The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-28

| LIE pRhN Ia AMI Al LION HILL,
Mr.. Editor Some time last Fall attend.
ed protracted meeting at Zion Hill, McMinn
county, and was highly pleased to find
large and handsome new Meeting House, just
completed, which reflected great credit on
the liberality of the Church and citizens in
that vicinity. But on visiting the Grave
Yard was deeply mortified to find that it
WINS so badly enclosed. that stock of all kinds
were trealng over the graves and destroy
ing the few shrubs and flowers that had been
planted around some of tie graves by the
friends and relatives of the deceased. Some
time after that saw an article in the Post
calling on those having relatives and friends
buried there, to meet there for the purpose
of raising funds to enclose the Grave Yard,
and the writer reproved the citizens for SO
long allowing the Grave Yard to remain in
such shameful and disgraceful state of neg.
lect." | was well pleased with the article.
fully believing that the reproof was justly
merited, and that it would he the means of
causing the Grave Yard to be speedily and
handsomely enclosed.
Iattended Church there again short time
since, and was grieved to find the Grave
Yard still in the possession of the stock. and
on enquiry learned that sufficient funds had
not yet been raised TO enclose it in the man.
ner proposed, aud Judge of my surprise when
| learned that some persons had refused to
subscribe on account Of that article in the
Post, saying that they were called "heathens
and savagesl" Now, it is clear case to my
mind that the article in the Post has been
either entirely misunderstood or grossly mis-
represented. The writer simply referred to
what "traveler" once said concerning the
appearance of the graves Of savage and civil.
lied communities, and said that Judged by
this rule" the citizens around Zion Hill would
be considered "savages" But he did not
pretend to endorse the correctness Of the
"rule," and even If he had, he would have
condemned himself as much as any other.per
son, for he uses the language, "our Grave
Yard "let us retrieve our characters" DC.
clearly implying that he considered himself
as much in fault as others. But any man of
common sense and common honesty must
know that the writer of that article only re-
ferred to what n traveller once said, without
in the slightest degree endorsing the truth of
| villa. he said. But here is what the writer
of that article did say, and for which he is
responsible if it is untrue: sour Grave Yard
lect. trodden over by cattle, and rooted up
by hogsi" If this remark is FALSE you have
right to be offended, il true, and assert
that it is, you should confess it with shame,
and at once do your part to enclose ito
But this whole matter is in nut she'll, and
will endeavor to crack it. | venture the
prediction, and believe a majority of the
neighborhood will sustain me in it, that those
who pretend to be offended and refuse to sub.
scribe on account of that article in the Post
neyer intended to give dime, and make that q
mere pretext for not giving any thing!
In the event that I am accused of meddline
in matter that don't particularly concerl
me, reply that am aware that the write
of the article referred to is entirely compe
tent to defend himself from such misrepresen
tations, but as he has not seen proper to d.
So have as much right to give my opinion
of the meaning of his remarks as any one
and if l have not put a fair construction oil
them the editor of the Post will please cor
rect me, and should like to know whethe
the editor approves or disapproves of the ar
ticle alluded TO. FAIR PLAY.
p S. Is it possible that Zion Hill Churcl
will let her Grave Yard remain in its presen
condition until the General Association meet
there next Falll F.P
We think our correspondent is correct I,
his understanding of the article on the GRAY
Yard. And we will add for ourseif that tn
'heathen and the savage" show veneratio
and regard for the graves of their kindred
and that christians who fail to do so are worse
in one respect, at least, than these.
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