The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-12-12


able article. Now, young people |
do not know what II Is, or TO what
use It could be placed. Flowing |
was done with wooden mould
boards, or wooden plows. Wheat
was cut with the sickle, threshed
with fail, winnowed with sheet
and often taken to mill on the
back OF the man. Every thing
was by hand, In most tedious
manner.
Food was cooked by the open fire,
a cook stove was unknown. Fowl
was cooked on the spit, that is
on pan held over the fire, and
turned round and round until baked
by the heat from the fire. There
was wild game in abundance.
meat was generally obtained by
the accurate use of the rifle.
Eusebia has never been q strong
church In point of number. 1t has
some times been asked in the
Courts OF the Church at large
whether it would not be better to
abandon the week churches and
make the strong strongers There
Is only one answer to such a ques-
ton. Eusebia has not been a
strong church in point of numbers
or welth, but she has had a wonder
full influence for good-an influence
that the members are little aware.
Eusebia has produced some of the
best OF membership for the church
at large. She has been a strong
feeder for othe 1t is q remarkable
fact, that during these one hundred
and ten years, she has sent only
three of her members to the minis
try. Campbell Boyd was ordained
April q, 1S47. Rev. John B. Ores.
, well being the second, and he is
, not very old man, in fact: passes
for a young man Rev. William D.
Malcolm being the third. Her mem.
, bers and the material from her sur.
Z rounding have gone out into the
world, and had a wonderful powe
r for good. A few years ago count
ed the members of New Providence
: church and congregation coming
from Eusebia church and congrega
|, ton, and there were twenty-sever
, OF them.
r Take twenty.seven members
from New Providence and add t,
O Eusebia and it would make won
h derfur difference in both churches
y The Second Church at Knoxville
"a has also been the gamer from
"a Eusebia. So have other churche
n all over the land. Other denomi
"a nations have also been the game
q from this Church.
ID have tried to prepare an ad
q dress that would not worry you
!. and would be beneficial in the ma,
:. ter of history. 1t is brief in tn
4 statement of facts. 1t Is scarcel
n more than an outline of the histor
q Of the church. Let me conclude b
II entreating all to be loyal to the oil
=. church To some of US this is sacre
~ ground upon which we wall
n. Memories cluster around us ths
ID melt the heart, and revives tn
,e times of long ago. SANITY faces pas
w before our minds and we are r,
"a minded that they were once her
40 but have gone to better worl'
70 Their homes are in the Great Ell
as sebia Of Eternity. There is a gres
is procession passing after them, an
NJ following hard by. Let US rejoic
q that we are enabled to meet her
al as the living whom God has spare
n. for His own glory, and may OF
ID walk be such that Gods ChurC
r.. shall not be ashamed of us, but r.
es ioice that we have been here. l.,
70 us love Eusebia as we loved Il
Ia associates of our childhood ar
,e youth, and while we may be Sc
10 arated in our several places
), abode, let US not forget the halo,
;9) ed influences thrown around MS
od times long since gone by.