8th. Took cars for Bloomington, McLean county, Illi-
nois, to Dr. M. Faloon's, whom I knew in Bucyrus, Ohio.
9th. To Yev. A. B. Powell's, United Brethren minister,
who was a member of the Illinois Conference when I took
leave to travel as an evangelist in 1862, at New Maysville.
nth. I went to see Rev. Joseph Shoup; he has become
very poor.
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1 2th. To John Levick's, at Stout's Grove, where we had
a good time when I traveled the Mission to W. T. Rode-
cap's, at Denvers Station.
14th. Sabbath ; I preached in Drygrove; went to
Samuel M3'ers's, who is a man well off.
15th. I went to High Prairie, to Peter Wentz's, and the
widow of Jones Fry, deceased.
19th. I preached here.
22d. I went to Bloomington, to John Loving's; poor
fellow, had his leg broken.
23d. To Ezekiel Light's; then to Monmouth, Henry
county, Illinois, to David Harvey's.
24th. To Burlington, Des Moines county, Iowa.
25th. To Perry Young's, son of John, son of Christian,
my first cousin ; to Middiopolis, to John Young's ; I
preached here twice; here was Thomas McWilliams, who
was a member of our Conference.
March ist. I went to Qaincy ; preached here once ; to
Isaac Neidig's.
4th. To Josiah Slabaugh's.
5th. To Polo, Caldwell county, Missouri, to Brother
Achenbaugh's ; I preached here once ; to Mr. Wilkin-
son's; then to William Bowman's; then into the Kelly
settlement.
7th. To Crabapple Grove, to Rev. J. A. Baker's. I
preached twice here ; then to David Bennett's.
i2th. I preached in the Swamp College, Caldwell coun
ty, Missouri.
17th. To Amos Mason's.
18th. To Hamburg ; preached here.
20th. To Council Bluffs, Pottawatamie county, Iowa, to
Rev. Henry Howe's.
22d. I went to Omaha, Nebraska; received a half-fare
ticket and a map of the route to Ogden, Colorado Tierr-
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tory, 532 miles; preached here twice; then went to Fre-
mont, Dodge county, Nebraska, to James Vannanda.
23d. I went to Columbus, to Rev. Daniel Shank's; here
I remained several days.
26th. I went to Grand Island, Colfax county, Nebraska,
to Alta; preached twice here; stayed at Hoffmeir's.
29th. To Karney Junction, to Mr. Gring's.
30th. To Hastings, to Rev. Mr. Griffith's; took cars to
Marysville, Marshall county, Kansas, 155 miles; preached
twice for Rev. F. E. Shelton ; stayed with H. P. Alex-
ander, school teacher, of Pennsylvania.
April 5th. I went to ^Vaterville, fourteen miles, to our
son-in-law's, C. H. Phillips.
8th. I went to Blue Rapids, to Mr. Craft's.
9th. To Irwing, to Charles Montgomery's ; to George
Shehi's.
loth. To Samuel McDonald's; preached twice; two
horses and a calf were killed by lightning for a widow
woman near this place, Pottawalamie county, Kansas.
1 2th. I went to E. B. Slade's (exhorter), of the U. B.;
I then went to Adam's Peak, to M. M. Webber's, post-
master here.
19th. I returned to Irwing ; took cars for Waterville.
2 1st. I v/ent to Hamburg.
22d. To R. W. Carter's; then to Daniel Light's.
24th. To Thomas Walker's ; I preached twice here ; to
J. E. White's.
26th. I went with John Emery to Waterville, to C. H.
Phillips's.
May 2d. I preached twice here.
4th. I went to Marysville, to Mr. x\lexander S. Tucker's;
I then went to Hanover, fifteen miles, to widow Hollens-
burg, Washington, Kansas; to James Tottan's, son-in-law
of Rev. Liberty Prentice, of Ohio.
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7th. To-day I preached Mr. Andrew's wife's funeral
sermon, 3 4tl"i Psahns, 19th verse; went with Rev. Mr.
Dunnuk ; I preached in the Limestone school-house.
8th. I went to Mr. Callender's; then returned to_Han-
over and preached twice.
loth. I took cars for Fairbury, twenty-eight miles, to
H. E. Ohiey's; then to Straight Attell's.
i2th. To George White's; then to Francis Diller's,
from Cumberland county, Pa.; I preached at night and
next day.
i6th. I preached in the Cumberland School-house.
17th. I preached in Fairbury School-house.
i8th. I took cars to Belvidere, twenty- four miles ; then
to Hebron, the seat.
19th. To Rev. C. C. Kellogg's, Thayer county. Neb.,
a United Brethren Minister.
24th. I returned to Belvidere ; took cars to Edgar,
twenty-four miles, to Mr. Hodge's.
27th. I received a letter from my wife from Washington
city, D. C; took cars for Hastings.
31st. To Karney Junction, to Mr. Hilflicker's, forty
miles.
June 2d. To Kilgour ; then to J. W. Berry's ; I preached
here.
9th. To North Branch of Platte River, sixty-one miles,
to Julesburg, Weld county, Colorado ; then to Sidney,
thirty-six miles, to Philo Rumsey's, a first-rate hotel-
keeper ; he kept me free of charge during my stay here ;
I preached twice ; the population of Sidney was 2,000.
2ist. I took cars for Cheyenne, 100 miles ; here I con-
tinued about one week ; then took cars for Greeley, fifty
miles south, having been in Wyoming Territory, at Chey-
enne; I preached twice here; I saw Bishop Weaver here
for the first time, on his way to hold Conference in Colo-
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rado ; Mr. Stover now took me to Denver city, Colorado,
by private conveyance, free of charge ; I went to Brotlier
Field's for over night.
26th. I followed up Platte River, to Rev. Leoni S.
Cornell's, of Illinois, whom I knew before he was married
to Albert Dawson's daughter ; they both recognized me ;
I preached twice here ; Arapahoe county, Colorado.
27th. I went to Golden city, which is located at the
foot of the first rafnge of the Rocky Mountains, 4,800 feet
high, to Abraham Hertzler's ; then I went to Abraham
Hess's, a son-in-law of Father Hertzler's, who lives on
this mountain ; I remained two nights and part of two
days up there ; here you have a view of ranges of the
Rocky Mountains, 400 miles in length, and ranging from
14,00c to 14,300 feet; such are Pike's Peak and Long
Peak, sixty miles off east and west, snow-capped in July,
and having now snow forty feet deep in those mountain
gorges.
July ist. I returned to Golden city ; preached on the
Sabbath.
5th. I returned to Denver city ; population of 20,000 ; to
Rev. St. Clair Ross's, with whom I also was acquainted in
Illinois ; I obtained a free pass from here to St. George,
Kansas, 529 miles, worth ^36.40, from General Ticket
Agent, Col. Fisher ; thank God and the agent also ; the
cars hauled me through in twenty-four hours.
8th. Took private conveyance with Daniel Shehi, to his
home, twenty-nine miles more free.
9th. To Waterville, to C. H. Phillips's.
13th. I went with Mr. Clunnan to Jewell county, Kansas.
14th. Engaged board with B. F. Wallace; preached
several times here.
August 6th. I visited G. Stockham ; went to Concordia ;
then to Clay Centre, to Elias M. Smith's.
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iith. To Fancy Creek.
i2tli. To Rev. E. Shepherd's.
14th. To May Day P. O.
15th, Sabbath. I preached twice here.
16th. To William Keiner's.
17th. To Rev. John Allison's.
20th. To Levi H. MuUin's.
2 2d. I preached here.
23d. I returned to Clay Centre, to Benjamin D. Seltz's ;
preached in the Thornton School-house.
30th. Took cars for Junction city, thirty-three miles ;
then to Americus, thirty-seven miles, to George Wise's,
an old acquaintance of Bucyrus, Ohio; here also is Adam
Wise; here flows the Neosho River.
September 5th. I preached here on the Sabbath.
6th. I took cars for Emporia, nine miles; then to Osage
city, Osage county, Kansas.
1 2th. I preached twice at Fountain Ridge ; here I met
with John L. Hunsecker, a prominent United Brethren; to
Isaac Seaman's.
13th. I preached in the Stewart School-house; to
Kembers.
14th. To Topeka, the State capital, to J. W. Mason's;
I preached twice here, and once at the Weslyan camp-
meeting, Rev, H. T. T. Bessey in charge.
i8th. I returned, four miles, to Topeka; population
10,000.
2oth. I went to Atchison, to Mr. White's.
2 1 St. Mr. B. F. Clark gave me a free pass to St. Joseph ;
Mr, Phipps gave me a new pair of pants, worth $^.
24th. I took cars for Easton, to C. Woodward's.
26th, Sabbath. I preached here.
27th. There were two funerals out in the country; Mrs.
Boyer's and Mrs. Woodward's ; Revs, G. Saunders and
Hawkins officiated.
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29th. I went to Charles Hobbs', and preached in
DeKalb county, Missouri.
October ist. I visited Peter Keefer, and preached at
night.
2d, Sabbath. I preached here.
4th. I returned to Easton, to 'Squire Reno's; then took
cars for Hamilton, to Rev. Hanley's, thirty-eight miles.
5th. To George Irwine's, to Alston Bowman's.
6th. To Charles Kelly's ; visited about here; preached
on the Sabbath.
1 2th. I preached in the Mount Hope Chuixh (baptist) ;
to George Henninger's, cousin to Rev. Daniel Henninger.
15th. I preached in the Hamberger School-house.
i6th. In the Walker School-house.
i8th. I took cars for St. Joseph, fifty miles; then to
Marysville, 116 miles, to Mr. Alexander's.
19th. To Waterville, C. H. Phillips's.
20th. To John Loggan's mother.
2ist. To Brother Graham's.
22d. To Clyde, Moses Heller's.
24th. Sabbath ; I preached here twice.
25th. I went with Joseph Gafford to Concordia, Cloud
county.
26th. I arrived at my son Edwin Dorsey's ; my wife
was here. I now set in to assist him all I could on his
homestead on the 27th of October, 1875, until the 27th
of May, 1877, unremittingly, to save paying out cash while
he was crippled by his broken leg. I now turned my at-
tention and time to assist whatever came to hand on the
homestead, for one year and seven months, after which
time I worked as per bill. During this time I did no
traveling nor preaching. I took care of the fowls, turkeys
and ducks. Gathered 4460 eggs from 80 hens, 10 ducks,
4 turkeys and i Guinea hen from the nth day of January
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until the 5th day of June, five months less six days.
Raised 131 chickens, 25 turkeys, and 19 ducks. Culti-
vated pop corn, sweet corn and Wyland corn, and did
other hard labor, early and late.
28th. I visited V. Vance's, Rev. Mr. Low's, to Brother
Field's.
29th. To George Stockham's ; here I took several
messes of fish out of Marsh creek.
31st. I preached here ; went to Samuel Shoemaker's.
June 1st. To William R. Friend's.
3d. Sabbath; I preached here; went with Brother
Alsdorf to Marsh Valley School-house ; then home.
nth. To Jewell city, to John Foster's.
1 2th. To Welstead.
13th. To Jacob Pressler's, to A. Wyland's, to B. F.
Ransford's.
29th. To Mr. Clannan's.
July 3d. To Fred. Gerber's.
8th. I preached in the Lightner School-house; we had
a severe storm during the meeting, but no damage done.
loth. I visited Rev. Mr. Lenge.
15th. I preached in the Atkins School-house.
19th. I started on at rip eastward.
20th. To Alva post-office, Mr. Hodson, P. M.
2 1st. To Concordia, to Joseph Gafford's; I took nine
splendid fish for two messes ; to Clyde, Moses Heller's.
23d. Greenleaf, with G. B. Smith ; then to Waterville,
C. H. Phillips's.
24t;h. To Marysville, to Perry Hutchinson's, an able
miller.
28th. Received a half-fare permit on the St. Jo and
Denver Railroad ; went to St. Joseph, 113 miles.
30th. Took cars for Hamilton, fifty miles, to George
Henninger's.
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August ist. To Alston Bowman's, to George Irwine's ;
I preached in the Methodist Church on Sabbath ; went to
Charles Kelly's, William Bowman's.
4th. I preached at Polo, Caldwell county, Mo.
6th. I went to David Bennett's.
loth. Joseph Myers's.
1 2th. I preached at Swamp College, and Rev. Baker's,
at Crabapple Grove.
14th. Took cars for Breckinridge, to Rev. D. H.
Dewey's.
15th. To Rev. Bane's; I preached here.
17th. To Rev. D. H. Dev/ey's.
1 8th. I preached in the Brank Church ; Brother Deven
exhorted.
20th. Took cars for Chillicothe, Livingston county, Mo.
2 2d. To Avalon, Rev. James Herber in charge.
24th. To Leclete camp-meeting, M. E., Mr. Hill in
charge, to Mr. Hewitt's.
25th. To Browning, seat of Linn county. Mo.
September ist. To Luther D. Hamilton's.
2d. I preached twice in Browning.
3d. Took cars for Milan, seat of Sullivan county, Mo. ;
then to Unionville, seat of Putnam county, Mo. ; then to
Sedan Crossing; here I preached once while waiting for
the cars, forty-six miles to here ; then went to Lancaster,
Schuyler county, Mo. ; then to Memphis, Scotland county,
Mo., to Mr. Kutzner's.
4th. To Arbela, John Houtz's ; here is a United
Brethren Church, A. D. Thomas in charge; here I
preached five times, and during my stay here I heard of
one of the awfulest murders I ever had heard of. A man
by the name of Spencei was township treasurer, had got
$900 in hand ; his wife was dead ; he had two daughters
and two sons ; they together were keeping house ; a mur-
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derer got into the house in the night when all were asleep,
with an axe, and chopped it into the head of each of these
five persons, got the money, $900, and was gone. Oh,
horrible, to find five persons with their heads split open
with a wood axe !
17th. I took cars for Alexandria, seat of Clark county,
Mo. ; then to Keokuk, Lee county, Iowa, to H. Scott
Howell's, B. T. Redman's son-in-law; she is dead; he,
H. Scott Howell, is married again.
i8th. Took cars for Burlington, forty-three miles ; got
a free ticket from the general ticket agent,, worth ^1.93.
19th. Went to Perry Young's, son of John, son of
Christian Young, my first cousin.
20th. To Middiopolis, to his father, John, fifteen miles ;
I went to Dodgeville, made arrangements for meeting on
next Sabbath. At Young's I learned that his father,
Christian, had died May loth, 1875, ^^'^^ ^''S- Schoth, his
daughter, John's sister, had died August i6th, 1877.
