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On a Estern Frontier Thrilling Stories of Adventist Pioneering !AL ND IUM On a estern Frontier Thrilling Stories of Adventist Pioneering By Adriel D. Chilson Copyright 1976 Heritage Publications P.O. Box 247 Elko, Nevada 89801 .- / .; c} r /~ ')_I.~OPP~.:.f ~- /'-~r•i ·;o / \-/ j ~w~B<•~·"(~ _--...//_- ~ /?~ I ~-'~OR ) / v ,-""' l'i·-:1 ! ~ :-;---....._----------' ~""-<:;~.w ~--./ r:'JO~-r---· r~-: In schoolhouses, tents J.:ld shad{:d gr(l\·es :bey &("'"'"""'' I ··­c:- labored. \\"ith fe::-vor tht>,: pre~~chvd :t~ld pra_yed. '""'1 ne J ~ ~/ untiring ..::ITorts of ..Ad \·erni ..:.;: pjon:::::rs ~.:ul1·ni!1~l tL·d in the =SCA~~~n ~. ;-~ forr11ation of ci I~:rgf_· church Le::-lto!·y 'J.Sb3 r Lno\\Tl :1s ~ the Il1inoi:-.:- \'"~· i:-:corl~in Conf~·recc(· \\·hich. for u t irTll1 • ~~u C·-: included ~'\Iichii2"cln~s Ut1pc·r IV:ntn_--:ula. t ........-- L- 1-fere v-:~~s "'fhe \Ve::;t" of the r:1id-ninvi.t:·enth J~ C_ century. He-re \\'itO' a L:nd of cou!"tt:e>:-::' bkl'c. timbered . , <;; l·- hills, und rich bnd fur homestctds. Follo\\' the 1 ~:=; /j L'""(: e....-~-1ngelistic trails uf .Jan1t..-'S ~Hid E11c~J \\-hiU'. (.John _/f~>rv.,~~-~:;:~' ~uughhoruugh, .Juc.:..eph \Va.~g<,;1er. :J nd {;t Le!· pion~..·vr:--~ in L·-'·-­ this \H':'tl·rn intrigue. C> 6 G "' -.f<··V2R. 1 II' rc"<, He,"("-'' ~: " ~\ "!''.:.:. :~tVr~/f ;:r .p,,s;,.,, ! > '"-.. _!~PC.,.:;,;_: "! ~'l \. •,'.Cc.r<•Xcr~E \ J /~:r:.:...':-::p!vJ <I) . " \ ,~:,~r..:-,f> /i;;,;-E,?o::.,v );-;g.;:-u_D <~~ I ) 0 -· i l·f.,IC,.(',:_.'•'IJ...C ( ! \_ &/<.:..1"\!\Pob "''\\'icrc,.~y \ ... ,1-t',_'J..,;·i:_F_l ,.;.-!,:_.:: 0n.? I "S:AJVJ> \I ' PI(HIR'<C ... OA ...:..JJ..o:vD /'!T J.k.p;,: \ ' ' ~, . '":Jt '"i(JArrR~ -.r.-~.. n'..,(,.&~ C.;!'tVrt;l<_ U/\. .. ,CA/' - ...... fr~N•'P:?C'< •/f..>:N \ or ' ~....AU.~'A {) <~~AL..P~ CRAAIE,S \\ ..:;_,o;.r;; ) "' C::Hrc..c.c..- ~~ "-..___\ / f Foreword Rugged and determined were the men who stormed the early American frontier. So also were the pioneers who pushed westward with the torch of Adventism. No earthly rewards confused their goal. Wisconsin was the home of many dedicated leaders of the Advent movement: -T.M. Steward, J.G. Matteson, J.H. and Ellet Waggoner, Frank and Joseph Westphal, 0. A. Olsen, J. A. Burden, Ferdinand and Ana Stahl, to mention but a few. Evangelism in schoolhouses and tents, rugged itineraries, sacrificial volunteering for mission service, and the building of schools and medical institutions was typical of what was happening elsewhere. Yet this field of dedicated labor was also the theater of disruption by Stephenson and Hall, and the sanctification campaign of Solomon Wellcome. May the inspiration of pioneer sacrifice and devotion provide incentive for the completion of the task of extending the gospel message to the world. A.D.C. 5 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 1850 -Western tour of Samuel Rhodes. 1851 -Joseph Waggoner accepts the message. 1852 - First Seventh-day Adventist Church begins at Beloit. 1854- James and Ellen White's initial itinerary. 1856 -Campaign of confusion by Stephenson and Hall. 1861 - First Norwegian Adventist church organized at Oakland. 1863 -Illinois-Wisconsin Conference is organized. 1867 - FirstS. D. A. camp meeting held at Johnstown. 1871 -New Adventist church untouched by great Chicago fire. 1872 - Advent Tidende is first foreign-language journal. 1877- John Matteson begins work in northern Europe. 1888- Ellet Waggoner presents "Christ Our Righteousness." 0. A. Olsen elected General Conference president. 1891 - Meade MacGuire begins youth meetings. 1899 -Bethel Academy opens its doors. 1903 - Sanitarium built at Madison. 1906 -Hallock pioneers at Walderly. 1916 -Northern conference organized at Ashland. Founding of Hylandale Academy. 1926 -General Conference held at Milwa'1'l.kee. 1927 - Junior camp era begins at Camp Silver Lake. 6 Contents 1. Frontier Breakthrough ........................... 9 2. Triple Trouble .................................... 17 3. Persevering Pioneer from Poy Sippi ....... 25 4. In Journeyings Often ............................ .43 5. The Olsens of Oakland .......................... .49 6. The Meetinghouse ................................ 59 7. Isaac the Intrepid ................................. 67 8. Camp Meeting Time ............................. 73 9 . Into the North . 80 10. Readin', 'Ritin', 'Rithmetic .................. 91 11. The Silent Evangelists ........................ 98 12. Bethel Days ..................................... 108 13. Strangers Among Us .......................... 116 14. On the Shores of Lake Monona ............ 120 15. Walderly and Hylandale ...................... 127 16. Everywhere Preaching the Word ......... 134 17. Wilderness Intrigue .......................... 145 18. Badger Winter ................................. 149 19. As a Shining Light ............................ 152 20. Providences Along the Way ................ 163 21. For Us the Living ............................ 177 Appendix ........................................ 181 7 ·······--···-- ): 1 ,( >' .... ·'t i .)-.~~.'