The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-11-07
LETTER FROM KELLy's.

lhusness that am to write. | have
just gotten in from Kelly's Station
and MI The world looks glad and gay
rhis city les on the railroad seven
miles frm her luve her IN my
lierrt--slie has ever been q fender
nurse to me TOR more than tive l0iIg
bary years cruel fac has held ME
aioof flom her. To-day there was 4
uuion Of seven churches there. Il
was u kind 4 ( meeting In favor OF
missions aud missionary purposes.
| was delegate ut large or rather a
large delegate; but Kind readers To
tell YOU the plain truth was not rec-
ogifized as delegate at all. The fact
is those swhe- have looked iptq my re-
Iigious proclivities and shnye been
fortunate enough 10 find them, have
found ont that am = Methodist and
well had no show ON that ground,
none whatever. There were dele
gates prescpt from seven churches.
Ed. j. r. 4Bsfrow was chosen Moder.
atot, s.. N. Myers SecretNry.niA hat
full OF mouey was donated i}for the
widows ard orphans hoale at Louis
vile. 5.esp
Bro Ross Donaldson, whom every
body ss, 9 is the "feller that looks
like .me,p made one hundred and
three speeches all Of them grand,
glorious and well rather peculiar,
soine Of them; | never knew untiI
to day that he il such gifted orator,
knew he looked Ike me, that he
loved 10 shoot gun. could see the
poin, in a joke as.quick As any living
man, tllnl he was privately fine
coiiy yersationalist, but meyer before
this day did ! realize the fact that a
fine orator " as ruined when a rather
poor warchouaemap was male. N.
!. One Thing that terestsd US well as
amused me was the singing. Bro.
Donaldson was The leader and he
could not get our people 10 keep up
with him lie begged and adnon,
ishcd and pleaded with them before
lie begaii, TO stick right along with
him though the very heavens were
rent asunder aud rheswiile world was
startled by a wild medley OF discor-
dant sounds. lie began on come
lively air that sounded like the best
piece in comic opera and onr people
followed SO far behind that | was
really afraid he would distance them
and shutithcm out lroih the next alto
getler, On the second song he came
out about two lengths ahead, on the
tliird 1t was nipTand tuck, neck and
neck, on. the .oiourth our people
neryed and inspired aud spurred and
goaded ON almost to desperation,
threw their whole soul into the piece
and rushed at least three lengths
ahead, when Donaldson threw up The
sponge sud retired from the field,
feeling IN his own bosom tor the first
time In life the consciousness that
what he did not know about sacred
music would make several volumes.
About one o'clock Bro. Donaldson
"the feIler who looks like me" began
his main speech BY saying he was no
orator, that speech making was mot
the business this lite, that he was
an enthusiast on the Sabbath, School
question, that 1.-THE wero attempt 10
speak be would soon become like tlie
OK driver over between the rivers
Said OK driver attempted to make q
speech before debating society, be-
gan with fine sentence, raised his
voice TO it's very highest pitch
stretched both arms out as far as he
could aud then very suddenly became
embarrassed and forgot everything
he had intended to say. Finding he
coud say nothing more said OK drivei
began slowly TO draw in his arms and
at the same time looked appealingly
at his audience and said Ladies' and
gentlemen | am sick as h--l" Afiel
relating this lie gave us a very fine
lecture on missions and other things,
believe in, giving money 10 thu
widows-ahd orphans home, yea Il
the. very last cent, the last penny ir
the box, the last crust on the shelf
/ kno w what II is,to be cast upon the
cold charities Of = selfish world with
ont = home 4 friend. a country or ,
s.oa anairI I had hnt one ernst on m,
face ~ ,he earth Il would divide h
with tho widow and the orphan es
pecially aif the widow was rich ant
Threatened with the consumption ant
1.-The orphan was pretty. but this thiuf
of M sanding nr,achers 10 the heathe,
| / ,b;nI IL wrong The heather wht
knows nothing Of civilization or d
IIaavcn or hell or Of God will. dyiue
his way not,he held responsibIe /,
lie o,her world for what he docs i,
tl,is If We s.ud him The (iospel ant
he ref,,sas m oley n then we senl
him down 10 perdition and Ills bloc,
wnl be on our head. No. no. no. Ia
lthc Lcathen alone and lei us tnrn on
attention "a tho suffering ONES here ii
o,,r midst WIN ,et me tell You ther
h suffering ana poverty IN this tow
IN which he outside World know
lrotSiny AT Sunday met wo
man IN tic outskirts of this towi
/ whose only attire wasa Old fade
IcaIIico aud a pair OF slippers AM
wbe,, 1 Interviewed her about Il,
1 scantiness Of her wardrobe and sug
pestet1 10 her that she was going bscl
10 first principles and copying afte
Old mother Eve, then came the sam
| wild cry Of want and hunger that
meet almost every day ii the dil