Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-06

DEAR OLD CHRONICLE We do not
seek to parade our Affections through
you to the public, but, whilst appear
ing to be in good health our Affections
are indeed severe,) we have again
sought the country for a short time to
see if we could reeuperate. Saturday,
April 18th, we landed at the residence
of Uncle Ben. Hewitt, where we spent
the night, and next morning attended
preaching at old McAdoo church, Rev.
David Morrow officiating. The church
is new and eommodious, and a good
congregation was there to listen to
the jealous remarks of the preacher.
His text was Agrippa's reply to Paul,
Almost thou persuadest me to be a
christian" The sermon was a plain,
practical exposition of the text-real
old fashioned gospel preaching, which
to our mind does more good than the
new style of rhetorical eloquence with
great flourish of trumpets, which we
of late days have been educated to
look for from the pulpit. Uncle David
Morrow was reared near this place,
and was the preacher at McAdoo some
twenty-five years ago. He was esteem
ed by all for his pure christian life,
and on last Sunday scores of his old
friends came out to hear him. He
still stands up and proclaims the same
religious faith that supported him in
youth, which makes deep impression |
upon the younger portion of this COM
munity who have learned who and |
what this good man is through their
fathers. He is the only brother of
Mrs. Jacob Rudolph and Mrs. Pleas
ant Bagwell, two of the best women in
our county. He has several appoint
ments near here to preach prior to his
departure for his home in Arkansas,
and we hope to hear him again.
We met many old and cherished
friends last Sunday, and whilst we are
not fishing for sympathy, we must ac-
knowledge their kind wishes fell CRATE
fully upon our ears, and made our
heart warm up to the fact that all the
milk of human kindness has not dried.
up. We believe that the generality of
mankind is as clever as of yore-it is
only lack of ability to show their
kindness an it was once manifested in
ante-bellum days.
We are sorry to learn of the serious
illness of Stephen Cooke. Esq, an old
and worthy citizen of our county.
Hope he may be restored to health.
The health of this section is not good,
and physicians are kept busy in conse-
quenee.
We hear of several farmers who
have a supply of tobacco plants, but
as a general thing they are very
scarce. Wheat is looking weA-corn
planting is going on in earnest. The
energetic farmers of this neighbor-
hood are bending to their work.
Rev. Nicholas Bagwell appointed
last Sunday evening as the time to
take some steps towards recognizing
a Sunday School at McAdoo. If he is
successful, he and Rev. II. l.. Burney
will organize it next Sabbath. This
great nursery of the church is too i'm
pOrtant an auxiliary to be suffered to |
lag, and we hope they may succeed in
esta blishing a good school.
Very many old staid subscribers to
our paper, and friends and admirers
of our late lamented Senior, Mr.. r.
w. THOMAS, expressed great sorrow
for his death, and feared we would be
unable to find man to fill his place
| am suffering much to-day, and write
those items hurriedly.
j. A. GRANT.