23d. I preached twice in Dodgeville ; went to Levi
Lightfoot's, who keeps a vineyard, and here I had the
pleasure to eat all the grapes I wished ; he ^had grapes
pressed into wine.
26th. I returned to Burlington, to Mr, Forney's, a
Pennsylvania man.
October 2d. I received a postal order from E. D. Hei-
necke, on the Burlington post-office, which I had wished
him to send here, for $5 ; this enabled me now to go into
Illinois ; I took cars for Mendota, La Salle county, Illi-
nois, 123 miles, to Rev. U. V. Woods's son-in-law;
Brother Woods is dead ; I went to Rev. Brother Wendle's,
a United Brethren preacher, in charge.
4th. To Earl, to Joseph Megreger's, (Presbyterians)
first-class folks.
5th. To Mr. Morris's, who married the widow Hawley;
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then to Jephtha Mittan, whose child was scared to death ;
I preached its funeral sermon; to Isaac Edmonds's.
7th. To Alexander Beemer's ; then to Riner Miller's,
whom I married to Elizabeth Scott twenty years ago.
They have prospered ; they have nine children, most of
them sons ; they have 160 stands of bees, the most I ever
saw owned by one man ; I then went to Mahlon Roberts's,
one of the Malagin Grove converts, still faithful to God
and himself.
9th. To Twin Grove, to Comming's, McWalter Noe.
loth. To Peter Flemming, whose wife was one of the
fruits of the Malagin Grove Revival, where twenty-nine
professed faith in Christ, among them her grandfather,
Oliver Edmonds, for she was his son Isaac's daughter ;
on Sabbath I preached at Twin Grove.
14th. Visited Solomon Butterfield, who is married to
Brother Wales's daughter; she has become fearfully large,
unnatural ; then I went to Earl, to Wm. Langley's.
1 6th. To Widow Butterfield's, whose husband was thrown
from a load of lumber in Ottawa City and killed ; I then
went to Aurora, Kane county, Illinois, to Widow Hack-
eny's ; I attended prayer meeting ; one of the best I have
enjoyed for years ; Free Methodists.
17th. I took cars for Naperville, Dupage county, Illi-
nois, to Dr. C. Kendig, my cousin ; then to W. W.
Wickel, who is married to my sister's granddaughter, of
Reamstown, Pa., Sarah Weitzel ; I visited Adam Gushard.
23d. I received a letter from Catharine Gipple inform-
ing me of the death of her husband, on the 5th day of
March, 1877, aged 57 years, 10 months and 22 days ; also
of the death of her mother, aged 89 years and 9 days ; I
went to Edwin Frey's.
25th. I went to Plainfield, Will county, Illinois, to
John Moddinger's.
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27th. To Mr. Waganer, whose wife is John Shaffner's
daughter; I then went to Naperville with George Fry by
conveyance; to W. W. Wickel's.
30th. Took cars to Chicago to J. A. J. Kendig's resi-
dence, 167 South Hoyne street ; took dinner and supper ;
then took cars for Toledo, Ohio, 243 miles.
31st. To Burgoon, Sandusky county, Ohio, to Jacob
Vandersaal's, Jr.
November ist. I visited this settlement, which is princi-
pally composed of relatives ; I went to Isaac Vandersaal,
who was sick and died on the 19th of November, aged ^^
years, 2 months and 27 days ; was buried in Smith's Grave-
yard ; I went to the funeral ; then went to Fremont, to
David John's.
2ist. To John Batesole's ; then to Luther Mooney's, in
Reily township.
22d. I went to Mary Ann Parks', sister to Luther.
25th. I preached in the Mount Lebanon Church, near
the Rev. Michael Long's.
26th. I went to Benjamin Mooney's, near Halene
Station.
27th. I went to David Vandersaal's, first cousin.
28th. To Rising Sun, a flourishing little village, near
Benjamin Wollum's, in Wood county, Ohio.
29th. To Fostoria, Seneca county, to Barbara Ellen
Harley's.
30th. I visited friends here with whom I was acquainted
twenty four years ago, when I was Bible agent here; when
its name was Rome, and another small village near by by
the name of Risden. The authorities have put the two
villages together and named it Fostoria; the two villages
rose from about 200 to 3,500 population ; has two rail-
roads running throught it ; they had two grist mills, the
boiler of. one of which bursted and wrecked it ; also they
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are erecting a new school house, the cost of which will at
least be ;^5o, 000 ; so goes pride; I now went to Henry
Mohler's.
December ist. I visited the relatives here.
2d. I went with Rev. Harbaugh to the Louden Church,
and preached in his stead.
3d. I took cars to Kansas Station, Sandusky county,
Ohio; then to Mansfield, Richland county; then to Ash-
land county, to Mary Kendig's.
5th. To Jacob Beghley's.
6th. To Levi Mohler's; to Emanuel Moore's ; he is
dead; a first-rate Evangelical brother, at whose house I
always found a hearty welcome.
8th. I went to Wadsworth, to Isaiah Cremer's.
9th. I preached twice in Wadsworth city, Winebrenarian.
loth. I visited John V. Hamilton, brother to Mary A.
Cramer; returned to Rev. Ephraim Hunsberger's, aMen-
nonite minister.
nth. I went to New Portage; then to Clinton,
Summit county, Ohio, to Mary A HoUinger's.
1 2th. To Michael HoUinger's.
15th. Warren took me part way in their buggy towards
cousin Samuel Vandersaal's.
1 7th. Joseph took me to Akron, seat of Summit county ;
I visited Rev. Abraham Vandersaal, son of Samuel, an
Evangelical minister, stationed here; I visited William
Shuts, father-in-law to William M. Vandersaal, son of
Samuel, my cousin.
19th. Cousin Samuel took me in his buggy to Christian
Long's, who is married to the widow of Rev. Daniel,
deceased ; here was his daughter, who is married to Mr.
Parmer.
2ist. I returned to Mary A.'s.
2 2d. Went to Massillon ; I preached in the United
Brethren Church.
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26th. I visited Jeremiah Hemperly's; then took cars
for Alliance, twenty-eight miles, to Leander Fording's,
who is married to Samantha Griffeth, M. A. HoUinger's
daughter.
28th. I took cais for Mansfield, 90 miles west ; then to
Gallion, sixteen miles, to Rev. A. Biddle's.
29th. I took cars for Marion, Ohio, to Isaac's, son of
Christian Young.
31st. I visited Isaac R., son of Henry Young.
January ist, 1878. I went to watch-meeting.
2d. Visited the widow Mary Holm.
4th. Visited Hugh's; w^idow Graham's; here was Mrs.
Marquis, a sister to Charles Miller and to the wife of John
S. Hays ; I preached in the Mount Pleasant Church ; re-
turned to the widow Graham's ; Maria and her son Francis
Young live here.
7th. Visited R. B. Davis and Prospect, a small town by
by that name.
nth. To David Hoffman's; to Daniel Hull's.
13th. I preached near Nickerson's.
15th. I took cars for Dayton, Montgomery county,
Ohio, eighty-four miles, to Elizabeth Shiffler's, daughter
of Peter Buch's son William.
i6th. Went to Brookville, twelve miles, to William
Buch's, first cousin ; I remained till the 21st, when I re-
turned to Samuel Buch's, No. 301, Howard street, Dayton;
then to Elizabeth Shiffler's, No. 217 Quitman street.
22d. Took cars for Cincinnati, Ohio, to B. F. Red-
man's, No. 6 Noble Court, between Linn and Clark Streets;
then took the cars at half fare to St. Louis, Missouri ; to
Dr. McLean's, dinner, 345 miles.
23d. To Kirkwood, to Mr. Anderson's.
24th. To Pacific city, to Mr. Davidson's, to H. C.
Close's for lodging. I preached here on Sabbath.
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28th. I took the cars for Washington, Franklin county,
Mo., to Dr. McLean's.
30th. Took cars for New Haven (or Miller's Landing),
155 miles, to Henry R. Bendle's; I preached here four
times.
February 4th. Took cars for Sedalia, 122 miles, to Rev.
Mr. Letz's.
5th. Took cars for Warrensburg, Johnson county, Mo.,
twenty-nine miles, to Mr. E. O. Trego's ; then to Henry
Keramerly's; I .preached in Warrensburg on Sabbath;
here I met with Joseph R. White, who served part of his
time with me at Washington, D. C, in 1830.
7th. I preached in the M. E. Church, Rev. John Mil-
ler, in charge. I visited William Lowe.
loth. I preached in the Evangelical Church.
1 2th. Took cars for Kansas City, twenty-nine miles to
N. C. Deldine, in charge of the Christian Association,
who got me $1.00 to pay half fare to Wamego, 104 miles
by E. D. Carnell, general ticket agent, to Rev. J. H.
Knouse's.
15th. To Isaac Walker's.
i6th. To Webber's, post master, at Adams Peak, Potta-
watomie county, Kansas. I preached twice here.
19th. To Mr. Stokes's.
20th. Mr. Dismore took me across the Vermillion river
which was bank fnll. To C. A. Montgomery's, at Irwing,
then to Waterville, to C. H. Philip's, Marshall county,
Kansas.
2ist. Took cars to Greenleaf ; then to Clyde to Moses
Heller's. I preached here twice.
26th. To Concordia, Cloud county, to Joseph Gaffard's ;
here I met with Warren Wyland's, who took me home to
son E. D. This ends one trip of 2692 miles and preached
forty times.
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28th. I now assisted my son on his homestead until the
17th of May, when I started on a trip for Sumner county,
Kansas. My son Edwin Dorsey took me to Beloit, as he
went to the mill. I went to McMillen's.
i8th. To Rattlesnake Creek ; to Rev. Wm. G. Lewis's ;
I preached here twice at Harper's.
20th. I went to Lincoln, to Mr. Davis's Lincoln county.
2ist. To Ellsworth, seat of Ellsworth county.
22d. To Lyons, Rice county; to Sterling; to Mr.
Doyle's.
23d. To Hutchinson, a town, so called, on the railroad,
to Mr. Martindale's.
24th. To Mr. Hill's Reno county; to Brother McLar-
nan's whose wife is a daughter of Brother Burt, of Coun-
cil Bluffs, Iowa.
26th. I preached at Council Grove ; Rev. Daniel Hen-
ninger in charge, who was my successor in Illinois Kan-
kakee Mission.
27th. Rev. D. Henninger took me in his buggy to his
home, twenty-five miles; I then went to Samuel Fry's,
nephew to Jonas Fry, on High Prairie, McLean county,
Illinois, with whom I was acquainted in Illinois, whose
wife is Peter Wintz's sister ; here I was made welcome
and hospitably entertained, Sedgwick county, Kansas.
28th. I went by foot from Wichata to Martin Tremain's.
30th. To Oxford, Sumner county, on half fare, forty-one
miles, (;^i.25); to Joseph Yeager, of La Salle county,
Illinois ; here again I had a home.
31st. I arrived at my nephew's, John H. Echternach,
my sister's son ; visited about here ; I preached several
times ; visited Mrs. Hess and Mrs. Snyder, sick women ;
Mrs. Carbon, whose father, Mr. McFurther,;was in the
ninety-ninth year of his age; visited Mr. B. F. Jenkins;
I attended quarterly meeting; Joseph I. Robinson, P. E.,
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in charge of the district ; there were very heavy rains
here in the midst of harvest.
June 26th. I started on my return ; to Oxford ; to Mr.
Morrill's ; he had seventy acres of corn washed away by
the high waters of the Arkansas River ; I then went by
half fare to Wichata, forty-one miles, to Martin Tremain.
27th. To Sedgwick City, Sedgwick county, Kansas,
to Samuel Fry's ; then to Widow Morrill's.
July 2d. Took cars for Emporia, half fare, eighty-five
miles to Americus, Lyons county; to George Wise's, of
Bucyrus, Ohio ; I visited there ; preached once.
9th. Took cars for Junction City, fifty-three miles, to
John Norman's; I preached once.
15th. Took cars for Clay Centre, to Brother Frezell's.
i6th. To Rev. John Allison's.
2ist. I preached here ; to-day Tom Lockard drowned
at Waterville ; took cars for Clifton.
23d. To Concordia, to Joseph Gaffard.
24th. I took passage with Mr, Wright, a freighter ; we
were detained by high water until one o'clock, next day,
when we crossed the Perrillell Bridge, over Wolf Creek,
to widow Pelster's, and her son, a grown young man, near
Mr. Laddie's.
26th. To B. F. Ransford's, who took me across the
Buffalo Creek, which was high yet.
27th. I went home to my son E. D. ; I now did work
as per bill until the 29th of April, 1879, when I started on
a trip for Platte Valley, Nebraska.
May 1st. I went to Jewell Centre, to Ira Kyle's, J. P.
2d. Mr. Grimes took me to Edgar, thirty-four miles,
free; Superior, Nuckolls county, Nebraska, to Mr. Knox's;
Nelson is the seat.
3d. To Sutton, to Stephen Bennett's, a United Brethren
man; dinner; then to Brother McVey's ; I preached here.
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5th. I went to York Centre; then to George Myers's,
father-in-law of Rev. Stephen Emery Lloyd, York county.
7th. To Alexander Shank's.
8th. To Rev. Daniel Shank's.
9th. Rev. Daniel Shank preached Mrs. McDowell's
child's funeral.
10th. We went to Silver Creek and returned ; this is a
railroad station, so called.
1 2th. I went to Joseph Gardner's; here I preached
twice ; Gardner and four other men went fisinng with a
seine in the Prairie Creek, which enters into the Platte
River here; they took 225 nice fish.
15th. Amos Fink, son-in-law of Joseph Gardner, was
here very sick, and died on the 17th, and we saw the
corpse put on the cars on the i8th, at Jackson
Station, five miles east, to be taken to .^owa, where his
family of children live ; his wife was dead ; we returned to
Gardner's School-house; Rev. D. Shank had a previous
appointment,
18th. We then returned to Rev. D. Shank's residence.
19th. I visited Andrew Hurst's; then to John Wiseman's.
20th. Visited the neighbors.
2ist. We went to his son's, Alexander, and returned.
2 2d. William Hertzman and Boyer were here for over
night ; they were acquainted with John Law.
23d. Rev. D. Shank took daughter and children to
Columbus.
25th. Sabbath; I preached in the Valley School-house.
27th. Brother Shank returned from Loop River with
wood he fetched from there, fifteen miles.
