For those interested I now have available prints of the entire collection of township maps for Blair and Huntingdon counties in Pennsylvania. I also have several township maps for Montgomery county, Ohio and Lebanon county, Pennsylvania. The township maps are all done to my standards (notoriously high) and stem from my collection of 1870s and 1880s atlases. CORRESPONDENCE. "Write what thou seest, and send it unto the churches." Messages Dropped by the Way. I reached appointment, 150 miles from home, near Steffenville, Lewis Co., Mo., Jan. 31. Here I felled the first tree for the Brethren's meeting-house of the Novelty congregation, right at the center of the spot where the house is to be erected. Before I left, a good part of the logs were at the saw-mill, and most of the frame timbers hewed. There was also a fair subscription for labor and money obtained. I also saw to it that the use of saw-mill and the service of its manual forces was donated to the Brethren for two days' sawing for the house. During these labors in Shelby County we baptized one young brother and reclaimed a sister. Besides attending a council-meeting, we preached thirteen times, then went to Millport, Knox County, some thirty miles distant, to visit and comfort our two isolated and bereaved sisters, McQuoid. I held four meetings and then returned home, with the promise that several more would soon be ready to come and go with us. I saw the brother and sister who originated the Lord's manna (Sunday eggs) proposition, and they told me when the announcement came out in the MESSENGER that their proposition was accepted and proposed to all others, they set in to prepare a report at the close of the first quarter of the year 1889, hoping that the first report in the MESSENGER on this proposition will bring many more names besides their own. To those not acquainted with this proposition I would say, read "Messages Dropped by the Way," on page 45 of this volume of GOSPEL MESSENGER. C. C. Root. >From the Sunfield Church, Eaton County, Michigan. Our council-meeting of Feb. 9, passed off very pleasantly. Our home ministers commenced a series of meetings on the evening of the 9th, and on the 10th, Eld. Isaiah Rairigh came to their assistance and stayed with us until the morning of Feb. 14, when duty called him home. Feb. 16 was our District Meeting. We can truly say that the spirit of the Lord was with us during our exercises, and the best of feeling prevailed throughout the entire meeting. The churches were well represented; only two failed to be represented. All questions before the meeting were attended to, and no query sent to Annual Meeting. The brethren from the different arms of the church gave us many lasting and useful instructions. We had no additions, but we have reason to believe that there are some who are counting the cost. We hope that the spirit of the Lord will prevail on their hearts that they will come to Christ and live. Our quarterly council of Feb. 2 passed off very pleasantly. The brethren agreed to build an addition to the meeting-house, for the purpose of making it more convenient during love-feast exercises. The Brethren also decided to organize a Sunday-school March 31. This is a move in the right direction. Brethren, if we teach our children the ways of the Lord while they are under our care, we have done our part, and when we meet them at the bar of judgment, they can not condemn us. District Meeting appointed Eld. Eleazer Bosserman as delegate to Annual Meeting. Brethren, let us all bear in mind that the prayers of God's children have a great influence in behalf of our delegates and the other brethren that are entrusted with the work for the Annual Meeting. If we want the church to prosper in the right way, let us bear up those, that are entrusted with the work, at a throne of grace, and all will be well! Solomon C. Smith. Here and There. J. B. B., which stands for J. B. Brumbaugh, gives the readers of the MESSENGER good and practical suggestions on the Sunday-school lesson for each Sunday. Every church paper ought to have, at least, one page each week devoted to the Sunday-school lesson. Teachers in our Sunday-schools will be benefited by reading J. B. B's timely suggestions on the lesson for each Sunday. LIQUOR OR NO LIQUOR? The question is to be voted on by the people of Pennsylvania the 18th of this coming June. A more vital question could not, at this time, be brought before the people. Every year nearly one hundred thousand of the human race are being swept away by this terrible soul-and-body-destroying demon — alcohol. As a Christian people we ought to do all in our power to help put down the rum power, and it is hoped our Pennsylvania Brethren will not neglect the opportunity on