Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-01
Pennsylvania Letter.
To The Standard.


talked with you aud your readers. aud
! must he allowed n little space. Busy
men find reasons for mt doing ether
Wisp pleasant things which do mt come
directly induty's lineof work. II ia M
task 10 me IL write to the STANDARD.
hut real pleasure, because ot former
associations.
have read with deep interest the
account Of the revivalin Nc uinnvilln.
under the leadership Of the Y. M G..
A. | should like very much tn know
more of the details. | should he de.
lighted, Messrs. Editors, Ia hear that
many Of the elderly people, especially
Of some for whom | felt y profound
aud payful concern for years, have
hpcome christians. They are men of
experience, of Judgment, of influence.
aud ought to he men Of pity. They
are craving old. and their opportnni
ties If useful devotion tu the welfare
t their own muls and To that of 9th.
~rs are craving fever and lpss hopeful
every year. Why should any man
live this short life without hope IL
he death Of that Savior whom on,
Heavenly Father gave for us all? !
m glad IN know Of any person be
coming christian, and we know that
Usually young people are the ones
most certainly reached. An old man,
heart is ~ full of cares and schemes h.
hardly takes time to consider highest
md gandest things of all How un,
safe u position and how sad it is To ser
Your readers have doubtless heard
If nur wonderful hmds along the great
water systemic the Ohio and iis branch
-. If y"u will take II good map and
look carefully Mt The country, the su
p"rfcinl area will appear more perfect
~ hefnre you than Ivy merely herring
If it, and you will spe that, beginning
with the Allegheny river, the va>r
sweep ot waters must he thought al
ushing down from New York State on
The north. and turning To the mountai, .
ous Mnongahela and branches, thu
foods dash nut from the high fast.
ne>ses of West Virginia ranges and
meet in wild fury at Pittshurg. All
along the way those maddened stream,
make desolation in many valley and
grow worse and worse us they draw
near their junction. Allegheny Cir,
,as fearfully damaged. and Pittshure
much, hut not 90 badly. Every bridg,
connecting the two cities, excepting +"
railroad bridge, was cut off from pas
sengers, and some Of them were i
great danger Of floating away on thu
current. Pennsylvania avenue, great
horoughfare, was two or three feet il
water, and many dwelling and business
houses we're funded along it. This
sight has never been beheld there be-
fore since historic times began in Pitts
burg, | am told. AT least, not 30 bad
as this. Down the Ohio, at one place
steamboat carried provisions to one
house which was fifteen miles from
shore on its proper side of the river
and nearly seventy people we're founC
in the house, having been without sup
plies four days. 1t is impossible Il
convey All adequate idea OF the condi
ton of affairs from Pittsburg to Cairo
: Personally, some Of your reader
will he pleased to know that my worl
is tull of interest. Had good meet
ing not long since, with some nine val
liable additions. Sunday-sciiOol large
ly increased since New Years. M,
Bible class numbered twenty-five las
{ Sunday. wet as the day was. Gu
classes are too large, though we hat
. nineteen teachers last Sunday. Gu
teachers meeting and other parts o
the work are interesting.
When I came here found a mort
, gage of $4,000 on the church property
; and some members very apprehensiv
Of trouble about it. As the mOrtgag
: can be ioreclosed March LIST, we hav
been stirring ourselves quietly to NEE
it. The trustees reported $77S.OO j
! hand. The Ladies' Mite Society RI
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