28th. Rev. Daniel Shank took me to Osceola, Polk
county, Nebraska, eight miles; I then went into the coun-
try to Edward Shull's, to which place Mr. Van Reiser
took me in his wagon, five miles.
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29th. To Ulysses, to Henry Gregg's.
3olh. Mr. Parmer took me Seward, seat of Seward
county.
31st. I went to David Tift's, a United Brethren family,
wliere I stayed over Sabbath ; preached at Milford.
June 2d. I went to Crete, to Rev. S. E. Lloyd's, Saline
county, Nebraska; preached here twice.
9th. I went to Beatrice, thirty-three miles, to Rev.
Robert Lloyd's.
loth. Marysville, seat of Marshall county, Kansas, to
Perry Hutchinson's.
nth. To V/aterville, to C. H. Phillips's; mother was
glad to see me once more.
i8th."I went to Greenleaf; then to Washington, to
Joseph C. Dana's, a first-rate M. E. minister; I preached
here once.
20th. I took'stage for Bellville, to Rev, B. W. Hollen's.
2Tst. To J. F. Walker's; I preached here.
23d. To Father Hollen's.
24th. To William R. Friend's.
29th. Rev. James Spicer's ; preached at Stockham's
School-house.
30th. I went home, this trip,. 591 miles.
July ist. I visited the circuit and preached. The work
I did on E. D. Heinecke's homestead I let go for board
and washing, when I was at home, January 2d. I took
the cars at Jewell city rnd Jwent to Waterville, Marshall
county, Kansas. Stayed one week at C, H. Phillip's;
then took the cars for Atchinson. Paid ^26.50 for a
ticket to Harrisburg, Dauphin county. Pa.
loth, at midnight, I reached the City of Lancaster;
went to Samuel Vandersaal's ; stayed till Monday.
1 2th. Took cars for Manheim, to Benjamin Donovan's ;
then to Jacob Heinecke's.
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13th. I went to August Shober's; stayed over night.
14th. I went to Lititz; he lives there; then went to
Reamstown, to Elias Weitzel's, son-in-law of my sister,
Elizabeth Echternach.
19th. I visited widow Killian, who soon died; I also
visited Jacob Harry and Levi Bard, who were acquaintances
of sixty years' standing; Jacob is just one week older
than I am.
2 2d. I returned to Reamstown ; and my brother Benja-
min had come with a buggy to take me to his residence,
six miles.
26th. I visited Jacob Enck, my brother's son-in-law.
27th. To Noah Sharp's; it was raining all day.
30th. I went to Lititz ; then to Jonathan Royer's,
Rothsville, for dinner; then to Jacob Grube's.
31st. He took me in a buggy to Millway Station; I
took cars to Lititz ; I received a letter from C. H. Phillips,
with a postal order for ^5, which had been sent by E. D.
Heinecke to Waterville one day too late ; and C. H.
Phillips sent it to Reamstown, and I had to return it to
have him authorized to draw the money and remail it ; it
was carried over 3,000 miles before I received it ; I went
to Brunersville; there was a protracted meeting in progress
here, Rev. Joseph Weirich in charge ; I preached twice ;
a considerable snow fell while I was here.
4th. Rev. Joseph Weirich took me in a sleigh to Jacob
Enck's, five miles; all well satisfied.
5th. 1 returned to brother Benjamin's.
6th. I went to Reamstown ; received a letter from
mother.
7th. I went to Adarastown ; preached once more for the
Evangelical Association ; always have a hearty reception ;
it was now Sabbath day.
9th. I returned to Reamstown.
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loth. I went to Fairville and preached seven times in
the Hosier Church ; visited Fasher Overholser, Dr. Shober,
Samuel Flickinger, Abner Cline, Brother Coleman and
others.
25th. I went to Shaefferstown, to John Bemesderfer's.
26th. To Cyrus Bemesderfer's, with whom I was ac-
quainted about seventeen years ; preached twice here.
March ist. I went to Avon, to Henry Heinecke's, son
of John.
2d. To B. F. Swartz's, in Lebanon, for dinner; then to
John G. Weaver's, whom I knew in Iowa, at Oskaloosa,
Mahaska county, when I traveled the Red Rock circuit ;
we had a splendid time here ; I preached once in the
United Brethren Church in Lebanon, J. P. Smith in
charge.
5th. I returned to Avon, to W. B. Light's.
7th. I preached twice in Avon, on the Sabbath.
8th. I went to Bismark via Lebanon, to John Sharp's.
9th. I went through Cornwall, a small town ornamented
with many trees ; here they have a very rough sandstone
church edifice, built by the widow Coleman, in charge ; it
was snowing all day ; I went to Shaefferstown, to Brother
Simmons's for dinner ; then to John Bemesderfer's for
over night.
loth. I then went to Kleinfeltersville, to Samuel Hein-
ecke's for dinner. I returned to my brother Benjamin's.
1 2th. I went to Reamstown ; then to Adamstown, to
Dr. Raudenbus's.
i3rh. To Reading, Berks county, to Rev. David Hoff-
man's ; then to William Kuser's ; I preached twice here
in the United Brethren Church, Rev. David Hoffman, in
charge, of the German ; on the Sabbath.
15th. I went to Pleasantville, to Jacob Eberly's, Benja-
min's son-in-law; I preached here once.
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22d. I returned via Reading, to William Kuser's to din-
ner; then took cars for Union Station; then to Reamstown.
24th. To George Frey's ; then to Fairmount, to Levi
Bard's; visited Jacob and Harry Bard; preached in the
United Brethren Church on Sabbath.
28th. In Hinkletown.
29th. I returned to Reamstown to Elias Weitzel's.
30th. I went to Lititz, to Charles Grosh's ; then to
John Gorsh's, in Landis Valley ; he is married to one of
E. Weitzel's daughters.
April 2d. To Manheim, to Benjamin Donovan's; then
to Jacob Heinecke's ; I then visited the Rhule families ;
on Sabbath I pi cached three times'; there was a very
heavy storm and much rain ; there were but few people at
m.eeting; I then returned to Manheim ; then to Lancas-
ter ; then to Millersville ; then to Rev. John Stehraan's,
in Manor township, Lancaster county ; I visited Jacob
and Lsaac Newcomer's, and Wisler's ; I preached here on
Sabbath night.
T2th. I returned to Millersville ; took cars to Lancas-
ter; then to Harrisburg ; then to Millersburg, Dauphin
county, to George M. Brubaker's ; then to J. Lebo's.
i8th, Sabbath. I preached in the Jacobs Church;
visited Jacob Jury and Mr. Martz.
19th. Went to Jonas Jury's; then to Catharine Gipple's,
my brother Jacob's daughter.
25th. I preached in the Forney Church, United Breth-
ren.
26th. I went to the Cross-Roads, to Elias Jury's; visited
Rev. Hackman.
27th. I went to Hoffman's; toSvvasey's; to Williams-
ville ; to McCullah's; preached at Cross-Roads.
May 2d. I went to Uniontown, across the Machantonka
Mountain, to Rev. C. G. Geist's.
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4th. To Benjamin Riggle's; then to David Deibler's,
who is married to David Lebo's daughter.
5th. I went to Millersburg, to Rev. Jobb's, in charge of
theJEvangelical Church; I preached in his stead on Sabbath.
6th, Assencion Day. I went to C. Gipple's. *
8th. I took dinner and supper at G. M. Brubaker's ;
then went to Daniel Jury's for over Sabbath.
13th. I went over the mountain to fill two appointments
in Uniontown, to C. G. Geist's, one in the United
Brethren Church, and one for the Evangelical.
17th. I returned to Jonas Jury's.
i8th. John Jury took me and my trunk to G. M. Bru-
baker's; I had to repair it.
19th. I took cars to Harrisburg; then to Mechanics-
burg ; then to Shepherdstown, to John Mohler's.
20th. I returned to Mechanicsburg ; then to Solomon
Browewell's; Simon is dead, and his daughter Julia Landis
is also dead.
2ist. I took cars for Shippensburg, to Maria Vander-
saal's; then to B. F. Landis's; here I visited John Gish,
G. Cole, Dr. J. W. Bender and Miley Gettle; his sister
Nancy died and buried on the ist day of June 1880, two
miles from town, on their farm, aged 66 years, 11 months
and 7 days ; she was never married ; her mother is living
yet, in the 89th year of her age ; she was Samuel Kenegy's
sister ; she had a large funeral ; I attended it ; Rev. Mr.
Huber in attendance, preached the funeral sermon ; Reve-
lations, 1:18; there was no exciting feelings. I returned
to Mr. Landis's ; I preached once at Cleversburg ; visited
John Clippinger's, near Newburg ; I visited Orrstown,
five miles north ; William Orr is palsied ; can neither
walk nor speak, but appears pleasant.
3d. I returned to Shippensburg to John Gish's ; then
to Dr. J. W. Bender's, in the country ; Sabbath.
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6th. I preached in Shippensburg, in the United Brethren
Chnrch.
yth. Took cars to Carlisle, twenty miles; then I went
to Mount Holly Springs to Thomas Rudolph's, who is
-married to the widow of David Wingerd.
8th. To John Lackey's.
9th. Went into Perry county to Eli Young's, at Dell-
ville ; visited Joseph Young and A. S. Lay.
13th. I preached in the Pleasant Grove United Brethren
Church.
14th. I returned to Carlisle, thirteen miles, on foot.
i6th. I went to John Hoover's.
17th. To John Shoop's.
i8th. I took cars for Alliance, Ohio; to Leander Ford-
ing; Z?>2> n^iles.
19th. To Daniel Hemperly's, Brookfield, Stark county.
2ist. To Cousin Mary A. Hollinger's, Clinton, Summit
county.
24th. Margaret R. Griffeth took me in their buggy to
Cousin Samuel Vandersaal's, nine miles; I remained, she
returned home.
26th. Cousin Samuel took me to Christian Long's.
July 4th. I preached at Greensburg Evangelical Church,
Rev. L. Miller in charge ; 6th. I returned to Michael
Hollinger's.
8th. Took cars for Wadsworth, Medina county ; to
Isaiah Cremer's.
9th. To Ashland; Rev. A. Vandersaal's.
nth. I preached in Ashland United Brethren Church.
1 2th. Rev. A. Vandersaal took me in his buggy to
Daniel Mohler's, son of Levi, deceased.
13th. To Jacob Beckley's, whose father was killed by
lightning on the 28th of July, 1877, in his barn, which
took fire and burned to ashes; loss, ;g2,5oo.
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15th. I took cars for Burgoon, Sandusky county; to
Jacob Vandersaal's, Jr., fifty-five miles ; I visited the Rev.
Samuel Long, who is palsied and helpless ; has first-rate
attention given him.
24th. I went to Halena ; to Rev. Joseph Garn ; then
to Cousin Benjamin Mooney's.
25th. I preached ut Halena, a small town on the rail-
road to Toledo ; Benjamin Mooney and wife were there ;
I then visited my friend Henry Ludwig.
26th. I visited M. Betz, S. Clinger, S. Jackson.
27th. I visited Jacob Ridley.
August ist. I preached in the St. Paul's, Evangelical
Church ; went •) Cousin David Vandersaal's.
2d. To Freeport ; to M. Bardner's.
3d. To Wm. Hartman's ; to David Beerly's.
5th. To Rev. Philip Seller's ; preached in the Caanan
United Brethren Church, known as Long's Church.
9th. Mr. Reily took me to Fostoria in a wagon, to
Cousin Henry's ; visited Rev. Joseph Bever, jMr. Doke,
Jno. D. Harley.
1 2th. To John Batesole's; then to Luther Mooney's.
13th. We went by wagon to his sister's, Mary A. Park,
and returned.
15th. I preached in the Mount Lebanon Church, near
Rev. M. Long's.
17th. I took cars at Burgoon ; then to Fostoria; then
to Marion, fifty-five miles, to Isaac Young's. ^
24th. Rev. D. F. Cender took me to Mr. Zeller's,
twelve miles, near Cardington, Morrow county.
25th. I went to my old friend, Wm. McLain, of Craw-
ford county ; he and his brother Thompson live in a little
village named Gilead.
29th. Sabbath ; I preached here ; went to Mr. Mosier's,
who is disabled to walk.
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30th. Brother William took me in his buggy seven
miles on ray way to Mt. Pleasant Church ; I then went to
Widow Maria Young's.
September ist. I took cars from Marion to Dayton,
Montgomery county, eighty-four miles.
3d. I visited the Soldiers' Home, three miles from the
city ; 4,379 crippled, sick and diseased soldiers are here
cared for by the United States; they have 560 acres of
land set apart for their benefit ; about sixty large and
commodious buildings, a large hospital, fine ornamented
lots, with flowers and shrubbery of every sort, and small
lakes with fish in them ; while in Dayton I also learned
that the Rev. Solomon Von Neida died^uly 22d, 1880,
aged 71 years, 3 months and 20 days.
4th. Went to Brookville to cousin Wm. Buch's, twelve
miles ; Sibella Shaeffer born January 22d, 1859 ; she lives
here ; I preached here.
7th. I returned to Dayton ; to Elizabeth Shiffer's,
daughter of Wm. Buch.
8th. I took cars for Lancaster, Pa., 584 miles, to B. F.
Swartz's.
9th. Went to Benjamin Balmer's, brother to William
Buch's wife.
12th. I preached in Brunersville j to John Hartranft's.
13th. To Jacob Grube's.
14th. To Reamstown, E. Weitzel's ; Jacob Bard died
August 25th, 1880, aged 76 years, 9 months and 4 days.
i6th. I went to brother Benjamin's, then Jacob Enck's.
19th. I preached in the Paradise Church, U. B.
20th. To Lititz, to Samuel Grube's.
2ist. To Manheim, to Rosanna Donaven's, then to
Jacob Heinecke's.
23d. Returned to Lancaster to B. F. Swartz's.
24th. To Parkesburg, Milton Schmcfoker's ; then to
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Abraham Vandersaal's ; then to Jacob's, son of uncle
Abraham, at Sadsburyville, Chester county. Pa. ; I ^
preached here twice.
27th. I took cars at Pomeroy for Philadelphia, Balti-
more to Washington city, D. C, to C. T. Heinecke's, my
son.
October 4th. I visited Francis M. Mills, near Alexan.
dria, and returned on the 14th; mother arrived here from
Kansas on the 21st; went to J. W. Barker's, her sister's
home, where we remained till my departure again for
Pennsylvania, this being our headquarters; I preached
four times while here in the city; I took cars on the nth
day of November for Philadelphia, to Mr. Bender's.
