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

TIE GRAVE YARD AT ZION HILL.

ed a protraeted meeting at Zion-IIill, McMin
county. and was highly pleased to find
large and handsome new Meeting House, jus
the liberality of the Church aud citizens il
that vicinity. But on visiting the Grave
Yard was deeply mortified to find that i
was so badly enclosed. that stock Of all kind
ing the few shrubs and flowers that had beer
planted around some of the graves by the
friends and relatives of the deceased. Some
time after that saw an article in the Post
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. aud that it would be the means of
causing the Grave Yard to be speedily and
handsomely enclosed.
attended 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, and 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
! =. 10 =, al 10 p,v
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
he considered "savages." But he did not
pretend to endorse the correctness oil the
''rule," and even il 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. Bat any man OF
common sense and common honesty must
know that the writer Of that article only re-
ferred to what traveller once said, without
in the slightest degree endorsing the truth Of
wha. he sait But.hc is what the writer
of, that article did say, and for which he is
responsible, if it is untrue: "Oar Grave Yard
is in a shameful and disgraceful state Of neg
lect, tredden over by cattle, and rooted up
10y hogsp If this remark is false, you have
n right to be offended, if true. and | assert
that it is, you should confess it with shame,
and at once do your part to enclose in
But this whole matter is in q nut shell, and
will endeavor to crack it. | venture the
prediction, and believe majority of the
neighborhood will sustain mein it, that those
who pretend to be offended and refuse to sub
scribe on account of that article in the Post,
neser intended to gipe dime, and make that
mere pretext for not giving any thingl
In the event that ain accused of neddling
in matter that don't particularly concern
me, reply that | am aware that the writer
of the article referred to is entirely compe-
tent to defend himself from such msrepreseu-
tations, but as he has not seen proper to do
so, have as much right TO give my opinion
Of the meaning of his remarks as any one,
and il | have not put a fair construction on
them the editor Of the Post will please cor
rect me, and should like to know whether
the editor approves or disapproves of the ar
ticle alluded TO- FAIR PLAY.
D
p. S. Is itpossiblc that Zion Hill Church
will let her Grave Yard remain in it>present
condition until the General Association meets
there next FaH2 f. F.
| We think our correspondent is correct in
his understanding of the article on the Grave
Yard. Aud we will add for 'owrSelf' that the
''heathen and the savage" show veneration
aud regard for the graves of their kindred,
and that christians who fail to do so are worse,
in one respect, at least, than these.
EDIroR.