Knights of the Mystic Chain - http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/images/aokmc.jpg Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellis Michaels" <ellisrn@earthlink.net> To: "PABLAIR-L" <pablair@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 4:32 PM Subject: [PABLAIR] Cemetery Flag Holders Hi to All, I was working on the web page for Gravestone Flag Markers identification, and I ran across one that I can't identify. It can be viewed at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/tscarvers/veteran-markers/unknown-mason.jpg I am assuming it may be Masonic, perhaps the Knights Templar Lodge, but can't be sure. Any one have any clues I would appreciate it. Ellis Michaels PAGenWeb ellisrn@earthlink.net "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" (Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac) To subscribe, unsubscribe or visit the PABLAIR mailing list archives, go to http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/PA/blair.html To sign up for the Daily Uploads mailing list of PA USGenWeb Archives, go to http://www.usgwarchives.net/mailman/listinfo/padailyuploads ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PABLAIR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3041 - Release Date: 07/31/10 02:34:00

Hi to All, I was working on the web page for Gravestone Flag Markers identification, and I ran across one that I can't identify. It can be viewed at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/tscarvers/veteran-markers/unknown-mason.jpg I am assuming it may be Masonic, perhaps the Knights Templar Lodge, but can't be sure. Any one have any clues I would appreciate it. Ellis Michaels PAGenWeb ellisrn@earthlink.net "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" (Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac)

In case anybody's trying to trace a Patrick Kelly who disappears after the 1880 census - HOLLIDAYSBURG HAPPENINGS Mr. Patrick Kelly departed on Tuesday for "Ould Ireland." He has not determined whether his stay will be permanent of only temporary. Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, May 19, 1881

Deaths from The Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA HAYS - John Hays, of Albia, Monroe co., Iowa, died on Thursday, 26th Sept. 1878, aged 72 years. Mr. Hays was driving out to the farm of his son Samuel having attached to his carriage a three year old colt, which became frightened at a steam threshing machine on the road. The carriage was upset and Mr. Hays dragged some distance. When found he was insensible and died three days after. Mr. Hays was born in Stone Creek, Huntingdon co., Pa., and lived there as a farmer until 1838 when he came to Hollidaysburg and went into the tanning business, which he prosecuted with vigor and success. He was the first to establish a steam tannery in this part of the state. In 1869 Mr Hays removed to Albia, where he resided at the time of his death, and where he leaves a widow, two daughters and his son Samuel, Dr. D.S. Hays, of this town, our distinguished surgeon and physician, is also a son of the deceased. All have the warm sympathies of this community in their bereavment, Our friend Mr. Hays was a warm hearted, intelligent man, a member of the Presbyterain church, a devoted husband and father. His gentle and cordial manners will long be kindly remembered by many friends in Blair co. We regret to learn that Dr. D.S. Hays was deprived of the priviledge of attending his fathers's death bed and interment. We trust that he and all the loved ones of the deceased may be comforted by the knowledge that the grave is not the last of their beloved and cherished husband, father and friend; that the mouldering dust is but the germinal elements, from which shall spring to life, at the word of Him who has said, "I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live." Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. No deaths through the rest of Oct. WEIR - About a year ago John Bishop Cozzen Weir, the counterfeiter was killed in Tyrone, while trying to avoid arrest. And now his widow has been arrested in Philadelphia charged with passing counterfeit trade dollars. Wed. 6 Nov. 1878 issue. RILEY - Near Scottdale, Westmoreland county, on Saturday night, 26th ult., a blacksmith named Barney O'Neill and a young man named John Riley got into a dispute, when the former pushed the latter from the doorway, Riley was instantly killed by the fall, having had his neck dislocated. O'Neill has been lodged in the Uniontown jail to await trial. Wed. 6 Nov. 1878 issue. BROWN - Mrs. Brown, a teacher in one of the Allegheny City schools, was found dead in her bed on a recent Sunday morning. Wed. 6 Nov. 1878 issue. M.S.

Can I get a scanned copy of this death. MENTZER - Sept. 29th, 1878, at Bald Eagle, Blair county, J.B. Mentzer, father of E.W. Mentzer of this borough, aged 71 years, 11 months and 27 days. Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. thanks, Gary Walter ----- Original Message ----- From: <pablair-request@rootsweb.com> To: <pablair@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:00 AM Subject: PABLAIR Digest, Vol 5, Issue 114 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. DEATHS BLAIR CO., PA 1878 (MMSGemstone@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:42:24 EDT > From: MMSGemstone@aol.com > Subject: [PABLAIR] DEATHS BLAIR CO., PA 1878 > To: PABLAIR@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4d6e0.68b83a9c.397b3c90@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Deaths from The Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA. > > MCBRIDE - Sept. 13th, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Harner, Foot > No. 10, Mrs. Catharine Ann McBride, in the 92nd year of her age. For fifty > years she had been a consistant member of the Baptist church, > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > SPEDDY - Alexander Speddy, a prominent and useful citizen of Mifflintown, > died in that village some days ago, aged sixty-seven years. > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > PARKS - Mrs. Rebella Parks, grandmother of Joseph Parks, road foreman of > engines on the Tyrone division of the Pennsylvanis railroad, died at her > home, > near Johnstown, on Wednesday last, aged over eighty years. > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > HULL - Miss Annie E. Hull, the Tyrone young woman who was recently taken > to > the alms house, died there on Tuesday. She was a great sufferer, and at > the > time of her death was blind and insane-her once beautiful face disfigured > by disease. > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > GIBBONEY - B.F. Gibboney, of Tyrone, while on a visit to his brother, > Jas., > at Martinsburg, was taken ill and became gradually worse until Monday of > last week when death came to his relief. Mr. Gibboney was in the 53d year > of > his age at the time of his death, and leaves a wife and nine children to > mourn his loss. The cause of his death was abscess of the brain, said to > have > been caused by mental anxiety. He was a consistant and faithful member of > the > Methodist Episcopal church for many years and though no last words are > recorded, he is at peace. The last time we saw his face was in the > delightful > meeting at Martinsburg, in June last. We shall hear his voice no more > here, but > there is another and better world. > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > GARDNER - Funeral services were held at the late residence of E.H. > Gardner, > at five o' clock on Monday evening, after which the remains were taken to > Brooklyn, N.Y., for interment. We shall try to present a proper obituary > next > week. > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > COPELIN - James A. Copelin, a Lewistown printer, was among the victims of > the yellow fever at Canton, Mississippi. He was the son of Owen Copelin, > of > Lewistown, but had been business manager of the Canton Citizen for several > years. At the time of his death he was acting as a nurse in the hospital > in > Canton. > Wed. 2 Oct. 1878 issue. > > DOBBINS - We regret to announce the death of Carrie Bell, only daughter of > Alexander and Margaret Dobbins which sad event occured on Thursday morning > last. The child was not quite two years old, and had entwined itself so > strongly in the hearts of its parents that the shock of separation was > very > painful. But thanks be to God, their little one is safe, and they can join > her > after only a little if they will. It is a comforting tho't that the more > loved > ones we have in heaven the more joyful will be our own welcome. > Wed. 2 Oct. 1878 issue. > > MCKEEHAN - At the residence of her brother, W.A. McKeehan, Rhestown, East > Tennessee, Miss Nancy McKeehan, ( sister of Mrs. James M. Cooper, of > Hollidaysburg,) "Perfected thro' suffering, her life was hid with Christ > in God, > and the end was peace, that peace which the world can neither give nor > take > away". "So He givith His beloved sleep". " When Christ, who is our life, > shall > appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory." > Wed. 2 Oct. 1878 issue. > > MENTZER - Sept. 29th, 1878, at Bald Eagle, Blair county, J.B. Mentzer, > father of E.W. Mentzer of this borough, aged 71 years, 11 months and 27 > days. > Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. > > MORROW - J.R. Morrow, formerly of Martinsburg, a nephew of A.S. Morrow, of > this place, was one of the victims of yellow fever at New Orleans. > Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. > > DAVIS - A Somerset man named Davis committed suicide the other day by > blowing out his brains. He would have done the job more easily by joining > the > Greenback party. > Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. > > ETTER - Isaac G. Etter, said to be the oldest engineer on the main line of > the Pennsylvania railroad, died at his residence, Altoona, on Thursday > last, > aged about fifty-seven years. > Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. > > HARMONEY - T.P. Harmoney, an employee of the Johnstown Steel works, was > killed a few days ago while endeavoring to jump on a hoisting machine. He > miscalculated the distance and fell to the ground a distance of fourteen > feet, > receiving injuries about the head which caused his death. > Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. > > M.S. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the PABLAIR list administrator, send an email to > PABLAIR-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the PABLAIR mailing list, send an email to > PABLAIR@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PABLAIR-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of PABLAIR Digest, Vol 5, Issue 114 > *************************************** >

