Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-28
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Our Maryville Letter.

MARYvILLE Tenn, February 25, 1882.
from the world revivalist, Rev. E.
2. Hammond. His visit was short, but he
made his presence known from the time he
arrived until he left. He preached III New
Providence Church Wednesday evening.
His appearance on the streets attracted
much attention and remark. You are per-
haps aware that plug hats are not worn In
Maryville. One of our public men tried the
what part of the town he was in, if within
hearing, by men and boys, especially the
latter, calling out ''shoot that hat, ''some-
body's COW has gone dry" and like express
sions. This is notso with strangers, that
is, they are treated politely, and nothing
is said about their hat, yet plug hat at
tracts attention. Well, about
dusk Wednesday evening, Rev.
Mr.. Hammond, who is large man, APP
peared on Main street, on horseback, with
a large white plug hat sitting on his head.
He went slowly up the street winding in
serpentine way, calling out to everybody
Come down to meeting tonight" OF
course, this attracted attention. On arriv-
ing at the church he went to work right
away; and put everybody he could to work
doing something. He next started them to
singing he keeping busy singing, talking,
praying and exhorting. He made strong
impression, of course, and before the meet
ing was over q number were weeping
There is this about him that appears to be
generally criticized, and perhaps properly
He is a reyivalist by force; that is, he forces
things more than he persuades, and he ap-
pears rough. Thursday he conducted services
in the College Chapel, and there was number
of conversions In the afternoon he held q
children's meeting in New Providence
church The house was well filled. A re-
markable thing about this meeting was,
that he did not appeal TO the feelings, did
not talk iii a way to excite, but reasoned
us if he was preaching to adults, and before
lie was done the children were nearly all in
tears, and IL number of them professed faith
in Christ lie has a wonderful power over
the children, and that, too, in a mysterious
way. In the evening he again held ser
vices in the church, and during his brief
stay there was q number of conversions.
He left for Memphis yesterday morning.
Last evening the Bainonian Lit
erary Society of Maryville College
gave q public entertainment consisting
of Rotations, dramas, pantomime, tab
leaux, orations and music. The chapel of
the college vas well filled-was appreciatiye
and thare was excellent behavior-not a
thing to mar the pleasures of the evening
The entertainment was presided oyer and
conducted by Miss Rankin gifted and tai
ented young lady from Jefferson County
The exercises were all good, so much SO
that the audience was attentive and
held quiet and orderly until surprised to find
that it was near midnight before the pro
gramme was ended. Miss Clara Bartlett
gave recitation entitled, Nothing to
wear" which was very good. The only
criticism we could pass on it was that Miss
Bartlett spoke little too rapidly, so that
her words were not distinctly heard in the
back part of the ROOM Miss Lettie Evans
had an Grafton which could not well
be excelled. Her subject was Architects"
and it was handled as if by master power.
| Indeed, Miss Evans is young lady of very
extraordinary powers. The theme was that
every man is the architect of character,
some for good, some for eternity, some for
wealth, while many are Estless, careless,
critizing and fault-fnding yet they are
surely the architects of character not to be
envied. The subject was well handled and
the delivery good.
Miss Kittie Post, of Knoxville, gave a
recitation 1.-THE Miser Punished" The
selection was a good one, and the delivery
excellent Indeed, we thought the delivery
was the best of any. The articulation clear
and distinct, the gestures few, but graceful
and each movement seemed to utter force
and meaning to the words.
There was drama entitled 1.-THE Fruits
of the Wine Cup" that was well performed
by all, but especially by Mr.. Dawson, of
Monroe County. He entered into his char
acter wholly and completely. The pro-
| priety of such dramas, showing the jolly,
social soul as he gradually goes down, and
showing his drinking habits, and finally
that he is saved and restored to happiness
and prosperity, is Objectionable. 1t leaves
the impression on the young that they, too,
can be jolly and enjoy revelry and dissipa-
ton, and when all is over, yet they will be
restored to society and usefulness. Such is
not the case in a great majority of instances.
Then number of words were used that
had far better been eliminated. They could
not be called profane, but they were idle,
and stepping stones to profanity.
This drama was followed by g temper
ance song by Misses Mallie and Josie
French, the two little Indian sisters. 1t was
the sweetest, prettiest, and most entertain
ing occurrence of the evening These little
girls are quick, sensible, and pleasing crea-
lures, and very beautiful. Their dusky
color appears to add to their beauty, so they
are great favorites with all. Their voices
are very sweet and musical, and chimed to-
gether In sweet melody.
l have only mentioned few of the lead
ing features of the evening, and find my
letter now too long. W.