The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-09-02
TRINITY.
Solemn and Impressive Reunion Of
the Surviving Founders of
the Church.


Reported by our Special Correspondent
Quarterly meeting convened a
Trinity church last Saturday. The
presiding elder, the minister il
charge and several others being in
attendance. The church was erect
ed in 1854 for the congregation
which had formerly worshipped at
North Chapel. AT the time of its
erection, when we first remember It
the membership was very large and
comprised some of the best citizens
of our county, many of whom, how
ever, have died, while some have
moved TO other sections of the
country. 1t was determined to
have reunion of the old members
an, their families Monday, and as
some of the most pleasing recollec-
tions of our youth are associated
with the people who used to wor-
ship there, we concluded to make
one OF the congregation. We had
not visited the church for more than
twenty years, so it was with no lit
tie interest we scanned the congre-
CATION for the familiar faces that
used To greet US in the days of
"lang syne.f IL was a sad scrutiny,
however, for few of that large mem
bership now remain. We shall new
er forget this reunion. Mrs Mar
tina Amis and Mr.. William Rose,
the one an octogenarlans aud the
o.her nearly so, almost stand alone
with scarcely half dozen OF the la
ter members left, though the mem
bership now consists largely OF the
descendants of those who first met
here to worship. When we last at
tended church here, Mr.. j. T.
Short and wife, John Marks and
vile, d. g. Anderson, CALVIN Rey-
nolds, and host of others, occupied
their accustomed places, which are
vacant now. Two of the first mem
bers had then departed-Wm. B.
Pattus, whose name is a synonym
for every christian grace and every
social and civic virtue, and w. D.
Alternately, one Of the purest men,
most exemplary christians and best
citizens that ever lived in the coun-
ty. The latter was admirably con
stituted, amjable in manner, ener-
getic in business, lived with refer
ence to time and eternity, and liter
ally put his house in order and
when the summons came was ready
to go. We have ever associated
him with our venerable friend, Esq.
McCallum, as models in excellence
of character and purity of life,
The sermon on Monday was
preached by DR.. Leftwich. Through
out it was most appropriate and
feeling, and that portion of it
which referred TO a blissIul reunion
hey the shores of time with the
loYed ones of yore was beautiful
and thrilling. He touched tenderly
the hearts OF the bereaved, but COM
forted them with the hope that is
sweeter thar life. The evening ser
mon was preached by the venerable
DR.. Hammer. His head has whitened
and his frame has lost some of its
vigor since we saw him last, but his
sermon was as vigorous in thought
as the grand efforts of his PALMER
days. His usefulness is not ended.
The services were more than usu-
ally impressive throughout the day.
II e sacrament, partaken of by the
OF the old membership,
and the descendants to the third
generation of those who had knelt
by them in that far away past, pre-
scented a scene that will long be re-
mem bered, aud suggested to our
mind rebaptlsm of the holy spirit.
But the climax was not reached
until the closing song, eve are
Home was sung by the
with full realization
of the solemn truths which the
words and the music conveyed.
If space had permitted we should
liked to have made some individual
references to the congregation, which
was large, and more like q family
gathering than anything else. Ami
mated with a single thought,
touched by the same tender repol-
lections, they met and parted more
than ever one family in the house of
their heavenly father. Such reun-
ions ought to be more frequent.
Ii. B. L.