Deaths from The Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA. MCBRIDE - Sept. 13th, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Harner, Foot No. 10, Mrs. Catharine Ann McBride, in the 92nd year of her age. For fifty years she had been a consistant member of the Baptist church, Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. SPEDDY - Alexander Speddy, a prominent and useful citizen of Mifflintown, died in that village some days ago, aged sixty-seven years. Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. PARKS - Mrs. Rebella Parks, grandmother of Joseph Parks, road foreman of engines on the Tyrone division of the Pennsylvanis railroad, died at her home, near Johnstown, on Wednesday last, aged over eighty years. Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. HULL - Miss Annie E. Hull, the Tyrone young woman who was recently taken to the alms house, died there on Tuesday. She was a great sufferer, and at the time of her death was blind and insane-her once beautiful face disfigured by disease. Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. GIBBONEY - B.F. Gibboney, of Tyrone, while on a visit to his brother, Jas., at Martinsburg, was taken ill and became gradually worse until Monday of last week when death came to his relief. Mr. Gibboney was in the 53d year of his age at the time of his death, and leaves a wife and nine children to mourn his loss. The cause of his death was abscess of the brain, said to have been caused by mental anxiety. He was a consistant and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years and though no last words are recorded, he is at peace. The last time we saw his face was in the delightful meeting at Martinsburg, in June last. We shall hear his voice no more here, but there is another and better world. Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. GARDNER - Funeral services were held at the late residence of E.H. Gardner, at five o' clock on Monday evening, after which the remains were taken to Brooklyn, N.Y., for interment. We shall try to present a proper obituary next week. Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. COPELIN - James A. Copelin, a Lewistown printer, was among the victims of the yellow fever at Canton, Mississippi. He was the son of Owen Copelin, of Lewistown, but had been business manager of the Canton Citizen for several years. At the time of his death he was acting as a nurse in the hospital in Canton. Wed. 2 Oct. 1878 issue. DOBBINS - We regret to announce the death of Carrie Bell, only daughter of Alexander and Margaret Dobbins which sad event occured on Thursday morning last. The child was not quite two years old, and had entwined itself so strongly in the hearts of its parents that the shock of separation was very painful. But thanks be to God, their little one is safe, and they can join her after only a little if they will. It is a comforting tho't that the more loved ones we have in heaven the more joyful will be our own welcome. Wed. 2 Oct. 1878 issue. MCKEEHAN - At the residence of her brother, W.A. McKeehan, Rhestown, East Tennessee, Miss Nancy McKeehan, ( sister of Mrs. James M. Cooper, of Hollidaysburg,) "Perfected thro' suffering, her life was hid with Christ in God, and the end was peace, that peace which the world can neither give nor take away". "So He givith His beloved sleep". " When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory." Wed. 2 Oct. 1878 issue. MENTZER - Sept. 29th, 1878, at Bald Eagle, Blair county, J.B. Mentzer, father of E.W. Mentzer of this borough, aged 71 years, 11 months and 27 days. Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. MORROW - J.R. Morrow, formerly of Martinsburg, a nephew of A.S. Morrow, of this place, was one of the victims of yellow fever at New Orleans. Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. DAVIS - A Somerset man named Davis committed suicide the other day by blowing out his brains. He would have done the job more easily by joining the Greenback party. Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. ETTER - Isaac G. Etter, said to be the oldest engineer on the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad, died at his residence, Altoona, on Thursday last, aged about fifty-seven years. Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. HARMONEY - T.P. Harmoney, an employee of the Johnstown Steel works, was killed a few days ago while endeavoring to jump on a hoisting machine. He miscalculated the distance and fell to the ground a distance of fourteen feet, receiving injuries about the head which caused his death. Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. M.S.

Believe it or not this one posting has taken me nearly five hours to compose. What with the typing up and all that entails, but also all the research into it. I did find Bro. Pullen to be interesting to research though difficult. If anyone comes across a busted Vol. 3 of the Brethren Encyclopedia would you please think of me. I need to get the minister and congregational lists into my computer so I can edit and add to them. It sure would save me a lot of time if someone perhaps has them already in their computer. A. Wayne Webb Church News. Jottings. A long time has elapsed since I attempted to write anything for our church paper. Not that I am displeased with it, or anything of the sort. I am well pleased with the character of the paper, and have been a constant reader of it under the present management, and sincerely hope that its tone may be steadily improved in the future as it has been in the past. But this is not what I started out to say. I closed my engagements with the congregations for whom I have had the privilege of ministering for a number of years, on the second Sunday of June, and asked for a vacation, or in R. R. parlance, a lay-off. On Tuesday morning of the eleventh, I started in company with my daughter and her little family for Tahlequah, the capital city of the Cherokee nation, to visit my daughter and her husband residing at that place. Connected with this city there is much to interest and to instruct, its history dating back to the removal of the tribe from the Carolinas and Georgia to west of the Mississippi river in the early part of this century. Here is located the National Seminary, male and female in which is completed the education of the aspiring Cherokee youth. They have a fairly well provided common school system, exclusively for the children of the Cherokee people. Here we found missions, conducted by the Baptist and Presbyterian people, to which are admitted the children of the resident whites and also Cherokee children desiring to enter these mission schools for higher and more refined moral and religious culture. Much has been written about these civilized tribes, that is not true. While there is room for great improvement, simply allotment of the lands or statehood will not remedy all the evils. There is too much government red tape, too many unscrupulous officials whose only business is drawing salaries and manipulating difficulties for the boodle that can be obtained from them. Scarcely an exception to the fact, that every desperate character operating in the nation, has first served as a government official, and when ousted of his job by change of administration, becomes a regular desperado. Many of these people are educated, enterprising citizens, and have a profound reverence for the religion of Jesus Christ, in some respects excelling their religious neighbors in the states. Their home and foreign mission contributions, as well as congregational support is certainly commendable so far as came under my observation. One feature in particular impressed me: the esteem in which they hold their servants among them. They seem to have imbibed in the spirit as well as in the letter I Thess. 5 : 12, 13, which certainly cannot be said of many Christian communities and congregations. I had the pleasure of breaking to these aboriginal people the bread of life twice during my stay with them and must say, I never addressed more attentive listeners in all my ministry. Their faculty for giving of their temporal things to those who minister to them in spiritual things certainly is very commendable. They recognize the wrong of "muzzling the ox that treadeth out the corn," and do not withhold from their servant a portion of the good things that their Heavenly Father has blessed them with. Tahlequah is located just north of the 36 degree parallel, is surrounded with a fertile country, the natural scenery is quite beautiful; and the fine spring water unsurpassed on the continent ; in short, if it is ever opened up for settlement by the people in common, here certainly would be a very desirable place for a location. Expect if the Lord willing to at-tend our next National convention in September. A. J. Hixson Parsons, Kan. >From Aurelia, Iowa. The church at this place is still working on to maintain the truth which makes us free. Last Sunday afternoon I baptized a young lady, Miss Lelia Miller at the same place where about an hour before, elder John Early baptized a young man, part of their audience remaining as witnesses. May the God of all grace be with both converts. The mother of this young lady was also received into the Brethren church about a month ago by letter from the German Baptists. To-day brother H. R. Hollis preached a good discourse, with, "The Lord our God, will we serve, and his voice will we obey," as his subject. Yours in Christ, July 5. W. S. M'Clain. >From Rossville, Ind. The M. Pleasant church held their quarterly Business meeting on July 6, and elected delegates to the State and National Conferences. Also appointed a committee to raise the amount of money asked from each church for the National Mission Board. On the first Sunday evening interesting children's services were held. On the third Sunday we expect to hold our harvest home meeting in the grove. Brethren and sisters from Salem and Flora come and join with us. Fraternally yours. R. R. Teeter. >From Portis, Kan. The North Solomon Valley church observed Children's day June 30. After singing and prayer, brother W. Heron, reviewed the school. Answers came promptly and correctly to the questions. Many outsiders of other schools took part in the review exercises, for which we feel thankful. After a short talk by Elder D. O. Brumbaugh and the writer, we adjourned for dinner. At 1:30 the school was again called to order by the Superindendent. After prayer by Elder Brumbaugh, the afternoon exercises began. The singing was all that could be desired. The music well selected for the occasion. Between the singing, the children spoke their pieces, not one of them failing. It was a pleasure to us to hear the little voices, and though there were more than 200 people present, the little ones bravely went on with their part. Some of the pieces recited were difficult, but all the children did well. The music was very good. Sister Maude Kirkham played the organ. Taken as a whole the exercises were very good and the entertainment a grand success. It was an honor to the school, and we believe to God. We felt the more happy because so many took part that do not belong to the school. This is as it should be. On occasions of this kind, everybody should be made to feel at home. So many times people feel as though they were not welcome, which is utterly wrong. We find our dear Savior eating at the house of Simon, teaching him a lesson that was of great importance. We hope that all may learn by such lessons as these. Love is the great power with which we win people for Christ. We conquer by love. No enemy is so strong but that love will overcome. If we would but remember this and on all occasions manifest the spirit of love, our path would be smoother, our life purer, our enemies fewer and our conquering power surer. Hoping all of God's people may be filled with the love of him who died for our redemption. G. J. Wolter. Kanemorado Items. We attended a very pleasant Communion service at Portis, Kansas, last month. Received two sisters by baptism. Baptized two here in the Beaver City church yesterday. Work is moving along nicely. What is the matter with our committee, in the Kanemorado District, that no effort is made to hold our District Conference. J. R. Keller. Beaver City, Neb. July 8. [Note from Wayne: For those of you not aware, in the Brethren Church the "Kanemorado" district refers to the states of Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Colorado.] Union Meeting Oraganized. A special meeting was called by brother J. M. Miller, Brother Calvert, Brother Stoneburner and Brother Rothenberger, at the County line school-house on Saturday evening, July 6, for the purpose of organizing a Union meeting of said congregations, viz: La Paz, South Bend, Gearhart and West Union. The organization was affected with the following officers,-for president, I. M. Miller, of South Bend; vice president, E. Stoneburner of Tyner City; secretary, Miss Emma Houser, of Lakeville. Agreed to meet in four weeks, August 3, at West Union, for the first meeting. The secretary is to choose persons from each congregation and assign subjects for essays to be read at the next meeting. Preaching. at 10 A. M. Basket dinners. The afternoon to be spent in reading reports from the Ladies Aid Societies, essays, talks by members, etc., etc. Communion in the evening. We hope for grand success. Emma Houser. Lakeville, Ind. July 7. A New Point for the Brethren. On last Saturday night I preached in preached in the new Evangelical church in Hatfield, Pa., to a very attentive congregation. Brother Coffman who recently united with us drove fifteen miles to attend the meeting. After the close of the meeting one young lady from the G. B's. made application to unite with the Philadelphia Brethren church. This was the first sermon we ever preached there; we believe others will unite with us soon from this place. Brethren pray for us. Isaac D. Bowman. >From Mt. Carmel Mission. By order of the Mission Board, I preached for the people of the above named place over Sunday, June 23, and held a Communion meeting for them on Monday evening. The members at this place seem to be alive in the cause, they have a good Sunday-school, and a weekly prayer-meeting. Their place of worship is a good sized brick school house. The meetings were well attended. On Saturday and Sunday evenings the people could not all get into the house. They have some prospect now of having regular preaching which they did not have for some time. I some times think if some of our older and more favored churches would have to struggle for life, like these people have, they would have given up long ago. This church is located in Mercer county, Ohio, ten miles south west of Rockford, on C. J. and M. R. R. Pleasant Home, Ohio. Wm. Kiefer. >From Homer, Ohio. The work goes on slowly. S. S. is interesting. We organized a King's Children Society here. To-night they meet for their first service. The few young people we have here seen to be interested in this work. We have an appointment for preaching, monthly, on the Smith road about twelve miles east of here where a few families of our members live. Our minister has been preaching there for ten years and we have a good interest there. Recently the good people of the vicinity, got up an ice cream festival for the benefit of the preacher and invited him and wife to be present. It was a beautiful evening. and a large and well behaved crowd attended it. The proceeds given the preacher were nearly seventeen dollars. He feels encouraged. Many thanks. H. S. Jacobs. >From Middle Branch, O. I will endeavor to contribute a few items for the paper. The people of Middle Branch are still alive. The Plain Township S. S. association met in Convention June 1, and had a very interesting time. There were splendid papers and speeches rendered. The S. S. at Middlebranch held a Children's day entertainment June 2, in the evening, and was attended by a large audience. The church held communion services on Sun-day evening June 23, and business , meeting the next Tuesday, June 25. The S. S. of this place held a festival on Saturday evening, July 6. Yours Ever, July 10. Emmet C. Gibson. A Model Sunday-School. Here are a few statements taken from our Sunday-school secretary's book. It is a part of the last quarterly report. Officers, 6; Teachers, 7; largest attendence, 127 April 14; smallest attendence, 87 June 30; average attendence, 108; total contribution, $16.02 ; average contribution, $1.23. I have before me a statistical report of the Sunday-school of Carroll county, and am proud to know that of the fifty-two schools reported, the Brethren schools here and at Lanark lead all the rest in their respective towns. What does it? Teacher's meeting and good literature and lots of it. We are highly pleased with the Brethren Literature. Always fresh and attractive; nothing stale in it. I am glad we have church and S. S. literature of our own and ere long we will have K. C. literature other than the paper. It's on the way. Let's use it. Wesley C. Wine. Milledgeville, Ill. A New Church Organized. Brother W. H. Pullen of Paradise, Oregon, came among us on June 5, and preached in all, ten able Gospel alone sermons. On Saturday he baptized two intelligent young people, both good workers in the church. In the evening he organized a church of seven members on the Gospel alone plan, to be known as the Bear Creek church. After organization we had a short sermon on self-examination, and following this the Communion services. Others were almost persuaded to unite with us. Brother Pullen expects to locate among us if he can so arrange his business affairs. He is well liked by all, as he is an able speaker and good singer. We ask the prayers of all in our behalf. B. W. Graybill. Avon, Idaho. [Note from Wayne: Those who track these things for me please add this congregation to the list for Idaho. I can only presume that the church was in or near Avon, Idaho. In reference to William Henry Pullen please merge the "Pullen, William (CB)." with the "William Henry Pullen (BC)." in the Brethren Encyclopedia. Furthermore, merge all three William Pullens into one man as I will explain. The "Pullen, William H. (CB)." listed in Parkersburg, Pa. in the 1881 almanac is in truth Parkersburg, Richland Co., Illinois. This is also reflected back to the 1875 almanac when he first appears suggesting his becoming a minister in either '74 or '75. Throughout the German Baptist Brethren Almanacs (later CoB Almanacs) the place of residence changes oddly. You would have to see the entries to understand. The 1881 Nebraska and Illinois (Pennsylvania) almanac references are a reflection of him having moved around somewhat. Check the 1880 census in Nebraska and then at World Connect and you will see what I mean. It is highly likely that William Henry Pullen comes of the Pullen family of Kentucky but originally of Georgia. I find William Pullen (actually a junior) first listed in the Brethren Annual of 1888 in Mryrtle Point, Oregon. He is listed in succeeding Annuals either as W. H. or William Pullen. Thus I would suspect that he transferred into the Brethren Church sometime in 1887 or 1888. Interestingly he was listed for many more years in the Brethren Almanacs, each and every time as William H. residing in Parkersburg, Chester county, Pennsylvania. Again, this should have been Richland county, Illinois. He would have been one of the very early ministers of the Walnut Grove church. This individual has been a royal pain to research!] Matrimonial. KINLEY-FYE. Mr. Charles Finley of Burbank, Ohio, and Miss Nancy Fye of Lodi, Ohio, were married at the residence of the undersigned, on Saturday evening, July 6, 1895. Wm. Kiefer. KEMPER-LEWIS. On June 19, Mr. Geo. W. Kemper and Miss Cora Lewis were united in marriage at the home of the bride's aunt, near Cambria, Ind. Ceremony by the writer. R. R. Teeter. WEIMER-KING. At the home of the undersigned at Aleppo, Pa., July 6, 1895, Mr. George M. Weimer and Miss Fannie King. Also at the same time and place, Mr. Winfield S. King and Miss Ida C. Carter. May the best wishes of their many friends accompany them through life. J. M. Murray.

