The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-08
A Good Day at Old Pleasant Hill

Announcements had been made for
some time, that there would be an all
day meeting at the above named place
the fourth Sunday in June, and that
Vertis Williams of Still Water. Okla,
would preach. Bro. Williams was rear
ed in this community and was formerly
member of this church and the very
large audience that greeted him that
day shows the high esteem in which he
is held by his old neighbors and friends.
His mother and part of the family
still reside in the community. His
father, @. N. Williams, died at the
present home in 1900. Bro. Williams
has been preaching for the Still Water
people for II years. 1t was his first and
only charge. He has had quite num-
Der of calls from other churches, but
prefers to remain with that people. His
two little boys, Paul and Preston, are
with their grandmother.
The subject Sunday morning was
''Home" Ehp., 1920. He intro
duced his sermon by relating an incl
dent that occurred between young
preacher and himself in Okla. HI said
young preacher just from College and
seeking location, was asking him
about work, and asked for his assist
ance in securing a place. Bro. Will
liams told him of several country
churches that would be glad to have
him once month, though they could
not pay him large salary, they could
support him. The young man replied
that he did not care to preach for a
church that preaching only once a
month was required, as he did not think
much good could be accomplished in a
church of that kind.
Then Bro. Williams said to him;
"Young man, let me tell you some
thing. I know little country church
away back in the hills of Kentucky
that has been in existence a long time,
with preaching only once month,
and great good has been developed in
the world from her existence.
There is a man in Moberly, Mo-,
preaching for large church, who was
reared under the influence of that
church. Another is preaching in Phoenix,
Arr, another at Liberty, KY, another
at Moreland, KY, another at Columbia,
KY, and one at Still Water. Okla.
Don't ever speak thus of the little
country churches that have preaching
only once a month" He discussed
"Home" under four heads. The rela-
ton and duty of wife to husband and
husband to wife; of parents to children
and children to parents. Love must
be the dominating principle not only
for the place we call home, whether
that be a palace or hut.) but for
each other, and while the husband and
father is to be the head of the home,
he is not to be tyranical ruler, but a
leader and gentle governor. He spoke
of the Importance of identifying the
home by giving it some finishing touch
es with shade trees, smooth mown yards,
flowers, &c.; of the Importance OF
cultivating and developing the love, by
continued acts of kindness and sympa-
thy, on the part of both husband and
wife, and to express their affection for
each other as of old. 1t was good,
profitable sermon, and if followed out
will stop many divorce suits.
There was bountiful dinner on the
ground prepared by the good people OF
the community, and was much enjoyed
by the people, and many baskets part
ly filled were carried home. The writer
could not remain for afternoon service
on account of call to preach a funeral
that afternoon.
May Bro. Williams live many years
to make pleasant visits to the old coun-
try churches, and have the great
pleasure of meeting the dear ones ir
the flesh But one by one we fall by
the way, and the graveyard is fast
filling up. and by and by we will al
change our meeting places, to the
eternal City Of God, and o! what re-
union that will be.
4 2. T. WILLIAMS.