Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-06

Livery man OF DrdlflS ana PRINCE
pie recognizes the fact that it re-
lquires money TO carry on the affairs
of the Church as well of any other
organization, and that every one,
being dependent upon Christianity
for. the benefits aof civilization, is
under obligations to pay for its es-
Enlistment aud perpetuity in all
parts of the world. Especially are
those who join the Church bound to
carry their portion of the financial
burdens. That eacho one may know
what is expected of him some of
the Societies are in the habit of
appointing assessment COM
mittees" to divide out the expenses
of the Church among the individual
members, according to their ability
to pay. The reports of these com
mittees are submitted to the Church
Confidence, and each member
allowed to accept, alter or reject the
amount apportioned to him; they
are then placed in the hands of the
stewards for collection. 1t only re-
mains then for the stewards to per-
form the functions of their Office,
and the members to preserve their
veracityy and one of the greatest
hindrances to the progress Of Chris
tianity will be removed. But this
assessment plan" is a terror to evil
doors, inasmuch as the stewards are
expected toreport their collections
from eto time, namingthose who
have paid and those who have not.
Some who have heretofore been de-
linquents will see their mistake, and,
like honest men, determine to do
their part; but Others, who have
been hidden away until their backs
are moss-covered, will fill the at
mosphere with their howlings OF
discomfort, and finally kick out OF
harness. Then the Church has pros
perity. 8 sf
A missionary collection was taken
the fourth Sunday. in March, and
among the contributions was pew
ter quarter, which the owner had
Whitfield on to be certain that it was
pewter. l am very sure that the
man does not live in the regions
around about here. But what must
be done with the quarter ? Shall i
sell it to the highest bidder? Very
well, let the bids be reported to the
CHRONICLE Office, and let them be
liberal.
Bottles will scare off hawks. Sus-
pend a number of them to the limbs
of a sassafras pole, and your spring
chickens are safe. i tried straw
men on Southside, and named one
Abe Linkhorn, and one Osman
Pacha, but they Were not as good
sentinels as the bottles are. am
indebted to DIR. Jim Cage for the
suggestion. You are not to suppose
that 1 have any fondness for
chickens.
If You want to- feel like you are
somebody, stay all night in Hills
dale, a village on the Nashville
pike, between Fredonia and Will
iams' Chapel. So careful are the
inhabitants for the entertainment
of their guests that, when one has
company for the night, all the neigh
bors are called in to sit till bed time.
Hospitality of the most genuine
Kind is dispensed, and the guest is
made to feel perfectly at home. The
village has its Main and Market
streets, Greenwood Avenue, &C.,
but no shops for vending wares
goodwill for one another, and for
everybody, being the commodity
that is kept, and that for gratuitous
distribution.
The CHRONICLE has many friends
Throughout my charge, and l shall
expect the number to be increased.
AsBURY.