If you would like a scanned copy of the following obituaries please contact me directly. In your request please include the year, volume, and page. Thanks Frank Archie Claar Obituary Collection, 1942, Vol 31, Page 118 Toy, Harvey; b: 15 Feb 1886, Punxsutawney; m: Della Toy; ch: Harvey Toy, Donald Toy, Ellen Toy, and Betty Toy; d: May 1942, Johnstown; bur: Punxsutawney Evangelical Church Cemetery. Tesh, Catherine Horner; b: abt 1858 (calc); m: Frederick Tesh; ch: Mrs. Mary A. Holl and Frederick Tesh; sib: Mrs. May Knipple; d: May 1942, bur: Sandyvale Cemetery. Taylor, Mary Jane, d/o William and Hettie Loughead; b: 7 Dec 1856, Zanesville, OH; ch: John T. Taylor, Harry S. Taylor, P.M. Taylor; sib: J.C. Loughead; d: Jun 1942, State College; bur: Long Run Cemetery, Circleville. Treese, Elizabeth Martha, d/o William and Caroline (Stewart) Medaugh; b: 10 Sep 1879, Alexandria; m: Archie Treese (dec’d); ch: Mrs. Winifred Rithey and Mrs. Caroline Kerlin; sib: Mrs. Alice Stouffer and Mrs. Henrietta Stouffer; d: 4 Jul 1942, Allentown; bur: Alexandria Cemetery. Tompkins, Estelle, d/o John and Margaret I (Wireback) Guiley; b: Easton; m: Horace A. Thompkins; ch: Guiley Tompkins, Mary I Thompkins, and Emily Tompkins; sib: Mrs. Emily I Mosser; d: Jun 1942, Allentown; bur: Clearfield Cemetery. Thompson, Lois Faye, d/o Charles and Lennie (McCowan) Thompson; b: abt 1940 (calc), Johnstown; sib: Charles Thompson, Robert Thompson, Dorothy Thompson, and Delores Thompson; ½ sib: James Thompson and Mrs. Morgan Sedlmeyer; d: Jun 1942, Johnstown; bur: Benshoff Hill Cemetery.

If you would like a scanned copy of the following obituaries please contact me directly. In your request please include the year, volume, and page. Thanks Frank Archie Claar Obituary Collection, 1942, Vol 31, Page 117 Thomas, Thomas A.; b: abt 1862 (calc); d: Jun 1942, Sharon. Troxell, Robert, s/o Mrs. and Mrs. T.S. Troxell; b: abt 1900 (calc); sib: Mary Catherine Troxell, Maurice Troxell, Mrs. Ruth McNell?, James Troxell. Ray Troxell, and Eugene Troxell; d: Jun 1942, Chicago, IL; bur: Chicago, IL. Thomas, Bessie, d/o Stanton and Ettie (Park) Hammond; b: 9 Mar 1894, Cass Twp., Huntingdon Cnty; m: 19 Jul 1911, Otho Thomas; ch: Catherine Thomas, Mrs. Webster Grissinger, Ernest Thomas, Roy Thomas, Aubrey Thomas, Fred Thomas, Betty Thomas, Duane Thomas; sib: Mrs. Alma Johnson, Hobart Hammond, McKinley Hammond, Sheldon Hammond, and Mitchell Hammond; d: 27, Jun 1942; bur: Saltillo Cemetery. Thomas, Laura Jane, d/o Henry and Rebecca L (Woy) Rinard; b: 24 Jul 1862, Sherman Valley, Bedford Cnty; m: Andrew Thomas (dec'd); ch: George E. Thomas; sib: Irvin Rinard, John Rinard, J Edward Rinard, Cameron Rinard, Herbert A Rinard, Mrs. Mary B. Swartzwelder, Mrs. Margaret Grove, and Clara E. Rinard; d: May 1942, Breezewood; bur: Rays Hill Cemetery Tatters, Fielding, s/o Fielding and Dorothy (Watson) Tatters; b: 6 Jun 1873, England; m: Louise Crocker; ch: William Tatters, Mrs. Clarence Watts, Mrs. James Weaver, James Tatters, Fielding Tatters, Dorothy Tatters, Chester Tatters, Betty Tatters, and Mrs. James Sherwin; sib: Mrs. Martha Bolls, Mrs. Margaret Hunter, Mrs. Bella Robinson, and Mrs. Hannah Miller; d: May 1942, Barnesboro; bur: North Barnesboro Cemetery. Tennington, Margaret Clark, b: 7 Jun 1868, Philadelphia; m: H.H. Tennington; ch: Mrs. Mary Smith, James Tennington, Charles Tennington, Frank Tennington, Joshua Tennington, Mrs. Susie Hamilton, Paul Tennington, and Dorothy Tennington; d: May 1942, Glen Campbell; bur: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Burnside. Terry, McKinley, s/o M.C. and Mattie (Buttler) Terry; b: 18 Jun 1920, Salisbury, MO; sib: Mrs. Sesponola Cartmill and Mrs. Bertha Hobbs; d: Jun 1942; bur: Benshoff Hill Cemetery

