Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-12
OHEATHAM COUNTY.
SUNDAY schooa Eafertasunea.t.


To the Editor of the Union and American:
ASHLAND CITY, Dec. 9, 1S72.-Allow
me space in your valuable paper to inform
your readers that we have had quite sue
cessful entertainment sc this place for the
purpose Of fund to purcha.e a library for
the Ashland City Sunday School, given by
Maj. T. p. Weakley, Superintendent Of the
Tulip Street M. E. Sunday School, Edge
field, assisted by the Rev. DR.. Sharp.
Phe entertainment consisted Of scenes in
Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress, by aid Of the
Painters art and Marcy's sei3p,ieon. &C
c0mpanied by lectures EXPLAINING and Illus
trsting the various scenes and characters,
given by DIR. Sharpe, the whole inteFspersed
with appropriate singing by the scholars
In additin to the scenes and characters re-
ferred to 10 the life Of the great dreamer,
several other pictures were exhibited which
reflected great credit On the artistic skill OF
Mr.. Giers, ofyour city. Oneof itseR-that
OF Rev. j. W. Hunter, Of your city. As
soon as its outlines we're fully delinested on
the canvass, almost all the scholars eX-
claimed, "shat'5 brother Hunter.p This
was the more remarkable from the fact
that the Reverend gentleman has been with
US but once.
The photographs of DR.. Sharp was also
gem of artistic skill, Eve will not say
beauty.) The DIR. said he "knew more of the
original of that picture than any one in the
house and great deal more than be would
tell" The noble features of the Rev. D..
Summers, were then thrown upon the can
ysss and although fow of US had ever seen
the original, yet the few who had, at once
recognized the fair fallness OF the picture.
While our enterprise was notas successful in
a monetary point of view, as we had right
to expect, and IS the merits of the enter
tainment and the object 10 view demanded;
yet Notwithstanding, the croakings of some,
the evil fOrebodings of others, and the d.
rect and well defined opposition of Others,
the entertainment was literally patronized;
aud this in connection, with the generosity
Of the propIistors of the UNION AND
AMERICAN, in gratuitously fdrnis hin the
hand-bills, and the kindness of those enter
prising gentlemen, Messrs. Wheeler,
Marshall & Bruce, who furnished
us tickets for the same without cost, and to
the very liberal donation Of ten dollars by
Maj. Weakiey Of the amount we had agreed
to pay him, on behalf Of Tulip Sunday
School, and the kindness of our citizens,
with few UDenvisble exceptions, we have
realized fund sufficiently large to ccnsid
erably increase our library. For such kind
ness one and all have our best wishes for
their success in life, and if they receive not
their reward in this life, we trust they may
reap it in the "Sweet By and By"
hope Maj. Weakley viii pardon me when
sag inquiries, not few, were made as to
whether he was 2 married man or not, bus
the fair querists were met with the unwel-
come reply that he vas married man.
We would make this suggestion to the
Major, if he does not wish such inquiries
made, be must not wear such killing
moust2che. The last We heard Of the
Pilgrims" the Major AMI the Doctor, they
like one Of the characters they represent ed
on the canvass, vera retrAcing their steps
10 the City--nOt of Destructio9-but of
Rocks. VON.