Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29
From Uniol. city.


EDS CHRONICLE: My thought
naturally turn to your city thi
evening, and, knowing you like Il
hear from different points, 1 write
but will trespass only short Will,
on your time.
We were thrown into a commo
tion yesterday on seeing a gentle
man, with valise in hand and wear
ing "stove-pipe" hat, coming
down our street. All went forth tC
welcome the junior local editor
when 10 and behold! he vanished
stove-pipe and all, into one of our
neighbor's houses. disappointed
again ~ exclaimed the "head of the
/ house" resuming his CHRONICLE,
for visions of the Lake and all its
enjoyments had with the gentleman.
Your county is well represented
here at present. Among the new
arrivals Rev. J. w. Hammer is re-
ported. We will be delighted if he
will preach for us on his return
from the lake.
Our pastor, Rev. J. HI. Roberts,
left this morning for Conference,
but we hope he will return to us,
for he has been instrumental in
building up our church to a very
considerable extent, and by his
Christian walk has endeared him
self not only to his congregation,
but has won the esteem of all who
know him.
Our school is in a fiourishing con-
dition. / do not know how your
Prof. P is succeeding, but ours
is perfect success. There are be-
tween three and four hundred
pupils under his charge. He is adj
vancing them rapidly, maintaining
perfect order and system; the older
girls obeying through Lore, the
younger ones and the boys through
fear, perhaps. Miss Sallie Rogers,
Of your city, is one of the assistant
teachers. Although Miss Sallie has
been with us only a short time, yet
tits sufficient to gain for her many
friends and admirers.
The delightful Indian summer
seems to have given place suddenly
to cold, disagreeable winter.
We can now inform you of an
other important addition to our
city. The bank is in operation;
Rev. J. E. Beck, President, Bishop
McTyere's son, Cashier. If they |
have money to loan, no doubt they
will do a lively business.
One of your distinguished minis
ters of other days preached for us
night, Sunday and Sunday |
J. B. West, of Nashville.
How much we enjoyed his sermons!
for from our earliest recollectiOns
we have admired this good man.
night he preached from
the text GAIL things work together
for good to those who love the
Lord; ;" Sunday, the funeral of the
wife and child of Rev. J. E. Beck
night, the TRANSPORTATION
of Christ" l would never attempt
to comment on DIR. Vests sermons,
suffice ii to say he preached, and
that our church could not seat the
congregation assembled to hear
him. / often wonder why it is that
God created some of his creatures so
grand, great and good and others so
weak, ignorant and evil. DIR. West,
having received his FIVE talents, has
indeed gained the other five to
offer the creator of all greatness,
and doubtless as he looks back
down the dark vista of the past
and remembers the troubles through
which he has passed and the hours
he has devoted to his work, he fully
how delightful it will be to
hear the Master say, "Well done,
-hou good and faithful servant"
There is nothing more sublime
han to see those grand, great men
descending "the western declivity
IF life" that leads to the Jordan of
leath, battling for the Lord while
ife and strength shall last.
M. L. w.