If you would like a scanned copy of the following obituaries please contact me directly. In your request please include the year, volume, and page. Thanks Frank Archie Claar Obituary Collection, 1942, Vol 31, Page 116 Thomas, Martha; b: 3 Jan 1883, Bennettsville, SC; sib: Lubenia Curington; d: 1 May 1942, Mount Union; bur: I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Thompson, John Harper, s/o Frank and Emily (Dunkle) Thompson; b: 21 Mar 1889; ch: Joe Thompson; sib: W.D. Thompson and Frank Thompson; d: 7 Jul 1942, Morgantown, WV; bur: Bedford Cemetery. Troutman, James H., s/o James and Helga (Willison) Troutman; b: 15 Aug 1866, Southampton Twp.; m: Belle Russ; ch: Mrs. George Schmitt and Mrs. William Wolfe; sib: Joseph Troutman, John Troutman, and Marshall Troutman; d: Jul 1942, Bedford Cnty; bur: Clearville Union Church Cemetery. Turner, Kenneth S., s/o Charles and Doris Mae Turner; b: 20 Jun 1941; d: 6 Jul 1942. Tabor, Alexander Thomas, b: abt 1869 (calc); ch: Edward Tabor, Anna (Harry) Wasco; Helen (George) Romanek, Catherine (Stephen) Jancsek, Agnes Tabor, Leo Tabor, Alexander Tabor, and Sylvia Tabor; d: Jun 1942, Woodvale; bur: St Casimir's Catholic Church Cemetery. Tarapchak, John, s/o John and Anna (Verbik) Tarapchak; b: 11 Jan 1907, Hazleton; m: Ann Nosel; stpsib: John Belczley, Isabella (Patrick) Diamond, and Gladys Tarapchak; d: Jun 1942, New York; bur: SS Peter and Paul's Cemetery, Central City. Tuterice, Charles, s/o Joseph and Antonetta Tuterice; b: abt 1861 (calc), Italy; m: Marie Mannena; ch: Antonetta (Michael) Campagna, Lena (Philip) Tormina, Joseph Tuterice, and Mary (Charles) Ciraulo; d: Jul 1942; bur: St Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery. Tucker, Fred K., s/o William and Emma (Fischel) Tucker; b: 4 Dec 1901; m: Elizabeth Semelsberger; ch: Jesse Tucker, Mrs. Glen Brown, Mrs. Charles Wilson, Charles Tucker, Geraldine Tucker, Flroence Tucker, Florene Tucker and Von Tucker; sib: Peter Tucker, Lloyd Tucker, Ruth Tucker; Jesse Tucker, Mrs. William Hutchinson; Mrs. Fred Williamson, and Lulu Tucker; d: Jul 1942, Nanty Glo; bur: Mundy's Corner Cemetery. Taylor, John Graham, s/o Samuel and Lydia (Tyler)Taylor; b: 6 Apr 1870, Tipton; m: Sally Green; ch: Lewis C. Taylor, Mrs. William H. Davis. John S. Taylor, Pearl B. Taylor, Mildred C. Taylor, and Elsie M. Taylor; stpch: Henry W. Faust, Clarence S. Faust, Mrs. Norman Palmer, Mrs. Jacob Marlin, Mrs. William Black, and Sara Faust; d: Jul 1942, Bellwood; bur: Charlottesville Cemetery.

If you would like a scanned copy of the following obituaries please contact me directly. In your request please include the year, volume, and page. Thanks Frank Archie Claar Obituary Collection, 1942, Vol 31, Page 115 Thomas, Martha Lucille, d/o Mr and Mrs James Newcomb; b: Westerville, OH: m: 5 Oct 1899, John Thomas; ch: Charlotte Louise Faeth and James Frederick Thomas; d: Apr 1942, Kansas City, MO; bur: Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown. Tappert, Friedjoff Detlef; b: abt 1901 (calc); d: Apr 1942; bur: Grandview Cemetery. Troyato, Anna; m: Anthony Trovato; d: Apr 1942, Adams Twp; bur: St Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery. Trindle, Margaret, d/o John and Sophia Trindle; b; 2 Sep 1864, Poplar Run; sib: Mrs. Sophia Eger and Matilda Trindle; d: Apr 1942, Poplar Run; bur: St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Newry. Tomlinson, Regina A., d/o Hugh M and Elizabeth (Adams) Tomlinson; b: 4 Apr 1906, Juniata; sib: Mrs. Rose O'Toole, Mrs. Margaret Lincks, Mrs. Irene Jones, Mrs. Mary O'Donnell, Alice C. Tomlinson, Hugh B. Tomlinson, and Mrs. Lillian Miller; d: Apr 1942, Cleveland, OH; bur: Holy Rosary Church Cemetery, Juniata. Thompson, Mary A., d/o Henry and Amelia (Deal) Dibert; b: 15 May 1873, Bedford Cnty; m: Harry W. Thompson; ch: Ethel Thompson and Edna Thompson (dec'd); sib: Jennie Dibert; d: Apr 1942; bur: Oak Ridge Cemetery. Tinnik, Ronald John, s/o /Paul and Julia (Evanosky) Tinnik; b: 29 Dec 1941; sib: Donald Tinnik and Paul Tinnik; d: May 1942, Patton.

