Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-09-20


young ladies in your church, and be sur
the said young ladies are rich the indica
tons Of Providence may point to marri
: age have several rich old maids, or wild
ows, in your church; Providence may in
Z, dieate you as the instrument of determin
ing their legacies and it is just possibl
THAT, in that event, the soul of the dyin,
lperson may be moved to donate her world
ly dross to The church, with even-for th
ways of Providence are inscrutable--a ia
slice for yourself: have no very strong
! minded deacons in your church, for dea
cons might interfere with your manage
ment of the finances let there be fin,
parsonage attached to your church, with {
garden, an orchard grape house, and
conservatory belonging to it : let the rici
men in yeur church be plenty, like plans
in good pudding let them be of the
most estimable breed of men, the sort thai
take hints easily--for Providence may in.
dicate that your studies should be contin.
ued in direction that requires particu.
larly expensive libraryi lastly, be sure that
in your church there is doctor, who will
consent to be your dearest friend, and who
will not hesitate to notify your congrega-
ton should your precious health fail. I"
These are the things my carnal and un-
regenerate heart said to me- and, after ma
king it subject of long and fearful med
iitation, | came to the unbiased and disin-
terested conclusion that my heart was right.
Then | remembered that my heart had been
renewed, and that, of course, that heart
must be safe and good counselor--so /
accepted the said heart as my guide, with
out further hesitation.
Calls began to come in from various
churches, that desired the services of a
young and enthusiastic preacher
Call from Brownville church small,
salary ditto--four hundred dollars year,
payable quarterly large garden attached
to parsonage minister expected to raise
his own potatoes and keep the poor Of the
parish in summer squashes, gratis. Made
lit a subject of serious consideration, and
decided that Providence didn't say Brown
vile for me declined-on account of lack
of confidence in myself-to undertake a
work so responsible. saieistrr
Smithyille called me salary hundred
dollars, and collect it myself; the minister
Expected to give his mornings to devotion
and poultry he must sell eggs and chick
ems enough to keep the house in repair ;
furnish candles for evening prayer-meet-
ings from his surplus turkeys, and either
not pound the pulpit cushions to pieces, or
else buy an annual new one from his extra
goslings; market four miles off, and Dea-
con Squeezem Keeps horse to let, half
price to the minister. Meditated, and con-
cluded that Providence had reserved Smith
vile for some worthier man.
Robnsonville called salary seven hun
dred dollars parsonage roomy, with ten
acres Of land attached, for the minister to
farm on shares with Deacon Damps; the
Deacon to do the plowing, and the minis
ter to buy the seed-wheat; neighborhood
Ipoor and very sickly; chance for an able
and enthusiastic minister to do so much
good, that did not feel it right for me to
rob some other man of SO magnificent a
chance to distinguish himself by deeds of
Charity and Love Declined, on account
of ill-health.
Jonesville called me large copgrega-
ton salary thousand dollars a year,
quarterly in advance; church all in for
ward state of religion-all having passed
the primary stages, and therefore all tie
real hard work of the minister was DONE
private information from Squiggs =
Lots of pretty young ladies in the congre-
CATION two ambitious Deacons, who do
all the visiting; four rich widows in the
village parsonage pleasant, and salary
sure)
Had long and serious meditation; was
convinced that Providence indicated
Jonesnille for me there was my work to
be done there was my cross to be borne
there was my crown to be won. Wrote to
the church accepting terms wrote to
Squiggs, asking names of widows, descrip-
ton of personal appearance, and also pho
tographs of one or two of the richest
All was now settled, and was happy that
the indications of Providence were too
plain to be mistaken.
Just as | had dispatched a letter, asking
by what route / should come, another let
ter was brought in it was from Jenkins
vile a Gala loud call--a very loud call
"a call that would be heard town large f;
church handsome; salary fifteen hundred
dollars year, quarterly in advance par
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to South Carolina pulpit vacant; wanted
me at once, and there was check for 5000
to pay travelling expenses Was there ev-
er palmer Providence Never If the
finger of Providence ever pointed at any
thing whatever, then that finger was point
ling straight to Jenkinsville, and my heart
at once emphatically said; "To jenkins
vile; save their suffering souls; snatch
them from their impending fate. To Jen-
kinsville, away, away
Another day brought aprivate letter from
Eggley, who, knowing my taste for accu-
rate statistics, had FASTENED to impart the
following information:
GSalary safe; society very agreeable; fifteen or
twenty girls in the town with rich fathers and one
who owns two saw-mills and lumber-yard in her
own right; she has red hair but is not otherwise
unusually Objectionable; dozen rich old fellows in
! lie nd haar