Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-26
IN THE SOUTHWEST.
THE WORK OF EVANGELIST GALES
IN PULASKI.
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Pulaski. VA. January 2.-'speolailI
r.y,nrolist Weston r. Gales Oh ->oi'"
carolina has finished his two-"'eNS ~
,.,...t meeting here. and has gone 10
1894 whore he is holding meet
ING. $500, aud won
a.. sd,oiration and love Of every one
here lie is an untrins worker lie
d. ,,rfcctv simple and unas sHm'hs' Qu'.'
80 l.,mbie. but decidedly one oil the
Greatest puIp.t-ogators ia the land E'o-
800. LOGICAL .mlass.oned. and silver
,.,-..1 d.. made a deep aud lasting
,....,,..i,o bcre. there being more than
,,,..rt. converts. And the meeting Is
..ri .o.ne On. under the preaching Of all
,o puasn pastors, Rev. Mr. Burrow'
~, ne Methodist church. leading. our
Io.-i preachers preach by turns. taking
rr the work where Evangelist Gales
In b. The Baptist church, the largest
in town. was nightly filled 10 over
dow while Mr Gales was present,
ara SON 10 is now nlied nightly. All
the business houses closed from 3 90 4
b. 81 daily for evening religious SER
vices. and sul do 50.
Tn. weather has been delightful FOR the
meeting Drummer-Eyangenst Fife held
"a great revival meeting here few
years ago just at this time or the
scar, the coolest spell ever felt here
and stli no one stopped for the weather
ours is q great church-golng community
rev. William r.. Book, OF Covington,
IS in town on % iccturing tour Mr. Book
was for several years the popular
pastor Of ths Christian church here.
which greatly prospered under his pas
toratc.
REV. lr. Aldrich. late OF Kansas. is
now the pastor of the Disciples church,
having recently moved here with his
family. SIR. Aidrich is not unlike Gov
eruor Mckinney. i'm portly appearance.
pleasant expression and features. and
voice.
DELIGHTFUL RAINS.
Yesterday and to-day we have had
q delightful rain. and the ground is wet
for the FIRST time Tor many months
soon after Christmas the people took
advantage Of the ice-suen. and filed their
houses Major Bentley puts up ice for
sale lie has large mill-pond. on which
the sun never shines in uidWinter. His
fee was seven or eIrht inches thick and
perfectly clear Hs used an ice-plough
in cutting b.
For several we. ks dphtheria has been
. scourge Zoo The southern part of
Pulaski and Wytle counties. the death
rate being fearful. Fourteen died out
Of thirty attacked and I'm one family Of
nine. seven including father and mo-
Their. died N0w anttoXin is being used
with great success. and the destroying
march of tho great reaper arrested This
vonderf remedy should be applied ln all
cases. lu other respects the health Of
Che people has been remarkably good.
Mrs. w. O.. Kelley. Who was stricken
With paralysis some two months ago. is
reaty improved and walking about the
house.
PARALYZED.
Nr Michael J. Bosang. called doc"
Rosang. was attacked a few days ago
with paralysis of tho LETT arm. face. and
tongue lie was in Pulaski city at the
time but Yves taken 90 his home. in
Nevhcrn. Mr. Bo-ang was IN perfect
'oalth until paralyzed. His many friends
aope FOR bis recovery.
hlr. J. W9ssemer. 4 student ut
Union Theological Seminary. was forced
10 leave the seminary on account Of
90 health ana return home 20 Pulaski
He has SO far recovered as 90 make
an engagement 10 preach I'm the Presby-
terrain church hcre every other Sunday
thus giving regular services every sun
oly. tho pastor. Rev Alfred Jones,
officiating the other two Sundays
John =. Baskerville, Jr., one OF our
young lawyers has removed TO Cos
san Carroll county
Judge Ie9ac Hudson held his January
term 81 County Court. The Judge trans
acted preat deal Of business. and held
mp remarkably well. considering his re-
cent illness
CATTLE INTEREST.
our people are greatly interested I'm
the bin before the Legislature TO pre-
vent the Importation OF cattle exposed
20 TeXas-fevc~ Meetings have been
held in Pulaski inauguratng the move
mont and Mr. G.. Laughon one Of our
leading farmers. is in Richmond look
iug after the bin
Fula d ships a great many OF the
finest hcef-cattle TO Europe. and the pro-
lection of her beef-market IS Of vital i'm
portance.
BLACIIsHURG NUGGETS.