Afternoon folks, This posting is somewhat lengthy. So if you are not interested in these postings, delete it. The reason for the lengthy posting is because after working on the closing portion containing the lengthy “Our Meetings” by John D. Fink I saw in the same issue an even more interesting article. Not wanting to delete work already done I decided to go out on a limb and include everything. The report by Jesse Crosswhite about Johnstown, Pennsylvania contained information of interest both geographically but also historically. Reading between the lines (which I often do) I get the impression that he was siding with Holsinger and Bashore. I make this statement based upon Crosswhite’s comments concerning his sermons delivered. Often I do not include such passages but in this instance I thought his sermons were stating his opinion on this “Times of Turmoil” in the German Baptist Brethren church and I found them intriguing. Jesse Crosswhite died in 1891 as a member of what today is the Church of the Brethren in Tennessee. For those of you not familiar with the 1880s in the German Baptist church, the early 1880s were the years in which the church split not once but twice. Out of the decisions made in 1881 and 1882 we now have, in general, the Old Order German Baptists, the Church of the Brethren and the Brethren Church. There were other groups that came out of these church bodies but they were generally in the 1900s. In closing, if anyone has access to WinXP Pro 64bit would you please contact me off list. I find myself needing an original installation disk. Cordially, Wayne Webb A Trip to Johnstown. by Jesse Crosswhite. According to previous arrangement I boarded the train at Huntingdon on the 23rd of June, and after a ride of some hours through the most picturesque and romantic part of the State of Pennsylvania—it being across the Alleghenies where the road attains the sublime height of some hundreds of feet above the surrounding country, and passing through two pretty extensive tunnels, I arrived safely at the place of my destination—Johnstown. As I was a little in advance of my communication, we had no meeting until Saturday evening. At the appointed hour, 7½ o'clock, p. m., I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time a goodly number of brethren and sisters in their convenient and handsome church. My first introduction to some of the members was quite amusing and novel. Being an entire stranger to them personally, I suppose they thought it best to get at once to my true status on the church question, and to this end I had scarcely taken a seat in the church until two of the most prominent among them approached me on the subject by asking me if I thought "it right to expel members from the church without giving them a fair trial." Without any hesitancy I answered that I did not think any one ought to be expelled without giving them a chance for a fair trial. My interrogators then asked me what I thought of the case of H. R. Holsinger. I replied that the proposition and the case were not analogus. That in the first case, Holsinger had a fair trial upon the charges preferred against him at the A. M. in 1881 and was found guilty of preaching and circulating through the medium of the press, "things subversive of the established doctrines and usages of the church, and that upon the clear testimony examined by the committee appointed by the said A. M. to investigate the case, his guilt was so declared. That a second committee was then appointed by A. M. to go to Berlin and wait on him and "deal with him according to his transgression." That he refused to give any satisfaction whatever to that committee, or to be tried by them unless they, like himself, would violate some of the long established usages and practices of the church. This they refused to do, and so could not give him any further hearing in the case, and hence the only alternative left them was to report him as unwilling "to hear the church," and therefore as a "heathen man and a publican." Seeing that it would be a bit troublesome to maintain their position on this point, they then changed their tactics and asked me how about the case of "turning out S. H. Bashor without giving him a trial." In reply, I told them that the church had not turned out S. H. Bashor at all, but that upon charges which were sufficiently authenticated before the A. M. to warrant such action, he had been deposed from the ministry, and a committee of brethren appointed to notify him of the fact, as that seemed to be the only way to reach him, as he seemed from the proof to not have his membership in any particular congregation. Just here in this connection I will state that while visiting around Johnstown I heard a report that a paper published in that place had a statement in it that the "Dunkard church had expelled S. H. Bashor for going to college." Now, as I did not see the statement in the paper myself, I cannot say for certain whether there was any such statement in the Johnstown papers or not, but this one thing I do know, that if there is, it is utterly false, and the author of it has either wilfully lied or ignorantly misrepresented the church, and in either case the publisher of the report ought to have the manliness to give his authority and give the brethren an opportunity to set the matter right before the readers of his paper. This, I know, any honorable man would not refuse to do, but would be glad to have an opportunity to correct such an erroneous falsehood. The next text upon which these brethren were disposed to try me, was whether I was disposed to make the laws of men superior to the law of God. I told them "most assuredly not, but let God be true if it made every man a liar." They then asked me how I received the decisions of the late A. M. which made its decisions law by making them mandatory. I told them that the action of the last A. M. was only giving expression to a firm determination to more rigidly enforce the law of God upon the members of the church in the future than they had done in the past, that their experience taught them that the time had indeed come when they (many of the members) "will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own lusts they heap unto themselves teachers, having itching ears, who through feigned words and fair speeches were making merchandise of them." That it became necessary therefore to more rigidly enforce the discipline of the church—the whole of the law as given by Christ and the Apostles—by mandatory rule, and not by advice only. The time having now arrived for preaching to begin, I proceeded to preach them a sermon upon the government of the church. My subject for the occasion was Daniel's interpretation of the dream of Nebuchadnezzar the king. That in the days of certain kings the God of heaven would set up a kingdom which would "not be left to other people, but stand forever." That these certain kings were both to be reigning at the same time, and that one was to be strong as "iron" and the other weak as "potter's clay," and that they would have no affinity for each other, as the "iron and the clay" would not mingle together. That these were fulfilled in the persons of Herod and Caesar, who were both reigning at the time of the personal ministry of Jesus who was "God manifest in the flesh." That Jesus did "set up" his own kingdom when he organized his church by "ordaining" twelve apostles. That Jesus delivered to those apostles by oral communication what is properly the constitution for the government of his kingdom or church. That this constitution is contained in what is called the gospel as recorded by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. That this formed the nucleus for all the laws which ever should be given for the government of the church, and that any law which should ever be enacted by any body of men whether inspired or uninspired, which did not have a predicate in the constitution, was a usurpation of power and an unconstitutional law, and that, as such, the members of the church were under no kind of obligation to obey it. But on the contrary, that the Lord has said by the mouth of the prophet that "of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." That as the term "zion" in the text was conceded by all to mean the church, therefore the church has the authority according to the saying of the Lord to enact such laws, rules and regulations for its local government and convenience as it may deem proper for the more successful prosecution of its work—provided however that there is a predicate in the constitution for so doing. For example, while there is no positive prohibition, as a "Thus saith the Lord" in the word of' God against dancing, yet the spirit of the Gospel is against it, and while there is no positive prohibition against drinking a dram of' whiskey or of gambling, or of polygamy, and many other things which might be named, yet we believe the spirit of the Gospel is against it. Hence I maintained that the church has by right and by scriptural authority the prerogative to pass laws, make rules, and enforce precepts, which tends to its humility, its purity, its unity, and its peace. I believe this just as I believe our legislative bodies have the right according to our national constitution to enact laws for the peace, purity, and protection of the citizens of this nation, and also any local measure provided it has a predicate in the constitution. But if they make laws which have no predicate in the national constitution, then it becomes a usurpation of power and an assumption preemtory upon their part. Just so, when the church in council passes a decision which tends to the humility, purity and oneness of the church, whether the thing is expressed in the scriptures in just so many words or not, we know it is in harmony with the church constitution. It certainly ought to be conceded by all in formed people that no nation, State, county, church or society can exist in any degree of harmony without laws and regulations for their government, and that these laws and regulations must be regulated by the circumstances which necessitate their enforcement. I closed my series of discourses, three in number, at Johnstown, on Sunday evening, by drawing a contrast between the slave and the adopted child, from the words, "Ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but ye have received the spirit of adoption whereby ye cry, Abba, Father." The motive which prompts to action in the two cases is so apparent that it would seem that the most superficial observer could not fail to see the contrast at a glance, and yet a few words would not be out of place. All persons who are acquainted with the principle of slavery know that the slave only obeys his master from a principle of servile fear, and hence he only performs what service he knows he is compelled to do in order to escape chastisement, and even that is performed very reluctantly. The slave's only study is to find out just how much service he is compelled to do, or rather, how little he can do, and yet escape the rod of correction. Just so with the slave in the service of the Master. His chief study is to ascertain just how much of God's law he will be compelled to obey in order that he may escape hell and get to heaven. Hence he draws a very nice discrimination between the essentials and the non essentials in religion, and all that he finds expressed commands, he reluctantly obeys, while all that he finds which are not so clearly expressed as positive commands, he calls non-essentials, and therefore pays no heed to them. The slave wants a positive "thus saith the Lord" for everything he does in the service of his Master, and hence everything that is not thus positively commanded, although it may be sufficiently inferred, as to be adopted and practiced by the church, yet he persistently refuses to comply for the want of a more positive command in the matter. This is not the case with the adopted child of God. The principle of gratitude to his foster Father for his manifold mercies and innumerable blessings so graciously and gratuitously bestowed upon him, is the responsive chord in his heart which gives back that genuine love, and obedience which characterized his divine Master. Hence there is a motive of pure love and gratitude in the heart of the adopted child which makes it the chief desire of his heart to "glorify God in his body and in his spirit which is his." Therefore the chief desire of such a one is, to try if possible to anticipate his Father's wishes and joyfully obey them whether positive, commanded, or implied. And hence, with the child of God there are no non-essentials in the Master's will. The meetings were all well attended, and I felt that I had the respect and good wishes of all. And in return, I hereby tender to all the members my sincere thanks for their substantial encouragement which they gave me, and also for the Christian courtesy and generous hospitality in caring for my comfort. Leaving Johnstown we went out into the country to attend some appointments where we also met and made the acquaintance of kind, warm-hearted brethren and sisters, who also gave us a hearty welcome, and contributed liberally to our comfort. Upon the whole, I was much pleased with my visit among them, and hope the enjoyment was mutual. We returned to Huntingdon safely and found all well. We go next to visit the brethren at James Creek, after which we will start in the direction of home. We go by way of Lewistown, where we expect to remain a few days, and then go to brother Myers' in Rockingham county, Va., where we hope to arrive on the 21st, and from there to brother Peter Nininger's, Rockingham county, Va., by the 1st of August. Correspondence. Notices. Lovefeasts. The brethren of Pigeon Creek church, Marshall Co , Illinois, will hold their lovefeast on the 26th of August, commencing at 4 p. m. We want to hold a series of meetings in connection with the feast. A general invitation is extended. C. S. Holsinger. The brethren of the Libertyville church, Jefferson Co., Iowa, will hold their communion meeting September 22nd and 23rd, commencing at 3 o'clock, to continue over Sunday. A general invitation is extended to the brethren to he with us. Jas. Glotfelty. The Little Traverse church, Michigan, will hold their communion on the 26 of August. Our members here are generally in limited circumstances, hardly able to defray traveling expenses, but if any will come they will be heartily welcomed. Those coming will please inform soon the writer or Eld. Martin Cosner, at Lonsdale, Emmett Co., Michigan. There will be reduced rates on the G. R. and Ind. R. R. By order of the church. S. Weimer. (Brethren at Work please copy.) >From the Maumee Church. Ohio Dear Primitive: Our church is moving along slowly. Weather is pleasant here, with little showers. Corn is doing well. Nights are cool. Harvest about half done. Oats and grass look well, wheat average, potatoes promising. Your brother. July 15. Jacob Kintner. >From Mount Joy, Church. Dear Primitive: Wheat will be a very good crop this season in general. Question. Who are the lost sheep of Israel. Our most esteemed sister, Annie R. Myers, has been quite ill for some time. My prayer is that she may recover soon. Her voice is very much missed in church and Sunday school. Yours in bonds of love. July 1st. J. M. Ritter. >From Mulberry Grove, Illinois. Dear Primitive:— The Lord's heritage is still extant here although we have no additions to boast of. I was in St. Louis on the 1st and 2nd, and had three meetings. Found the members alive in the good cause, but some were not well and unable to attend meeting. I think the great need in St. Louis at present is a good house of worship and a live, working, resident minister. May the Lord send laborers into his vineyard. Our harvest is principally gathered. We have a large crop of wheat and oats. Corn promises well where it has been properly cultivated. Fruit in abundance. Fraternally, July 15. John Wise. >From Carlton, Nebraska. Dear Brethren: The Lord's cause is moving along slowly in the Bethel church. There are perhaps too many lukewarm members for the good cause to prosper. Our quarterly council meeting came off the first inst. One third of the membership was present. Nothing but brotherly love was manifested. It does our souls good to be present at such meetings. The brethren have no Sunday school here this summer. Our Methodist brethren carry on a seemingly prosperous Sunday school right in our midst, and this should provoke our brethren to also engage in the work. O God, we pray that thy children may be more zealous in the glorious work of converting sinners!... July 9th. Levi Hoffert. >From Pierceton, Indiana. Dear Editors: Church work is running ordinarily smooth. Only a little on the drag. Love and union prevailing. Have meeting regularly three Sundays in each month. Are building a new house of worship in extreme east of district, some five miles west of Columbia city. Is now nearly completed. This second house was built expressly for the accommodation of a band of members, living in that locality. And when completed, will be highly appreciated by them. Hope it may prove a blessing to our dear members over there, as well as others, who may love the truth. May God help, that the labors of the church may be a means of doing much good. I am almost ashamed to tell you that we let our little Sunday School drop for this summer on account of not having a respectable support from those that should lead in this noble work, of training the youth, of our respective neighborhood. And to express their pure minds, with bible truth's, "before the evil day cometh." But then so it goes, will try and do better, in the future. Jonas Umbaugh (our esteemed Elder) is still in feeble health, though is able to attend meeting part of the time. Health in general is good. Weather has so far been rather wet and cool. Though all kinds of crops are looking well, with the exception of wheat, which was badly injured by the open winter, and also by the fly. It will make a good half crop and is now about ready for the reapers, and by next week about all the wheat, in this vicinity, will be in shock. Oats, flax, and grass is excellent, corn is also good for the chance it had, we had a little too much lain. Fruit will be scarce. Yours fraternally July 9th E. Miller. Our Meetings. Dear Brethren: I will ask for a place in your columns once more to let the Brotherhood know how we are doing. Brethren D. F. Wolf, W. H. Franklin and W. A Gaunt paid us a visit on the 15th of June. Brother Gaunt commenced meetings at Waters' school-house, 2½ miles from Harpers Ferry on the afternoon and evening of the 16th. Had a good audience in the evening, a good meeting and much interest. All seemed to be satisfied with the way and manner that the brother proclaimed the word of Truth, and said that his discourse was in harmony with their idea of pure religion. Good impressions are left at this pace. Bro. Gaunt also preached to a small audience in the forenoon of the 17th, and after services came to our home for a rest. Brethren Wolf and Franklin held meeting on the night of 16th at Hillsboro, 10 miles south of Harper's Ferry. Had a fair congregation and good attention. They came to our house on the 17th. Brethren Franklin and Wolf and a part of my family went to the home of Mr. Philip Dorris in the afternoon and held a meeting. All present realized that it was good to be there. We then rested until Sabbath morning when there was an appointment at Neersville, five mile south of Harper's Ferry, where we had arranged for services in the woods, a pleasant, shady and convenient place. When the hour arrived for services to open, the woods was alive with people and the meeting was opened in the usual way, after which brother Gaunt took for his text "Go ye therefore," &c. All present said that it was the plainest, grandest discourse they over heard, There were present Methodists, Lutherans and worldlings, and all agreed that brother Gaunt presented the truth very plainly. After preaching two were added to the church by baptism, the writer being one of them. In the evening there was preaching again and as the meeting was about closing two more persons made application to be received into the church by baptism. Bro. Gaunt then consented to stay with us until the next Sunday. He announced that there would be preaching on the morning of the 26th, after which the ordinance of baptism would be administered. We then went to our homes with hearts full of love, joy and gladness, all realizing that we had a good time. On the afternoon of the 18th Bro. Franklin left us and went toward Harper's Ferry, where he had an appointment in the afternoon at Waters' school-house. We heard through some of the friends that they had a pleasant meeting. The truth is, these sermons that the Brethren have been preaching here have left their mark. There is now a little church of eight established and we think there will be many more additions soon. The foundation is now laid for a large church. Brethren Wolf and Gaunt remained with us through the next week, and as there were several announcements made ahead for several days, we made arrangements to meet them when the time came. On Monday morning the two preachers and wife and I drove about five miles south-east of our place and stopped at friend Peter Compher's, whose hospitalities we enjoyed, after which we had quite an exhortation by brother Gaunt, and closed with prayer by brother Wolf: Several of the neighbors were also present. Old Mr. Compher enjoyed the meeting very much and the rest of the family expressed themselves much encouraged and strengthened in the faith of the Gospel. We then started for another of our old neighbors, whose whole family is still indifferent to religion and future happiness. They seem to have no knowledge of Christ, and of that power of his to raise us from the dead. We had a pleasant time together and after supper started to Wood Grove, fifteen miles west of Harpers Ferry, the place of appointment for the evening, but on account of a heavy rain in the afternoon the audience was not large. Bro. Gaunt again addressed us from the words of James, "Pure religion and undefiled," &c. All were much pleased. This is a Methodist and New School Baptist locality and this was the first sermon ever preached here by the Brethren. All said it was fully in harmony with the Word of God. After preaching had a good night's rest. [Note from Wayne: The phrase, "There is now a little church of eight established..." may indicate a new-found church.] The next morning we went to Hamilton, a very flourishing little village of 250 inhabitants, seven miles south-east of Wood Grove. In going to this place we pass the terminus of the Washington and Ohio R R. at a place called Round Hill, and three miles farther on towards Hamilton, a very thrifty little place called Purcellville, a station on the B. and O. R R. where there is a foundry and machine shop. At this place we had an invitation to hold meeting after harvest is over and people have more time to go to preaching. At Hamiltonsville we called on our friend Mr. Washington Haines, who received us with true Virginia hospitality, and made the brethren feel at home. Mrs. Haines is also very much of a Christian lady. After dinner brother Wolf and I walked out to see Mr. Haine's stock. He has the finest herd of thorough bred short horn Durhams in Loudon County. I think about thirty-six head of the finest cows I ever saw, and about as many calves. I think he has eighty or ninety head. Mr. H. is wealthy but very unassuming and unpretentious and very common in manners and in dress. This was Tuesday evening the 20th of June. In the evening we went to meeting. Mr. Haines stopped all hands in time that they might all have a chance to hear the brethren preach the word of truth. The house was filled, all anxious to hear what these Dunkards had to say. It was thought there were three hundred or more in the house, and perfect silence reigned. The people were highly pleased, and said the nights were short and work crowding them but if we would stay they would all come on the next evening. But we had to pass on as brother Wolf's time was precious and so was ours. The next morning we went on through Leesburg, our county town, to Mr. John Arnold's, who lives near Goesville, about mid-way between Leesburg and Point Rocks, where we had another meeting in the evening. As there was no church handy and Mr. Arnold had a large, roomy house, capable of accommodating at least one hundred persons comfortably in one room, he invited the people to his house. We had quite an enjoyable season together. In the morning Mr Arnold took brother Wolf to the railroad and we left for home. There was still another engagement. Mr. Rector was confined to his bed and several times requested preaching at his house. Bro. Gaunt, my two daughters and I started for his house where we arrived about 4 o'clock and found the house full of men and women who were eager to hear more of the blessed Gospel preached. Brother Gaunt gave us another sermon. On Saturday afternoon we held another family service at Mr. Henry Payton's house where there is a woman who has been blind for a number of years and had not heard a sermon or prayer for as long a time. After this service we went to Mr. Philip Derry's where brother Gaunt preached for the people again. On Sunday morning we all went to Neersville to the appointment in the grove. The woods was filled with people eager to hear our young brother expound the word of God. At the close we had two more applicants for baptism. The holy rite was performed and this ended our meetings. We think the seed that has been scattered will yield a bountiful harvest. Impressions have sunk deep into the hearts of the people and will work like the leaven hid in three measures of meal. Brethren, pray for us that the good work already begun may prosper. Be earnest, be zealous, for your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Proclaim the truth, both in print and from the stand that our people may see their sins and be converted. We have a bountiful harvest for which we are all grateful. Yours in Christ. J. D. Fink. Mechanicsville, Va.