1 2th. Took cars for Lancaster.
15th. To Manheim ; preached twice here; then in the
Rhule settlement; preached once; returned to Jacob
Heinecke's.
30th. To Lititz, to Samuel Grube's ; he took me to
Neffsville, to John Wechter's, a nephew to William Buch ;
then to John Grosh's.
December ist. Jesse Pannebecker was buried ; his age
was 75 years to the day.
2d. I visited William H. Crothers, one of the converts
of John Binkley's meeting, seventeen years ago ; he is
still faithful.
4th. I visited Shissler's family ; he is dead ; I preached
here once.
6th. I returned to Lititz ; then to Reamstown.
loth. To George Long's; then to Harry Bard's, to
Ephrata; preached twice; visited Von Neida's, Yeager's
and Eichelberger's, Rev. P. S. Bowman in charge.
20th. To Jacob Grube's.
2ist. To Lititz, August Shober's.
23d. To Reamstown, to Reuben Shober's.
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Christmas Day I went to brother Benjamin's.
27th. Levi Heinecke took me in a sleigh to Jacob
Enck's.
30th. Visited Samuel and Elias Wolff.
31st. I preached in Paradise Church, U. B.
January 2d, 1881. Rev. Shoemaker and Farestone had
meeting in the Blue Church; I assisted.
3d. Went to John Lutz's.
4th. To Reinholdsville, Henr> Bruner's ; I preached.
6th. To Mohnsville, Abraham Godshalk's; I preached
here.
nth. To Fairville ; preached once here; to Abner
Clime's, to Samuel Flickinger's, Coleman's, to Samuel
Hurst's; to Mew Holland, Rev. Mr. Funk's; preached twice.
1 8th. To Adamstown ; preached once.
27th. To Lebanon, to Jacob G. Weaver's.
30th. I preached at Klinefeltersville.
February 2d. To Jacob Kiper's.
3d. To J. J. Yeager's.
4th. Rev. Stephen Sweitzer's.
5th. Reuben W. Bard's, a kind family, nephew to
Harry Bard ; I preached twice in the Evangelical Church,
Lincoln.
7th. Brother Reuben W. Bard took me to Ephrata in
his sleigh.
My travels and labor since 1853 : I traveled in twenty-
one states, two territories,'^District of Columbia and Canada
West ; miles, 89,020.
Preached 2699 times.
422 counties, circulated Bibles, Testaments and other
good religious papers, 22,291 copies.
Circulated 1004 copies genealogy, with ten sermons in
each copy, making 10,040; preached 2699 times; total,
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Received 400 into the United Brethren Church.
Obtained 200 subscribers for the Religious Telescope,
besides books for Sabbath-schools, not accounted.
Thus I have endeavored to scatter the good seed of the
Kingdom of the Saviour.
SAMUEL HEINECKE,
Elder.
February 7th, 1881.
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SERMONS.
SERMONS
COMPOSED BY REV. SAMUEL HEINECKE.
SIN OF IDOLATRY. .
"And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye
between two opinions?" — i Kings, xviii. 21.
Idolatry is very heinous in the sight of God. It em-
braces nearly all the classes of sins. Hence it is the first
sin prohibited in the Decalogue, or the Ten Command-
ments : Exodus, 20th chapter. Man was created to have
dominion over the beasts of the field, the birds of the
air, and the fish of the sea ; he was to honor, worship,
and adore his Maker, and live forever. But in an un-
guarded hour, the devil — the enemy of God and man —
who had been cast out of heaven (Rev. xii. 9th verse), de.
ceived our mother Eve, who, with her husband, knew
God's law, and had power to keep it ; and yet volition of
mind to transgress (Gen. iii. i) ; hence the temptation.
And Eve yielded, and drew Adam into sin ! for sin is the
transgression of God's law ! Then guilt, then death spir-
itual, then death natural, then death eternal ensued ; and
all their posterity suifered by the dreadful fall. Although
there" is ^an idea of worship about human beings, it is
earthly, sensual, devilish. Hence you see it demon-
strated in the case of Ahab upon Mount Carmel, where
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there were 450 false prophets and 400 false priests, who
offered sacrifices to their gods, and proved themselves
false, and were destroyed the same day, to the number
of 850. Elijah called upon the God of Abraham, of
Isaac, and Jacob, and obtained an answer so as by fire.
Also Nebuchadnezzar ordered an idolatrous worship
(Daniel iii.) 588 years before Christ. Darius also was
tempted to have himself honored (Daniel vi.) 538 years
before Christ. But let us leave ancient times, and come
to Christ and the apostles' times. Idolatry does not only
consist in worshipping stocks, and stones, and reptiles ;
but Paul tells us. that covetousness is idolatry (Colossians,
3d chapter, 5th verse). "Mortify, therefore, your mem-
bers v/hich are upon earth; " ** fornication, uncleanness,
inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, which is idola-
try." (i Corinthians, loth chapter, 7th verse.) The
world has passed on 1868 years; and how stand matters
now ? The earth rings with the shouts of applause by the
world — with church members along with the rest ! Is not
this idolatry? with the Harper's, Godey's, and Peterson's
fashion-plated pamphlet monthlies? Is not this idolatry?
Then the dance, the theatre, the horse-race, grog-shop,
the billiard table, and midnight revelry, and the thousand
other things. See Isaiah the prophet, 3d chapter, from
the i6th verse to the end. Then the grinding the face of
the poor : Ezekiel xviii.
But there is another side to this subject, thank God.
While we acknowledge idolatry to be sin of the deepest
dye, there is yet a remedy that will cure the foulest stain
sin has made ; " God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten — his well-beloved Son, that whosoever be-
lieveth on him should not perish, but have eternal life."
The terms on which salvation may be had are easy, so
that none need be lost. St. John says : *' At this igno-
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ranee God winked, but now commandeth all men every-
where to repent." (Acts xvii, 30th verse.) The Saviour
asks this question — "There were present at that season
that told him of the Galileans that Pilate mingled blood
with their sacrifice : think ye these are sinners above all
the Galileans, because they suffered such things. I tell
ye nay ; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise per-
ish. And those eighteen upon v/hom the tower in Siloam
fell, and slew them ; think ye that they were sinners above
all men that dwell at Jerusalem? I tell you nay ; but ex-
cept ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." (Luke 13th
chapter.
What is implied by repentance ?
First, repentance implies a sense of our lost and ruined
condition. Secondly, a sorrow for sin. Thirdly, a for-
saking of sin. Fourthly, the exercise of faith in the aton-
ing merits of the shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ —
belief in the death, the resurrection, and ascension of our
Saviour, as a present Saviour, an all-sufficient Saviour to
save to the uttermost all that will come unto him by faith.
" Thus, being justified by laith, we have peace with God,
through our Lord Jesus Christ ; and not only so, but we
glory also in tribulation, seeing that tribulation worketh
patience, and patience experience, and experience hope,
and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is
shed abroad in the heart bv the Holv Ghost which is
given unto us." (Romans, 5th chapter, ist to 5th verse,
inclusive.)
This experience, then, is clear and full, so that none
need be lost, or mistaken on this subject, and all mankind
are invited — the young and the old, the rich and the poor,
the white and the colored — with all kindreds, tongues and
people; the poet said.
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" Come, all the world ! come, sinner thou,
All things in Christ are ready now."
John, the Revelator, said : '' The Spirit and the Bride say
come, and let him that heareth say come, and let him that
is athirst come, and whosoever will, let him come, and
take of the water of life freely." (Rev. 2 2d chapter, 17th
verse.) And what shall we have, if we come? The
apostle Paul says, "Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard,
neither hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive
what God hath in reservation for them that love and serve
him ;" they shall enter in through the gates into the city,
where
" Sickness and sorrow, pain and death,
Are felt and feared no more ;"
where we need no candle, neither light of the sun, for
Christ shall be the light of that city. And
" When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright, shining as the sun ;
We've no less days to sing God's praise,
Than whan we first begun."
And another one said that when we had seen Christ in his
beauty, with the saints and angels, the prophets and apos-
tles, we might pass out through one of those twelve gates
into the vast expanse of immortal glory, and eat of the
ambrosial fruit of the tree of life, and drink of the sweet
wates of life forever and ever, and meet our friends in the
bowers of glory, and rest from our labor, and our works
may follow us. Those who have labored long and hard,
will now receive the reward of their labor,
" Where the wicked cease from troubling.
And the weary are at rest."
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May the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the
God of Elijah, give us grace to hold on to the end of our
pilgrimage a few days longer, till we hear the Master say,
" it is enough, come up higher." And may we, with Paul,
be able to say, " I have fought a good fight, I have fin-
ished my course, therefore there is laid up for me a crown
of glory, which the righteous judge will give me in that
day." Amen.
THE RESURRECTION.
Luke, 20th chapter, 37th and 38th verses.
H^/iy does Easter occur 011 different days in different
years? — Easter is the day on which the Christian church
commemorates our Saviour's resurrection. It is a word of
Saxon origin, and imports a goddess of the East. This
goddess was Astarte, in honor of whom sacrifices were
annually offered about the passover time of the year —
the spring ; and hence the Saxon name Easter became
attached, by association of ideas, to the Christian festival
of the Resurrection.
Now, that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at
the bush, when he called the Lord, the God of Abraham,
of Isaac, and of Jacob, ''For he is not the God of the
dead, but of the living, for all live unto him."
First. We will inquire when Moses was at the bush ?
Second. What is implied by reference to the bush?
Third. When did Abraham live? 1948 years from
A. M.
Fourth. When did Isaac live ? 100 vears A. M. from
Abraham.
Fifth. When did Jacob live ? 60 years A. M. from
Isaac, showing thereby that the prophets had foretold the
sufferings, and death, and resurrection of Christ.
First, then, when was Moses at the bush ? Moses was
the son of Amram and Jochebed, Hebrews, in bondage
under King Pharaoh, who ordered all children to be de-
stroyed. The parents of this child made an ark of bul-
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rushes, near Egypt, and put him in it, in order to pre-
serve his life. Pharaoh's daughter, with her maidens, went
to bathe, and saw this little ark. And she said to one of
her maidens, *' Fetch it to me, that I may see what it is."
It was brought, and opened ; and lo, and behold ! a beau-
tiful child was therein ; and it wept. And the sympathies
of the king's daughter were moved. She said, ''This is
one of the Hebrew children ; I will take it and adopt it
for my son. Now the little sister Miriam was near among
the flags, and knowing that the king's daughter would not
be troubled to raise the child herself, but would need a
nurse, she ran, and inquires, ''Do you want a nurse?"
Pharaoh's daughter said, "Yes, go get me a nurse." And
the little girl ran home, almost out of breath, saying,
" Mother, mother, go get the little brother, for Pharaoh's
daughter said she will raise him, and adopt him for her
son, and wants a nurse. So, the mother went, and Pha-
raoh's daughter bargained with her to raise him to a cer-
tain age, and return him, and she would pay her the
wages. (Exodus, 2d chapter, 4th to 7th verse inclusive.)
So the mother brought him up, and returned him, and re-
ceived her wages (A. D. 2433, A. M.) Moses was now
educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians (Acts, 7th
chapter, 29th verse), until he was 40 years old (Hebrews,
nth chapter, 24th verse), when he refused to'^be called
the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He now went to live with
Jethro, the priest, in the land of Midian. Here he learned
of all the acts and doings of his own Hebrew brethren
for 40 years more (Acts, 7th chapter.)
And now, at the age of 80 years (2513 years, A. M.),
we are brought to the second inquiry in regard to the bush
God appeared to Moses in — a bush all on fire, and still
the bush did not consume. He told Moses that he should
be the deliverer of his people out of bondage literally.
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God had made provisions to save all mankind spiritually ;
" For God so loved the world, that he gave his only be-
gotten, his well-beloved Son, that whosoever believed in
his coming, his sufferings, his resurrection, need not per-
ish, but have eternal life." Now, by the command of
God, Moses delivered the Hebrews through the Red Sea,
and led them in the wilderness yet 40 years more, making
in all 120 years to the end of his life.
Then these people were governed by judges 390 years
making 430 years. First, King Saul reigned 40 years ;
then King David reigned 40 years ; then Solom.on reigned
40 years. Then the prophetic age was ushered in — Isaiah,
180 years; Jeremiah, 131 years; Lamentations, 41 years;
Ezekiel, 14 years; Daniel, 40 years ; Zechariah, 16 years;
Malachi, 122 years — to Christ, 397 ; in all, 4004 years.
Christ now grew up in favor with God and man, and at
the age of 30 years he came to John the Baptist, to be
initiated into the office of prophet, priest, and king, for
these three offices he came to fulfill. This was the mode,
according to the Jewish law. He now preached his own
everlasting gospel, and gave the most undeniable proof of
his divinity by the greatest miracles ever wrought, such
as opening the eyes of the blind, unstopping the ears of
the deaf, curing palsy, leprosies, fevers, and raising the
dead. But the Jews, descendants of Judah, denied him.
They said he blasphemed, calling himself God, when he
was only a man. They tried him, condemned him, nailed
him upon a cross, and hung him between heaven and
earth. They spit upon him, they mocked him, they
pierced him in his side. He hung three hours in day-
light. The sight was so awful that the sun refused to
shine, and darkness covered the face of nature. The earth
shook from its centre to its circumference. He hung three
more hours in darkness, and then cried, " It is finished ;"
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the plan of salvation is completed, for which I agreed to
suffer and die nearly 4,000 years ago. He gave up the
Ghost ; Joseph, of Arimathea, and Nicodemus took down
the body, embalmed it, and laid it in a new sepulchre ;
and the king set a guard of sixty mxen round it to secure it.
But on the morning of the third day he rose, and was seen
by Mary ; then by two on their way to Emmaus ; then by
the twelve disciples. (Luke 24th chapter. ) He was among
and with them yet forty days. He instructed them to go
to Jerusalem on the day of the Feast of Tabernacles. He
then took about 500 brethren out upon a mountain, and
ascended up into heaven in their presence. They went to
Jerusalem as he directed, and while they were all of one
mind — according to promise — the Holy Ghost fell on
them, as with cloven tongues of fire, and sat on every
believer. And they spake as with other tongues. There
had been sixteen different languages at this time « they now
understood one another, and praised God with one voice.
