Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-08-17

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him by more than one thousand
majority. This is a sad comment
on political excitement, and it is
truly lamentable that our people are
so prone to enthusiasm in seeking
worldly goods and worldly promo
tions while they are so condenna.
tory of religious enthusiasm and
zeal for the salvation of the world
He that saves a soul from death,
though it cost him his life, does an
imperishable work and will REAP
the fruit in the joyous forever.
The noble, manly and OutspOken
sentiments of Col. Gill T. Alternately
are characteristic of the man.
have for years been impressed with
his worth as a citizen and his ability
to become a representative man. ]
am better prepared to appreciate
the high-minded and noble senti-
ments of the Colonel than some OF
your Montgomery county readers.
] am now assisting in a meeting at
Rehobath, near his native heath.
| was at the old homestead three
days ago, and enjoyed the hospital
tiles for which the place has been
proverbial for more than sixty years.
Here, doubtless, the principles of a
high and lofty patriotism were in
stilled into his youthful mind by a
time-honored father who would
rather have been right than to have
been President of the United States.
Our people are delighted, not with
the change, but with the new editor
Ofthe Nashville Christian Advocate.
Southern MethOdism in the nine
teenth century will furnish but one
Thomas o. Summers, d. D., and
probably will never furnish another
in any age; but the rare salutatiOn,
brief and racy paragraphing and
general editorial work of the new
editor commends the paper to every
family. Everyone deplOres the adj
vance in the price, especially since
others of our Church papers have
introduced a premium system that
virtually brings the price of them
below that of our organ.
have been greatly blessed in my
pastoral charge this year. 1 have
never seen such zeal in Sunday
school wOrk-save at Cedar Hill
as my people have manifested this
year. When 1 came here that i'm
portant auxiliary to the Church had
waned until all were discouraged !;
but when spring opened they rallied
and have been at work like beavers
ever since. | have twenty-five
truly pious and Christian Sunday
school workers, who are given to
this work for Jesus sake, and they
are invincible. When our schools
were organized they were made
Superintendent and teachers, and
they went to work for the salvation
of sinners. In their teachers meet
ings they resolved to work for the
salvation of their pupils by secret
prayer and personal interest in the
uncOnverted. 1t has paid. / began
my prOtracted meetings July 9th,
and have held one in each church,
the two lasting four weeks. One
hundred and three professions of
faith in Christ, and ninety-eight
have been added to the Church.
Seventy-eigh of those who protested
religion were members of our Sun
day-schoOls. What blessed re-
ward for sacrifice and TOLL My
people have denied themselves the
usual summer resorts and recrea-
tions, such as visiting springs and
far-away friends, and have bent
their energies in working for Jesus.
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stood by their work claim a richer
Christian experience than they have
ever enjoyed before; and 1 verify
believe that as an army of Jesus
Christ they are, in their sphere, in
vincible. We have had baptisms
of the Holy Spirit in secret prayer,
teachers meetings and public SER
vice for months, and have realized
it in rich professions during the
month of July. l am now aiding
my brethren, who so kindly assisted
me in my meetings, and God is
graciously pouring out His spirit
upon the pastoral charge of my true
yoke-fellow, Rev. S. NJ. Cherry.
Rev. w. A. Turner assisted me one
week, preaching to the delight of
my people, who showed a Substan-
tial appreciation of his valuable
services. Brother T. quadrates at
Cedar uiil, and though he was not
at all prospecting-he is incapable
of seeking "a field of labor-our peo-
pie would gladly welcome him 10 a
place among us.
The health of myself and family
is good. Thave been greatly blessed
in that respect, and have never done
more hard work any year of my
itinerant life. have great many
letters from friends that / dearly
love that | have been unable to
answer for want of time. But |
know them well, and believe that
they had rather know that was
stlll struggling to be Christian and
win souls to Christ than that ! was
given to "elegant leisure" and letter
writing,
With many wishes for your pros
perity and circulation, am your
friend, It. j, DUNCAN,
Mr.. n. V. Gerhart has moved his
cheap cash store to the Hillman