Daily Republican., 1889-11-26

correspondence oil the kEruhLiCAS.
ONANcouK. Va, Nov. ~, iss9.-MR.
tDlToh;-lt seems strange To us to read
OF snow storms aud blIzarls. This is
| only on the borierland OF the sunny
south, and yet It teems more like balny
sprihg-tiIne than latter autumn. The
flowers are still blooming In our yards,
the grass Is still green, and the birds sing
their up-c1untry, slrluR- time carols. All
THIS, ~ tome degree, atones for the isola.
ton OF the place 10 one whose all OF In
terest, the dearest and best, Is far north
ward from the 'Old Dominion" soil.
Tbie, as Is generally known, Is the me-
tropolis OF the lower peninsula. We have
hve churches, two splendid graded
schools, tc.idvs two private chools, live
| merchants that do business In modern
'ast Ion, aud a poope deeply imbued
win the spirit oi enterprise and push.
several buildings are now going up, and
yet there Is II demand Tor dwslllDgs
which will 20 unsuppliod. An OF this
Rots to show that IN this place at least
lho new South has come, aud has come
10 stay.
II is true one will yet hear much that
reminds hin OF abii.bellum times, when
he ~. T. VS." Of the Old Dominion"
loli . tenacious grip on society, and the
slave did the work while the pale face
lived In ease and idlenss, but the number
wont to indulge 10 teeyc dreams Of the
long agOne il steadily reducing, until
now they arc few aud far between.
a ne" order OF things hns taken the place
OF the old. Some OF the stAunchest al
yocates for educating the culored people
are men who did heroic service with the
boys In gray. Said one only few days
siucr; Education makes better citizens
pi the colored people in every respect.
They work better, are more respectful as
iulc and they arc far more honest.
Why, you talk to IL eoiorcd boy with a
| Dook Ia Ills hand about stealing aud he is
on his metal at once. The hen roost IA
not disturbed by the oducgiel darkey."
And yet there still remains surplus
OF prejudice against the coming into this
midst OF northern people. II thoy could
be assured beforehand that the new
conner would help down Billy Malone,
and help Keep lin dowp, have no
d ubt he would be lelrtily welcomed.
II is a kind of reli Hoes privilege and
tans OF grace TO hate Malone.
But there is yet strong prejudice
9gaiust NUrtherners coming among them,
and that Is why they lave always hnted
the Methodist Episcopal Church, although
tGc membership Is to the "msn born,"
aud our people are tied TO the commu-
MY by blood kinship, and the Old church
was he pioneer IN the community over n
hnudred years ago, Rnd hollis priority
IN right to the coil. She is nevertheless
stigmatized the Northern Methodist
Church" and her pastors are called
"NOfthcrn preachers This is calling
TO average human nature, but the "beitar
part Ui valor" is to g, riu aud bear It,"
The old church in this community, It
Ia very clear, has reached the most i'm
portant crisia ia her history, IS Presiding |
Elder Ayres said to the October quarterly |
conference. The church mlst get out Of |
her ruts aud do something wise and new. |
and particularly IN the renovation OF our |
church property, or we might as well |
move out aud throw up the 3, ouge
But am glad that something new Is |
determined upt n, aud to begin, they
have determined 10 cut the spacious par
sonage grounds into iour good-sized |
building lots. dispose at public sale of
tire, iLcludlag the old parsonage, which |
will realize them about 5000, and with
this, build on The choicest OF the lots
modern and handsome house that will be
EN- ornament TO the town, and in the
Spring movement will be made To 20
through the church and make 1t modern
and attractive. THIS done, and one can
endure the isolation of the place Tor the
full pastoral term, feeling as he Will, that
he has lighting chance with thI other
pastors In town. Otherwise, the pastor
oi the old church IN OuanCuck should lie
content to hol1 on, which one cannot be,
restless and eager iOr results.
q. w. BURKE.