The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-19
SARGE PLUNKETT.
BIG MEETINGS ARE IN BL4ST AND
THE COUNTRY An SEHENE.
Story of Haunted House-BehiDd the Rock
Fences at tho First Battle of Fred
ricksburg-A Song to Furnishes.

once and while and big meeting Is the
key that makes our hearts beat stronger,
our hopes rise higher, and we mark time
with new vigor and more cheerful stroke
Brown and | went back to our old settle
ment last week and it has refreshed us and
wound US up to tick along for another year,
perhaps, or at least, the tick is stronger ana
louder than it was before. We had nearly
run down, TIL we took this trip of last week
and worshiped again in the good old church
where we used to worship in the Gays "heh
affections were sincere and natures true.
1t was big meeting time and our ola neigh
bors had pressed US to be there ana TO
strive all together to have revival OF the
good Old religion that should be the chiel
concern of old folks. and the most glorious
companion for young folks to start OUT
upon tho journey OF life with, This IS one Oh
the old churches which yet retains much
of the olden times. There was never the
sound OF an organ there, but they nave
some pretty new songs. ana as the mourn
ers gathered at the altar anu sans
bringing in the Shcaves," causht Brown
trying to hide a tear that had gathereu IN
the left corner of his right eye. Brown anu
/ used 10 picnic in the woods around this ola
church ana we drank from this same oiu
spring ana courted the pretty girls int
used to meet there. our ha2piest Jay
were spent there. and every thlnS seems 80
dear that / excused Brown for dropping 4
Just as in the old times mothers carry
their babes to church, instead OF leaving
them at home in the care OF some WIN
nurse to be trained IN Il way that VIII ohly
increase the list OF crimes anu criminals.
We have been gloomy over the statements
that statistics show an increase IN cTlI4't'
and criminals, but mothers who leave theit
children 10 be trained by hired nurses and
preachers who would not have the htt!e
ones to darken the door Of their churches
need not wonder at this Increase OF CRIME
And the same little schooihouse is stand
ing just a little ways out from the on
church. and it is yet presided over by one
of those stern old teachers tnat - almost
extinct and that the progress vi these Gays
refuses 10 accept. " hen we contemplate
that of the several hundred school teachers
in our own country there can Only be mum
bered some fifteen OF twenty mth anu
when We consider that the teachetS are
mostly young girls, entirely incompetent 70
discipline a school, fathers should not Won
der ~ This increase In crime We must set
back 10 the old teachers. or pretty soon
there will be no call for preachers. Molh-
ers must take charge OF their Danes theh-
selves or look to see them criminals, iatheIs
must discipline their children at nome
and demand that they be disciplined az
school, or else turn the whole thing over 70
msersoll and the devil
1t is wonderful how pleasantries, horrors
or superstItious win attach 10 places anu
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l4'lOUsH ~ - -, ,t,,r4onad far
on ou' ~ - = e,,,,arstitiou that the
spirit of It's former owner sth fingers
there The story is worth repeating mere
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