The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-25
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

Norfolk. Va, Sept. 1s.-We read
The Sun everyday. We keep up
/ pretty well with the doings in your
city, but II may be our friends there
would like 10 know something OF
our whereabouts. Some of the hap
piest days of my life ] spent in dear
old Paducah. There l met some of
the noblest people have ever
known. Some of the very best
friends have ever had live there,
and my stay in that city was full OF
pleasure and trust was helpful to.
many. No truer people on earth cen
be found than / found in the First
Baptist church. Ties were formed
that were clear and tender. The
members loved and love them
still. l baptised their families. mar
ried their children, and buried their
dead The library was built. North
Twelfth Street Mission was started.
and building erected. and Brother
w. II. Upton was selected as our
missionary in China, and some whom
I baptised have become prominent
workers in the cause. As look over
my ministry of two dozen years,
Paducah is about as bright a spot as
is found in this sojourn.
may never wander back to the
little city hard by rolling waters.
, nesting beneath beautiful trees, In
and about, which birds sing their
morning hymns and insect wing
Joins in the chorus; but II do not
. l shall love those saints who stood
by me in the thick OF battle, cheered
me in the fight, prayed that my faith
fall me not and rejoiced With VIC
tories won.
If see their faces no more while
we journey here. shall expect to
see them when We walk through the
streets of that city. where the loved
ones have gone before. We will
stand on the banks OF the river.
We will meet to part no more.
Well. ! must not dwell longer on
Paducah. else become homesick.
Some items about Norfolk. the city
by the seaside. might interest some
We. as many know. came here last
March. / am pastor of the old First
Baptist church. which was organized
in 1905. They have moved their
location several times as business
pushes out Last spring they sold
the present lot on which stands q
firm stone building. for $4,000, and
we are now erecting fine gray
granite building. trimmed with white
, marble, which will be the largest
and finest church edifice In this city
The new parsonage. costing $4,000,
b including the lot on same street
with the church. is about completed
and we will move in October ].
= There Is great future for this
church. We are the midst OF the
: finest resident section OF the city.
Thousands OF people are near us and
the good brethren think / am the
4 man to lead them in this great enter
prise.
We like Norfolk very much. II
! is certainly a fine city 10 live In. The
people are cultured and kind, and
know how to welcome strangers.
Mrs. Perryman and family spen,
August on the sea shore al Virginia
! Beach. was away part OF that
time in Missouri and Kansas filling
: some engagements. where was
, billed to lecture at Chautauquas.
The folks enjoyed their stay on
the sea shore more than any place
, they have ever been. certainly
a enjoyed II what time / was there.
. know of no better place on earth for
summer outing than Virginia
e Beach. is miles from Norfolk. The
Norfolk & Southern runs electric
y cars every half hour. We have sum.
T mered at springs. and in the noun
3 tains. where the hills lift their sum-
/. init peaks 10 dispute empires with
clouds. and battle with storms, but
{ such places do not compare with the
sea shore. where the roll OF the surf,
: the sweep of the tide and the heavy
} waves beat upon the beach. The
{ mountains are beautiful. but they
are silent and still and by and by
: your eyes grow weary as they gaze
3 upon such scenes. "a AZ E-r.r
The old ocean never -.sleepsr In
4 the cleaning you hear her groans;
4 In the silence OF midwatch you hear
her walls; at the rising OF the sun
you listen to her mournful cry echo
ing along the shore, where breakers
! roar. and pillows rage. know OF
nothing more delightful than to
: stand at early morn and look out
at the boundless deep and breathe
the salt air and plunge into the roll
ing surf. hope many of our dear
friends in Paducah will arrange to
spend some weeks next summer at
Virginia Beach.
Mrs Perryman and children are
we'll and we all send our best regards
to our friends.
q w PERUVIAN.