Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
the THREE moMry.s pnArER.urcrryt,

In tho town Of Woodstock Conn in ITO
| mere was not christian church or iustitu-
| tion Tho inhabitants numbered about 600
scaltered over farming territory. In some
| fessed TO be Christ ans and members Of tho
same church-tho Congregational church.
ono woman, advanced in years, lived in thu,
centre OF the town. n wom1n in middle lifa
| lived three miles away and a Younger wa,
| man lived three miles the other way They
had moved into the town at different times
and from different places, but in some way
| got acquainted, and each found out That tn,
| others were Christians. The old lady snid To
herself: ~ '"
Il have not long to live Have done my
whole duty? My husband and family know
have been faithful but are thor. no, othor,
whom might benciitg'
She sent an Invitation to the two other
women to visit her. and they met at her
house ami prayed and talked about matters.
and finally decided to come together tLc noxtt
thursday afternoon ut o'clock in the schoo,
mouse anu have II meeting. The old laJv
SAID to the younger woman:
on c,li sing; will you sing: 2"
WILL, she replied
She said to the middlc-aycd woman.
you can read; will you read two or
three chapters from the Bible ?"
VIII; was the reply
So one Th Snla the o q,d dy viii pray
gether One came three miles from the enst
another came three mile. from tho wnst
and the younger lady samc, aud tho mi,ldio'
aged lady read the Bible, and tho old lady
Pra ycd
\ wuodman, going by on q load of wood
ana seeing the door open, thought he w.uld
close IT. He went To the tlooi. and heard Tho
ohI iahy praying, 1t was II new revelation
To hini. He listened till she said Amen "
and TIA n heard her ask the others:
" oii'tli We come again ~
~. IS, they answered, 'lpt us come next
Thursday at | o'clt cm
un
everybody hcmct. The next Thursday when
inc three women got there they found the
house iull. There were three chairs provided
Tor them They Went in, and the Young
81 am too ,lifldcnt to sing before III ,heso
You must sing" said the old lady
cannot read before nll tbs 50 people
sad thc 9th woman
You mn read" sail the old lady
So the singer sang, and tine reader read.
anu Inc o:d iady prayc !, and before she had
got half q rough her prayer there was sob
bing MI over the house. In II few Iuys they
sent for minister from t,,, next tuwu -
labgr i'll the fields that were white unI raoI,.
Tor the harvest. To-day There stands ,yhcro
ne SCI Dollhouse q d lttlc white chur III.
have preached i'll H. Ii il tho result II Tho
laithi',i efforts oil these three women Dr.
l.. y. Bates.
Never Intentionally wound the feelings of
human being.
Never talk or laugh aloud in public places
OF upon the st OFT
WI. kent,a farmer living near Win
terset, Iowa, has been arrested for using
tue mails for lottery purposes. He was
taken to Des Moines and arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner. and
held under $500 bonds to appear before
The grand jury. Kent had a big scheme
under way. His plan was to sell bushcI
of corn for 81, and throw in one ticket
IN his gift enterprise, the prizes of which
aggregated, according 10 his circulars.
Sloo, ooo. 1t was for sending these cir,
culars through the mails that he was Mr.
rested.