The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-06-13

at its organization, and the meeting was
held in an old hut, built either of sawed
slabs OF split boards. At any rate, it was
very uninviting. During aperiod of four.
teen years spent in Dallas County, he
servod the following Churches as pastor :
Spring Creek, now Plano. Ulion, Pleasant
View, Duck Greek, Scyene and Mt. Calva-
~, reEaining pastor of the latter for six
wears. Meanwhile Mr.. Long acted as mod!
orator of the Elm Fork, now Dallas Coun-
ty, Association for number of years
While living in Dallas County be did 8
great deal of evangclistic work, holding
meetings in destitute portions of the State,
all Of which were wonderfully blessed to
the salvation of many souls. The most
notable, perhaps, of these revivals took
place in the Mt. Olive Church, in kaufman
County, where seventy we're baptized into
the fellowship of the Church. He was
alst. associational missionary one year, du-
rirg which time he witnessed about forty
conversions, and established number of
churches. In the fall Of 1871 he went to
Johnson County. here he and some OF
tie members of his own family, together
with few others, constituted Lone Prairie
Church, of which he was pastor for several
years, during which time he had the pleas
/ure of seeing the little band swell from II
to 156. While living in johnson County
Mr. Long was pastor of Bethany and q
number of other churches, also of Acton
ard CRANBERRY in Hood County. He
now became missionary again for the gen.
esnl Association, which position he held
for several years. Here he under went
many privatious and hardships, but one of
the greatest was being absent from bis
family 80 much of the time. While in this
service he organized several churches and
was pastor of several mission stations along
the frontier. Resignipg this position he
served as missionary for the Baptist State
Convention for one year. This endid his
work as missionary. Alter serving as
pastor for Whit Church, in Whit County,
and Ebenezer and Jacksborough churches,
in Jack County, he then removed with his
family in the spring of '8S to Wise Coun-
ty, where he became pastor of Pleasant
Hill and Pleasant Grove churches. After
serving these churches for some time he
then became pastor of Paradise Church,
in the town Of Eldorado. While in Wise
County he again held number of success
full Ierivals, IN which great numbers We're
converted. In 1890 Mr., Long removed to
Montague County, and became pastor Of
Hardy and Audubon churches in that
County, and Era and Bethlehem in Cook
County. In the fall of '9S he moved to
White Mound, in Grayson County, his
present home, where he Is now comforta-
bly, situated in house of his own, with
nice little farm attached.
Mr.. Long is now 66 years old, but is
still strong and vigorous, both in body and
mind. He had the misfortune about two
wears ago to lose one Of his eyes, caused by
a kick from vicious hcrse, which has
somew hat i'm paired his sight and slightly
dis6gured his face, but he can see more
with one eye than great many can with
two. He is man of quick perception, q
profound thinker, great reasoner, and a
line logician. Added to this rare cnmbi
nation of gifts fine and easy flow Of Ian
eusee makes Mr.. Long one of the ablest
preachers in Texas. He has q fine library
of choice books, of which he has been a
close student, and is we'll informed on al
most any subject you Can mention, as well
as fine Biblical scholar, He is what is
known as Landmark Baptist, stern,
rigid and uncompromising in bis views
He seems to be thoroughly posted on the
doctrines and tenets of his Church, and
never hesitates to present them in their
strongest furm. This renders him very
unpopular in certain quarters, especially
among the followers of Alexander Camp
bell, who seem to be continually waging
war on him. Do you know they deny that
the Holy Spirit has anything to do with
enlightening or conYictirg sinnerf But
the Venerable soldier is thoroughly equip
ped and panoplied for the fight. and with
his great gospel broad-a4e splits the line
every lick, sending the ohipa aud splinters
whiazing in every direction. In a certain
town where there were nothing but Camp.
belIites they rendered our preacher their
house of worship, but the willy chiettain
wculd not accept the genel loas offer with
out a written contract, and then as soon as
he began to preach upon the power of the
Holy Ghost and influence upon the hearts
and lives of men, they locked the doors on
on him.
Mr.. Long thoroughly prepares his ser.
mons. never undertaking to handle any
subject without studying it carefully.
While he does not write out all of his ser.
mons in iull, he does write synopsis or
skeleton of every sermon he breaches, and
then records them In large book arranged
for that purpose, numbered and inde1ed.
It was our privilege to look through his
sermon books-I say books, for there were
five or six of them, containing S75 skele.
tons of sermons on various subjects; and
to this number he is continually adding
new and fresh ones. Such preacher will
never wesr out or become stale and be laid
on the shelf he will always preach with
the zeal and enthusiasm of youth.
Mr. Long has been twice married. His
first wife, Miss Jane Smith, daughter Of
Mr.. Samuel Smith, who once lived near
Varennes, six miles South of Anderson,
died in the Winter of 81, leaving him
alone, his children all being grown and
zone. He made his home with one of his
daughters until the fall of 'S9, when he
was married to Mrs. Sue Newton, beau.
tiful and accomplished lady, whose former
husband was Baptist preacher. She
has two sons by her former marriage-Joe
and Burt-two exceedingly bright boys.
Mrs. Long is fine pianist, and Joe can't
be beat on a harp. while Burt is a fine
singer, 80 you Bee they form splendid
tliad. They gave Us some of the sweetest
music think T eyer listened to. Seven
children were the result Of Mr.. Longs
former marriage, all of whom are living,
except one, lovely little daughter, who
lies sleeping in the old cemetery at Hope
we'll Church in this County. He has four
SONS, three of them living in johnson Co,
Texas, two farming, the other merchap-
di.ing. His children are all married, e1-
cept the youngest son, Berry Manly. He
Is business manager of the Standard Cattle
Company in the State Of Wyoming. John,
the eldest. married the daughter OF Mr.,
Newton Harper, former citisep OF, this
County, The two daughters are both hap
PLY married and comfortably situated in
the 'Lone Star State.
May the Lord bless this veteran soldier
of the Cross, and spare him many years
yet to labor for the Master.
r. II. GARRETT.