Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-08


Mr.. When a man tells
his friends howdy and good-by in
the same breath, he feels like writ
ing to them when he gets home.
Methodism has power to snatch its
preachers away from a sumptuous
meal when he is not more than half
done eating; though the stationed
preacher in Ciarksville looks as if
he had been allowed full time. and
given several courses. 4 left Pulas-
Xxi with my family ON the 18th, and
arrived here tie same day. The to-
4 kens Of love, on having Pulaski.
and tokens Of welcome on arriving
at Columbia have given fresh i'm
pulse to my purpose to live and die
a Methodist preacher.
l do think that Of all the insti-
tutions under thesun a Bishops Cab
met touches more hearts than any
other. 4 Bishop can stand up and
read a slip that would not fill more
than half column in the CHRoNI-
Gle, and touch forty thousand hearts
in Middle Tennessee And just such
a stir of clerical gents as he can pro-
% duce Good clothes are wardrobed /;
superannuated buds are resurrected !;
goods boxes, barrels, sewing ma
chimes, bedsteads, and broken chairs
compose the Ology of the hour, while
hypostatic union, evolution, Spen-
cerian and Darwinian theories are
RELOCATED to the top SHELF" as DIR.
Summers would say.
The burning of McKendree sad
dened many heart. I, in common
with many GAINESVILLE people, felt
a peculiar sorrow. Though they
had Insurance to the amount of $780,
600, it was bad to lose near twelve
thousand dollars. 1t was just COM
pleted, and was ga thing of beauty"
Then, it is unfortunate that such a
congregation should be homeless.
But the thing in which zoe feel the
deepest sorrow is the fact that DIR.
West should have upon his heart a
double burden so early after enter
ing upon that extended field of use
fulness. / know that his magnet
ism is marvellous, and his pulpit
ability unequaled. If any man in
the Tennessee Conference can hold
the homeless flock together, 10. b,
West is the man. But what if they
should Overtax him now? ! dc
hope that the good people of Nc
Kendree will save him from over.
work. His work is the temple OF
the heart.
The tenderest tie that the Bishop
severed at the last Conference was
that which had bound me for two
years to your present pastor, J. D.
Barbee. OF his preaching ability
will not write. Your people have
heard him ere this, and THAT is en-
Ough. They will go again-and as
long as he is their pastor. He is q
true man; genial in the social cir
Gle, lovable as child. Has high
sense of honor, and a contempt fol
tOadies and boOt-licks.
y sweeter spirited and worthiel
pastors wife than Mrs. Brown can
not be found in the Church; but
Mrs. Barbee will fill her place
Christ-minded and truly refined
yet yelled in mOdesty, she wins ev
cry heart with which she comes in
contact.
Rev. w. y. Turner, so well anC
favorably known to many of YOU
readers, is "as easy as an old shoe
He has been returned to his former
charge, and his people are glad. HI
breaches with power and works ;
pastoral charge successfully. 1 lik'
Turner.
During my trip to your country
spent day or two at my old hom'
Cedar Hill. Her people are EN-
shrined in my heart forever. l Eel
this when 1 closed my four years Ia
Dor among them, feel so tonight
Bro. BaltOn WINS unpacking with 1
glad heart. What falling-in-lOv'
there will be!
was rejOiced at the prosperity o
Springfield, and the popularity o
their pastor, Bro. b. F. Haynes. II,
has been wonderfully successful il
his labors among them, and the.
have shown their appreciation of i
by increasing his salary. The lead
ing characteristics of the man ar
Piety and manhood.
T. J. DUNCAN.
Columbia, Tenn, Oct. 81, 1879.
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