Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-23
ABOUT PALMYRA.
Rev. Q. A. Barnes Writes Entertaininely
on Various Topics.


To the Tobacco Leaf Chronicle.
PALMYRA, Aag. % THE Cumber-
land Association that convened at
Little Hope this year was one of the
most pleasant that ever attended,
and we were all made clad to note
the progress that had been made in
the churches the past year. Your
scribe was especially made happy on
account of the kind treatment by the
association of his work at Erin. The
hundred dollars pledged. to be paid
by the last week in September. will
be great encouragement to myself
and little flock. In this connection l
would like to say that the money
pledged for Erin and Mitchelsville is
to be sent to Bro. f. F. Fox, Clarks-
vile, Tenn, with a plain statement
how the giver wants the money dis
posed Of. All money designated will
go to that particular church. and all
not designated will be divided be-
tween the two places.
In the Home Mission Monthly
this statement is made: 1.-TWO facts
ever confront us in mission work, es-
pecially in the New West The first
is that we cannot gain foothold 10 a
community, we cannot build up a
church, we cannot even rally all the
Baptists till we get a house of wor-
ship. 1t is comparatively useless to
spend money on mission fields where
we have no meeting houses" And
what is true in the New West is true
in the destitute fields in Tennessee.
The Methodist church at this place
commenced its protracted meeting
last Wednesday night at the prayer
meeting. An attentive congregation
listened to the sermon last night, af-
ter which several came forward ask
ing The prayers of the christians.
The meeting is expected to continue
through next week.
Squire Sam Powers came in on the
early train from Brownsville, where
he has been in attendance on the
State Grange. He reports having
good time, and speaks in the highest
praise Of the citizens of Brownsville
and surrounding country. The State
Grange will meet next year at Pal
myra.
The rock work for the new bridge
at this place is finished, and the
workmen are loading their things on
the cars. They will go from here to
the Yellow Creek bridge.
A refreshing rain visited this Sec
ton Friday evening, and will prove
beneficial to the growing crops. The
prospect for good crop is quite good
and ought to call forth the thanks
giving of the people to the author of
all cur mercies and blessings.
The building boom has at last
struck Palmyra. r. w. Owen is
having neat cottage put up for
rent. Blake Smith and w. w. Will
hanson are both contemplating put.
ting up dwelling houses for them
selves. Houses for rent are greatly
needed here.
Mr.. Shaw, one of the firm that
bought hoops here last season, has
returned from Indiana, their home,
and will look after the hoops again.
They bought largely last year, and
were quite an advantage to our coun.
try.
/ failed in securing the meeting of
the next association with the church
at Erin, but have the promise of
Bro. j. III. Anderson of a good fifth
Sunday meeting in its place, and so
we will expect several good preach
ers and lay workers to hold them
selves in readiness to go when be
shall think best.
g. ALVA BARNES.