Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-08-28
HARDSHELLS In
WISE COUNTY
Peculiar Religious Sect in Sess-
ion in Norton-Political and
Other News Notes.
Norton, Va. Aug. -.


the old doctrine. Five sermons were
preached ON Sunday, one after the
other, from about half past nine a.
m. until two p. m. These services
were held I'm the grove, and curiosity
prompted many hearers, and many
who never heard an old primitive
before.
They are indeed, peculiar people,
preaching with little, or no educa-
tion, bitter against Sunday schools,
etc., believing with an undying faith
that all other denominations are
wrong, radically wrong, and holding
on To the doctrine OF predestination
It'll heavens last thunders shake
the world below All preach pretty
much alike, and about the same
thing, no matter what the text is.
Starting on the doctrine of the old
Baptist and winding up on the
same, which means, 1--WE are right,
you are wrong, predestined To be SO i'm
the great covenant before the founda.
tion of the world, ah. - One of them
said: "When Adam was put I'm the
Garden of Eden he was commanded,
all, 10 give name TO all natural
things, all, but when the Lord came
10 the naming OF the spiritual king
dom, all, he did mt name any OF
them Pesbyterians, ah, but what did
he named them, all Missionary
Baptists? No, he didn't say mis-
sionary, but he named them Just
Baptists, nh, aud my brethren, ah,
that's just what we old Baptists
claim all, and that's the way my
bible reads, ah. "
Another said: 81 live over on the
mountain, all, more of ridge then
a mountain, all, and the thunder
and lightning began one day, ah,
and black clouds were gathering,
all, and | said TO my wife. Emily,
who is n sort OF IA Methodist, nh,
Emily | think wedc better go To the
cellar, ah, and she said, Jim, all,
Ide be ashamed, ah, 10 go over this
country preaching what Is To he
will be, all, and afraid of "A little
thunder, ah," and said, ''why
Emily, you don't understand the
doctrine, ah. | believe that God Is
the predestinater of all things, nh,
and l believe that he has predestlned
for me TO go TO the cellar, and I'm
gone, ah" About that time | said TO
"A Methodist sitting near me, "these
old Baptists are preaching "A doctrine
that's mighty hard for me TO keep
from believing and IL l don't get
down from here pretty soon they
may have "A jiner.' | was always n
little shy OF thunder myself. Sunday
afternoon the meetings broke up
with songs, handshakings and
shouts. 1t was good 10 be there.
The old Baptists are good people.
God, even our God, SO full of mercy
and love overlooks their short COM
ings as we'll as ours, and pours out
his rich blessings upon them.
How Is this? A certain republican
OF Wise county, of no small stand
ing and an Ohioan TO boot, said the
other day, am free TO say, III lived
in certain Southern communities
would most assuredly vote the Demo-
cratic ticket, meaning such as exists
in MackDowh-l county for instance.
Have we no sympathy for those Of
our own flesh and blood, who are
struggling for the right In such com
munities2 He was referred To Gen.
4th Chapter, 9th verse.
G. f. Flannery, of Wise, Dr. Jim
Kelley, a former TazeweIl boy and
Hon. II. Tate Irvine, OF Big Stone
Gap, have purchased controlling
interest in the Norton Wholesale
Grocery Company. This is one of
Norton s paying enterprises and the
stock has been worth $l.40 TO $3.50
70 some time past.
Norton Is TO have another paper.
1t is joint stock enterprise, and is
said to be business proposition al
together, not started for campaign
purposes. The promoters say that the
plant will be first class in every re-
spect, and that it is their intention
to publish first class weekly news
paper, and equipped for all kinds OF
commercial printing. While the pa
per will no doubt be republican in
politics, its policy will be liberal. The
News of last week was little pre-
mature in stating that T. +. SutherS
would be the editor, and especially
in asking a certain question about
flop. You evidently read the news
item which appeared in another pa
per with your glasses off. The item
said he had been approached anC
asked to name a price for sucl
service.
Now and then you run on
church Observation-Disclosures
here in Wise comfy who is n it'll