Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-24
ESTABLISHED 1910.

Indifferent. In order to make his words
more effective, he would drawl them out
10 an unpleasant length, and at times
displayed a painful contortion OF the
mouth. He remained here several
years, was considered very devout, and
was very popular with bis congregation:
The two ministers / alluded 10 as still
being here are
+. A. OWEN AND p. T. sCRUGGs.
They were both from North Alabama,
where they had made the acquaintance
Of my father, and preached their first
sermons here in his house. ! think Mr..
Owen came here first, but in this may
be mistaken. As 20 their capacity have
nothing to say, except that II every one
else has as high an opinion OF them
as l have, they must be very pop
ular. But i am sorry 10 say
they proved failures. They came
before their time; not like Shakespeare's
man, scarce half made up.n On the
contrary, they were too well made up
for the intelligence of this community.
The change from noise and bluster to
sense and reason was what we were not
prepared for, at least so suddenly. 1t
was like offering cold water to an old
topper. Il did no good. These gentle
men, however, got along very well with
the intelligent, yet think if they could
only have split the difference it would
have been much better, for we certainly
needed higher order of talent. There
is, think, even yet, notwithstanding
the great Improvement in church de-
pertinent, a set Of ignorant blather-
sixties, who set themselves up as COM
petent critics and judges connected with
some Of the churches, that must be
great nuisance tOtheir societies, and par
ucularly to intelligent ministers.
FATHER MOODY.
must tell something about Rev. Mr.
Moody, if it is of a private nature. He
arrived here in the evening Of the fif-
teenth of December, 1884. / remember
the day well, for in about three hours
after his arrival he peri Tmed very in
teresdng little ceremony, which cOnsti-
tuted the most important event of my
life. The other party to that transac-
ton is still here, and looks like she
might live to celebrate her golden we'd
ding mot very remote), and if l should
be equally fortunate, We will have a big
blowout. l want you, Alessrs. Edi-
tors, to consider yourselves especially
invited, and be sure to come, for,
aside from friendship, l have another
use for you. You may not be
able TO say anything clever of me, but /
want you TO give the old woman a I.
puff; she has borne me seven children /
and raised them all, and ! think may |
Justly feel proud of them. The youngest /
Of them exercises his citizenship at 4
the polls, and if there are those who |
think the stock is likely to run out, l /
can inform them that three of my
daughters have presented their husbands .
with fine, fat babies within the last .
three months, making just fourteen in
all of the third generation. If / have .
not right to be jolly and have some |
claim upon my country, l would like
10 know who has. As We are the oldest
resident welded couple on the bluff, /
lOn't think this notice entirely out of
place. l believe it is customary for
lOvelists TO wind up their stories with
wedding, butI do not know that it is
with historians, and / am particularly
anxious TO conform with the latter, lest
hey might turn me out of their society
md play smash with my aspirations.
OLD TINES.