Deaths from The Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA. GEISSINGER - Mrs. Hannah Geissinger, of Penn township, Huntingdon county, died a few days ago, aged ninety-five years. Wed. 28 Aug. 1878 issue. SCULL - We regret to note the death by drowning of John L. Scull, oldest son of Ed. B. Scull, of the Somerset Herald. Mr. Scull has been sadly afficted of late, having recently lost two daughters from diptheria. Wed. 28 Aug. 1878 issue. NORTON - Mr. Benjamin Norton, an esteemed citizen of Newton Hamilton, was seized with a sudden hemorrhage of the lungs at the Juniata Valley Camp meeting on Thursday of last week, and died within fifteen minutes. Wed. 28 Aug. 1878 issue. MILLER - Israel Miller, a prominent citizen of Tyrone, died on Tuesday of last week of consumption, in the 55th year of his age. He was an active business man in his time and many friends and acquaintances will hear of his death with regret. Wed. 28 Aug. 1878 issue. WEAVER - August 15th, in the vicinity of Newry, George Weaver, Esq., aged 72 years, 4 mo's and 10 days. Wed. 28 Aug. 1878 issue. SHRUM - Jacob Shrum, of Johnstown, was struck by a locomotive, at the depot, at that place, a few days ago and fatally injured. He was hard of hearing and did not hear the approacch of the train. Wed. 4 Sept. 1878 issue. SCHETTIG - A seven year old son of Adam Schettig, of Cambria county, was struck by one of the horizontal bars of a thrashing machine, a few days ago, and before the horses could be stopped his skull had been crushed, death ensuing instantly. Wed. 4 Sept. 1878 issue. MOORE - DEATH OF JOHNSTON MOORE - On Monday last Johnston Moore departed this life at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. W.K. Piper, in Hollidaysburg, at the age of 77 years. Deceased had resided in this place until recently for the past half century, and enjoyed a very extensive acquaintance. His disease was ossification of the arteries from which he suffered for some time. He was born in Blair county where he learned the trade of tanning. In 1839 he removed to this place and engaged in hotel and mercantile business in which pursuits he was quite successful and managed to amass considerable wealth. He was a member of the Presbyterain church, and prior to becoming feeble was constantly in his place rain or shine. His remains were brought to this place and interred in Lloyd cemetery on Wednesday last. Peace to his ashes. Cambria Herald. Wed. 4 Sept. 1878 issue. SHOOF - A lady resident of Reedville, Mifflin county, named Shoof, was thrown from a wagon a few days ago, receiving injuries which resulted in her death. Wed. 11 Sept. 1878 issue. CALLAHAN - Thomas Callahan and Andrew Stinely were badly injured by a premature explosion in the Bennington mines on Monday of last week. The former had his skull fractured and died from the effects of his injuries. He was 33 years of age and leaves a wife and three children. Wed. 11 Sept. 1878 issue. and Wed. 18 Sept. 1878 issue. KAGARISE - John B. Kagarise, an aged and respected citizen of South Woodberry township, Bedford county, whilst on his way home from a neighboring village, on the 30th ult., was stricken down with paralysis and only lived a few hours after being conveyed to his home. Wed. 11 Sept. 1878 issue. JOHNSON - Joseph Johnson, a victim of the Altoona railroad accident Thursday evening, died of his injuries on Sunday night about 9 o'clock. Mr. Johnson was very seriously injured internally and had his skull fractured. He is poor and a wife and six children are dependent upon him. Wed. 18 Sept. 1878 issue. OAKS - John M. Oaks, a well known citizen of Huntingdon, died at his residence, in that place, on the 6th inst. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J.A. DeMoyer, of this borough. Wed. 18 Sept. 1878 issue. RIDDLE - James W. Riddle, a prominent and highly respected citizen of this county, died at his residence in Antis township, Friday last, aged 63 years. His disease was cancer of the stomach. Wed. 18 Sept. 1878 issue. MCMAHON - Robert McMahon, a well known resident of Altoona, died on Friday last. Some months ago he fell from a high porch at his residence, receiving injuries which finally resulted in his death. Wed. 18 Sept. 1878 issue. MEREDITH - A simple-minded girl, named Meredith, residing in Antis township, died a few days ago, the victim of lust. Her sufferings were dreadful. And yet there are those who say there is no hell. Wed. 18 Sept. 1878 issue. OELLING - Died -At Woodberry, August 28th, Charles Alfred Oellig, M.D., aged 25 years. M.S.

I am looking for anyone that is related or has done any work on the Kimberling family that was in the Tyrone area.

The following book was donated for a used book sale. It is in very good condition with dust jacket. If anyone is interested in it, please contact me at gnepat8@att.net. Pat Johnson Dayton, OH Robert L. Emerson. Allegheny Passage:An Illustrated History of Blair County. pub.1984 by Blair County Historical Society. 132 pages plus index.

