The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-07
CULPEPER
Letter From Mf. cOvinston He wdles on a
Variety Of Subscts.

Stevensburg. Va. Nav 2d. 1907
! find that there are I5O BAPTIST
churches IN Virginia without pAsfor-
This ! have been told 10y three Bapti,t
preachers. Ny. but these BaptiSt- ar,
me people, and all this j. i1r The want of
organization | know of several Ban
inst preachers whore charges are from
~ 10 40 miles apart. " hile It they had
compact circuits as We Methodi-ts haV,
all these vacanoies could be- avoided. IL
II ali iOly talking about each cliuich lr.-
ing separate and distinct body " hen.
there II union there is strength.
While in MiddleseN county took tea
with my friend, Rev. Mr. Si,k. and his
beautiful and accomplished VIII. Nv
nephew, Walter B. Cuvington. aud I
went and how elegantly We were. enter
tained. God bless his home AS we'll ~
my Dephew's.
la Essex longed to see some Of thos,.
brave boys with VIII IN | asSo,.iatrI
years ago. | visited Mrs. W. B. I.nmp-
Kin and We talked of her brothers. John
and Josh, who fell in battle. and Others
We loved so well.
found out that even the negroes in
that section preached on the STROLLER
and Bywaters tragedy.
Well, this reminds mo OF sometbino,
that occurred down there. Eul bgies hy
a white preacher Were undc-ervedly
shOwered on u white man These
eulogies were condemned by all who
heard OF them. Even the negroes con-
demned them. Afterwards a negro of
IKE character 60 this white man died
and the negro preacher sent his soul to
hell as SURE as there was such "A place.
Much comment was made. but after
mature reflection il was conceded that
the negro preacher did the right thing
and the white preacher TIE wrong thing.
Many "A poor soul has been sent To- h.ll
10y ministers of the gospel eulngizing the
dead, and those who hear II Will say II
that man u saved all of NJ will he. lust
mad what "A prominent man has inst
published of some wicked Cuuicdrr,t,
soldiers in one of the lower counties
Better. much better. not To SAY "A word
than mls'epresent IA deal ,-erSon. fni
some are iut aeneed 10y the article aud
are lost, while Others critics, seyrrel,
the published article.
was told 10y IA young fellow " ho wa,
practicing surgery in Richmond. that on
one occasion a man was operated on nnt
one OF the instruments was left IN ia,
fellow, and after he was well he felt q
severe pain and something very hard in
him, when he had To he again operated
upon To take this instrument out of him
How careless.
heard some funny things while in
Essex. A fellow who married "A cousin
oi mine SAID lac never intended to marry
another woman unless she would pul
OH her shoes and stockings and let him
see her ieet. II she had cOrns be- would
not marry her | heard also there was "A
fellow who went To my friend. r. r.
Cauthorn. of TappahannOck. and com.
planned ot being assessed last year 81 -
and this year $3.50. just double. Mr..
CauthOrn replied that il was "A pitv "A
man had to pay - 80 for 81 p worth
of religion
have been much d, pressed on account
OF domestic troubles. but thank God He
gives me grace to stand il, and has given
me abundance to live upon. men
tally, physically. spiritually and hnan-
cially.
My cousin, John Andrew Clarkson.
was killed in this county August 25th.
lS62. and his relatives will unveil "A mon.
nment 10 his memory in Tappahannock.
Essex county, August 25th next. Why
cannot the relatives of Capt. VIM. Laiane
do the same ~ all of them are rich peo-
pie?
Lambs are selling high about. know
of several parties whose sheep Will pay
from 81 to 80 per eve
Mr.. Revercomb has lust visited his
four children in Washington and they
are all doing well Their husbands are
not in government employ and are Ie-
ceiving $40, $50, 500 and $I2O Der
month-good.
My son, Ashby, from near Charlottes-
vile, visited me last Sunday
The Baptists are thoroughly repairing
and painting t cir parsonage
Mr.. and Mrs. Fry. of Missouri, who
came here in March TO live, did not like
and returned in April. They did not
stay long enough To learn and like our
splendid eOple and county.
No p"ach"s or plumbs, but apples and
grapes in abundance with us Wheat
aud grass loooking fine. Roads Yet in
bad condition. Two of our road com.
missioners have been presented. but they
are not to blame for the roads; the ex-
cessivs rains are the cause Of it,
Mr.. Smith for treasurer, Mr.. Pulliam
for sheriff. Mr. Bell for house of dele
gates, Judge Jeffries for senate, Hon. G.
T.. NicOl Tor congress, seem To be in the
lead as far a. | can learn.
As yet no one from this section has
gone to the jamestown Exhibition
Good morning. Yours very truly,