And the multitude ran together, and were confounded,
and some said one thing, and some another. Some
thought they were drunk with new wine. But Peter stood
up among them, saying, ''These are not drunk with new
wine, as ye suppose ; but this is that which the prophet
Joel spoke of, that in the last .days the old men shall dream
dreams, and the young men shall see visions." And
Peter now charged home upon those wicked Jews who
crucified the Lord of life and glory, and put him to an
open shame. And while Peter was preaching, they cried
out, ''Men and brethren, what shall we do? We are
verily guilty." And Peter exhorted them to believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ, that they might be saved ; and
three thousand were converted, baptized and added to the
church. Soon after five thousand more believed. (Acts,
4th chapter.)
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So we fully establish the resurrection of Christ, and by
it the resurrection of all mankind at the last day ; for the
dead shall rise, both great and small, and appear before
the bar of God, to account for the deeds done in the body,
whether they be good or bad. May God assist us to live
aright, that when we have finished our course, we may live
with him in heaven with saints in the good world, where
we may honor and adore him forever and ever. Amen.
THE GOOD RACE.
" Wherefore, being encompasjed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily
beset us, and let us run with patience the race set before us, looking
unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith." — Hebrews, xii. i.
This is the language of St. Paul. We will inquire, in
the first place, who were those witnesses? and, secondly,
what did they testify?
First, we will find in the 5th chapter of Genesis, a num-
ber of the nanaes of ancient worthies — such as Seth, Enos,
Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lameeh,
Noah, to the flood, 1656 years; then in the nth chapter
of Genesis you will find Arphaxad, Salah, Eber, Peleg,
Rue, Serug, Nahor, Terah, Abraham, a period of 292
years to the birth of Abraham ; then Isaac, Jacob, Joseph,
Kohath, Amram, Moses — 2433 years to the birth of Moses.
Then the judges, 430 years. Then the kings, Saul, David,
Solomon, 120 years. Then all the prophets through a
period of 941 years more, making in all, to the coming of
Christ, 4004 years.
Secondly, what did they testify ? In the first place, the
fall of Adam ; in the second place, the plan of salvation
through the promise of a saviour, repentance towards
God, and faith in a coming Messiah, in the fulness of
time ! Then Christ came, entered upon the duties of the
offices which he was appointed to fulfill, namely, prophet,
priest, and king. He led a suffering life for three years.
He proved his divinity by performing many miracles, such
as opening the eyes of the blind, and raising the dead to
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life. The Jews condemned him and crucified him. But
he arose again from the dead, and after the expiration of
forty days he ascended into heaven. He shed forth the
Holy Ghost on tlie day of Pentecost, on the disciples !
He endowed them with power from on high, and said,
*' Go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel to every
creature; he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
he that believeth not, shall be damned." There were not
above 520. There were 3000 converted that day, and
soon after that 5000 more believed (Acts, 4th chapter),
for Peter had charged it home upon the wicked Jews that
they had killed the Lord of life and glory. ''Repent ye,"
said he, "■ every one of you, that your sins may be blotted
out, and the time of refreshing may come from the pres-
ence of the Lord, for the plan of salvation is completed ;
sinners of every class may come and find pardon." The
text says, a cloud of witnesses. A cloud is composed of
mist drawn up into the air by the wind, and denotes an
incalculable multitude. Again, he says: ''Let us lay
aside every weight." This refers to the Olympic games.
Those who intended to run a race would practice by hang-
ing weights on themselves, so that when the time for the
contest came, they would be enabled to run with greater
swiftness. In those races only one could run to win the
prize. But in this heavenly race all that run to the end
of it will obtain a crown of glory ; and the conditions
are repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus
Christ. " Being justified by faith, we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ;" I say all such
shall obtain an Inheritance which is incorruptible, unde-
filed, and fadeth not away. That is, if afflictions, if
losses come, bear them patiently; bear them without
murmuring.
Again, we are to forsake our besetting sins, which are
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various — covetousness, and pride, and self-will, and love
of the v/orld, and dancing, and drinking intoxicating li-
quors, carousing, and whoremongering. We are to lay
these all aside, or never commence them, if we were not
guilty of them before. Read no spurious bo'oks, such as
Harper's Magazine and Godey's Lady's Book, but look
unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. How?
Why, by feeding the hungry, by clothing the naked, by
visiting the sick and those who are in prison, and by ad-
ministering to their wants. (Matthew, 25th chapter.)
And great is the reward of such as do those things.
Paul said, ^'Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard,
neither hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive,
what God hath laid up for them that love him and keep
his commandments." They that are wise shall shine as
the sun, forever and ever. Oh, the fulness of joy, the in-
expressible glory, the incomprehensible beauty, the inimi-
table beauty and delight of the city into which the
righteous shall be permitted to enter; they shall walk the
golden streets of the New Jerusalem, and bask in the
sunshine of eternal day — day without night, joy without
sorrow, health without sickness — and shall drink of the
river of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from under the
throne of God and the Lamb. They shall wear white
robes, which were washed in the blood of the Lamb,
and shall have for their associates all the righteous,
from righteous Abel down to the last saint. They shall
explore the heaven of heavens, and see the King in his
beautv. for '* we shall be like him," and " \vq shall see
him as he is." (i John, 2d chapter, 3d verse.)
Now, what must we do to inherit these joys? We an-
swer, turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart, while
time and opportunity are afforded, for " there is no wis-
dom nor devige in the grave whither we go." " But strait
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is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth unto life,
and few there be that find it. While broad is the way,
and wide is the gate that leadeth to destruction, and many
there be that go in thereat." Let us therefore watch and
pray that we may walk in the way of self-denial, in the
way of holiness, that we may wear the crown of life and
glory which the righteous judge will give unto all such as
love his appearing. This is a glorious invitation ;
" Come, all the world, come sinner, thou,
All things in Christ are ready now ;
There need not one be left behind,
For God hath bidden all mankind."
Matt. 20th chapter.
Come, brethren, let us seek an interest in Christ ; let us
**walk in the light, as he is In the light, that we may have
fellowship one with another, that the blood of Jesus Christ
may cleanse us Irom all unrighteousness." For if we ne-
glect these excellent things, fearful will be our loss, for we
shall miss heaven, and be turned into hell, with all the
nations that forget God — with the antediluvians, with the
Sodomites and Gomorrahites, and the Babylonians, and
the Ninevites — and millions more who have lived, or do
now live, or who may forever live hereafter. There will
be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
I will ask one question, that is: If we are lost, whose
fault will it be? Surely, not God's! Surely, not good
people's. It is because they will not come unto Christ
that they might have life. It is then upon the will is sus-
pended our soul's salvation for time and eternity. Oh,
the excellency of the plan of salvation, full of mercy and
good-will to man. Let us love him supremely, and then
live joyfully with him forever. Amen.
FAITH IN CHRIST.
" And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so mnst the
Son of Man be lifted up, that whosoever believeth on him should not
perish, but have eternal life." — St. John, chapter iii. 14th verse.
This was the language of our Saviour recorded by St.
John. It is a part of that memorable instruction given to
Nicodemus, who came to our Saviour by night to learn the
way of salvation. After informing Nicodemus that a man
must be born again, he presents the parable of Moses lift-
ing up the serpent in the wilderness. We will therefore
inquire:
ist. How that was.
2d. Who those people were in the wilderness?
3d, What was the effect upon those who obeyed the
command ?
In the first place, the Israelites were descendants of
Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham. They be-
came very wicked and disobedient in the wilderness under
the leadership of Moses, about 2530 years A. M. Moses
prayed to God to punish them. In answer thereto, he
sent fiery flying serpents among them, and many were
bitten, and must have died unless some remedy had been
provided. So the people called upon Moses to intercede
for them with the Lord, and he prayed to the Lord in
their behalf. God commanded Moses to prepare a bra-
zen serpent, and erect a pole and put the brazen serpent
upon the top of it, and to bid those Israelites who were
bitten to look upon the brazen serpent, and they should
be healed. It was done ; and all those that looked upon
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it were healed. So the Saviour was crucified upon the
cross, died, and on the morning of the third day rose
again from the dead, as recorded by the prophets, '' That
whosoever believeth in him need not perish, but have
eternal life ; " and all who are bitten by sin, of every
kind, pride, anger, self-will. Sabbath-breaking, dancing,
drinking, swearing, lying, stealing, and all transgressions
of God's law, may, if they will heartily repent, and be
sorry and forsake their sins, have their sins forgiven, and
be adopted as the sons and daughters of Christ Jesus.
In the second place, we are to inquire who were these
people in the wilderness. They were those who were in
bondage under Pharaoh ; they were the people whom God
had delivered out of bondage by the hand of Moses, and
had led across the Red Sea dry shod, though the waters
were piled up on either side, while the Egyptians, who
had essayed to cross, were drowned. Now, Moses led
them from place to place for 40 years. They were fed by
manna from heaven. When they were thirsty, God or-
dered Moses to smite the rock, and water gushed out suf-
ficient to satisfy the wants of six hundred thousand people.
To these was the land of Canaan promised. But they
grew worse and worse, until God sent the serpents among
them. By the time the 40 years were expired, there were
but two of the original number who got into the promised
land, namely, Caleb and Joshua. Now, for the fitness of
the parable to the present generation. The people of this
age of the world have been bitten by sin. They are with-
out God and without hope in the world. This they prove
by their actions and fruits. See the wickedness and
crimes in the land, in towns and cities; see the theatres,
circuses, and gambling-halls, drunkenness, dancing,
whoremongering, and stealing — Sabbath-breaking by fish-
ing, by hunting, by visiting for pleasure rides, fraud,
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pride, worldly fashions, and all unnecessary costly attire.
Now, sin is the transgression of God's law, and all those
things named are forbidden in God's word. Then, again,
consider the waste of time in fixing up ornaments for the
head and body. See Isaiah, 3d chapter from the i6th
verse to the end of the chapter. Then, again, the word
saith, '' He that knoweth how to do good, and doeth it
not, to him it is sin." Hence the word saith, '' the whole
head is sick, the whole heart is faint, and from the crown
of the head to the sole of the feet, there is nothing but
wounds and bruises, and putrefying sores." And God
said, when he looked from heaven just before the flood,
that the thoughts of their hearts were only evil, and that
continually. And so it is now. Hence, as Moses lifted
up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man
be lifted up, that '' whosoever beiieveth in him should
not perish, but have eternal life." The gospel minister
must show sinners their sins, and point them, out to them ;
and then tell them tliat if they repent of their sins, and
forsake them, and believe that Christ Jesus came into the
world to save sinners — even the chief of sinners — they
may be saved. He will save you, save me. He will save
to the uttermost all that thus come unto him. He will
impart unto them the joys of his salvation, and shed his
love abroad in their hearts by the Holy Ghost which he
will give unto them. (Romans, 5th chapter.) And still
more, he will give us grace to live happy here, and when
the hour of death comes,, he will give grace to die the
death of the righteous. And then with that hundred and
forty and four thousand, with that innumerable company
of the redeemed and sanctified, and with Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob, Enoch, Elijah, Noah and Moses, and all the
patriarchs and prophets, he will enable us to sing the song
of Moses and the Lamb forever, and when
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" We've been there ten thousand years.
Bright, shining as the sun,
We'll have no less days to sing God's praise,
Than when we first begun."
We shall walk the golden streets of the New Jerusalem,
and there meet Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith,
and see our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, husbands,
wives, saints and angels, and cherubim and seraphim, and
drink fresh from the river which flows out from under the
throne. (Rev. 22d chapter.) We shall dwell in that city
whose maker and builder is God, and see the King in his
beauty, with all the radiance of the midday sun in its
splendor.
But, on the other hand, if w^e neglect these privileges ;
if we refuse to come to the light as he is in the light; if
we turn a deaf ear to all the gospel calls, to all the calls
of the righteous, to all the calls by the death of our chil-
dren and the death of our neighbors, and run into sin of
every kind; and if the grim monster death overtakes us
unprepared, unconverted, unholy, impure, how fearful will
that sound be, *' Depart from me, ye workers of iniquity !
I called, and ye refused; go away into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil. and his angels." (See Rev. 226.
chapter, 15th verse,) for without the city are dogs, and
sorcerers, and whoremongers, and liars, and the wicked
of every class, who defile, without any hope of ever getting
to the glory world. Now, then, let us be wise, let us wake
up, and seek the Lord while he may be found, and call
upon him while he is near ; for time is fast passing away,
and eternity is near at hand. Let those who have started
in the service of the Lord be faithful soldiers of Christ;
fight the good fight of faith ; lay hold on eternal life, for
the crown of glory will be yours. Press on towards the
mark, for the prize shall be yours. May the good Lord
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aid us in the discharge of every duty. Feed the hungry,
clothe the naked, comfort the distressed, visit the sick ;
and in so doing the Lord has said, '' Wherein ye do these
things unto the least of these my disciples, ye do it unto
me." Let us, then, be found doing good to our neigh-
bors, our families, our fellow-citizens, wherever and when-
ever opportunity offers. Live happy here, that when we
come to the close of natural life, we may die in peace, and
in the morning of the first resurrection come forth and be
caught up in the air, and so be ever with the Lord, who
has given himself a ransom, that we with him might be
like him, for we shall see hirn as he is. (i Epist. John,
3d chapter, 2d verse.)
THE TRUE RICHES.
" For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he
was rich, yet for your sakes kc became poor, that ye through his
poverty might be rich," — 2 Cor., viii. 9th verse.
We will inquire, in the first place, in what sense he was
rich ?
In the second place, in which sense he became poor?
In the third place, whether we as human beings are
poor?
And in the fourth place, in what sense we may become
rich?
This was the language of St. Paul sixty years after the
coming of Christ. He had been a violent persecutor of
the infant church, but became a convert, and for about
thirty years a strong advocate for Christ and his cause.
First, then, we inquire in what sense was Christ rich?
In order, then, to show who he was, and what he did,
we refer you to St. John, ist chapter, in which you may
find written that '^ in the beginning was the word, and the
word was with God, and the word was God; all things
were made by him, and without him was not anything
made that was made." So that he was maker of heaven
and earth, and all things that therein is. So, then, he was
rich in possession. Again, he was rich in power, for if
he could create heaven and earth, and all things therein,
he was rich in power. Again, he was rich in wisdom, for
he knows all things. Again, he was rich in mercy, for
when no eye did pity, nor no arm could save, Christ
offered himself a living sacrifice, in order to open a plan
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of salvation — first, by promise ; second, by his own person
upon the cross.
