Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-08-02
ANOTHER LETTER FROM GREENS

IN tue NIX OF the mnu~no nttonoeu the
party AID asked the question Of neigh.
Dor, "who is that ugly old fat creature
tossing her head so osteniaiiously over
thore?" "Thpt--that," said tho gentle
man, lis my wife" 's"O, | don't mcan,'
said tho poor man, 10 hopes Of getting out
OF the awkward prcdicament, ~ don't mean
that one with the silk dress on, but that
one in blue lawn 40. that," replied the
noighbor, "is my oldest daughter" "Well
now, my good friend, Ryou will accept Of
my hat and lot me off, replied the poor
fellow, al will treat to the best listers this
town Gun turn out" just 80 ii is In the
present instance with your undistinguish.
cd correspondent. IL will be remembered
that did not notice or say one word in
my Letter about great many of the most
disiiaguished and clever eDigoats now
living in Decatur, but were "bo,Wcd' in
your fertile and productive County, and
they are therefore, aud in consequence Of
which, at oil times and in all places, worthy
Of the highest consideration. And | now
say by way Of tho ameade honorable, that
| would have named them one and all,
personally and genealogically, but as some
good author says, "tme would have failed
me and tho world would not contain the
books which would have been written"
Now think tho above apology fully pays
for the eisters."
1t is n general fact not known to the
Gentle world at large that Greensburg has
just at this time 10 many city distinctions
and individual celebrities that IL would re-
qure a much more prolific and compre.
hebsiyo pen than1 can WELD TO ''do any
sort Of justice to the subject" For in.
stance, in the simple enumeration of bro
ken down, used.up, laid on.thc.s shelf,
Methodist Preachers like myself they have
Rev. Lewis Hurlbut, Rev. Asbury Wilkin-
son, Rev. James Crawford, and Rev. ia
cob Miller, with some two or three more
in hopeful prospect Of the same high and
honorable ministerial destiny. have
long known them all.rand am more than
willing'to say, whatever may have been
their talents as preachers they were all la
borious men, and doubleday did in their
day n work for the Church which should
give them the respect and kind regards Of
every decent Christian.
Perhaps more poloertai organ can
not be found in the State than was in use
n few months ago in the old Method st
Church Of this place. 1t split the Church
into about two equal parts, and built an
other church edifee far better than the
old one. Nothing equals its po,oer in these
parts. Rev. @. Tinsley of your Methodist
Station at present. many say, set the organ
to going and did all the mischief, reckon
from what have heard from a number of
the ant-orgauists, that that act and deed
in his history will give him several stars
in the crown of his rejoicing, My old
friend and parishioner, Truman Merrill,
learn, gave 81 900 to build this new anti.
organ Church, aud pays, | think, $50 to
support their present Pastor. Let the
good White Water people send over, if
they need il, and buy this organ, and it
will make things wbiz about them. Some
people may not like organs much, but |
think with my grand old Chorisier of the
olden years, Joseph Wilkinson Of your
town, that when the people have lost the
spirit and power Of singing, and only as
few have to make all the music for the
congregation, il is well enough to have an
organ to make the worship decent and
respectable. confess, under the circum.
stances Of tho age, am an organ man.
Rev. John 5. Winchester, who is, and
has been from.iho beginning the Pastor Of
this Centenary Chpfch, doubt not merits
very considerable scredit in its erection
lie has preached them and built up in
numbers very Il congregation. l was
glad to learn that 20 Presbyterian Church
Of this place havcI occurred the services Of
Rev, John q. irwin, very able and elo.
quent divine, who will no doubt attract to
that Church many who have not been in
tho habit Of hearing sermons. The con-
gregaiion have agreed to give him q salary
Of 81, 800 per annum, aud in addition have
insured his life for the liberal sum of
IS 900. l did not have the pleasure Of
hearing Mr.. Irwin, but / formed his nc.
quaintancc and found him TO be a gentle.
man Of evident talent. simple and easy in
his manner, and possessing the unassumed
bearing and humility Of a Christian min
lister. Long may he live to stand before
his present congregation as an efficient up
builder Of the Church of God.
Passing from the subject Of Churches
to that of old Franklin County friends,
will perhaps be apropos, as that is the
subject which 1 intended should absorb
this entire letter. | regretted TO learn
that Samuel Shirk's health has become SO
delicate that he has given up his bust
ness. The house Of Raymond & Shrk
has changed TO Raymond 4 Robbins.
John Raymond isyet young man, but
as u business man scarcely any from
franklin have cxcelled him. met on
the street the other day the mother Of
Miss NJ, Louisa Chitwood. who is making
her home in this place. She still looks
young, but the marks Of the said bereavo.
ment occasioned by the death Of her gift
ed daughter are uklinly visible and stand
out upon her cou enance even amidst her
most genial smile Indeed, / can never
myself, even, thin pf tho young and sweet
Poetess without d otions Of melancholy
Of the most mysterious character. She
wrote so touehiusly, and always in Ian.
guage which was music in itself, of life,
of love and friendship and Heaven, that |
sometimes have almost imagined that she
was caught up TO the beautiful home Of
tho loved and the lost by the inspirations
n L.. e,yn aon,a Che d,.I ynuno hot