The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-05-20
DIR. MUNSEY.
A Trip to Pulaski to Hear the
Great Preacher.

| FIR ON the Union and American.
Leaving Nashville Saturday evening
at 6 40, we sped along at a rapid rate
until we reached Franklin, where the
| goOd-looking editor of the ReUiel0 and
Journal joined US, and at 1920 we
reached Pulaski in good order. just
! here l want to say that / have a high
regard for your cOnir@e Bullock, and
! have ever regarded him as a most ex-
| emplary member of the Methodist
| Church; yet this trip satisfied me that
! he is in great danger, ii he has not al
] ready done so, of breaking the second
of the Ten Commandments, tor he is
almost ready to fall down and worship
the genius and brains of the man whom
we went to Pulaski to hear preach, If
] Bullock ever erects an idol and pays his
worship to it, that idol will be Brains.
Sunday morning in Pulaski, barring
wind which was little cool, was one
of the fairest and brightest of the
many beautiful days which renders the
/ Sunny South so charming. Pulaski,
| Justly entitled to be crowned Queen of
/ the towns of Middle Tennessee, was
astir at an early hour, and the crowd
all seemed to be going one way, for
! the eloquent and highly gifted Munsey
was to preach at the Methodist Church.
As is always the case, the house was
! packed hours before the time designated
( for the services to begin. Just IA few
moments before half-past ten DIR. Mum
! sey entered the pulpit, attended by
| Rev. \. q. Dinwiddie, the pastor of the
church, and Rev. jerome b. Anderson.
And what a change a few years re-
spite from hard study has wrought in
the personal appearance of the man.
He bears but little resemblance to the
DR.. Munsey of two years ago; he weighs
now about $50 or lS5 pounds. His eve
is as bright as a diamond, and when he
gave out the first lines of his opening
hymn every one recognized that the
voice which many years ago had been
so powerful had been completely re-
stored. l venture to assert that not
one in that immense audience had any
difficulty in hearing distictly every
word that he uttered. His text was a
! portion of the oath verse, 18th chapter,
LIST Kings: 81 know that thou art a
man of God"
And now don't you think for a moment
that am going to be guilty of the folly
of attempting to report one of Dr.
Munsey's sermons. l cannot do it if |
would, and l would not if l could.
Suffice il here to say that his theme was
the moral courage OF true man of
God, cXempliiied in the life of the
Prophet Elijah, and he handled it as
only he can do. For about one hour
and a half he held the large audience
deeply interested in the grand thoughts
suggested by the career of Gods
prophet, and the practical lessons de-
duced theretrOm. To our community,
where the Doctor has so many admir-
ing friends, it is needless to say more of
the sermon than to remark that he fully
sustained the exalted reputation made
among us long since.
On Sunday afternoon at 81 O'Clock
there was a SundAy-schoOl mass-meet-
ing, with singing and speeches, and the
atla6le Judge of Davidson County Court
interested the audience with capital
Sunday-schoOl speech, replete with
well put suggestions which all who
heard would do well to put in daily
practice.
Your reporter cannot lay aside the
pencil without making mention OF the
warm welcomes and the princely hos
pitality extended him by many friends
whose names he will not put in type,
but begs to assure them that their
names, deeds and kind expressions are
deeply stamped on his memory and in
his heart.
Luther w. McCOrd, of the CITIZEN,
took kindly to us and made us feel that
his large and warm heart had in it a
tender place. He is justly popular in
the county and is entitled TO the success
which his honest labor and indomitable
energy has gained for him.
GOV. John &. Brown was among DR..
Munsey's listeners and occupied seat
within the altar railing. He came in
about half an hour before the Doctor
commenced preaching and had to take
a front seat or none. We think the Gov
ernor enjoyed his altar experience of
last Sunday, if his countenance ex-
pressed his feelings.
Pulaski, unlike many other interior
towns of the State, presents evidences of
a material prosperity and refined cult /
ure. Many new and handsome resi- /
denceS and substantial business houses {
have been recently built, while many
others are in process of erection, while |
the tasteful gardens set with flowers and 4
evergreens and kept in such perfect /
neatneSs hespeak not only thrift and /
prosperity, but also a love for the beau /
tiful which is the accompaniment of a /
refined moral and mental culture.
We LETT Pulaski with regret, and re- .
turned home trusting some of these .
days TO revisit it and meet the friends .
who rendered our stay so pleasant.
DAVIDSON.