We inquire, in the second place, in what sense he be.
came poor. We answer first, at his birih; see him in the
manger, a helpless babe. The poet has said,
" His birthplace was a manger,
And his softest place was hay."
Again, he was poor as to property, for v/hen a certain
young man said he wonld follow him wheresoever he went,
the Saviour said, '' The foxes have holes, and the birds of
the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to
lay his head." He then was poor as to property. Again,
he was poor as to money, for when the tax-gatherer called
upon Peter for his tax, Peter went to the Saviour, saying,
"Master, what shall I do ? for the tax-master has called
on me, and I have none, and had no time to earn any, as
I have been following thee." The Saviour said, '^ Take
thy hook, go to the sea, cast it in, and the first fish comes
take it, open its mouth, and thou shalt find a piece of
money. That take and pay for me and thee." See how
poor he was as to money. Again, he was poor as to
friends. See him arraigned before Pilate's bar, tried, con-
demned, nailed upon the cross, and the cross erected be-
tween the heavens and the earth, as thongh he was unfit
for either ! See how friendless — no friends with him but
the beloved John and the Saviour's earthly mother, Mary !
But what could they do, surrounded as they were by the
Roman guard of sixty soldiers, and a large rabble, with
the law of the land against them? Thus he suffered and
died, saying, ''It is finished." What is finished? The
plan of salvation is finished.
But in the third place, we are to inquire whether we
are poor. And first we find that no creatures are more
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helpless at their birth than human beings. They cannot
help themselves in the least. They are poor morally ; they
are without God and without hope in the world ; depraved
by nature. Hence they seek happiness in the things of
this world — the lust of the eye, the lust o the flesh, and
the pride of life, their mind being dark. They are poor,
wretched, and lost; hence the necessity of a Saviour to
make an atonement, to satisfy the broken law, and to ar-
range the plan by which a transgressor of the law may
repent, and be saved through the atoning merits of the
Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance implies four things ; first,
a sense of our guilt ; second, a sorrow for sin ; third, a
forsaking of sin ; fourth, the exercise of faith in Christ as
an able Saviour ; as a willing Saviour, to save me from my
sins, now, not at some other time, but now ! — to set my
soul free from sin, " Therefore, being justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
And not only so, but we glory in tribulation also, seeing
tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience,
and experience hope, and hope maketh not ashamed, be-
cause the love of God is shed abroad in the heart by the
Holy Ghost given unto us." (Romans, 5th chapter.)
But in the fourth, and last place, we are to inquire in
what sense we may become rich. And first, we may be-
come rich in faith, grow in grace, and in the love and
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But, again, we may
be rich in good works; being poor, yet making many
rich. Again, we may be rich in mercy, forgiving our
enemies. We may do good to them that persecute us
and despitefully use us, and say all manner of evil against
us. And, lastly, we will be rich, if we endure hardness
like good soldiers of our Lord and Saviour. Jesus Christ ;
if we lay hold on eternal life. St. Paul says, *'Eye hath
not seen, ear hath not heard, neither hath it yet entered
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into the heart of man to conceive what God hath laid up
for them that love him." Those riches imply all the en-
joyments of the glory world, summed up by the term of a
city, the celestial city. Christ will be the light of that
city, where they need no candle nor light of the sun ;
\\'here the wicked cease .from troubling, and the weary
will be forever at rest. The term riches implies that we
have the company of all good people from righteous Abel
to Enoch, Elijah, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, with
ten thousand more ; yea, all the good of every land and
nation, tongues and people in all ages, to the last right-
eous person who may live in this world. But the neglect
of these things will be fearful- It will be dreadful to be
left outside of this city, where are dogs, and sorcerers, and
whoremongers, and drunkards, and thieves, and murder-
ers, and gamblers, and horse-racers, and dancers, and
revellers, and backbiters, and the envious, and the slan-
derers, and every other class of wicked forbidden in the
word of God, such as the proud, haughty, high-minded,
none of whom shall obtain eternal life, or the true riches.
Those only who do his commandments shall have right to
the tree of life. Hence, said St. Paul: "Ye know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich,
he became poor, that we through his poverty might be
rich," rich in possession, rich in glory, rich in immor-
tality and eternal life, and able to sing the song of Moses
and the Lamb forever and ever. Amen.
GODLINESS.
" Godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing
into this world, and it is sure we can take nothing out." — I Timothy
vi, 6th and jih verses.
We will inquire: ist. What Godliness is.
2d. What gain we may obtain.
By nature we are without God and without hope in the
world. All mankind are in pursuit of happiness, but we
all seek happiness where it cannot be found. AVe seek it
in the pleasures of this world — some in riches ; some in
fine clothing ; some in the theatre; some in the dance;
some in the intoxicating bowl; some in the horse-race and
gambling saloon, but all these lead toward destruction,
and there is no contentment there. What, then, must be
done to obtain Godliness? First: Man, consider, reflect,
think. What am I? where am I going? To a long
eternity. Am I ready ? When we thus realize our lost
and ruined condition, we then will inquire what we must
do to be saved.
The command is repent, and believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved. First, then, be sorry for
thy sins; forsake thy sins ; and believe that Christ Jesus
came into the world to save sinners, to save me. And
when we thus come, Godjs faithful and just to forgive us
our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. " Be-
ing justified by faith we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans, 5th chapter, ist and 2d
verses.) Here, then, commences Godliness; and now ask
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daily, or three times per day, like Daniel (6th chapter,
loth verse.) Thus grow in grace, and in the love and
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by feed-
ing the hungry, clothing the naked, by visiting them that
are sick and in prison. (Matthew, 25th chapter.) God-
liness with contentment is great gain, having the promise
of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Contentment! The godly are contented with the situa-
tion in which they are placed, whether in poverty's vale,
or sickness, or abounding in wealth and health, by day
and by^night, saying, " Tliy will, O Lord, be done, not
mine."
But, in the second place, we will consider the gain.
And first, in a temporal point of view. The godly see
no use, and have no desire to run into all or any of the
extravagances of decorating this decaying mortal body.
Hence, here is much gain as to dollars and cents. But,
again, the godly gain the good-will and favor of all good
people. Again, the godly gain the good-will and favor of
their Heavenly Father — " a peace that passeth all under-
standing." Godliness is great gain, having the promise
of the life that now is, and of that which is to come —
that is, eternal life beyond the grave, " where the wicked
cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest." This,
truly, is great gain. But the^^text says, " Having brought
nothing into this world, and it is sure we can take nothing
out." There are those who labor early and late to amass
wealth ; and when they obtain it they are in a continual
fear lest they may lose it, while the godly are not troubled.
Godliness is great gain, because it will secure heavenly
blessings beyond all calculation — ^joys immortal, eter-
nal, inimitable, glorious, with saints and angels, with
cherubim and seraphim, with patriarchs and prophets of
all ages, generations, tongues and people ; and will secure
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that inheritance which is incorruptible, and fadeth not
away. Should we then not use all the means put in our
reach to get to the glory world ?
On the other hand, ''There is no peace to the wicked,
saith my God. The wicked shall be turned into hell, with
all the nations that forget God." ''These shall go away
into everlasting punishment, prepared for the devil and
his angels, where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not
quenched." The ungodly are like the troubled sea, ever
casting up mire and dirt. And how difficult : If the
righteous are scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and
sinner appear?
Who are the ungodly ? Every one who is not Godlike.
Works of the flesh are these — adultery, fornication, un-
cleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred,
variance, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, mur-
ders, drunkenness, revellings, pride, such as outward
adornings of gold and embroidered hair, horse-racing,
gambling, dancing (Galatians, 5th chapter, 19th and 20th
verses) ; in short, all transgressions of God's command-
ments are classed amongst the ungodly (2d Timothy, 3d
chapter,) with the numerous dishonest transactions in
business, cheating, lying, stealing, grinding the face of the
poor, overcharging in trade, wrong representations, giving
wrong weights, measures, &c., &c. ; spending money for
idolatrous purposes, such as erecting enormous edifices,
under pretence of building churches, and putting up
monuments in honor of statesmen and rich men, where
hundreds of thousands of dollars are wasted, and the
thousands of dollars paid for liquors, that only ruin the
souls and the bodies of men ; and the theatres, shows, and
gatherings of all sorts, where is picked up the surplus
change that would comfortably supply all suffering poor.
Let us, then, sum up all fruits that Godliness does pro-
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duce, such as love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, against such there
is no law. (Galatians, 5th chapter, 2 2d and 23d verses.)
Then add John the Revelator's encouragements to it, say-
ing, "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that
they may enter in through the gates into the city," (Rev.
2 2d chapter, 14th verse), there to dwell with all the celes-
tial hosts, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob ; with that innumerable
company of the church of the first-born, to sing the song
of Moses and the Lamb, with Jesus, who hath loved us
and washed us in his own blood, and made us kings and
priests unto God forever and ever. When we contemplate
the length of eternity, for
** When we've been there ten thousand years.
Bright, shining as the sun ;
We've no less days to sing God's praise,
Than when we first begun."
When we regard the myriads of angels who join the glad
song, and the saints of all ages since righteous Abel to the
last one that will live righteous ; when we bear in mind
that sickness and death never come there ; that then
all aches will be over, and that there will be no night
there, for Christ shall be the light of that city, we say,
then, "Come one, come all; the invitation is for all;"
the way of salvation is free and full ; the atonement was
made once for all. If any will not be godly, it will be
because (as Christ said), ye will not come unto me that ye
might have life, eternal life. The water that I shall give,
shall be as a well of water springing up unto eternal life.
"For Godliness with contentment is great gain, for we
have brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we
can carry nothing out.
> )
THE FAITHFUL IN CHRIST.
" And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firma-
ment, and they that turntmany to righteousness as the stars forever
and ever." — Daniel xii. 3.
This is the language of the prophet Daniel, who proved
himself the servant of the living God, for God wrought
several of the mightiest miracles to prove that he was
with him to enlighten and deliver. Daniel was one of the
captives raken from the kingdom of Judah, and carried to
Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. Here, when the king
ordered idolatrous worship, three of the Hebrews refused
to fall down and worship the idol which the king had set
up. Because of their refusal, the three were thrown into
a furnace of fire heated seven tim^es hotter than before.
The king gave the order to fall down and worship the
idol. The three Hebrews refused to obey. (3d chapter
of Daniel, 21st to 24th verse, j Here is an evidence of
the change of mind of the king towards the God of Daniel
(20th versej. A second proof Daniel gave to the King :
Nebuchadnezzar dreamed a dream, and it passed from
him, so that he could not remember what the dream was.
He, the king, called for all the wise men in his kingdom
who, under the penalty of death, were required to inter-
pret the dream, but they could not. Now, this Daniel
was called for, and he interpreted the dream, and though
the interpretation was not such as the king desired, yet he
acknowledged its correctness, and recommended Daniel
to his successor next to the throne ! Wheh Darius as-
cended the throne, he appointed one hundred and twenty
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princes, and three presidents, of whom Daniel was chief.
These princes became envious of Daniel, on account of
his office, and endeavored to find aught against him, but
could not, he was so wise, diligent, punctual, and faithful.
Nevertheless, Daniel had time to pray to the God of
heaven three times a day. These princes watched Daniel,
and laid a plan to entrap him. They drew up a writing
that no man should call for or ask a petition, save of the
king, for thirty days, and got the king to sign it. So,
when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he called
upon his God as before. Then these men laid their charge
against him. The penalty was to be thrown into a lion's
den. This was done, and the king's seal set upon it. And
here the king discovered that he was caught by intrigue.
But it was too late ', he exhorted Daniel, saying, '' The
God whom thou continually servest, he will deliver thee."
The king had no music brought before him that night.
Early in the morning he went to the den, and called on
Daniel to know if he was yet alive ; Daniel answered in
the affirmative. Then was the king exceedingly glad, or-
dered him taken out, and directed that those one hundred
and twenty two, their wives and children, should be taken
and thrown into the den. (Daniel, 6th chapter, 24th
verse.) Thus God signalized Daniel in his preservation,
and punished his accusers. This is that Daniel, the author
of my text. "And they that be wise, shall shine as the
brightness of the firmament, and they that turn many to
righteousness, as the stars forever and ever."
First, then, we will inquire : Who is wise?
Second. Who turn many to righteousness ?
Third. How shall they shine?
First, then, we are to inquire: Who is wise? We an-
swer, all men 'from righteous Abel to Enoch, Noah, Abra-
ham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Kohath, Amram, Moses, King
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Saul, David, Solomon, all the prophets, i6 regular ones,
with the incidental ones, to Christ — the 12 apostles, and
all their successors, to the present day, with all the truly
converted from sin and Satan to the true and living God.
" For the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."
(iiith Psalm, loth verse.) And all men who have be-
lieved in the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, who have
lived and died in that faith.
Secondly. How will they turn many to righteousness ?
I answer, by being faithful to do his commandments; by
their holy walk and chaste conversation.
In the third place. How shall they '^ shine forever and
ever ?" We answer, Christ being the true light, they who
are his are blessed with him to enjoy eternal life. This,
in part, will be the reward of their doings. They shall be
like him, for they shall see him as he is (i John, 3d
chapter, 2d verse), and enjoy the crown of glory, which
St. Paul spake of, and with all saints and angels, cheru-
bim and seraphim, old and young, small and large, should
shine like the stars. How? Why, some stars shine
brightly, some stars shine dimly. As one star differeth in
the firmament from another, so shall the difference of
saints be. Some of the saints were old, successful in win-
ning souls, many souls, while others, as the infant babe, of
short duration, yet the latter is a saint in glory for the
same length of eternity as the other — forever and ever !
Do you see that fair, bright sky, full of stars, all shining in
a dark night ; a vast difference in brilliancy, and yet the
same length of time. So, with all good men ; such were
Luther, Melancthon, Wesley, Otterbein, and numbers of
others; they all keep shining. As the poet says :
" When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright, shining as the sun ;
We've no less days to sing God's praise,
Than when we first begun."
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Let us, then, make a choice like Moses (Hebrews, nth
chapter, 24th, 25th and 26th verses), that we may die a
happy death, and enter through the gates into the city,
" Where congregations ne'er break up,
And Sabbaths never end."
Where parents and children may meet to part no more ;
brothers and sisters, pastors and people, all will enjoy each
other's society eternally, singing -'Praise, and honor, and
glory, to him who hath loved us and washed us in his own
precious blood, and made us kings and priests unto God
and the Lamb forever and ever. To him be glory, power,
victory, to the Lamb that was slain, but liveth again."