the 18th of June, 1889, to vote for God, home, and native land. We have never taken much interest in politics. Sometimes we go to the polls and vote, and sometimes we don't. We have never allowed ourself to be drawn into the whirl of political excitement. But the question to be brought before the people of the State of Pennsylvania this coming June, and to be decided one way or the other, is not practically speaking, a political question. It is simply a question of liquor or no liquor for the State of Pennsylvania, and it is for the Christian people, and voters in general, to say—independent of political proclivities or affinities—whether the terrible demon shall be wiped out, or still be permitted to go on and do his work of devastation for time and eternity. If Christian people will vote as they pray, and do their duty for God, home and native land, they will help to bury, if possible, the rum demon so deep that there will be no possible chance of his resurrection again, AROUND THE BAPTISMAL WATERS. The last day of February, 1889, we gathered around the baptismal waters, when fourteen precious souls were baptized by the writer. Quite a number of people were gathered together to witness the occasion, and though the water was quite cold, yet the applicants were all baptized without offering the least resistance or struggle, a spectacle we ought always, if possible, cautiously to guard against. If only those who baptize would keep themselves composed, and not attempt to put the applicants for baptism under the water until first asked whether ready, with the request to hold the breath while being put under the water, very little struggling and gasping for breath, which makes baptism, by immersion, so objectionable and obnoxious to many people, would have to be witnessed! We are strong in our convictions and faith, as to trine immersion being the only true mode for baptizing; yet, to the shame of some it must be said, we have witnessed baptismal occasions which were far from being what they ought to have been. Of course an excitable and flustering baptismal scene is, in itself, no argument against trine immersion, as the true mode of baptizing, yet excitable and flustering baptismal scenes carry with them a certain amount of objectional features, which the more sensitive and refined are not so soon ready to overlook. A solemn, composed and dignified baptismal scene will always leave an impression for good with the people, while a flustering baptismal scene, where modesty, solemnity and dignity are lacking, will have just the reverse effect. Let us ever aim to have all our baptismal occasions characterized with the solemnity and dignity becoming the occasion, and we will not be obliged to do so much preaching on the subject of baptism. " How" it is done will go a great way towards satisfying the people why it should be done. J. T. Meyers. >From the Bremen Church, Ind. We-have just closed, last Sunday evening, a series of meetings that was held in the Hepton meeting-house. Bro. George B. Shively, from Camp Creek, did the preaching. He preached for us two weeks. We had good interest and good order. He delivered to us the whole counsel of God, in plain words. As a result two young men came over on the Lord's side. May they walk in that narrow road that leads from earth to glory! Let us work while it is day for the night will come in which no one can work! John S. Kauffman. (Note from Wayne: This meeting-house is not mentioned in Winger's 1917 history. This news item seems to indicate that in 1889 (the church being only 7 years old) the congregation had more than one meeting-house.) To the Churches in Nebraska. Inasmuch as the churches of Nebraska are very much scattered, and have been very poorly represented by delegates, for the last few years, at the District Meeting, we have placed the meeting near the center this year. The Secretary was informed by District Meeting, of 1888, to urge all churches to send delegates this spring, instead of representing by letter. There will be some important business to transact, such as the question of dividing Nebraska into two districts. Let all the churches of Nebraska bear in mind, that if we do as half of them have done the past two years, there will be no delegates at District Meeting to transact the business. The next meeting will be held in the Exeter church, Exeter Nebr., April 12, 1889. J. E. Young, Sec. (Note from Wayne: Interesting that they were contemplating splitting the district.) Final and Last Report of the Altoona Meeting-house. The following is a report from April 1, 1888, to March 1, 1889: RECEIPTS. Balance on hand at last report $82.46 Lewistown 5.00 Clover Creek 10.00 Back Creek 12.00 Spring Run 8.00 Jacob Miller 63.00 Upper