The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-04-28
Burying a chinaman.

N. Y. Sun.
All Now was not long for this world.
He came here three months ago to bet
ter his fortunes, and yesterday he was
laid at rest in the cemetery of the Ever
greens. He died on Friday afternoon,
at Mott street, deeply lamented by a
number of friends of his own country
men whom he had known here.
All Now was laundryman. His
partner in this city was felicitously
known as Wa Shing. ALI Now was
about 81, and died of asthma, his
friends said. He was laid out in his
Chinese garments, in a room in the
house of n friend, at 40 Mott street, yes
terdaY morning, and his friends came
together there. The body was in cof-
fin of American pattern AM make.
There was no priest of any sort or mas
ter of ceremonies, but at one-end of the
wall was a large strip of red paper,
upon which was inscribed characters
said to represent the name of a god.
With one accord the4riends of the late
ALI Now burned other red papers about
his bier, their faces, never cheerful,
now positively dismal, as beiitted the
occasion. After dinner ten carriages
urove up to the doorway, and after All
Mow's body had been removed to the
him in life, entered the carriages.
The Chinese have notion that each
man has three souls. When he dies
one tardy soul remains with the body
in the coffin, and until it is safe under
ground there is every chance that the
principal demon may capture it. To
keep the devil away it is customary IN
China to scatter pieces of paper along
the route of the funeral procession to
distract the attention of the pursuing
devil so that the body may be buried in
peace. Yesterday All Mow's last soul
was thus guarded by a number of Chi
namen, who threw strips of perforated
red paper into the street and about tLt
hearse and carriages, and so bewildered
the evil pursuer before he was got out
of Mott street even, that the procession
was then able to proceed on its way to
the cemetery without further fear.
At the grave the body was at once
lowered and the grave was filled up.
Then each Chinaman there produced
his red papers and sticks of incense, and
innumerable little red paper fires were
lighted over the neW-made grave,
while the air was scented with the pc
culiar incense. When a dish of rice
had been set upon the grave the be-
reaved colony wended its way back to
the dens and red banners of Mott street.
Presbytery of Columbia.
Fayetteville Observer.
This Presbytery of the Southern Pres
byterian Church met in the Presbyte-
rian church at this place on Thursday
18th, and was opened with a sermon by
Rev. j. c. Mitchell.
Rev. d. L. Wilson was elected Mod
orator and Rev. j. G Caldwell Tempo
rary Clerk.
There were ten ministers and fourteen
ruling elders present.
COMMISSIONERS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Clerical-Rev. d. L. Wilson, princi-
pal; Rev. G. F. Williams, alternate.
Lay-Dr. j. NJ. fowler, principal; Geo.
b. BOyles, alternate.
RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM.
The report of the majority of the
committee to the last Assembly was un-
hesitatingly approved. The scheme of
the minority was to substitute one CEN
tral treasurer for all the commission
and to make other radical changes
that we have not space to explain now.
CoLPoRTAGE.
The committee on colportage reported
that they had received altogether
$131.33, and had expended $l19.2G;
leaving on hand $12.07, Amount eX-
pended for books, $114.5S.
SABBATH SCHOOLS.
Number of teachers, 10Y; number of
scholars 9l9; total increase, l10; total
contributions, $655.40.
NEW CHURCH.
A new church at Buford's Station,
Giles county, has been organized and
placed on the roll.
The revised directory for worship,
sent DOM by the General Assembly,
was rejected.
Lynnville was fixed as the place and
September as the time for tn next