With him may we eat of the sweet fruits of Paradise.
With him may we drink of the river of life which flows
from, under the throne, clear as crystal. This river never
dries up. The water of this river never becomes impure.
It is exhaustless, invigorating, sweet, satiating, purifying;
in short, it is incomparable, incomprehensible, unfading,
bottomless, unfathomable. Thus have we set forth the
ideas suggested from Daniel's lofty view. " And they that
be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and
they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever
and ever !" Amen.
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SALVATION OF THE SOUL.
" The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul : the testimony
of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple." — PsALM, xix. verse 7.
We will inquire, first, what is the soul ?
Second. Why must it be converted ?
In answer to the question what the soul is, we would
answer, we are informed in the word, that when God cre-
ated man he formed him out of the dust of the earth, and
breathed into him the breath of life, and he became a liv-
ing soul. Hence you see this soul is divine. Then God
gave him a law, and power to keep that law. Then God
created him an helpmate to add to his happiness, and put
the pair into the garden of Eden. But they transgressed
that law, and were driven out of the garden, and as the
law was divine, there was no sacrifice upon earth that
could atone for their sin ; for the penalty was death, in a
threefold* sense. First, spiritual death, that is, disunion
from God ; hence, fear came upon them. Second, natu-
ral death, that is, the soul severed from the body, and the
body decomposed into earth. Third, banishment from
all holy and happy society forever ; this was the result of
transgression. There was, therefore, a consultation in
heaven in regard to what could be done. And the result
was, that the Son agreed to be offered up as a sacrifice, as
without the shedding of blood there could be no remis-
sion for sin ! So that all who should believe that the com-
ing Saviour was the Son of God, should be accepted, for
it is said. " God so loved the world that he gave his only
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begotten, his well-beloved Son, that whosoever believeth
on him should not perish, but have eternal life ! " So
with all who believed in the promised coming Saviour.
Such were Seth, Enos, Enoch, Methuselah, Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, the patriarchs and prophets,
16 in number ; these all testified their faith, offering sac-
rifices of oxen, sheep, and lambs, in token of the great
sacrifice that should come in the fulness of time ; and in
the space of 4004 years came at Bethlehem of Judea. A
child was born, a son was given ; the wise men of the
East went, " For they rejoiced with exceeding great joy."
(Matthew, 2d chapter.) They presented gold, frankin-
cense, and myrrh, to Joseph and Mary. And behold, they
saw the child, and worshipped.
We hear no more of any special note until he is twelve
years old. We find him among the Jewish lawyers and
doctors in the temple, reasoning with tiiem. And when
he was thirty years old, he came to John the Baptist to be
baptized. But John forbade him, saying, " I have need
to be baptized of thee, and why comest thou to me?"
But he said, "Suffer it to be so now, for thus it behooveth
us to fulfill all righteousness." And then John attended to
it; and now Christ entered upon the offices Which he
came to fulfill, namely, prophet, priest, and king. And
for three years he showed by the mighty miracle which he
wrought, that he was the Son of God, the Saviour of the
world ; for he opened the eyes of the blind ; he unstopped
the ears of the deaf; he raised the dead, and many other
mighty miracles did he. But the Jews, the descendants of
Judah, mocked him, derided him, spit upon him, accused
him of blasphemy, condemned him, and nailed him upon
across. He suffered three hours in daylight. Then the
sun refused to shine. He hung bleeding three hours more,
and then cried, " It is finished ; " the plan of salvation is
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completed for all coming time. Whosoever will repent
and believe in my atoning blood, may have remission of
sins,. be justified by faith, and obtain salvation. They put
his body in a new sepulchre. But on the morning of the
third day he arose, and showed himself to the twelve dis-
ciples. He was with them 40 days. Then in presence of
upwards of 500 he ascended to heaven. (See Luke, 24th
chapter.) Having left directions for them to go to Jeru-
salem on the great feast day, they went .there, and were
together with one accord ; and suddenly there appeared
as with cloven tongues of fire, and sat on each of these
believers. There was thanksgiving and praise; the multi-
tude came together, some said these men are drunk with
new wine ! But Peter, standing up with the eleven, said,
" No; these men are not drunk with new wine, as ye sup-
pose. But this is that of which the prophet Joel spake,
that in the last days the Holy Spirit shall be poured out,
the old men shall dream dreams, the young men shall see
visions, and I will pour out of my Spirit upon my servants
and my handmaidens in those days." And Peter now
charged home upon the wicked Jews, saying, ''Ye have
crucified the Lord of life and glory, and put him to. an
open shame ! " And while Peter was charging these
crimes upon them, they, the wicked Jews, cried, " Men
and brethren, what shall we do ? We are, verily, guilty.'
Then Peter exhorted them to believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ ; and that day, three thousand believed and were
baptized (Acts, 2d chapter), and soon after that, five
thousand more believed. (Acts, 4th chapter, 4th verse.)
The work now continued to spread, and there were added
to the church daily such as should be saved.
Thus the work has gone on from generation to genera-
tion, until this 19th century we find it in North America.
And blessed be God, under the labors of Wesley, Otter-
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bein, Albright, and others, who promulgated this law of
the Lord, thousands upon thousands more have been
awakened, and brought from darkness to light, and from
sin and Satan to God. This law, then, that converts, is
love to God and love to all mankind. But it is a dreadful
thing to live thoughtless and careless until we leave time.
Then hear the sentence, " depart, for I was an hungered,
and ye gave me no meat ; I was thirsty, and ye gave me
no drink ; naked, and ye clothed me not ; sick and in
prison, and ye administered not unto me. Depart, ye ac-
cursed, into everlasting punishment prepared for the devil
and his angels." (Matthew, 25th chapter 41st verse). In
this gospel day we have much more light, and the terms
of salvation are much easier than in ancient times, for
then oxen, sheep and lambs, were required to be offered
up in token of the great sacrifice that should come. Now
we are to offer our souls and bodies as a living sacrifice.
(Romans, 12th chapter ist verse, j One more fact is in
our favor ; that is, v\'e need not go to Jerusalem, to learn
the law of the Lord. Every family may not only have it in
each house, but every member of every family may have
this law of the Lord written upon his heart. Let us, then,
improve these privileges. Let us enter in through the
gates into the city of the New Jerusalem, where sickuess
and sorrow never come ; where pain and death are felt
and feared no more ; but where cherubim and seraphim,
angels and saints of all ages are swelling the notes of salva-
tion to him that loved and washed us in his own precious
blood, and made us kings and priests unto God and the
Lamb forever. To him give praise and dominion, and
power, and glory, with the Father and the Spirit, world
without end. Amen.
JOSEPH'S PROMOTION.
" Can we find such an one as this is : a man in whom the Spirit ot
God is?" Pharaoh — Genesis, xii. 38.
This is one of the most interesting incidents mentioned
in the Bible ; and is believed to be typical of Christ. It
occurred 2216 years A. M., and 1788 B. C.
We shall endeavor to consider, first, the depravity of
man.
Second. God's overruling Providence for our good, to
bring man to repentance.
Jacob was the son of Isaac, and had twelve sons; Joseph
was the eleventh, and remarkable for his natural wit and
obedience; consequently the father loved Joseph best, and
made him a coat of many colors. Joseph also manifested
a gift of interpreting dreams. These things caused envy
between him and his brethren. Jacob was a farmer, and
raised stock, there being abundance of pasturage in that
country. So ten of his brethren were herding cattle near
Dothan, when their father sent Joseph with some provi-
sions to them, and to see how they were ; when they saw
Joseph, they said, " There cometh that dreamer, let us kill
him, and we then will see what will become of his dreams!"
But Reuben said, '* Let us not kill him ; what will we gain
to shed innocent blood ? But let us put him into a pit,
and thus get rid of him." And they were content. They
then put him in a pit, and sat down and eat bread. Then
came three Ishmaelites from Midian, with spices for mar-
ket in Egypt. Those boys sold Joseph for twenty pieces
of silver. And he was taken to Egypt, and sold there to
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one Potiphar, the highest officer in the kingdom next to
the king. Here he soon gained favor, and was put in
charge of all family matters. But Potiphar's wife tempted
him to sin, which he refused to do. He thus offended
her, and she reported him to her husband as offering to
insult her, and he was put into prison. Here, too, he
gained favor with the jail-keeper, and he got Joseph to
deal out their portion of food. One gloomy morning, at
he thus attended to this duty, two of the prisoners looked
very sad. He inquired the" cause. They informed him of
a dream each had, and he interpreted them. The one was
favorable, the o*"her was unfavorable. Both were fulfilled,
one was restored to his office, the other hung in three days.
After the lapse of two years, the king dreamed a dream,
and no one could interpret it. So the prisoner, who had
been restored, said, ''Now I remember my fault. Two
years ago, when I was released from prison, a young man
who had interpreted my dream, said to me, when it goes
well with you, remember me to i^ret me out of this prison,
for I am innocent." The king now sent for Joseph. He
shaved himself, and put a clean suit of clothes on, and
stood before the king, and interpreted his dream. The
import was that there would be seven years of plenty, in
which time the king should gather the fruits of the earth,
so as to supply the wants of seven years of famine which
would follow. "This do," said Joseph, '' appoint a man
to gather in these fruits, one who is wise and discreet."
Then said the king, in the language of my text, '* Can we
find such an one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of
God is?"
And he appointed Joseph overseer of all the land in
Egypt ; and Joseph gatheren corn, till there was no meas-
uring any more, for abundance. The seven years of
plenty passed by, and two years of famine had prevailed.
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The corn failed in Canaan, and Jacob said: ''Boys, I have
heard that there is corn in Egypt; I will furnish you
money, and you must go to Egypt and buy corn, for the
famine is sore in the land. All ten of you go ; and you
will be safe. Each one of you take an ass and a sack,
and act honorably. Pay for the corn what they demand."
So they started for Egypt, and in due time they arrived all
safe, and called upon the governor of the country, and
stated their case — that the famine was sore in Canaan, and
that their father had heard that there was corn in Egypt
and had sent them here to obtain it ; that they had
money to pay for it ; that there were twelve sons of their
father ; that one, the youngest, was at home, and that one
was not. Here Joseph assailed them, and charged them
with being spies. They said, '' No ; but we are true men.
We need corn, and we must have it, or starve." '* Well,"
said Joseph, the governor of the land, '^ this you can do,
and if you are true men, you will prove yourselves so.
Leave one of you number with me, and when you come
again, bring that youngest brother of whom you spake,
and you need not come again, for by the life of Pharaoh
you shall see my face no more." So he ordered nine of
their sacks to be filled, and the money put in each sack,
and the sacks put upon their asses, and sent them off.
They now traveled homeward, and finally arrived at
home, and reportedjthe trouble they met with ; that the
governor of the land treated them roughly, called them
spies, and that all they could say or do could not convince
him to the contrary, and that he held one of the boys as
security until they should come again. So the father fret-
ted on account of one being left behind as security. Time
passed on, until the corn was used. There was now an-
other trouble ; the money was^found in the mouth of every
man's sack ; this added additional weight to the old man's
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troubles. Jacob said, " Boys, I tell you what it is, we
must have corn, or famish. You must go again. Take
money, and that which was in the sack's mouth, and offer
it first ; peradventure it was an oversight." Then said
one of the boys, " We cannot go, except Benjamin go
with us ; for the man said, by the life of Pharaoh, you
shall see my face no more, except you bring your young-
est brother, of whom ye spake." The father then re-
monstrated with the boys ; "you should have said nothing
about the lad." Finally, one of them offered to give his
two sons, if he did not return Benjamin. "Well," said
Jacob, " if I must be bereft, I must be bereft. Joseph is
not, one is left as security, and ye will take Benjamin ; all
these things are against me."
So the boys started again for corn into Egypt. In due
course of time they arrived there and went to the gov-
ernor and apologized for the money found in their sacks*
mouths, and offered to return it, and pay other money for
corn. The lord now ordered all to be put into ward, that
is, the same as jail with us. After a while, it was whis-
pered round that the lord of the land was having a fine
dinner prepared. All these things were inexplicable to
them. Joseph knew them ; but they did not know him !
Well, dinner time came, and all were invited, and respec-
tively seated, and portions dealt out ; and on Benjamin's
plate was put five times as much as on any of the others.
This astonished them. But none dare say a word. When
they were all done, he ordered them into ward again. He
then ordered his servants to fill their sacks with corn, put
all the money into each sack, and the silver cup into
Benjamin's sack, unknown to any of them. The governor
now ordered their asses to be laden, and brought out ;
and he now released them from ward, and him who had
been kept as security till they came again, and bid them
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all start for home. They were now starting; some re-
lieved ; fancying that their father would once more rejoice
in seeing them all safe. But their bright prospects were
soon blasted. They had scarcely got out of the suburbs
of the city, when an officer came in haste, and called upon
them to stop. The officer charged them with having stolen
his lord's silver cup. They all remonstrated against this
charge, declaring they would not do such a wicked act.
So they all agreed that if the cup was found in any one's
sack, that one should be a servant to his lord for life, they
being so sanguine that none had it. The officer now
opened the sacks, beginning with the oldest, and to their
utter astonishment the cup rolled out of Benjamin's sack.
Now all the difficulties were so great that they did not
know what to do. They all went back^to the city ; talked
with the lord of the land, and still persisted in their inno-
cence. The boys said among theriiselves, " We are verily
guilty of the abuse of our brother, when we saw his an-
guish, and we heeded not. Hence these evils befall us."
While thus in the deepest imaginable trouble, Joseph, in
his kindness, saw the overruling hand of Providence in the
whole matter, and his sternness gave way. He withdrew
a little to one side, and wept ! After wiping off the tears,
he returned, and said, "I am your brother. Be not
grieved. It is the Lord's doings." He now communed
with them, and showed how God in his wisdom had used
him as an instrument to save his father's family from
starvation — 75 in number (now including himself). He
now ordered eleven teams and wagons to be brought.
When they got home, and told their father that Joseph
was yet alive, and was governor of Egypt, he fainted ; and
when he recovered, and saw the teams and wagons, he
cried, ** Joseph is yet alive, and I will go and see him."
