The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-07-27

the rough" and went out into the
various professions, especially gospel
ministry, to lift up the race by their
teachings, by their intelligence, and
by their example, so, as Principal
of the Masonic Female Institute he
set in motion another train Of
influences for good to the
world, the scope and extent
of which will not be known
until the Judge of all the earth
shall reward every man according
to his deeds. For there are yet
hundreds of happy homes scatter
ed all over this country, which owe
it to mothers and perhaps grand
mothers, who by the skilltul touch,
of this affable, cultured and Cody
preceptor, in their school girl days,
had their lives modelled into the
highest type of christian woman
hood, which is the greatest blessing
that can come to any home.
The writer can now count within
his own knowledge many such hon.
es,a few of which to-day are Orna-
ments in New Providence church
But much as C IN be said i'm COM
mandation of him as teacher,it was
in the gospel ministry that he found
his chiefjoy. He loved to preach
Often when preaching di his por
thy form seem to assume immense
prop Drtions, and his cheerful coun.
tenancp to shine with almost celes.
tlal radiance, while his great SOU
seemed on fire of love. 1t was as q
minister that he was most popular.
ly known and most highly below
ed and esteemed.
1t is said that for more that 6
year after he was called away from
his charge at Athens to take charge
of the new Professorship in The
Seminary, he preached two or
three times every Sabbath TO some
of the vacant congregations il
Blount and adjoining counties il
East Tennessee, until he was called
to supply stately the church al
Eusebia ten miles east of Maryville
The records Of that church show
that he moder tied the session fol
the first time Nov. 3 1884, and thu
successive meetings of its sessions
with perhaps a few exceptions un
til Oct, 5th. 1859. Thus in addition
to his arduous, yet to him pleasur
able dnties as Prof. in the Semina
ry and Principal in the Masoni,
Female Institute, did he preach t.
Eusebia Church for % years: thu
records showing for that time 6
uniformly healthy state of religion
and regularly growing member
ship, frequently quickened by sea
sons of revival and larger ingath
erings. 1t is Il matter of common
fame in that congregation yet, tina
Mr.. Pope as pastor baptised the in
fauts Of the congregation, and during
the same pastornate united them ir
matrimony. But like Elisha the
Lord was soon to take the maste,
from his head, and so on the 18th
day of January 1857, DR.. Anderson
who for more than thirty years
hal stood in much the same rela-
ton to him that Elijah had to Eli
sha, was taken up to heaven,
and he having received a dou-
BILE portion of his spirit, was called
by New Providence church to take
up his mantle and succeed him as
its Pastor, and was accord
ingly installed Pastor of New Prov
idence church by the Presbytery of
Union. in 1857. Never will the
writer forget the humble devotion
and earnest conservation in the
prayer meetings, and lucid and
forcible presentation of Scripture
truth from the pulpit, coupled with
tenderness that seldom failed to
awaken corresponding feelings in
the hearts of his hearers, often
rising in his well prepared sermons
to the loftiest heights of pulpit ora
tory. AS the result of faithful la
bors as pastor in his new field, at a
meeting begun Friday, May It'll
1858, New Providence church and
the whole town of Maryville re-
ceived the most gracious cut pour
ing of Gods grace that had been
been known in the community for
forty years, or since the time of DIR.
Anderson's Scamp Ground Meet
ings." 1t was a very Pentecostal
season, when christians spoke with
tongues as the Spirit gave them
utterance, and more than one hun
dred was hopefully converted. So
Thorough and general was the work
of grace that it was a matter of