The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-22
PERSONAL INTELLTGFNCE,


The Daily Christian Advocate is publish
ing biographical sketch OF each member
of the Methodist General Conference, now
in session at Louisville. We copy the fol-
lowing notice Of a native of this county
who has many friends and relatives nert
"M m. NJ. Leftwich, D. D., was born IN Bed
Major Thomas x Ieftwich, moved 20 Mau-
ry county, Tenn, in 1880 II is no wonder
the Doctor is fond of Camp Meetings; he was
converted and brought into the church on
the old VoOrhies camp-ground, in Sept. lS43.
He entered upon his collegiate course at
Emo. y and Henry College, Va, and COM
pleted IL at Jackson College, Tennessee
lie was famous for winning prizes. He read
law In the office of Hon w fl, Polk, brother
OF the President, After spending winter
IN Austin, Texas, the young man went 70
Missouri in the spring of 1851, where ne was
April 18th Is52. Just one year after this
the young lawyer was licensed 10 preach
the gospel by the Quarterly ~
the Georgetown Circuit. He was adnltteu
on trial in the st. Louis Conference, In the
fall Of 1888, and appointed 10 the lex
when he was stationed at the Mound Church
IN st. Louis, 1850 The writer OF tnls skeUcn
was his Presiding Elder at the time and re-
members how his church was crowded Tor
two years, and Strengthened by the aqdltlon
of hundreds of members: From 1879 70 1911
DIR. Leftwich was in regular station WORK
Killing some of the most important APP
continents in Missouri, Jefferson City,
Il Rsas City, Independence, St Joseph,
t., ,fbaI II. Charles, and First Church in
fhs 81, y OF st. Louis. After the extension
81 me ~, Moral term, he was the first preach
or i'm the a. Nurch 10 remain four years In the
same charge During the two hottest years
OF the war lac, was pastor IN CoIumbla,
Tenn. The read sr may luoge WI" kIt oLoI sI ht
80 ~, srCod condit ION 10 write ''Martyrdom
in Missouri'-tWo vINniissss1a ooOF1 ~ N
I eft,Tieb bas written tvaphic sketches of
the Bishops, and other d'stlns t tt ivn
OF the church. He has gen Tue tot MGGtSIu Iss'
scarcely surpassed by any NAV II t to -;
Ills title was conferred by the GnlVerSlly OF
Missouri in 1869. DIR. Lettwlcn was AIoSI
dent of st. Charles College during SlAc ySCSen
Is6q-7U and declined the Presidency % C 81
trail Female College in ls1l, preIerrlnS e on9
regular pastoral work. he - at Plssttnt'
the Presiding Elder OF the st. Louis DlstTlct'
and serving his second session in the Cen
eral Conference. Or. Leftwich Is relnarkhoIe |
for the versatility OF ms LSt rsie nostor
and a brilliant pulpit orator. ~oIC.- -. |
and mctuphysiclan; gs,hi&I C con5 mcts n |
chiIdreII's meeting, or "A hot debate on INT
Conference floor, with equal ease: II a v oru
lac is the Christopher North oil SouCiieih
" y. Cowden and Clint Armstrong, two
prominent lawyers of IeWlsDurg, passtu
through Columbia, last -hOhuaS' OA '
way to Nashville. =,
H. Mack Cypert, a promising young law
place last Monday, on his way from WASH
Vile. He was talking about CHARMING
widow he left behind.
The beautiful Miss Ellie Martin, WHO mas /
4 cen charming Memphis with her presence |
during the mast five or six months, has re- /
-urncd to her home in this county, WheTe 1
eLe j. welcomed by her host of admirers.
George NJ Martin, a native OF this place |
aud a Son of 4. q. Martin, Is In Little ROCK /
Ark. learning the art OF printing, III tne /
Gazette office. George happened to be In the
first night between Baxter and BROOKS, ana /
made "A narrow escape.
Eminent Commander, j. M. fowler, at 1
fssndcd the grand COmnIandeIN Oh the SJdte L
Al jackson last week.
Rights enplar from Columbia drink
water when they go abroad.
Hon, W. ON. Perkins, OF Frank llnr passed
I trough Goiu mbia last wednesday, on M
Nyav home from an eiectiOneerlng tour
through Lawrence ana wayne nj. III
{ COX. and Col, Gibbs, candidates for Congress,
smoke Al Waynesboro last Monday. We are
for Gen. " hittEorne, world without emo
but iF Mr. Perkins gets the Democratic
we viii give him eheerIu
Mrs Esiie Gordon Nielsen, of Hopkins
y Tile, aud her son Gordon, are at cottage
Hill, Hickman county. -,...t.,, |
bride returned from their bridal trip, few
ravs since. number OF young irlends met |
them nj the depot. Gid is a young lawyer |
of brilliant parts, and now that he mas Ah
inteIIertual wife to help him up the hiii OF
fame, his course will be upward ana on
Col Horace Ready. OF New York, during
the war q member of Col. Matt MARIN
sIeunes-ee1 Regiment, was III Coluhlbla
Yesterday. surrounded by W j. hltIiOFhe
and RUFF Poik-uld cronies-
W II. TtmmOnS, by request mas CON |
sarte6 10 deliver a lecture at the Christian |
I-btSrc, sunday evening next at o'clock, |
on "the punishment of the wicked. II Is
an able lecture, and contains lrrefutahie ar
in favor Of the old-fashloneu Or
Ihodox doctrine o4 t!lis subject. r.,
Mr. Dave Akin, OF Anderson county, rex |
a., and family, are on a visit 10 MS tatileT,
4 !. Akin, OF Bear Creek