The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-22


He gave us lots of Bible as we'll as in
stances within his own experience. He
seems to be man of very strong faith.
| preached three times and had good
liberty to talk to a goodpeople on the
subject of high christian life. My
last sermon was for the colored people
at Wesley's Chapel. / visited the or
phans home, and after had spent an
hour in reading an prayer in the grove
in the rear of this home, when | came
out | saw about fifteen children play
ing in the back ground of the orphans
home under the trees, so | crept through
the wire fence and went toward them.
When they saw me they all started for
their home like so many young turkeys
following the mother hen. When
spoke to them they all stopped and
looked around and seemed to say, I
wonder who the stranger is. l sat
down at the trunk of large oak and
they began to crowd upon me like so
many grass-hoppers on a mullin stalk,
and commenced to ask questions so fast
that it would have taken several to an
swer. The following are some of the
many asked; What is your name?
Have you dog? Have you horse?
What is his name? Where is your
home? How did you come here? And
as the old mullin began to bend from
the weight of so many hoppers he be-
gan to imagine what they played to
amuse themselves, and with one voice
the response came. Pretty girls station,
frog in the meadow, bread and butter
come to supper, etc.
Pretty girls station was the first and
they all hoped down but one who was
too small to engage in the play and the
old Mullin felt relief When they
had finished their plays we all went to
the Home and l had to lead two with
each hand.
What splendid institution. l wish
| could feed thousand with my own
means. If all would help some the in
stitution would prosper and many a
poor child would have home. They
are nice looking children and if I did
not have three orphans already in my
home, I should ask Mrs. Wiley for one
of hers, as she has twenty-eight at
prasent.
l spent pleasant hour with Mrs. E.
E. Wiley and her sistsr, Miss Reeves.
This is my third visit to the Orphans
Home and each one has been very en-
joyable. The children know me as the
apple man and they give me warm
reception, but the apples get warmer
one.
l visited ex-President Johnson's
monument. I find he was born in 1903
and died in 1876. He has at his grave
tall and beautiful monument. Young
man would you have one stand so high
and look so clean and white when you
are gone? If SO, give your life to the
monument builder and maker.
Well, if 1 had time and you space,
would love to tell you all about Greene
ville's Sunday shirt she wore while
was there, and the march by Knight
Templars. 1t was the biggist drove
ever saw. / did not know there were
SO many to be found. Col Dowdy gave
big reception to the Knights and aris-
tocrats of Greeneville. I will never give
feast unless call the poor. SO this
world will go right on till Christ comes
and opens the sixth seal when the
kings Of the earth and the great men
and the rich men and the chief captains
and the mighty men and every bond
man and every freeman shall hide
themselves in the dens and rocks OF
the mountains and will say to the
mountains and rocks fall on us and
hide us from the face of him that sit
teth on the throne and from the wrath
of the Lamb. For the day Of His wrath
is come and who shall be able to stand.
W. G.. ANDERSON.
| Nav 90 1890