Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-05-05
FROM NEW PROVIDENCE.

and he is a nice bOy-Says that a
certain divine delivered tempe
rance lecture at certain place and
did not meet the expectations of the
people, and gave as a reason that he
was too full of preaching to make
an acceptable lecture. If my COM
munications are too preacherly to
please your readers, you will let me
know. You are my friends.
/ have been for several days as
sisting the Rev. j. c. Brandon, of
Trenton circuit, Louisville confer
ence, in q protracted meeting at
Chapel Hill and / must say that it
has been one of the most enjoyable
meetings that have attended since
Bro. Brown closed his. Several
features in the meeting pleased me
not a little. The attendance was
large, behavior perfect, unity and
fraternity like the ointment that ran
down on Aaron's beard, and the
music soul-stirring.
The visit of Miss Lannie Alexan-
der, child of sacred song, with
her organ, was godsend. Some
people are ruined by seeing them
selves in print; not so with her.
She is a child of God, and daughter
of faithful baptist preacher, and
will sing you hundred songs with
out smile. Her voice is not volu-
minOus, but melodious and mag
netic. You can't criticise her, for
81 find Him in singing" is to her
indeed truthful song; and a song
singing soul in communion with
God disarms criticism and exerts |
great attractive power. An organ,
in the hands of such woman, is a
means of grace. Everybody that |
can sing at all will sing with her |
and her organ.
Rev. F. G. Plaster, pastor of Mt. |
Zion Baptist church, preached three
earnest, faithful sermons. Four
years pastoral work among the
same people has served to draw us
close together, and it did my heart !
good to worship with him again.
On last Friday was summoned /
to attend the funeral services of
Mrs. Eliza j., wife of our worthy |
fellow-citizen John Leigh, who died
the day before. Mrs. Leigh, nee
Lowery, was born in Todd county,
KY, July 25, 1880. Converted soon
after her marriage, and joined the
Baptist Church, of which she lived
consistent member until death.
She suffered long, her disease being
consumption;
"But the Healer was there
Pouring balm on her heart"
and she lived in constant cOmmu-
Mon with her Redeemer. When
able to attend her Church she was
faithful, and in Sunday school work
she was untiring and successful. /
know some little boys and girls who
will miss her, sadly miss her. They
may see her again it they 4ciU.
Clarence, her husband, so deeply
bereaved, and her only and almost
heart-brOken daughter, her aged
mother and two little motherless
boys-no, they are not motherless
she livess!-will miss her oh! so
much. was not her pastor, and
yet L was her pastor; how l will
miss her. We put her away in
hope, for "she sleeps imJesus."
Back to the meeting. On last
Sunday Mr.. Wallace, of the firm of
Sawyer, Wallace & Co., New York,
wOrshipped with us in our little
chapel. Yes, acoTshipped. He is an
old Presbyterian, of Scotch extrac-
ton. / am fully persuaded of the
entirity of his christian character,
and that he put in a solid Sabbath's
service last Sunday. He is a perfect
magnet among children, and
faithful Sunday school worker. AS
DIR. Bailey says, 81 love for such
men to come among us, see and be
seen of u.s." He was the guest of
Mr.. ChileS T. Barker,
Up to this writing there have
been sixteen professions, and the
work goes on. Quite an interesting
meeting has been going on in the
Reform Church in this village for
several days, conducted by Bros.
Johnson, Broadhurst and Coulter.
Several have been baptized, and the
attendance and interest increases.
Mrs. Sallie Gold, wife of Mr.. Dan.
Gold, and a most estimable christian
lady, has been deeply afflicted for
several days, but is much improved.
Mrs. Nesbitt, of Milledgeville, Ga,
is on visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Nina Hamburger. She is an ac-
complished lady, and seems to en-
joy her visit among us.
7. j. DUNCAN.