Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-19

full they had somebody TO whip them,
when they misbehavtd and needed IT,
adding, at the same time, very shrewdly,
it would be good thing if some white
people had somebody TO do the same for
them. He used to tell them that O good
whipping, when they really needed it, was
worth more TO them than suit of new
clothes. They were highly offended at
this kind of preaching, and called him all
sorts of ugly names. T A Efts
His belief in election and predestina-
ton was complete and unwavering- Ac.
cording to his theology, the condition OF
q man who was not elected ''from the
foundation of the world" was as change
less and hopeless, as if he were already
in the bottomlees pit. On the ot6er hanu,
if he was one of the elect neither ms
own rascality nor all the powers OF Dark
ness combined, could prevent his saliva,
ton Strange that SO many great ana
good men should ever have believed ooc-
tripe 70 ierriblei
But when Elder Moore and others
would preach one of their able dlscources
in favor of this doctrine, the old mans
countenance would fairly beam with de-
light.
Elder Todevine, when preaching al
WAYS divided his discourse into number
of heads or topics, often into half DOZEN
or more. These he would take up and
discuss in order. Sometimes, however,
in bis more advanced age, he would forget
some of them. Might not this method
prove useful, if adopted by some of the
preachers of the present day, many OF
whom seem to have but little method or
order in their discourees.
Many years before his death, he told
his friends be had had dream, in which
it had been shown him, at what date or
at what age he should die. This dream
was so strongly impressed on his mind,
that he often made it subject of CONVEX
sation. He was according to it, to die in
the year 1921. ....-.. .........-
Early in the month of March, of that
date, it is said he left home to 60 70
Blooming Grove, Bapdst Church OF
that name, in the southwestern portion of
the county. On his way he staid all
night with his old friend and neighbor,
Bryan Whitfield, who told him he was
too old and infrm to ride so far by him
self, and tried to persuade HIM not to IN
dert2ke it. He replied, there were two
souls there, that he was to be instrument
al in awakening, before his departure,
which was at hand.
Mr.. W., suppOsing it one of the old
mans fancics, said nothing more. He
went to the church, preached to the
paOr,la opI rotUrnoJ bCrDa Soma dave
after he rode over to Mr.. WIS, called
him to the gate, told him his tine TO die
had come, and as he would rather not die
at home by himself, he would be very
thankful, if he would let him die at bis
house. Mr.. W, after joking him little,
invited him to get down and go in. He
did so-took his bed and died, as some
say, the next day, and as others, soon
afterwards, on the 29d of March, 1921.
He was buried on the hill, to the right
of the road, leading from GAINESVILLE,
Tennessee, to Trenton, Kentucky, just
before crossing the creek, on which his
little cabin once stood.
L is said when his remains were car
ried to the grave, his dog followed them,
and when it was filed up, lay down be
side it, and remained there until Mr..
VIM. Watwood, an old friend of his mas
ter, several days after tied his haudker-
chief around his neck and led him away.
Thus ended the life of sing but
interesting old pioneer preacher. His
name has nearly passed into oblivion, but
it still brings to the writer the memory
of the days of other years"