Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-06-30
CHRONICLE LETTER BOX.
From the Rev. j. HI. Gold

EDITOR CHRONICLE:-I hope my
friends will not think / am getting
tired of reading the CHRONICLE or
of contributing to its columns. On
Sunday the 10th / attended one Of
my appointments to preach on
subject pre-announced. After OPEN
ing the services had evident pre-.
monitions of an approaching chill.
Asking the congregation to sing, l
retired a moment from the pulpit
till | sufficiently recovered to pro-
coed. | returned in about ten min
utes and preached, with chill on
me, to the largest congregation l
have ever seen at that place. was |
agreeably surprised that l should |
hold the attention of so many under |
the circumstances. | was quite
sick afterwards and. contrary to my
usual custom, returned home Mon
day to fortIfy against second at
tack. | succeeded, but have been
quite feeble since. only lost one
day from active work.
Last week l visited the closing
exercises of two schools in our coun-
ty. Thursday evening that of Miss
Ella Lucas, of Somerville, Tenn,
and Friday that of Prof. Garner, of
Rock Spring, this county. If we
are to judge of the regular work, by
these public exhibitions, we should
say both were good schools. Miss
Lucas is held in high esteem by her
patrons, and deservedly so. She
seem well adapted to the work of
Christian teacher. This would be
gratifying to her friends about SOM
erville.
Prof. Gamers school is strictly
first-class, where good and solid
work is done. There was present
on the last day of his exercises, the
President of Kentucky College
and in a public address he expressed
great surprise to find such school
doing such work in this section of
the state. Some of the original adj
dresses from the young men would
have been credit to schools or
colleges of much greater pretentions.
Arkansas is rapidly advancing in
the cause of education. May her
movements in Christianity keep
pace with her other interests. 1t
was my pleasure to address
both of these meetings. On last
Sunday we had most pleasant SER
vice, and l trust profitable. On
visiting a family in the afternoon,
learned that the word had taken
effect on the hearts of two young
men, inmates of the house. l con-
| Versed with them both and found
them quite serious, especially one
of them, who spent the afternoon
alone in his room, refusing his din.
ner. This was encouraging TO me.
/ had rather be the means of saving
one soul than to become illustriOus
or have have all the glories and hon
Ors of the world.
Since returning home this week
1 have been fighting the grass in
my garden, and the contest is not
decided yet.
The rains have been so frequent
and the weather so warm that veg
citation is growing rapidly. We
have now almost assured one of the
finest corn crops ever made here.
The oat crop is now being harvested
and is abundant. Cotton is looking
well now, but quite grassy in places.
1t is thought there will be an aver
age crop.
1t has been quite warm for sever
al days and as there is good deal
of moisture in the earth, atmosphere
and vegetation, J fear we shall have
malarial season. am now writing
in an atmosphere at the temperature
of $50 at 2.4O O'Clock, p. m. There
is some reflection, however, as the
suns rays are falling on a portion
of the pOrticO.
The peach crop is a partial failure
but apples are, quite abundant.
Fruit does we'll in this section and
there has been quite revival on
the subject for the last few years.
Small fruits, except cherries, do well
here. We have had whortle-berries
in great prOfusiOn.
That enemy to the chicken tribe,
the hawk, makes his presence quite
scarce, as l have seen very few this
season. 1 hear it is reported they
have emigrated. Some one claims
to have seen large gang flying for
other parts. Our family is in usual
health. J. Ii. G.
Monticello, Ark, June 22d, 1888.
From Rev, A. II, GOOdIOe.