St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-24
NPRkACHER ON THE FLY.

y
A vIsl7 Hons-NEw PRosPEcr
CAxr MExrrxe NAnRIAoE ON
THE GsoUxDs-BAcK AGAIN. IN
TINS FOB AnoraEx BsIILIlANr
WxDoIHe.
EDrros 81. TAnMAxY FARHeR.
II there IL . class of men on
earth Who can 10 compared TO
bird Of passage it 10 Methodist
preachers. Today We are sitting
arouud the family. hearthstone
surrounded by wife aud children
Tomorrow. through the instru
mentality Of steam and water. hun
dreds of miles intervene between
10. Such hes been the case with
me since I have been an itiaersnt.
aud especially Of late. =.
On the evening OF the Goth Of
October. 1888, / dined with my
family in the parsonage at St. Tam
many camp ground. Dear Covi'g-
ton. La; on the next evening fol-
lowing l was seated at the supper
table of my brothsr-in-lHw. Mr.. s.
6. Rsms.y. Of Bluff Greek. Jack
~on County. Mississippi, $50 miles
Instant. surrounded by loving
hearts. warm greetings and every
comfort Of life.
Bright and early the next morn
ing Ne started in company with bis
two daughters and little son HUI
bert, drawn by two magnificent bays
Lucas aud Schwxb. for che New
Prospect camp meeting. nine miles
distant, arriving in ample time to'
the IL O'Clock sa,vics. Notwith'
standing inciement weather. there
was quite . large number Of psrsons
~ attendance aud many warm
friends aud loved ones Of the writsi
we're tl,pre to gladden. bis heart
with cordial greetings. The pulpit
.as filed frou, time to time by the
following ministers Rsv. DR..
+. s. West. our r. E. w. W. Hop.
per, Thomas Price. A. Bselsnd and
he writer. At each service the
spirit of the Lord was manifested.
The, singing. conducted by such
men ~ g. w. Walker. Ebert Miles.
L. r. Roberts, the two Missss Da-
Wis aud aided By scores Of oths,
voices Of silvsry notes. was per.
:sc'ly charming.
On Sunday night Of the meeting,
in the presence Of hundreds of per
sohs. this scribe being bonored with
the pleasing task. joined into one
Mr.. Washington King aud Mia
Margaret Bell Tram, all Of Jackson.
Miss. aud started them on thsi,
way rejoicing.
Two days after the closs Of the
meeting. after visiting friends and
.'elavivss and spending a night On.
der my own "vins aud fis tree" !
bade adieu to fond hearts aud IL.
,ni!iar fao--s and turned my facs
eastward and boarded the train OF
the L l. N r. r. At Ocean Springs.
Miss. A ring Of the hell. the iamil
ar sound OF ''xll aboard |" 10 heard,
The throttle 10 opened and away w
% through sxcavsted hill-. owe.
hays. ponds. rivers. lakes and
marshes 1t n rate something aki,.
. lightning speed. I" few hours
.f,sr q run Of near . hundred, W.
are walking the streets Of the busy
City of New Orleans, and iu few
moro hours this writer was ssste,i
before . ronsing FIRE at the parsCn-
age 1t tue camp ground in St Tam
many Parish. surrounded by heart
which beat in unison; but NOT
10 remain long. a. I am on the
'fy;" for the next morning Charlie
and l are heading for Pearl River
u Ill an appointment twenty mile
distant. returning in time tobe the
guest nj aud to ofie.ste in
the nuptial ceremonies Of MIR. Rob
set Abney. son Of our towusmau.
NJ. J. II. Abney and Mics ELLA
the beautiful aud lovely
ot our wide awake. clever
Of Claib0rn Station. Mr..
Zach. Strain. Not to state here
that this was an enjoyable occasion
sould not be doing it justice. for
how could it bs otherwise when
such gentlmen aud ladies as the
handsome and versatile F. LsdDsr.
Of the p. 4 +. r. Il.
Frank Moody. engineer; Mr.. Mar
in Bridge. snpsriuteD lent; Engi-
,esr Smith and Willie Cooper. the
handsome groOmsu0sn. the bsauti-
al and charming Misses Letitia
md Nellie Strain Ida and josie |