Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 712 pages of information about Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary.

Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 712 pages of information about Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary.

SATURDAY, July 28.  Cross the mountain to Leading Creek to Charles Burke’s (eight miles); and after dinner have meeting at the meetinghouse (two miles).  Council meeting continues till evening.  Stay all night at Brother Simon’s.

SUNDAY, July 29.  John 6 is read.  Brother Solomon Garber speaks from verses 44 and 45.  Council meeting again; considerable discord; get things partially settled by evening.  Stay all night again at Brother Simon’s.

MONDAY, July 30.  Come to Burke’s again.  Stay all night at Brother Wilson’s; fine day, but river high from yesterday’s rain, and fords in bad condition and dangerous.

TUESDAY, July 31.  Come to Middle Fork of Cheat river (eight miles), but find the river past fording, and have to go round by the bridge (five miles), and on to Brother George Yager’s (five miles), where we dine; then to the meetinghouse, where I speak on John 14:6.  We then come to Peck’s Run. meetinghouse and speak on Rev. 3:20, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock:  if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”  Stay all night at Philip Dupoy’s.  Much rain to-day.

WEDNESDAY, August 1.  Afternoon meeting at Houser’s (ten miles); speak from John 3:16.  Stay all night at Houser’s.  Fine day.

THURSDAY, August 2.  Meeting at ten o’clock, and love feast in the evening.  Luke 14 is read.  Brother Solomon Garber baptizes Mrs. Jacob Neff.  Fine day and night.  The love feast to-night is a healing balm to our hearts.

FRIDAY, August 3.  Council meeting at Houser’s meetinghouse.  Joseph Houser and Joseph Michael are forwarded to baptize, perform marriage ceremonies, and do other work within the defined limits of their degree in the ministry.  Come to Brother George Yager’s (ten miles), where we stay all night.  Fine day.  I baptized two persons to-day.

SATURDAY, August 4.  After dinner come round by the bridge (six miles) to Middle Fork (five miles), to Union schoolhouse (six miles), and have meeting.  Subject, John 14:16, 17.  Stay all night at William Wilson’s.  Clear and warm day.

SUNDAY, August 5.  Very heavy rain throughout the forenoon.  Start at one o’clock to Union meetinghouse (seven miles); have meeting.  Subject, Mark 4:24.  Go to John Skidmore’s (five miles), where we stay all night.

MONDAY, August 6.  Come to Josiah Simon’s (four miles).  We have meeting at the meetinghouse.  Make remarks on the general scope of Hebrews 4, and particular remarks on the thirteenth verse.  Counsel after meeting.  Josiah Simon is forwarded to baptize.  We stay all night at Levi Wilmot’s (six miles).

TUESDAY, August 7.  Dine at John Wiat’s; then to Abraham Summerfield’s (eighteen miles) to meeting.  Subject, Titus 2:11, “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared unto all men.”  Stay all night at Thomas S. White’s.

WEDNESDAY, August 8.  Come to Seneca meetinghouse (twelve miles).  Luke 14 is read.  Dine at Elburn’s; stay all night at Ely Bland’s (eight miles).  The entire time between Thursday, July 26, and the above date we have spent in Randolph County.  We are now in Pendleton County.

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