Sharp County record., 1880-01-15

lege halls situate in Evening Shade,
in order to refute that assertion IN
mart; and as to the other, | appeal
to every one who knows the extent
of the town, the liberality of her
citizens, and who have, on past big
occasions, visited and enjoyed the
hospitality of her people, and ask,
was the assertion true or Incorrect!
| will only say, had it been true,
the good sense and discretion which
all should accord to her citizens
would have prevented the invitation
being made. Then it was urged
that Evening Shade was y locality
10 inconvenient for the delegates
who will constitute the next annual
conference. 90 ye gods and lit
tie tishesw Shades Of solid old
Methodism, come and preserve us!
Had Inconvenience been consulted,
MethodiSm would never been heard
of beyond the precincts OF the old
Foundry where the Master, through
his holy servant, who retains a
name eternal through the ages, first
called it INTO being. Had incon-
venience been consulted, the sainted
Asbury, the first great superintend-
ent, would never crossed the Allie
ghanies, penetrated the then West
orn wilds, and planted Methodlsm in
the great valley washed by the father
of floods. Had Inconvenience been
| consulted, its devoted ministers and
missionaries would never braved the
Arctics and imperiled their lives in
Equatorial lands and seas. The i'm
mortal Wesley, in his holy enthusi-
asm, exclaimed, "The world is my
parish" and those magic words, like
the first shots at Lexington, in the
other great revolution, were "heard
around the world" Those words
made the Methodishc creed a pio-
neer church, a progressionist in
sound principles, promoting know
ledge and piety, until at lastsh en-
circles the earth; and with those
beacon words as her polar star, it
requires no inspiration to prophetic
| she shall, with Heavens continued
favor, move onward and onward,
with the emusic Of the spheres" re,
gardless of Inconvenience, regard
less Of hardships, regardless Of perilS,
until her peaceful banners will float
in every land and on every sea. In
convenient, indeed. How is this?
Another false premise. Evening
Shade is situated near the center Of
the great trllateral formed by White
river on the wsst and southwest,
Black river on this east and south
east, and the Missouri boundary far
away on the north--a territory pos
sessing immense material resources,
and inhabited by an intelligent, hap
py, industrious and thriving popu-
lation. The town itself is twenty-five
miles north Of BatesviIle, and forty
miles west Of Walnut Ridge, on the
Iron Mountain railway, with daily
stage connection herewith, and to-
day, all things being considered, is
more accessible and convenient to
twO-thirds Of the members Of the
Whits River Conference than is
Helena, situated on the Mississippi,
in the extreme southeast part of the
conference limits.
l also think the Helena pastor in
considerate and premature in his
self.imposed pledge to favor "the
gem OF the hills" "next time" AS
Forest City was recently deprived
of the honor Of entertaining, and
being entertained by, the conference,
on accoVnt OF the dark wings of the
shadow of Death lowering over
that devoted city, all will cOnceie
that she has for "next time" superior
claims to any other point within the
conference. Nor do l know Evening
Shade will again tender an invita-
ton. In the polite world-and true
polteness constitutes part of good
morals-an invitation once declined
without sufficient reasons therefor,
should never be renewed. Then
again, the Helena pastor should
wait until his charge gives express
sion Of their preference, and then
pledge, talk work and vote as they
may direct, BEAR CREEK.
Dec. 25tb, 1879.
SPECIAL NOTE To THE EDfToR-I confess
that the foregoing was prepared with de-
Liberation, on an idle holiday evening. |