This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...anywhere. Sickness in our family hindered the meetings, but the church was helped. On March 30, of this year, I was called to Jefferson, southeast of Elk Point. A long delay, after I had supposed all were ready to start to the burial ground, was caused by the company taking "refreshments." These consisted of...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...anywhere. Sickness in our family hindered the meetings, but the church was helped. On March 30, of this year, I was called to Jefferson, southeast of Elk Point. A long delay, after I had supposed all were ready to start to the burial ground, was caused by the company taking "refreshments." These consisted of a full supply of whiskey and beer. On reaching home I found Rev. T. H. Judson and Brother Ufford waiting for me to go with them to Vermillion to assist in special meetings. I preached there through the week in the church building that then stood down at the mouth of the ravine. I well remember the interest felt by Brother Martin J. Lewis and the pastor for the conversion of Mr. M. D. Thompson. That evening, when an expression was taken, six stood up, and of this number he was the leader. attend a funeral in the Roman settlement at The third annual meeting of the Southern Dakota Association was held at Elk Point, beginning June 10, 1874. Very heavy rains had been falling, and these continued up to the opening of the meetings. The attendance was therefore small. It was not a very harmonious gathering. This lack of harmonv for some years hindered the work in the territory. It was at this meeting that Rev. A. W. Hilton, then pastor at Cherokee, Ia., first visited Dakota. Having a large family, and an inadequate support in the pastorate, he looked to Dakota, where opportunities were offered for securing a home, by filing a homestead on government land. After the association adjourned, in company with Rev. A. W. Hilton and Rev. T. H. Judson, we started by team from Vermillion up the Vermillion river to Finlay, the home of Rev. J. J. McIntire. In fact his home was Finlay. His house served the purpose of hotel, meeting house and post office. For a wee...
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