Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-28
H.etters from k'SIlHuleT.

correspondence Of tho Alexandria Oazn!io. |
CARTER's RUN VALLEY, Nov. 36.--lt is
not my purpose To give the readers O! tho Ga.
zcttc description Of thil portion Of tlppar
faululcr, Tor /! | attempted To ID such q
thing | wGu!d doubtless iail in tho attempt.
days 10 this favored section, where protractad
mcotipg has been il rr0grt$; ior several days.
Twelve moths aso, passing from Salem down
this valley Immediately Oh tho ROAD leading
from Salem TO Gilt hliIa, could be seen an CID
church in 2 very dilaridat&d state. loakinc ~
though 1t had been neg ctui fer the last kaIf
century, and, judging tho religious satus Of
the people by SAID church, Que Wouid have ma
turaiy concluded that everybody ia this section
were hcatlIcns instead OF HoTshippcrs of the
truo and living God. Lo what ehange In
the place OF al cid iarsakau house. We lnd ono
al The ncatcss, etscst cGuDtry churches 10 the
iand: This church tns lJr lis ,asLcr R.v. S.
NJ. Ath'y, who. with his push and tho aid of
oil the people, has succeeded 10 bringing
about thls wonderful Transformation. Eoop
Church was orco prtt.idcd over By ncn who
will cvor be led In high ecm by the Baptis;s
OF Virginia. Among The feat was COL Love,
Alter Ills resignation tho church remaioel with
out pastor i0T many peafa, and became aI-
most extinct. ln 1851. it | mistake NOT.
Rev. a. NJ. GHmsy began preaching here and
continued 50 to do until aftcr tho var, when
the O:leGn Baptist Church 6snifs ID somo ff-
teen or twenty members from that body for tho
purpose OF organizing church at this pIaoe,
Alter the organization was completed Rev. A,
NJ. Grimsy Was called TO be pastor of tho
church, which he continued to servo until SIS, at
which time lie resigned his care, 10 take CHARGE
Of another church. Rev. S. NJ. Athcy then
received call TO be pastor which he accepted.
Although the mon preceding Dir. Athcy filled
the pulpit With acceptance to the rcoplo. none
oil them have filled it with moro ability than
no. No nCyir heard OF a minister of tho Gcs-
pei held 10 higher esteem or beloved moro
than ho Is The pr0trac:od meeting began
here on the third Sabbath in November and
has continued with undated interest, day and
night. The pastor was aided by Rev. Il. b.
Lake, whose eloquent dlseoursos will long be
remembered by those who heard them, MIR.
Lake ott on Thursday. Mr.. Athcy continued
preaching moroipg and night Of each day Sab
bath morning he buptscd lwcuiyf)ur at Euon.
near to Salem. "becauso there vas much water
there. The meeting still continues, and, IN
TO tho present, five others have been reonivcd
for baptism. Mir. ALhey had to 20 To River
ton on yesterday to fill on appointment, but will
DO present again to night. Tho house has
been literally packed duting tho moelior.
L shall never forget tho sceno Wa witnessed
on Friday night. At ono imo thoro was scarce
Iy dry eye in tho hnlso. Men unused TO
weeping, we1t aloai, This church is prosper
ing spiritually and financially. 1t is entirely
1rce from debt, and has befGre il \ plorinns
future. VIsIT0R
ORIEAN, Nov. 2G.--Tho wind Of last Thus
day lid considerable damage to the fields Of
fodder, attacks of srlw, hay, etc MIR. Wallace
Philip, near this place, estimates his Io,s at
$50, tho dest, lclioG of fencing not Include
in tho bill. Rev. s. NJ. Athey's loss il b3-
tween $50 and $40. Out of three hundred tod-
der shocks there are fifteen left; the larger
portion IL shattered 10 tho four winds Othefs
have suffered equally Al much. Unn In pass
INK along tho road would hardly supposo That
aomo ct tho fields ever had any fodder 10 them.
Blessed la tho man who had not huskcd LII,
corn. though in many instances corn shocks
have been blown 10 pieces also. Ono of our
farmers went 10 tho trouble Of tying ha fodder |
IN bundles With splits. Tho field contained |
nno hundred and fifty shocks. We suppose if |
tho held was rsked with horse rake two