They now gathered what things they could haul in the
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eleven wagons, their families, and their cattle, and started
for Egypt, for the famine was sore in the land. And on
their arrival, Joseph and his father had such a meeting as
was never before known — kissing each other, and telling
of the goodness of God in thus arranging matters for
them. The news soon spread, and the king heard that
Joseph's father had come with his family, and was well
pleased, and sent for the old patriarch. The king asked
him how old he was ; Jacob replied that the years of his
pilgrimage were 130 years. The king gave him leave to
locate his family and effects where it suited his conveni-
ence. So Jacob lived yet seventeen years in the land of
Goshen, and then died and was buried in the land of
Canaan. This was the greatest funeral ever known before.
(See 40th chapter of Genesis, 4th to 9th verse, inclusive).
Thus ends one of the greatest events that ever transpired
in this history.
THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM.
" When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great
joy," — Matthew, ii. lo.
We will inquire :
ist. Who were those men ?
And, in the second place, what they rejoiced for.
In the first place, then, we inquire who those men were?
We answer : All good men, such as Seth, Enos, Cainan,
Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah —
1656 years to the flood. (Genesis, 5th chapter.) Then
from the flood to Arphaxad, Salah, Eber, Rue, Peleg,
Serug, Nahor, Terah, Abraham, 292 years. Then Isaac,
Jacob, Joseph, Kohath, Amram, Moses — all together,
2433 years. These were the Hebrew descendants, and all
rejoiced in the promise of a coming Saviour. Then there
were three kings in this genealogy, namely, Saul, David,
and Solomon ; then sixteen regular prophets ; all pre-
dicted the coming Messiah, with all the righteous people
who were looking for the fulfillment of those promises.
In the second place, what did they rejoice at ? We an-
swer : That, after the fall of Adam, God, in his wisdom,
devised a plan of salvation, and gave ''his only begotten,
his well-beloved Son, that whosoever believed on him
should not perish, but have everlasting life." This Son
volunteered to come in the fulness of time. This fulfill-
ment was to be known by the departure of the sceptre
from the tribe of Judah, and a law-giver from under his
feet. The second sign was to be that a star should appear
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in the East and stand over where the child should be
born. The sceptre did depart from Judah ; the star did
appear in the East ; the wise men did rejoice with exceed-
ing great joy at the sight of the star, and they went and
found the infant Saviour, and worshipped him, presenting
to the parents gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Now, we
say, if thobC wise men were so overjoyed at the sight of
the star, should not we also rejoice, who have not only
heard of the star, but read of his mighty miracles which
he v/rought, in opening the eyes of tlie blind, in unstop-
ping the ears of the deaf, in curing leprosies and palsies,
and in raising the dead ? And we have read of his shame-
ful sufferings and death upon the cross ; we have read of
his interment in a new sepulchre; we have read of his
resurrection ; of having been seen by more than five hun-
dred at his ascension to heaven : we have read of the
Holy Ghost being poured out upon the disciples on the
day of Pentecost; we have read of three thousand being
converted and baptized on that day ; and since then hun-
dreds of thousands have received the baptism of the Holy
Ghost, have died happily, and have triumphed over death,
hell, and the grave, and gone to glory, where they may
swell the anthem of redeeming love. And surely, we ma3''
rejoice with exceeding great joy that this atonement,
made by Christ, stands open for all that now live, and all
that ever will live, upon the condition that they repent
and forsake their sins, and have faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ. They will thus secure a peace " which passeth
all understanding." Hence the apostle Paul says, "We
stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God."
This, then, was the plan by which light, life, and im-
mortality were brought forth by the gospel. The anticipa-
tion of meeting the Saviour in that upper and better world,
with all the redeemed of all ages, will afford room to re-
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joice with exceeding great joy. There is also exceeding
great joy in the prospect that we may meet our friends
who had left us long ago, with the saints and angels
**And that innumerable company which no man could
number, singing praise, and honor, and salvation to him
that loved us, and washed us in his own blood, and made
us kings and priests unto God, to him be majesty, and do-
minion, and power, and glory, forever and ever. Amen.
But fearful will it be if we neglect this great salvation,
and take a course in life which tends to gratify the lust of
the flesh, the lusts of the eye, and the pride of life, which
are these — adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lascivious-
ness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations,
heresies, envyings, murders, wrath, strife, seditions,
drunkenness, revelings, and such like, of the which I tel}
you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they
which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of
God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-
suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temper-
ance ; against such there is no law. (Galatians, 5th chap-
ter, from 1 6th to 23d verse, inclusive.) To these may be
added such other sinful recreations and practices, as danc-
ing, worldly festivals, visiting theatres and circuses, sa-
loons. All of these tend toward destruction. I say,
then, stay away from all such; touch not, taste not, handle
not, the unclean thing, and the Lord will receive you.
Once more in regard to the pride of life, see Isaiah, 3d
chapter, from the i6th verse to to the end of the chapter.
And now, then, to sum up the whole matter ; first, to the
young. Let your aim be to seek the Lord in the days of
your youth, and then keep faithful until death, and you
have the promise of that glorious immortality to which
the wise men of the East directed their attention when
they saw the star, and rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
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Oh that you and I, and all mankind may be wise, and
choose that better part which Mary chose, that shall never
be taken away. And to the middle-aged. If you have
been standing idle, start up, delay no longer ; seek and
find the Lord, and enter into his vineyard, and work, for
there is much to do. And, lastly, if this meets the eye of
any who have been standing idle until the eleventh hour :
start up, delay no longer ; thy time is short. Be up and
doing, lest thou shalt be weighed in the balance, and
found wanting. See Matthew, 25th chapter, from 32d
verse to the end of the chapter, inclusive. Let us be like
the wise men of the East, that we may rejoice with ex-
ceeding great joy. Amen.
PRESERVATION OF MOSES.
" By faith Moses, when born, was hid three months by his parents,
because they saw he was a proper child, and they were not afraid of
the King's commandments." — Hebrews, xi. 23.
This is a review of Paul, the apostle, of many of the
righteous men, who lived from righteous Abel to the com-
ing of Christ, a period of 4004 years. He here shows
what those good men did by faith in a coming Saviour ;
and that faith to them was the same as ours is that he has
come. And this is one of the most peculiar cases on
record. The Israelites were in bondage under Pharaoh,
another king who knew not Joseph ; for all the successive
kings were named Pharaoh ; so this king got jealous for
fear these people would prosper so fast that they would
overrule him, so he ordered all the male children to be
destroyed at their birth, but the midwives would not de-
stroy them. So Amram and Jochebed, the parents of the
child, saw they could not conceal him any longer, made
an ark out of bulrushes, and put the child, three months
old, into it and put it in among the flags on the river.
And as Pharaoh's daughter, with her maidens, went to
bathe, tliey saw this little ark, and she had it brought to
shore and opened it ; the child wept. She said this is
one of the Hebrew children ; I will adopt it for my son,
then my fatlier won't have it killed. Now there was a
sister of Moses who was among the flag, and when she
heard Pharaoh's daughter say she would adopt the child,
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she knew that Pharaoh's daughter would want a nurse,
that she herself would not be bothered to raise the child.
So she ran to her and asked her, '' do you want a nurse ?"
She replied, "Yes, I want a nurse." The little girl ran
home and told her mother to offer her services. So the
mother went to Pharaoh's daughter, and she ordered her
to raise this child for her till it was old enough to go to
school or take care of itself, and she would pay her her
wages. So the mother raised her own child and was paid
for it. Now, then, Moses grew to be a man, and learned
all the wisdom of the Egyptians ; and when forty years
had elapsed some difficulty occurred, and IMoses refused to
be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather
to suffer affliction among the people of God than to enjoy
the pleasure of sin for a season. (Hebrews, nth chapter,
24th and 25th verses). Also, had another difficulty :
Two men were striving with each other, and he, Moses,
was trying to separate them, and in the scuffle killed the
Egyptian and hid him in the sand ; so the matter got
out, and Moses had to flee for his life. And he went into
the land of Median, to one Jethro, a priest of Median, a
descendant of Ishmael. Here he continued forty years,
married one of Jethro's daughters, and at the end of
eighty years God called him to deliver these Israelites out
of bondage. After notifying Pharaoh ten times to let
these people go free ; and the last warning was that unless
he let them go, there should be one dead in every family
of the Egyptians, and one in every herd of their stock.
God told Moses to take blood and strike it on the door-
posts and lintals of the door of the Hebrews, and the
Angel of Death should pass over those places where the
blood was. (Here is where the Passover starts from.)
The directions were attended to ; the death took place.
Then Pharaoh ordered them off; they traveled to the Red
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Sea. Pharaoh had regretted that he had let them go, and
sent six hundred chariots after them. God miraculously
divided the Red Sea so that it stood up as on walls, and
six hundred thousand, besides women and children, a
mixed multitude, went over dry shod. The Egyptians
tried to go over and were drowned. Now then God gave
Moses the Ten Commandments. (Exodus, 20th chapter),
which we are to observe yet ; he now led these people in
the wilderness forty more years ; and they became wicked
during his time, and he had to call for punishment upon
them.
We will now review the providential arrangements by
' which God overruled these matters. We see a babe saved
from death by the king's daughter, whose father aimed
and ordered killed ; we see him raised and educated in all
the wisdom of the Egyptians ; we see him driven off and
directed into the land of Median, to Jethro, the priest ;
here he learns all the history of the Hebrews ; and from
tradition and writings, to which he had access, he wrote
the first five books of our Bible. After 120 years God
took him, and no man has ever been able to find his grave
to this day. My opinion is that God took him to heaven
as "he did Enoch and Elijah, for he came once in the
Saviour's day, where the Saviour, Peter and John were to-
gether in or on a mountain. So we see how singular
things can be overruled for the good of those that desire
to do good, and punish sin. God had promised a certain
land, namely, Canaan, to Abraham's seed, but because of
their unfaithfulness none of that generation got into it but
Calib and Joshua ; the rest all died without obtaining it.
But that was only an earthly possession ; let us seek for
that heavenly country where we may live forever, by
serving God in spirit and in truth. Fear God and work
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righteousness, which embraces the whole sum and sub-
stance of religion or righteousness.
*' There is a land of pure deliglit,
Where saints immortal dwell." Amen.
JUDGMENT DAY.
" For the great day of his wrath is come and who shall be able to
stand ?" — Revelation vi, 17.
This is the language of the revalator, St. John, who was
the most beloved and highly-favored of our Saviour's dis-
ciples. And after the Jews had crucified our Saviour and
he had arisen from the dead and ascended to heaven,
those wicked Jews persecuted this beloved John also. They
tried their best to put him to death ; but they failed. It
is said by some historians that they once put him into a
caldron of boiling oil ; but that he got out unhurt. So
finally, the Emperor Domician banished him to the Island
of Patmos, a little rocky island alongside of the Aegean
Sea, no doubt supposing there he would have to starve to
death. But there the God of heaven appeared to him on
the first Sabbath day after he was put there, and he told
him to write ; and he did write the Book of Revelations ;
and God revealed to him things that he revealed to no
other man ; he permitted him to look forward to the end
of time, and see the general judgment, the dead to arise,
both great and small. And first he saw the Twelve Tribes
of the Children of Israel, and inquired who are these?
The answer was, ''These are the Twelve Tribes of the
Children of Israel, twelve thousand out of each tribe,
making one hundred and forty and four thousand." Then
he looked again, and he saw an innumerable company,
which no man could number, and he inquired who are
those ? The answer was, " These are they who have come
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up out of great tribulation and have washed their robes
and made white in the blood of the Lamb."
We now inquire first in regard to the great day. Sec-
ondly, in regard to the wrath spoken of in the text ; and
lastly, endeavor to show vv^ho will be able to stand.
Then, in the first place, we will suppose the people of
these United States, 50,152,559, were assembled together
at Washington City, D. C, and we among them, we
would have to say that was a great day. But suppose all
the people now living were summoned to appear at a cer-
tain place, and we among them, we would have to say
that was a great day. But we will go one step further,
and say all the people that have lived since Adam's crea-
tion and are living now, and may yet come into existence,
all, all shall come to the great judgment to account for
the deeds done in the body, whether they be good or bad.
(2 Corinthians, 5th chapter, loth verse. } This, certainly,
will be a great day.
We will, secondly, inquire what is implied by the wrath
spoken of in the text. Now, in the first place, it cannot
mean that God is, or can be wrathful like a mad man, or
furious like a raging animal. No ; for God is love,
(nth general epistle of John, 4th chapter, 8th to i6th
verse.) Now God has different attributes ; God is omni-
potent ; God is omnipresent ; God is omniscience ; but
God is just ; he is truthful, also. When God says the
wicked shall be turned into hell, with all the nations that
forget God; when God says the wicked shall be banished
from God and the glory of his power, justice must take
its place ; the penalty must come. There is but one way
to get out of this penalty. God has wisely arranged that
if a sinner will confess and forsake his sins, and believes
in the Lord Jesus Christ as a mediator between God and
man, then God can be just, and the justifier of them that
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believe on his name, an^ will forgive and shed his love
abroad in their hearts by the Holy Ghost, which he gives.
(Romans, 5th chapter.) This wrath, then, the penalty of
the law, is satisfied ; no more guilt; no more remorse of
conscience. And in the last place, the question, Who
shall be able to stand? The word *'stand" here is
synonomous to being saved, or ''not stand," as being lost.
We will first take the negative. No transgressor of God's
law, unrepented of, will be able to stand ; no murderer,
no dancer, no liar, no drunkard, no adulterer, no whore-
monger, no Sabbath-breaker. (See Galatians, 5th chap-
ter.) Who then shall be able to stand ? We answer, first,
the innocent ; children who have not transgressed
God's law ; second, the idiot, who has not his proper
sense, or understanding ; third, all such as have been born
again — converted from sin and Satan to God ; all such as
walk in newness of life ; all such as love the Lord su-
premely, and serve him with a willing mind ; all such as
walkJn the light as he is in the light, and have fellowship
one with another ; then the promise is that the blood of
Jesus Christ shall cleanse them from all unrighteousness ; by
faith in that blood, we obtain the forgiveness of our sins
and the joys of his salvation.
Seeing then, when the great day of hjs wrath shall
come we will be able to stand; seeing, then, that we
must be attended to, while we have time and opportunity,
deny ourselves of all ungodliness and worldly lusts, lusts
of the eye lusts of the flesh, and the pride of life must be
denied, and then we can live soberly, righteously and
Godly in this present life, and have the promise of ever-
lasting life beyond the grave, where sickness, sorrow, pain,
and death never comes ; no night there ; this mortal shall
put on immortality ; this corruption shall put on incorrup-
tion; saved, forever saved ; stand eternally among the saints
in light and eternal day. Amen.
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