~; :,._.r:; I ;:). N. lOVG/UG-1/ 1 = Frontier Breakthrough "Polly, I had a dream last night that made me think of William Miller again," Worcester Holcomb remarked to his wife before starting for the barn. "That was a terrible experience we went through,'.' she responded. "Our closest neighbors turned against us, scarcely a friend left. But here in Wisconsin we can get a new start." "But it's hard to forget," Worcester continued. "Miller was a diligent Bible student and a clear thinker. So were Bates and White. They can't have been altogether wrong. But about my dream, - I was studying prophecy with Brother Rhodes. He was explaining a very interesting chart. I think we did wrong by just dropping everything." Chores completed, Worcester hitched up the oxen and start­ ed for the woods. A traveler with Boston bag was coming his way. Soon he was waving. He had a familiar smile. "Brother Rhodes!" Worcester leaped from the wagon and ran to meet him. "What are you doing way out here in the west, Bro. Holcomb? Homesteading, I suppose. It's beautiful country. Lakes and trees and rolling hills everywhere. I see you have cows." "Everyone owns some," Worcester explained. "Best dairy land in the country. West of here the Danes have some of the nicest stock you ever saw. Most of the emigrants of northern Europe seem to pick Wisconsin. Here, let me help you with your luggage. I'll tie the team, and we'll go to the house." Seated on a block of wood beside the cabin, Samuel Rhodes began to explain his mission. With J. C. Bowles of Jackson, Michigan, he had spent the summer of 1850 bringing the "Third Angel's Message" to the West. At LaPorte, Indiana, Bowles turned back, but Rhodes continued on through Illinois, and far 9 ~w_ ~~~· --~ '"'"'"~ ~ enough into Wisconsin to renew friendship with the Holcombs. "You remember how thoroughly we studied the first angel's message of Rev. 14 when we were back east?'' Rhodes began to explain. "It's the third angel's message we should understand now." He unrolled a chart. "That's the very same chart I saw in a dream last night!" Worcester exclaimed excitedly. The Holcombs listened intently as Rhodes explained the third angel's message. The first angel had announced the judgment hour; the second was a call out of Babylon; and now the last message is a warning against the mark of the beast. "God has surely sent you," Polly said thoughtfully. "Soon after the 1844 disappointment, we moved here to Troy to get away from it all. We're so glad you found us." The following day, Rhodes baptized four of the. family in Lake Pleasant, then took the stage to Milwaukee. Life on the frontier was rugged and challenging. It meant clearing land and buildi~ a home by hand. Crude and crowded was the settler cabin of unhewn logs chinked with mud, roofed with hand-split shakes, and floored with puncheon (logs split lengthwise). Seldom did dimensions exceed twelve or fourteen feet, but family size did, so sleeping quarters were extended· to a half-attic accessible by ladder. The heating and cooking unit was a wall-to-wan fireplace, although baking was often done in an outdoor oven. Among LaCrosse residents were those who carved stoves from soapstone found in nearby hills. The pioneer mother's life was a full one. At times, children numbered in the teens, yet she managed to work in the spinnin' and loomin' along with other household chores. She prepared tasty meals of Indian pudding, bean porridge, and brown bread, o:r 'riz biscuits' when company came. She occasionally admin­ istered skillful midwifery for a neighbor in the middle of the night. Did mother ever have a vacation? A Belgian recalling his wilderness home at Granleigh, tells how his mother would at times arise at 3 a.m., trudge 30 miles to DePere with a 60 pound sack of wheat on her shoulder, and arrive at the mill in late afternoon. With the other girls, she would sleep on gunny sacks in the engine room and share experiences, then return home the next day with the sack of flour. She thought nothing of 1 the heavy burden as "it was considered a vacation of a sort. " · Travel in the 1850's was by riverboat or by the midweekly stages that followed the military roads.* All other roads were little more than well-rutted wagon trails. Travelers between Madison and Milwaukee seldom took the same route twice, hoping each time to find a smoother way than the one they had come. Wisconsin had no railroads until the promoters of canals and plank roads had ceased their agitation. * Transverslng the state were government roads for emergency troop movement. These connected Milwaukee, LaCrosse, Green Bay, anfl Prairie du Chien. 10 At Mineral Point lead was discovered, and potholes resem­ bling badger diggings dotted the hillsides. Some miners spent their first winters in these man-made burrows. When at dawn the men would emerge from the slopes, someone commented that they looked like so many badgers coming from their dens, hence the eventual nickname "The Badger State." In town itself, housewives perpetuated the Cornish custom of flagging their husbands to meals by shaking rags from kitchen windows.
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