I am glad to report that in the last five days I have been able to complete eight of the Brethren’s Family Almanacs of the late 1800s. Only seven or so to go and I will be able to return them and begin something anew. Wayne The General Church Erection and Missionary Committee met at this place on Tuesday, the 6th inst. Bro. Royer spent Saturday and Sunday, the 3rd and 4th inst., with the Brethren at Naperville, Ill. On Monday he left for Indiana. Bro. Sharp returned last week from a visit to Ohio. He goes west in a few days, and will spend some time in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Bro. S. S. Mohler will spend some time in the mission field of South Missouri in the near future. We hope the Lord will bless his labors. A committee of brethren will meet at Ottawa, Kan., about Sept. 1st, to look over the ground and make preliminary arrangements for the Annual Meeting for 1887. Bro. G. W. Gibson informs us that Bro. G. W. Cripe will commence a series of meetings in the Macoupin Creek church, Oct. 1st; love-feast at the same place on Oct. 7th. Brethren expecting to attend the District Meeting of Southern Ill., to be held at Pleasant Hill, Oct. 12th, should make a note of this meeting. The fields are white for the harvest. The sound of the reaper is heard in the land, and the bountiful harvest is being gathered in. At this writing, July 5th, we are having very warm weather, and in some localities it is getting very dry. To-day, the mercury stands at 95° in the shade. [Note from Wayne: This is a reference to the weather in northern Illinois.] Bro. E. S. Young is now at Morgan Park, this State, where he is attending a Hebrew School. He is studying the language in which the Old Testament Scriptures were first written. ThE Burckey and Milan Restaurant in Chicago, known to many of our Brethren as an excellent eating house, was destroyed last week by fire. The rooms above the restaurant were occupied as sleeping apartments. So rapid was the spread of the flames that two of the inmates were burned to death. Bro. Orr has been preaching for the Brethren at Waterloo, Iowa. He held a number of meetings; the attendance and interest were good. At last report, two had been baptized. Our Brethren who may have occasion to stop in Chicago, will find a comfortable and cheap hotel at 268 State Street, known as Choate's Hotel. Mr. Albaugh, the proprietor, and his wife were raised among our people, and they make it very pleasant for all who stop with them. Extreme hot and dry weather prevails over a considerable portion of the North-west. As a result, spring wheat, oats and corn are suffering somewhat from the drought. But we should not complain. In many parts of the country our farmers have already harvested a heavy crop of winter wheat, and we shall have plenty and some to spare. [Note from Wayne: Sounds like the recent weather here in southern New Jersey.] We are receiving a number of letters regarding the location of Bro. Hope's home. We cannot find time to answer them all.—When Bro. Hope gets here, which will be about the first of August, he, with the Committee, will look over all the letters, and the matter will then be decided. Bro. Hope's own wishes in the matter ought to be regarded. Bro. J. T. Quinlan, of Baltimore, Md., is laboring earnestly for the boys in that city. He says there are quite a number of boys who would like to attend the school and the meetings, but have no clothes. He hopes the Brethren will remember the boys. We should not forget to help our dear brother in his work. His address is 117 Hamburgh Street, Baltimore, Md. The Mission Board of Northern Illinois met at this place on Monday, the 5th inst.—The mission work in Chicago was carefully considered by the Committee, and we hope that the difficulties in the way of locating a brother in the city to take charge of the work there may soon be removed. To make the work a permanent success, some able minister must take charge of it. Sister Lizzie Johnson, of Garrison, Iowa, says her husband has been much afflicted, and suffers a great deal of pain from sore eyes. He has visited several eminent oculists, and he now has some hopes of receiving his sight and of being cured. Bro. D. W. C. Rowe, of Dupont, Ohio, informs us that their church met in council on the 5th of June, and they had a pleasant meeting. They appointed a love-feast for Aug. 14 and 15. Two were added to the church by baptism. The Brethren of Frederick City, Md., will dedicate their new meeting-house on the third Sunday of this month. Bro. Quinter is expected to be with them. They extend a cordial invitation to all the members, who can, to meet with them. Bro. A. W. Aurand, of Milltown, Hutchison Co., Dak., would like to know if there are any Brethren living in that county. If so, he requests them to drop him a card. He would like to have the brethren come there and declare the faith and practice of our church. He asks the Brethren to pray for him, that he may be faithful to the cause of Christ. The Brethren in the North-western District of Kansas and Colorado are arranging for a vigorous campaign this fall and winter against the enemy of souls. We hope to hear of victory from that quarter of the Brotherhood. In other State Districts we also hear of plans for the contest. May we not have, in this year of grace, a movement along the whole line? Let us go forth as an army with banners invincible, in the name of our King, and many souls will be taken captive for Jesus. Correspondence.. >From Fall River Church, Kansas. Elder G. W. Studebaker and wife were with us again. He held three meetings and two were added to the church. This makes four since Bro. Mahorney reported in April; one reclaimed and three by baptism. Two, thinking that conversion means conversion, have put their Christian manhood on one side and their tobacco on the other. May God help them to stick to their good resolutions and may others follow their good example. This is the third time the old sister has come along with Uncle George. Come again, Aunt Betsy, your good example and holy conversation wield a good influence among us; it may seem wearisome for you to ride twenty miles in a buggy, but you can derive comfort from Psalms 92: 14. "The righteous shall bring forth fruit in old age." We expect Bro. John Harshbarger to commence a series of meetings here on Sept. 10. On the 11th our communion meeting will be held. We have a little money collected for Bro. Hope's home, and not knowing where to send it, will inclose it with this in the name of the Fall River Church. Brethren, let us not be too sparing. There is not much danger of over-doing a good thing. If Bro. Hope should have enough left to buy a team of horses and a cow, it would not come amiss, and I think the good Lord will bless us for the good we do. C. E. Gillet. >From Mountain Home, Idaho. There is plenty of room in this large territory for spreading the gospel, while in Montana I heard of only one sister in that whole territory. There may be more in Idaho. Bro. Isaac Hershey has charge over a little band in the north-western part. There may be at different places some isolated members, and to all such I would say, Stand firm in the faith; you may be the means of some brethren settling among you and do much for the Master. Some think the brethren should not leave the flock and scatter out that way to be isolated, but, brethren, it is one of the means of spreading the gospel aver the land. If one is isolated and has the right spirit within, he can accomplish much good in the Master's cause. As a rule, the brethren are all free-hearted over this western country and any brother or sister visiting them is gladly welcomed among them. Our ministers, in traveling through the West, hardly ever stop and preach where there are no members. So in this way we can do much good towards spreading the gospel by being isolated. In many other ways one can do much good. Some may wonder why we are at this place. I made the change on account of wife's health as a change was necessary. We have been here only a few days and cannot tell much about the country, but will say it is a good stock country and a pretty good farming country where one can get water for irrigating the land. It also has a mild climate. Any brethren traveling on the Oregon Short Line will stop off at Mountain Home, Idaho, where they will be well cared for. D. F. Keefer. >From Crisfield, Harper Co., Kau. To any Brethren in the East who are contemplating going West, we would say, Come to Harper County, and look. We have good land, good water, and we have raised a large surplus for the last three years. Corn is selling at from eighteen to twenty cents per bushel; oats, twenty to twenty five cents; wheat, sixty cents; live hogs, three cents per pound; bacon, eight and ten cents; flour, two and three cents; land, $5 to $20 per acre, owing to location and improvements. Four good school buildings in this township. One brother and one sister, besides myself, are the only members I know of. Eld. John Wise and William Johnson preach for us once in a while. We usually have good audiences at our meetings, which is every fourth Sunday in the month. Two railroads traverse our county, namely, the Southern Kansas and St. Louis, Ft. Scott & Wichita. We write this to the Messenger, that brothren coming to our county may know of our location. We saw a notice in the Anthony Republican of a committee of Brethren sent from Pennsylvania to look at Harper County, with a view of a colony coming here. I hope and pray that the Lord's vineyard may be extended. W. R. Rowell.

Marriages from the Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA. KITTELL - DAVIS - Tuesday, April 23, by Rev. Father Thomas Walsh, Lewis Kittell to Miss Mary Davis, both of Hollidaysburg. Wed. 1 May 1878 issue. HOMAN - FERREE - May 5th, by Rev. A.E. Fulton, David W. Homan and Miss Clarissa C. Ferree, all of Juniata township. Wed. 8 May 1878 issue. GREEN - ROLAND - May 16th, by Rev. J.M. Mason, Samuel R. Green and Miss Mary C. Roland, both of Clearfield county. Wed. 29 May 1878 issue. SCHELL - ACKER - May 14th, by Rev. J.M. Rice, George W. Schell, of Marklesburg, Huntingdon co., to Miss Kate Acker, of Clover Creek, Blair co. Wed. 29 May 1878 issue. WHITE - DELOZIER - July 14, at the Lutheran Parsonage, by Rev. D.L. Ryder, Elmer W. White, of Hollidaysburg and Miss Barbara A. Delozier of Blair co. Wed. 24 July 1878 issue. FICKES - SHAEFER - August 1st, 1878, at the Parsonage of the Ev. Luth. Church, Newry, by Rev. S. McHenry, S.W. Fickes and Mrs. Rebecca Shaefer, both of Claysburg. Wed. 7 Aug. 1878 issue. FORNWALT - DILLING - At the Lutheran Parsonage, Williamsburg, August 11th, 1878, by Rev. J.M. Rice, John Fornwalt and Lizzie Dilling, both of Springfield, Pa. Wed. 21 Aug. 1878 issue. MOORE - YINGLING - Aug. 15th, by Rev. J. David Miller, Matthew McClarn Moore to Miss Mary Ann Yingling, daughter of Peter Yingling, Esq., all of near Sharpsburg, Blair county, Pa. Wed. 21 Aug. 1878 issue. M.S.

