The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-17
A LETTER rROM rAp.
4ireat PrOlractcd Meeting at
s.DId Dog wood" (yhnrch-Can,
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didntcs for Henyen nnd Can.
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Gathering ira Reni3 ,,
Pleasant HILL CHURCH, SUNDAY, :
July 18th, 1879.
Fditor 81 ookharea Ledger:-
Arriving here about 9 o'clock this
morning. l found n goodly crowd as
sembled, and still pouring in. The
church is now rightly named, for the
old "dogwoods' have nearly disappear
ed before the woodlands axe, and the
scythe of time, and other and more
modern growths have succeeded. The
house of worship, a commodious though
plain and unpretentious wooden struct-
IRE, is built on n hill, emboweied in
an extensive oak grove, while within
three hundred yards. aud at the foot OF
the declivity, on the road leading to
Brookhaven. is n of the coolest crys-
tai springs in the county, which gushes
ur through n THO, then runs off into a
babbling brook which crosses the road
near by.
I had not been on the ground long
before / met Capt. Moreton and James
Buckley, fresh from their homes, with
the morning dew still resting on their
cheeks. Their came in quick Success
sion, James Mikell and Charles Cum
ing. and hardly had | shaken bands
with them when the good natured
c%ountenance of DR.. Atkins beamed upon
the scene, though he came from the
south. having spent yesterday among
his constituents III the lower end of che
beat. Martin Tyler soon put in au APP
p~earlnee, and looked as confident of
success as usual. 1t was nov eleven
O'Clock, the hour for services to com
mence. The roll was called outside of
'he church, and all the candidates fur
Sheriff answered to their names except
Luther Blue, Andrew J.. ColtLarp,
and Augustus ID. Dixon, aud they were
.momentariIy expected. The hill side
was crowded, looking to the westward
IN the great expectation Of their com
ing. Eye We'd with eye in the yfal
hope of being the discoverer of a
handful Of floating Dust in the distant
horizon which should herald their APP
proach. Yet they came not, and great was
the disappointment. 1t was rnnored
that service would be postponed until
they arrived, though I afterwards
heard the rumor Mas false, as the delay
was rot caused by the non-arrival of
candidates, but several invited preachers
we're earnestly expected, and service
was delayed on their account.
While waiting and lettering among
the crowd out side, | met Mr.. Oonnerly
candidate for Senator. from this dis
trict, also Mr.. 3 -eson, candidate foi
the Legislator Messrs. Albritton,
Garner, Tom Rails aud other aspir
ants for the honors of Assessor were
met in their turu. How many other
candidates were about, and around,
know not, bnt it is safe to presume ]
have not mentioned them all. At any
rate, there is ample time for Others tG
themselves if they feel any
way sighted.
IT'S getting late and missing canli
dates, and preachers fail to appear
Service was commenced by the Rev.
Mr.. Bailey, who took his text from the
Gospel according to st john, Bird chap
10Th verse--"For God SC loved the
world that he gave his only hegotter
Son." etc. The preachers voica was
,,I ,a~roc.trA onl .ooianpaI r.
a solemn pitch, You could have heard {
pin drop in church as be read, and ther
the solemn anthem (which had preceded
it waited me back to my native land. J
saw again the old church of my child,
hood, and remembered my first higl
back stiff starch collar and e BON
bazine coat. and the great anxiety | ex
perienccd then for their. safety amid u.
ocean of perspirution. How we'll. in
deed. came back those long forgotten
memories of years agpne. How well III,
those olden times revert to me! ever
heard the very flies buzz and saw then
alight on a sleeping lady's nose, t,
awake her with a start. and saw he!
look around with the greatest astonish%
ment, that any one cnnld p0RSiJLJ
sleep in church. Oh friiltv and dis
stimulation where is thy squai?
There was a hush. Twas fenrfr'
hot. The political candidates were
nearly all inside. while yonr correspond
ent was nearly all outside taking notes
Twas fearful hot. heard the preacher
iu his impressive way announce that h
had discovered some candidates fol
office present. and very politely sug
gested that "they too were not infalli-
BILE, and shonld remember their God
I thought this suggestive, and I ball
suspect they did, from the way they
boiled ont of church soon afterwards,
looking red and moist as though they
had emerged from a "sSeet box.
One of them, however, stuck. and that
was brother Beeson, who closed the
service with prayer. / unused again
and Mrs. Hemaus, with her immorta1
"Casibianca" tine boy who ''stood on
the burning deck", pictured himself t.
nv imagination.
A recess occurred of on hour or &c
and l was glad. 1 went to the spring,
took a drink, sat in the sylvan shade,
and pondered.
The sermon was a good one but, alas,
how many will profit by it? No dinner.
l was hungry. | begged an apple of a
little barefoot boy-benevolent child;
he grve it to me and I thanked him.
Poor DR.. Atkins mouth watered: he
was in the same fix, but the barefoot
boy had given me his last apple and
locked sorry because he had no more to
hestow-hut we met a good Samaritan.
Frank Kelley approached us; he evil
IDENTITY saw the tears in our eyes, and
the stamp of starvation imprinted on
our faces. Have you had any thing
to eat?' he asked, timidly, as If half
afraid he would insult us. mary
morsel," we answered simultaneously.
"Come with me-" he said and we come;
second invitation was required. He
took us to his buggy, and, We gods!
what a repast awaited us.
Pies. cakes. custards, and-well, l
cannot enumerate the vastness aud del
icacy of viands spread out before us,
enough to feed a dozen hungry men.
which his good wife (whom we had the
pleasure of an introduction TOD had
prepared and God bless her foro>
thought, for had 1t not been FOR her. I
sure the Doctors name would have
been coupled with that of your CORES
pendent in a secluded nook in the
"little church around the corner"
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