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.

FRIDAY, May 21.  Take passage on the steamboat “America” to Erie; then on to Cleveland, where we arrive at 5 A.M.  Sleep a little.  Then, on same boat, to Sandusky City, where we take cars to Tiffin, and from there go to Brother Eversole’s, in Hancock County, Ohio.

SUNDAY, May 23.  Brother Kline attended forenoon meeting at Brother Peter Weant’s; and afternoon meeting at Brother Dickey’s.  In the evening he went to Brother Daniel Rosenberger’s and assisted in anointing a sick sister.  Next day they had meeting at Brother Jacob Kendrick’s.  On Tuesday, while they were detained at Perrysburg, Brother Kline says:  “We saw the fishermen make a haul with their seine.  While witnessing the adroitness and care with which they separated the bad fish from the good, I was reminded of the parable in which the same performance is spoken of.  The gospel net catches or takes in both good and bad.  But the separation of the good from the bad cannot take place on earth.  ’At the end of the world the angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just.’”

WEDNESDAY, May 26.  They take the boat “John Hollister” for Toledo:  from there they take cars to Elkhart, Indiana.  The two brethren, Kline and Saylor, do not appear to have been together all the time on this journey; but at Elkhart it seems they got together again and two other brethren with them; for he now speaks of brethren Saylor, Krontz and P. Ebersole all going together and staying all night at Brother Jacob Studebaker’s; and on the twenty-ninth they all go to Jonathan Wylan’s, the place of the Annual Meeting.  Brother Kline reports a wonderful concourse of people.

SUNDAY, May 30.  They have meeting at three places.  On Monday business begins.  Many queries are placed in the hands of the subcommittees.  On Tuesday the reports of the subcommittees are taken in, and discussions follow freely, but all in a spirit of love.

WEDNESDAY, June 2.  Business is all disposed of by 3 o’clock, and the meeting breaks up.  Brother Kline goes to Michael Waybright’s and holds night meeting.

On his return trip Brother Kline revisits Elkhart, and goes to Dayton to Brother Henry Yost’s.  From there he goes to Cincinnati to see Drs. Kost and Curtis, with whom he spends a night; thence back to Columbus; goes through the state prison; visits other places of interest; and thence through Cleveland and Pittsburg home.  He arrived home

SATURDAY, June 12.  He reports 2,685 miles traveled from the time he left home till his return.

SUNDAY, June 27.  Meeting at our meetinghouse.  I baptize Daniel Wampler and wife.

FRIDAY, July 2.  Write letters to Brethren in Pendleton and Hardy Counties to make appointments for preaching.  He gives plenty of time for those Brethren to whom the above letters were sent, to make the appointments generally known; and allows time for the slow transit of the mails in that day.  Brother Kline’s successes were never brilliant or dazzling, as some men’s appear, but they were acquired by methods which few men are willing to adopt; and achieved by self-sacrifices and labors which few men are willing to undergo.

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