The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-05-27
From the Franklin Review.
PULASKI NOTES.


House One hour before preachin;
time the beautiful Methodist Church wa
packed with an eager and eXpectau
crowd. For one hour and forty minute
DR.. Munsev preached in strain anC
with an emphasis and junction over
whelmingly grand and powerful. Hi
theme WAS the courage of Elijah. IL
logic, pathOs, satire, humOr and imagin
alton | have never heard it surpassed
but by the immortal preacher himself
Beyond doubt lie IS the greatest liciH,
preacher. He is literally STAT and forty
He says that his physical condition is a!
good as when he was between til,
pillow handles. He weighs one hundred
and eighty and Is very fond OF and in
dnlgeS freely in athletic sports. Hi:
condition was such last fall he could moi
take regular work in the ranks of tho
Methodist ministry, but now he i:
| rounding up preparatory to his taking
Il charge this fall He is undecided
which conference he will enter. wher-
ever he throws his power and influence
immense good will be done. When he
WAS in Franklin he was almost physi-
cal wreck, having suffered from three
/ paralytic strokes. Now he is the very
picture of health and has done more
work than any preacher in his church
with the exception of Bishop Marvin
I His voice when | last heard him, was
weak and indiStinct from physical debil
/ ity. Now its notes are as clear as a
! bugle and of great penetrating force. |
| hope that our people may have chance
/ to hear him soon. In the evening the
/ Sunday-schoOl held a mass meeting and
was addressed by Judge John Ferriss, OF
| Nashville, and Bill Morrow. Both ora
D
Jones and both made excellent speeches.
Judge Ferriss has thrilling history hid
behind the Davidson County Judgcship.
| When about IA Orl5 pears old, he got in
MCGaw's wagon, a merchant from Col
umbia, and left Trenton in this State, to
push his fortunes in Middle Tennessee.
He was runaway lad. While on the
road to Columbia MCGaw advised the
truant to dig up some pine trees to sell
when he got there and realized some
small change. Bill Polk SAW him stand
ing over his shrubs and to encourage
him gave him dollar fCT a tree. Soon
he disposed of his lot al. was employed
by the purchasers to plant them. From
Maury's capital he went To the State
capital, with but few friends and less
money. To make long story short,
John, by his energy, industry and ma
tiOn-the judgeship aforesaid. 1t is
universally conceded that he fills it with
great zeal and ability. He made a good
speech and pronounced very decidedly
in favor of the early religious training
of the young. He was followed as have
before said by Bill Morrow who has been
an active Suuday-schOOl man for
twenty years. His speech captured every
boy in Pulaski and If ne were to run
for Governor they would move up in
solid column under his banner. Wher-
ever the Sunday-schOOl cause meets,
either for counsel or for exercises of a
different character, if in his reach, there
you will find him a bold and aggressive
soldier in its behalf. Noticeable among
the participants in conducting the meet
ing, were young Mr.. w. S. Ezell and IA
beautiful daughter of Professor w. X.
Jones. The voices of both were sweet
and well disciplined - peculiarly so.
Mr.. Eel is the son of one OF Pulaski's
oldest merchants, and | was told that
ever since his bOyhoOd, he has partici-
Pated in the public services of the
church-singing and praying. He is
very popular with all classes, and is 4
young merchant of great promise. He
is no doubt the pride of his fathers
heart and is a glorious example to the
young manhood of Pulaski He is a
brother-in-law of Captain. William
FlOurney and TUlly Brown, the oldest
son Of eN-GOv, \. S. Brown. Pulaski is
lannon's for many things and foremost
among them is the hearty hospitality of
her people. We dined at Professor W.
X. Jones who is going to Louisville to
take charge of a large school He is
one Uf the most efficient and popular
educators in the south and will be
missed very much in Giles County.
We supTed at Mr.. j. b. Childers,
whose wife is a sister OF Mr.. Craw ford,
one of the popular clerks OF the Max
well House. This good lady is also a
sister of the wife of Mr.. Washington
Perkins, the brother OF the late Mrs.
FigucrS, the mother of NOrfleet and
Hardin. Mr.. Childers is one of the
wealthiest citizens of this county and
his good wife is one of the favorites OF
Pulaski society. She said she fell in
love with Mrs. DIR, James =. Hammer
on the trip the knights Templar
made to New Orleans some months ago.
Last but by no means least, l shook
hands with Luther McCOrd, the editor
and proprietor of the PULASKI CITIZen,
for the first time. For the benefit of
brother Bob Russ of the Shelbyville
Commercial, l enquired particularly
about Luther. Instead of being i'm a
state of suspended animation and fiat
broke, he has achieved more success and
piled up more money than any other
ink Singer in the State. He has fine
ly appointed Office-manv subscribers,
patrons and a hests of friends. Per
haps there is not more comfortable
and better stocked job office in the
State. Before the war McCOrd located
here a poor boy and up to the war had
accumulated some property which went
the way of all the earth i'm the late un-
pleaSantneSS. When ''grim viSaged war
smOGthed its WTinkled 'front.'" he took to
type setting with more than his old love
and energy and through all these years
has added to his pile and to the list of
his friends, until now in the beautiful
month of May 1873, he has a lovely
home and seven children. Two Of these
he has tlinglng type in the Office. His
paper is popular and influential and all
hands are in a thrifty condition. l hope
he may have the good luck to make
printers of his boys and may they be as
successful in the cart preserYatiYa" as
the father and founder of this branch of
the McCOrd House. b.