Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-30
FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK
AN EARNEST APPEAL.
Rev. Q. A. Barnes Has Something Inter
esting to Say About Church Work.
70 the Tobacco Leaf.Chronicle ::

To the Tobacco Chronicle;
PALMYRA, Apri! 2S.-I have been
asked so often of late show are you
getting on with the work at Erin ?''
that l have concluded to answer
through the columns of your excel
lent paper. We have not been able
to do more than secure the lot on
which to build and do large
amount Of begging for the house.
The sisters of the church have organ
lied a society for the purpose of rails
ing money for the building, and are
doing what they can towards help
Ing to solicit means for the same.
Some he p has been sent in, and is
placed in the bank until we secure
enough to commence the work. /
would like again to remind the
brethren and friends that promises
will not answer our purpose. 1t
takes money to buy material and
pay wOrkmen, and if they want to
take part in a much needed and
useful work, please send in your con-
tribution soon. If some brother in
each church in the association would
only feel the necessity and impor-
tance of the work of church extern
sion, and bring ii before their church
and take collection for it, we could
soon commence the work. | feel
very anxious to have the association
meet at Erin next year, want the
brethren to know something of this
vast field, and its many needs, and
bright prospects in the future if we
succeed in planting the Baptist stan
dard in its midst. But we would feel
embarrassed to ask the association to
meet with us, unless we had q house
in which to entertain the brethren
when they come. So we appeal
once more to the brethren and
friends to help us. Pioneering is
slow and hard work, but it is neces-
sary TO be done, and feeling that /
have been called by the Father above
to take my humble part in this work,
l have gone forward trusting in His
precious promises, trying to extend
the boundaries of our association,
and l hope no one will think that it
is egotism in me to call attention to
our work. For truly the glory be-
longs not to me, but to God, who has
abundantly blessed, and given me
favor with the people. Since the
church and her noble pastor at
Clarksville took me up and gave me
work there have been four houses
built and one bought, and the State
line drawn, adding several churches
to the association, and now brethren
frierds, if my work meets with your
approval, please continue your kind
ness and send help for the Erin |
house.
The Methodist brethren here are
expecting an enjoyable time next
Saturday and Sunday, their quarter
ly meeting will be then. They have
a tlourishing Sunday-school, of which
they feel justly proud.
1t is reported that there will be
some changes among our business
men soon, but don't know the par
ticulars.
Walter Cunningham, who was shot
some weeks ago, is able to be out
again.
The high waters have done a great
deal Of damage on the creeks in this
section. Some of them were higher
than they have been for long time,
and the back-water is over some of
our roads, making it difficult to get |
about.
Misses Barnes, Oneal and Moore,
of Christian county, KY, paid our
town visit recently.
G. A BARNES.
Mo DpTMA I1IEG