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Image 2 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … ?/sr LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. ©Ijap Oniajrirj^t ^a. Shelf X.l..._ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 9 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … FATHER EELLS OR THE RESULTS OF FIFTY-FIVE YEARS OF MISSIONARY LABORS IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON A BIOGRAPHY OF REV. GUSHING EELLS, D.D. BY MYRON EELLS I) With an Introduction by Rev. L.…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 10 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … Copyright, 1894, By Congregational Sunday -School and Tublishing Society,- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 11 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 9L tribute of affection TO GUSHING EELLS AND MYRA F. EELLS- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 12 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington …- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 13 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … PREFACE. The writer was once at a church meetiug where some things were said, and perhaps justly, against a minister who had preached for the church. His son, who was present, defended…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 14 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington …- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 15 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … INTRODUCTION The romance of the Oregon Territory, which includes the great States of Washington and Idaho, is unsurpassed in fiction and has the higher charm of absolute truth. Encamped on the eastern…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 16 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 6 INTRODUCTION, Puget Sound, that they would live to see there three great states, the pride of the Union, rich in wheat waving on a million fertile fields, bearing a priceless beard…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 17 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … INTBODUGTION. 7 within our indeterminate borders exist no longer; the age is late, the titles have been disputed, the domain explored, the lines drawn. We shall send no more foreign missionaries to…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 18 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 8 INTB OD UCTION. ous economy of living and in his transparent worth as the true blade he carried unchanged for half a century, he was a benedic- tion to all who…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 19 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … CONTENTS CHAPTER I. BIRTH, ANCESTRY, AND EARLY LIFE. AGE Birth. Major Samuel Eells. Other ancestors. Character- istics of the family. —Justice to the Indians. Ministry.— Patriotism. Education. Lonj? life. Blandf ord. Incident.…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 20 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 10 CONTENTS, CHAPTER III. OREGON IN 1838. PAGE Government. Population. Hudson s Bay Company. Set- tlements.— Passports. —United States in 1838. Large cities. Wagons. Houses. Furniture. Hotels. Sacks. Clothes. Beef. Matches. Post…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 21 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … CONTENTS. 11 PAGE Indians. Dr. Dart. W. H. Bennett. Yakima war. Colonel Wright. Big Star. Major Lugeubeel. Spokanes at Walla Walla. Chronological chart. Revival of 1874. Journey of 1874; of 1875; of…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 22 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 12 CONTENTS. CHAPTER YIII. WHITMAN COLLEGE. 1882-93. PAGE Dr. A. J. Anderson. Going east. National Council.— Disappointment. Feelings. Extracts from letters and jour- nal. —Will.— Incidental pleasures. —Relatives. Blandford. Return to Washington.…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 23 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … CONTENTS. 13 PAGE of Dr. Atkinson. Removal to Medical Lake. To Cheney. Sprague. Medical Lake. Return there. Pleasant Prairie. —Denominational zeal. —Resignation. Prayers 248 CHAPTER XI. LAST DAYS. 1888-93. Retired, yet preaching.…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 24 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington …- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 25 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … FATHER EELLS OR The Results of Fifty-five Years of Missionary Labors in Washington and Oregon. CHAPTER I. BIRTH, ANCESTRY, AND EARLY LIFE. GUSHING EELLS was born at Blandford, in western Massachusetts, February…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 26 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 16 FATHEB EELLS, motto was to trust in God and keep their powder dry. When he was twenty-two years old he returned to this continent and became the progenitor of all of…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 27 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … BIBTH, ANCESTBY, AND EABLY LIFE. 17 July 16, 1749. He lived at North Coventry, Conn., and died at Bolton, in the same state, December 20, 1799. His fifth child was Joseph, the…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 28 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 18 FATHEB EELL8, destruction of the town, delivered themselves up to one Captain Eells, upon promises of good treatment. They were nevertheless taken to Pkmouth, sold by the colonial authorities as slaves,…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 29 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … BIBTH, ANCESTBY, AND EABLY LIFE, 19 University of Virginia, and all sound in the faith of the Westminster standards. Besides these, the multi- tude who as deacons and elders have served the…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 30 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 20 FATHER EELLS. Rev. Nathaniel Eells, of Slonington, Codd. (great- grandfather of Gushing Eells), preached a Thanks- giving sermon in 1777, immediately after the defeat of Burgoyne. He said: God has blessed…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 31 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … BIRTH, ANCESTBY, AND E ABLY LIFE. 21 sympathized strongly with the South so strongly that they elected a man as sheriff who, when he learned that he was elected, publicly said that…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 32 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 22 FATHEB BELLS. Long life is another characteristic of the family. Major Samuel Eells died at seventy, his son at seventy-three, and his son was seventy-six. Dr. Eells grandfather lived to be…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 33 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … BIRTH, ANCESTBY, AND EARLY LIFE. 23 writer bad evidence that it had acted in both ways, making the inhabitants in 1810 energetic, while having an opposite effect on the man who lived…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 34 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 24 FATHEB EELL^. until after breakfast. I walked to the barn. I said to myself I have heard people speak of the burden of sin I now feel that burden. I returned…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 35 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … BIRTH, ANCESTBY, AND EABLY LIFE. 25 Heretofore your wicked thoughts did not trouble you they do now. Rev. Dorus Clarke, my pastor, had said that when his heart was changed it was…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 36 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 26 FATHER EELLS, thought more, he determined to do as they thought best. The minister, Dr. Clarke, opened a select school, where four or five scholars went and studied grammar only during…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 37 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … BIBTH, ANCESTBY, AND EABLY LIFE. 27 where he prepared for college under Rev. Simeon Colton. The idea of receiving help from the Edu- cation Society was suggested. He walked from Mon- son…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 38 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 28 FATHEB EELL8. field, twenty-five miles. At this place his father turned back, and he walked to his destination. The snow path and ice were trying to the strength of pedestrians. In…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 39 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … BIBTH, ANCESTBY, AND EARLY LIFE. 29 the ministry, the father turned immediately to the same institution as by far the best. Dr. Eells was in its second graduating class. Early in his…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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Image 40 of Father Eells; or, The results of fifty-five years of missionary labors in Washington … 30 FATHEIt EELLS. These events called his attention to Africa, and in 1836 he offered himself to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and was appointed to the Zulu Mission.…- Contributor: Eells, Myron
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