Conewago 13.00 Lewistown 14.50 Jacob Miller 10.00 Warrior's Mark 15.00 Total $232 96 EXPENDITURES. Paid to Building & Loan Association $200.00 J. F. Oiler 6.00 Postage stamps 2.18 Other expenses 10.60 Total $218 78 Balance on hand 14.18 John H. Stifler, Treas. --‑ >From Chiques Church, Lancaster Co., Pa. We recently closed a very interesting series of meetings, held at different places in our district. The first week's meeting was held in Elizabethtown, following the dedication of the new church, recently built. It was conducted by brethren James Sell and H. E. Light. A few weeks later quite an interest was awakened at the Green Tree church. A number made the good choice to walk with the people of God, and work for the Master, finally to obtain that eternal crown of life. We hope they, with all of us who have previously begun this noble work, may ever be faithful, and, if trials and temptations assail us, take all to the Lord in prayer! Our good Master is ever willing to take the weak lambs by the hand, and lead them gently on, if they wholly consecrate themselves to him. During the last few weeks our brother, John Flory, from Virginia, was among us. Our prayers are that the good seed, sown during these meetings, may bring forth copious fruit in the near future! Ellen R. Heisey. Elizabethtown, Pa., Feb. 26. >From the Field. By the earnest request of the brethren and sisters of the Sandy church, I commenced a series of meetings in the Reading meeting-house, located two and a half miles east of Homeworth, and about two miles west of Georgetown,, Columbiana Co., Ohio. The meetings began on the evening of Feb. 2, and continued for two weeks, day and night. The roads were excellent, and the dear members were greatly interested in the noble work. The meetings grew more interesting every day, until their large house was completely packed with attentive listeners to the Word preached. We preached in all twenty-one sermons, including one funeral discourse. As an immediate result of our labors, three precious souls were united to the church by baptism. They all being young in years, I hope the dear members will carefully guard them, being ready to give encouragement, so that they may grow up as useful members in the Christian church, and find a place at last in the city not made with hands, eternal in the heavens, whose Builder and Maker is God. I feel glad that the ranks of Satan are being broken and the church strengthened. Allow me, dear Brethren, to urge you always to work for the overthrow of sin in every form, and your labor in the Lord will not be in vain. What an encouragement to work! I thank the members and community for their good attention and excellent deportment during the meetings. Reuben Shroyer. Pierce, Ohio. >From Dry Creek, Linn Co., Iowa. We met in quarterly council Feb. 25. Quite a number of the brethren and sisters were present. All the business was disposed of in a Christian way. How glad we should be when we thus meet! It is encouraging. The District Meeting will be held at this church May 24. We concluded to have our love-feast on the 25th,-the day after the District Meeting. This gives a better opportunity to those who will stay with us during our meeting. We are trying to have a social prayer-meeting this winter. Our dear old sister, Rachel Stamy, wanted us to meet every two weeks at her home, to have these meetings. Her cancer is troubling her, so that she does not get to church at all. It is as great an enjoyment to us to go there and hear her talk, as to her to have us come. She feels lonely living, as she does, with her mute sister. When we last parted she said, "I am waiting for the Master's call! Remember me in your prayers!" Oh, how happy we would be, could we all say, "I am ready when he calls." My prayer is, Remember us all! Jennie B. Miller. >From Middletown, Md. As previously arranged, Bro. D. C. Moomaw came to Broad Run Feb. 9. He commenced meetings in the evening, and closed on the evening of the 24th, after preaching nineteen sermons. With little exception the weather was favorable and the attendance good. As an immediate result, twelve were received by baptism and others are near the kingdom. Bro. Moomaw preaches the Gospel very zealously and effectively, and shuns not to declare the whole counsel, yet does it in such a way that those who differ most widely from him in doctrine, do not become offended. He endeared himself not only to the brethren and sisters, but to others also, and his labors were highly appreciated. May God ever be strength and wisdom to him and continue to bless his labors! Broad Run is on the east side of South Mountain, Md., and is a part of the Brownsville congregation, under the care of Eld. Emmanuel Slifer. David Ausherman.