With best wishes, A. Wayne Webb Note from our Correspondents. "As cold water is to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country." -Writing from Wamsley, Adams Co., O., under date of June 25, Bro. Landon West writes: "Bro. Yount and I came here June 19, and as the result of our meetings two were baptized to-day, and others are near the door." -Friend J. T. Harnish furnishes us the following report of the Dorrance, Kans., Sunday-school for the quarter ending June 24: "Average attendance, 60; visitors during quarter, 36; verses committed to memory, 3,620. There is another Sunday-school two miles south-west of Dorrance." -"The Tulpehocken church," writes Bro. George Bucher, "is still engaged in the holy warfare. Eleven have lately been received into the nursing care of the church. Others are counting the cost, and my prayer is that they will not count too long. Our love-feast occurred June 12, when our adjoining ministers labored with zeal for the Master's cause." -"I for one," says Bro. John Sherfy, of Pomona, Kans., "greatly desire to have some of Bro. James Quinter's pen productions placed in book form; his sermons that have appeared through the press, his essays, and such of his comments as would be judged advisable to be placed in a book. Should there be a biography given of his life, why not have some of his writings appended? I would suggest that in case such a work should be compiled, the proceeds of its sale be used for mission or tract work, after expenses are paid." -"The importance of watchfulness," says Bro. H. W. Hunter, "can not be overestimated. If we would only examine ourselves closely at the end of each day, we would live nearer the cross of Jesus. We would be more solemn and not be given to joking or jesting. 0, for that wisdom that cometh from above, which is pure, gentle, and easy to be entreated! May we all watch lest some one take our crown!" -Writing from the Pyrmout church, Ind., Bro. Noah M. Gripe says: "We met in council, June 23. A goodly number of brethren and sisters were present. All the business that came before the meeting was disposed of in a Christian-like manner. It seems that the good cause is still moving on. Two young sisters were received by baptism. -Bro. J. W. Moats, of Altoona, Polk Co., Iowa, writes: "Our love-feast in the Des Moines Valley church, last Saturday, was a very pleasant one. We had nice weather, and nearly one hundred members communed. Bro. Frank McCune, of the Dallas Center church, and B. Henry Troup, of the Indian Creek, did most of the labor in the ministry. Our elder, S. M. Goughnour, started West last Tuesday, to regain his health, as he has been failing for some time." -From the outskirts of the Brotherhood, Bro. P. J. Baltimore, of Albany, Oregon, writes as follows: "Our meetings here continued during last week, and ended last Sun-day evening. On Friday evening we commemorated the death and sufferings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. About thirty members communed. We had one minister from abroad,-Bro. Samuel Barklow, of Coos Co., Oregon. He preached the Word with power. He is an able speaker. He is on a missionary tour through the State. This week he is in Marion county, and will help them hold their communion services there. The weather was somewhat rainy, which kept the people from coming out, more or less. We have been having a good deal of rain this month, and it looks as if we were going to have everything in abundance." -The following reaches us from the Sand Creek church, Kans. Sister Mary Hildebrand says: "May 23, Bro. G. W. Buckmaster and family bade us farewell. How sad we were to take the parting hand! We hope they will reach richer fields in which to labor. June 14 our hearts were made glad by seeing our elder, Isaac Studebaker, of Quinter, Kans., come to us. Next day was our quarterly council. Nearly all the members were present. The meeting throughout was very pleasant and enjoyable. Love, union and Christian courtesy reigned. Our love-feast was appointed for Sept. 8, at 10 A. M., at Bro. W. T. Krouse's, six miles north of Nicodemus. Our elder stayed and preached for us over Sunday. On Sunday afternoon three were made willing to go with us and were received into the church by baptism. We are much in need of a laborer in this church. If we could have a minister, zealous of good works, move here, much good might be done." -Bro. D. B. Gibson says: "The Milmine church, Ill., is in good working order. Thirteen were received by letter, and two have been baptized lately. Their Sunday-school is prospering finely." -"The good work in the Olathe church, Kans.," says Bro. I. H. Crist, "still continues. Since our last report, two more have been added by baptism; one, an old lady who has about lived her allotted time. She has been a member of the Lutheran Church for many years. May the good work continue!" -Of his Canada trip, Bro. Rosenberger writes: "We closed our last meeting on our Canada mission last evening. We are now waiting for train, homeward bound. Our meeting at Markham was of encouraging interest. We baptized five and will report fully when we get home. We are tired and need rest." -Bro. J. H. Miller, of Milford, Ind., writes: "June 23 I met with the Brethren of the Pleasant Grove church, at their love-feast, which was very enjoyable. Next morning we had a children's meeting. Brethren Wm. Buzzard and D. Wysong did the speaking, and all seemed interested, both young and old." -We are informed by Bro. J. C. Jones that the Brethren of the Frankfort church, Ross Co., Ohio, enjoyed a very pleasant feast, an account of which is given else-where. He reports three accessions to the church, and invites the brethren to stop and preach for them when passing through that section of country. -From the Maple Grove church, Norton Co., Kans., Bro. John Garber writes as follows: "Our quarterly council was held June 23. Our elder, Bro. Isaac Studebaker, of Quinter, was with us. Not much business came before the meeting, and everything passed off pleasantly. Two were received by letter. The church is in love and peace, and still trying to work for the good of others and the upbuilding of the kingdom of God's dear Son. We have a good little band of members hero, and there is a good place here for ministers, as the field is large and the laborers few. Come, locate among us and help to build up and enlarge the borders of Zion." -Bro. C. V. Wallow(sic)(Mallow?) writes as follows from the Mulberry Chapel, Mercer Co, O.: "The time for our love-feast was June 16. Services commenced at 2 P. M., and by that time the place for our meeting was well filled. Our ministerial help was strong, and the brethren dealt out the Word with power, and the saints were strengthened and built up in the faith. Deep and lasting impressions were made on the attentive listeners. Though the meeting is over, the feast to the soul will long be cherished by all. If we are willing to take up the cross of Christ and follow him in all things, we shall be washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb, and in the evening of the world be permitted to participate in the great feast that awaits all the righteous." -"The brethren. and sisters of Red Bank, Pa., are all in peace and union," says Bro. D. A. Hetrick, "and their new church house, now almost completed, will be dedicated to the service of God on July 22. The Lord willing, Bro. John M. Mohler, of Lewistown, Pa., is to be present, and do the preaching on that occasion." -An invitation is extended to our ministering brethren, traveling through Martins-burg, W. Va., to stop and preach for the Brethren there. Bro. John Brindle writes that he has arranged a room in his house for holding meetings. Those intending to stop off, will please advise him by card. Bro. Brindle lives opposite the Cumberland Valley Depot. -"The church at Peabody, Kans.," says Bro. J. D. Showalter, "had the pleasure of receiving one soul by baptism. The applicant came sixteen miles to unite with the Lord's people, and to hear the words of eternal life! How many more are living within the radius of sixteen miles who seldom, if ever, hear the gospel in its primitive purity! Why is it, brethren, that we only have meetings every other Sunday? Why not have several appointments, no that those who are hungering and thirsting after righteousness may be filled! " -Mormonism has been agitating the minds of the people in the vicinity of Roanoke, Va. Bro. D. C. Moomaw writes: "The Mormons have recently been quite active in proselyting work in our county, and the friends of decency and religion desired that an address on 'Mormonism' be delivered in the neighborhood of their operations, and I was chosen for the work. Pursuant to the arrangement, the address was spoken to a congregation of 1,000, or more, persons at "Kittinger's Grove," on Sunday, June 17. The time occupied was nearly four hours. The service was quite exhaustive, as the effort to reach the ears of an audience of that number, in the open air, for that length of time, was necessarily arduous. A condensed report of the address will be sent to the Messenger as soon as it can be prepared." CORRESPONDENCE. "Write what thou seest, and send it unto the churches." >From Stuttgart, Arkansas. There are still some inquiries about the country and the mission work here. As to the country, I do not consider it as good for grain-raising as some parts of Illinois, yet 1 am now satisfied that any mail, with proper industry and economy, can make a good living here. Grain can be raised here, if farmed right. There are branches of business at which men can do well if they attend to it. Here is the hay business, the stock business, fruit canning, the different trades, etc. Much of the prosperity in all the different branches of business depends upon the effort and energy that is put forth. Knowing this, I shall make no flattering statements about the country, but say to all, Come and see, and act upon your own judgment! Brethren have been here, looked at the country and expressed themselves as well pleased with it, especially with the part of the country that I had selected to form a settlement of the Brethren. For all purposes, Arkansas has a great variety of soils, from the poorest to the richest, and, to all appearances, it promises to be a great fruit country. Peaches commence ripening in the latter half of May and continue into October. Trees are now bending and breaking with early peaches, ripe and going to waste. But here I stop, and say, Come and see. As to missionary work, the whole State is before you. Choose your place; come and go to work. We are now building a meeting-house at Stuttgart. The frame is up and the rafters on. We want to make this a central point and work out from here as the Lord may prosper the work. Who will come and help? James R. Gish. Information Wanted! Clement Aiken, Roaring Springs, Blair Co., Pa., wishes information regarding the following: Since March 28, 1888, Mrs. Eva Aiken, a soldier's widow, whose home is at Bloomfield, Blair Co., Pa., has been missing. She is a German woman, tall, broad face, prominent cheek bone, sandy hair mingled with gray, aged about 60 years, and in a weak state of mind. She wore a bottle-green, figured dress, gingham sun-bonnet, coarse shoes, and no wraps. Information of such described woman would be gladly received by her son, who may be addressed as given above. Jonathan Snowberger.

Good Morning List, I am trying to find more information on John Ruggles (Blacksmith) born approx 1803 in Pennsylvania (possible Centre County) the son of William Ruggles and Mary ? He married Charity Fair. They had the following children: Mary Ruggles Leah Ruggles Samuel Ruggles William Ruggles Albert Ruggles Benjamin Franklin Ruggles Sarah A. Ruggles Eunice Ruggles Thank You for "ANY" help, Janet

I'd be very grateful for any help with two unrelated queries: 1) Does anyone know where records of Blair County lawsuits from 1904 might be kept, whom to contact, and how to access them? 2) Does anyone have information on C.B. (Charles Barromes) Malone of Newry PA, born about 1822 and apparently last listed in the 1880 census? Thank you.