The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-12-12
Public Meeting of the Citizens of Grand
Junction.
GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn. J
December 9th. 1873. [

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At mass meeting of the citizens of
Grand Junction, Tenn, held pursu-
ant to adjournment of the meeting on
the day of Thanksgiving, NJ. w. Pre-
witt having been called to the Chair,
the following resolutions were read and
unanimously adopted:
1st. That rs a community, recog-
nizing an Advise and general Provi-
denee, which not only pcrvades His
universal umpire of worlds unseen by
! mortal eyes, but extends in fatherly
kindness and pity to His meanest and
lowest creatures. And while we know
lie Is plenteous in mercy and good
ness to all who love and obey Him, we
are admonished, "He will visit iniquitv
and sin to the third and fourth genera
ton of all who hate Him and keep not
His Word"
2nd. That as a people smitten and
afflicted, we receive the Christening as
Of the Lord that we humble ourselves
under His mighty hand, confess all our
sins and wickedness; that we bring
the sacrifice of Il broken and contrite
heart to His altar; that we cover our
faces in shame and sit down in sack
cloth and ashes at His feet and in our
humiliation lift-up our voices in praise
and thanksgiving for His manifold
mercy, and call upon all that is within
to bless the Lord; ''for His mercy en-
dureth forever"
3rd. That we tender our heartfelt
sympathy to the families of the lament
ted dead, in this their hour of afic-
ton.
4th. That as a people, we tender our
sincere thanks to our kind friends and
benefdctors abroad, in whatever local.
~, country or cline they may reside,
and especially to our friends Of the
North, for the manifold and God-like
charities which they poured into our
bosoms in the hour of our afil;ction and
want.
9th. That to the Towards of New |
Orleans and Memphis, Relief Com
mittees, Masops, Knights of Honor,
various lines of Railroad, Express
Companies, Telegraph Companies, to
Physicians, especially to DIR. C. w.
Ball, of New Orleans, and all who
came to the front and stood in the
breach in the hour of our calamity and
atfliction, we thank and bless in the
name of the Lord
9th. That these God-like deeds of
benefcence and mercy shall ever live
in our bOsoms as a monitor from the
Lord, to chasten our feelings, to in
spire our devotions, to quicken and en-
large our charities ard conmiseration
fer all people in affiiction and distress,
Irrespective of religion, politics or
9Th. That our Senators and Repre-
in Congress be requested to
consider the necessity of placing en-
barge on trade from the yellow fever
Islands. from the month of April to
November; it being orr opinion that
elbow fever is an imported and not an
Indigenous disease, and that it is wiser
Or the general Government, if it errs
I all to do so on the side of mercy and
afety; therefore we pray this prompt
nd efficient action in this matter.
Sth. That the above Resolutions be
natter of permanent record for our
hil,lren and future generations, and
copy be sent to the Memphis Appeal ?
nd Avalanche, and to the Bolivar
ULLETIX, with the request that other
apers please copy.
J. NJ. MORRIS, Secretary.