The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-08-08

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railroad up the Pigeon River At Browns I'M tho
river about twenty miles, Mr.. Barrows met me with
announcer little mule and climbed five hundred feet
up the Great Smoky Mountain, to the Seminary
everything was greatly changed for the better since
my former visit. The large Seminary had been bu,t
and furnished, the mission house greatly n,nrovod
and another had been added to this excellent
Iamhy They were all well, happy nd busy and near
er heaven than most of us. reached the home at 6
T. NJ Monday. AT p. M. the Seminary cnanel woe
crowded with about one hundred people all of whom
walked, after hard days work This is the busv
season here and everybody works with no exception
hot even the women and children. 1t is an awful
poor country and so steep most all work is done with
the hoe The mission here is prospecting after some
four years hard work of these faithful and efficient
missionaries. At six the next morning 7 took tho
Tram Tor the Mission field in Mitchell county North
Carolina At Morristown, Tennessee 1 had the
hoyt' who had taught in the Mission schools of the
soul winners. Not being very we'll / didn't roach
the North Carolina Mission until SATURDAY.
Brother Harris had given me out and gone to
Instant mission to preach, and left no appointment
ior me. Saturday night found me at Toe Cane in
the shadow of the Great Roam Mountain in NJtcbeu
county, North Carolina. Providence sent clever John
stewart to meet me by chance and give me cordial
welcome to his hospitable home. With only Sunday
morning to give notice, the new and commodious
Ohurch was full at eleven A. M. Is it a wonder God
loves the mountains and the mounta ineers Nearly
every great event in the life of Christ is connected
with some mountain, from His first sermon to His
crunxon and ascension. Three splendid North Caro-
Ina women, teachers of Missions in this county
met me at the Church, Misses Bessie Knox Mary
Price and Elva Mcdowell. No wonder the old worth
state is proud of her daughters Monday mornino
found me going down the rushing Estatoa THROUGH
the great gauge of the Iron Mountain TO orr
Missions on the Watauga. Here I visited those
Nestors among the Soul Winners Mr. and Mrs
farmelee, who have, for six years. held forth the
word OF life to the neglected Hghanders of Kentucky
ana tennessee and who determined to die at their
post May that day be distant Brother King and
MS faithful wife met at the station and accom-
panied me- Was sorry did not have time to visit
them and their field in Smoky Where thew are IRVING
10 oulld chapel. The congregation sat on the
ground under the oaks when preached there last
AL SIX A NJ, the next morning started to visit the
Mission of Misses Davidson and Hartwell on Camp
Greek, forty miles below. under the great Nola
Chucky Mountain Nine miles of bad road from Green
vile brought me to the Mission where Miss David
son lives and labors Her companion Miss Hart
we'll had gone to Rochester New York, to soncit
funds to help build larger school house and a lit
tie Mission house to live in They are most deserv-
ing and self-denyng Christians, and doing noble
work among those poor people, who the bord-
erland of the world / wish could lend nv ewes to
the Christian people who read this account Then
would not need money to give a scant support TO
these faithful teachers and tens of thousands of our
poor countrymen would have the Gospel and richer
reward await the faithful helpers sat the Great Dav
Coming" " = ~
The French Chamber of Deputies last week
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