The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-12-07
REV. II. DUNCAN.
Interesting Letter from Former CO.
lumbia Pastor.

Interesting Letter from a Former CO.
lumbia Pastor.
ENNIS. Texas, Dec. IA letter
has been formulating in my mind,
and then letting something preveLt
the penning, for months. The recent
editorials In the HERALD have been
like the voice Of one crying in the
wilderness, | have often thought OF
my old scrap book, kept mostly nv
"Those Black Eyes That book
has not been read for many day.
Dear old Barley Martin ed TO say
to me, "TOm, | watch the waves of
public opinion, and read your soul
stirring society sermons, and some
times ! see you go Gown, and | wait,
and wait, and it seems that you will
never come up again. Then all at
once | see you come up on a crest,
and | am glad tn see you" Never
while there is a boy TO lose, or a girl
TO fall, will the vOi"e Of a faithful
ministry, or the pen of a faithful
editor fail to warn and entreat in the
Interest of those who are young, and
exposed to the perils Of modern
society. Congregations and sub
scribers are as nothing with the
responsibility resting upon those
who represent the Man who lrOd the
sol rowful wav OF life, that He might
help he weak TO resist the strong.
Since | was stationed there many
have passed away. Many "a noble
and true as ever lived. They have
gone to their reward. Yet, how my
/ hoo ri al In h |
| have been others who have left to
rheir loved ones no hope.
| have been puzzled much with
| the question Of retribution, as
related to the recent disasters that
have hefallen our own Tennessee,
aud my adopted state of Texas. [
only know that:
"Our Fathers hand prepares the
cup.
And what he wills is best"
Some of the best people I ever
knew went down in the Galveston
flood. | dare say that some as mean
as were ever left on earth survived
that awful horror. Think of the
hand of christian woman having
the knife of a ghoul clip the finger
stiff in death for the poor compensa.
ton Of piece Of jewelry! Mrs.
David Rhea, a woman of noble birth
and blood, swept AWAY. while such
vandals and Williams were permitted
to live and desecrate the sacred
bodies of the saintad dead. Your
own horror, the saddest that ever
visited the fair city of Columbia,
what does it say? What ever else it
may say, it sounds the alarum to all
OF us alike, "Be We also ready, for
in su"h an hour as Won think not the
Son of Man cometh." I am sorry
indeed to see that the well springs oil
woe are opening and submerging
those who have been so highly
favored with good and true christian
parentage. The voice of warning
does not seem to reach their ears, OF
touch their hearts.
So it seems that we are to be
among the two-year brethren of the
itinerant fold. We are now in Ennis
This town is in the throes of born
ing iuto city. They have I O0(
inhabitants, and are at the crossing
of the Texas, Midland and The Hous
ton and Texas Central Railroads. T
is situated in Ellis County, and is L
miles from WaXah ACHE, the county
, seat. The scholastic population Of
the city is 1900. They have two
Ward Schools, and High School
We have good church here, anC
they pay good salary. They hav,
1893 members and good Sunday
school.
While the place | have been fo
> the last two years will compar,
favorably with any town of the sam
population, the opportunity 70
t doing good is not near 80 great Their,
f as here in Ennis We have thu
3 Railroad shops here. and larg,
number of permanently settled rail
road men. The country has beer
blessed with an abundant cottoi
crop, and good price for it. Tn
receipts here are said to be tn
: largest ever known 1t is 33 mile
from here to Dallas, and littl
further to Fort Worth. Twenty -tw
miles to Corslcana. So your in
]. terested subscribers have a tolerabl
knowledge of my whereabouts.
Bishop Gambler is at his best, AM
is doing thoroughly satisfactor
work among the Texas preachers
They have learned to love and be-
. lieve in him from the very start
: We have done well on our Twentiet
= Century Educational collection, bu
= are not near through with it. Wit
:, lots of love for you and your man
: readers, I. j. DUNCAN.