The foregoing sermon was preached by Brother Daniel Thomas May 14. Between this and the following Sunday he preached every day once or twice. Brother Kline jotted down one other discourse which he delivered on Saturday following, which I am compelled to omit for want of room. On
SUNDAY, May 20, they had forenoon meeting at Josiah Simon’s. This day Brother Kline baptized Joseph Summerfield and wife, Mrs. Workman, and Jane Hilkey. In his quaint way he adds: “God calls, and some still answer. All glory to him.”
SUNDAY, May 27, finds the two brethren at the place of Annual Meeting. They attended meeting in Wine’s barn; and also report meeting being held at the same hour in the meetinghouse. He does not give the name of the meetinghouse where the Annual Meeting was held this year, but says that he and Brother Daniel had lodging at Brother Umbenhaver’s the first night.
MONDAY, May 28. Annual meeting begins. Take in questions, form committees, and set them to work. We stay all night at Brother Spanogle’s.
TUESDAY, May 29. Go to place of meeting. Discuss and dispose of nearly all the queries to-day. We stay at Brother Umbenhaver’s.
WEDNESDAY, May 30. Go back to place of meeting and get through; preach awhile; and after dinner we start from Brother Andrew Spanogle’s towards home. We get to Matthew Wineman’s, where we stay all night.
THURSDAY, May 31. Stop awhile with brethren Michael and Jacob Sollenberger; then by Mercersburg and Clear Spring to Sister Nipe’s, where we stay all night.
FRIDAY, June 1. Through Martinsburg and Winchester, Virginia, to Brother James Tabler’s where we stay all night.
SATURDAY, June 2. Get to Brother John Neff’s, in Shenandoah County, and on
SUNDAY, June 3, get home. On this journey Brother Daniel Thomas and I traveled together on horseback 466 miles. Our horses became so attached to each other that they could not bear separation. At any time, when out of sight of each other, they showed almost uncontrolable restlessness and dissatisfaction. I may add here that one of their riders at least was very similarly affected toward his companion by the way. The attachment of our horses was that of mere instinct. It was generated through the sense of hearing, seeing and smelling. But our attachment sprang from higher and more interior causes, such as none but the people of God can understand and appreciate. It has its place in “the hidden man of the heart,” and springs from the unity of our faith and the spirituality of our love. Death ends the attachments of poor brutes; but the love of Christians for each other rests on a foundation that death cannot destroy. Even here, in our imperfect state, love fills life’s cup with joy. How ineffable, then, must be the joy of the redeemed in glory where love is perfect and life is eternal!


