Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-08
Rev. J. Tyler Frazier And Other
Ministers Preach to Large Crowd,
Estimated at 1900 or More

should be made of the reunion
services held on Bluestone at
Ebenezer church last Sunday,
the writer knowing many of
those present. and having
known some of them who have
been gathered to the Fathers. he
will attempt the task, although
not equal to the occasion.
Now. you all know that the
name of j. II. Frazier is name
to conjure with and of course a
crowd was looked for, but no
such a gathering as was there
Sunday. From all directions
they came, in all kinds of con-
veyances, in wagons, in buggies,
in autos, on horseback, motor
cycles, bicycles and on foot.
The N. and w. carried many to
st. Clair, where they detrained
and then walked to the church
some two miles away. The
crowd was variously estimated
at from 1000 to 1,500. Besides
Mr.. Frazier, there were several
other ministers the Rev. Daniel
Carr. who had charge of the
East Tazewell circuit years ago:
James w. Holbrook, a local
preacher; w. N. Wagner, of the
Baltimore conference; j. T..
Spring, pastor in charge of the
East Tazewell circuit, and Rev.
Mr.. Shutr, of Tip Top. Once
again was heard the voice of
the silver tongued orator of the
Southwest. Again was to be
heard felt and seen the effect of
the power of words which fell
from his lips. Once again he
was at home among his friends
and had come unto his own.
What n scene people from
Bramwell, Pocahontas, Abbs
Valley, Mud Fork, Wright's
Valley, from Clinch. from Clear
Fork, from Bluefeld, Graham,
Falls Mills, from all the valleys
everybody seemed to be there.
AS to weather conditions, it was
a dry day, a hot day, too, yet
there was no dearth of tears,
for they coursed down the fur
rows and cheeks Of the aged
and young alike. 1t was an in
spring scene, hundreds of all
classes, of all ages, of all con,
ditions, of all walks of life,
standing with heads barred, in
the blazing sun, seeming to real
iAe no discomfort. as one looked
over the crowd. | heard the
speaker make mention of those
to whom he had preached in his
ministry 40 years ago. We
seemed to see the forms and
faces of the Moores, Holbrooks,
Wagners, Shannons, Banes,
Harmans, Neels and others long
since gone to the land of shades
and silence. Alas, for the ravag-
es of time; alas, that there must
be such changes. such havoc
wrought, for as the speaker
said, he talked to the third and
fourth generations. There were
the little ones in swadling cloth
es; the young, the gay, the
beautiful, the bellies and the
beaus, the middle aged-a new
people, a new scene, SO to speak.
The old songs were sung, the
old time shout was heard, the
hearty embrace, the hand-shake,
the old time "God bless you,"
and all appurtenances of an old
time Methodist meeting. Many
came forward at the close of the
meeting and gave their hand in
token of a promise of living
better life-may it be so. At the
close Of the morning service,
dinner was spread and such a
dinner, as if a Governor was to
have been placed in office. There
was dinner enough for 1000 or
more. Everybody hao plenty
and to spare.
The Rev. Mr.. Carr preached a
feeling and interesting sermon
in the afternoon, after which
the people dispersed for their
homes, feeling that all had been
benefited, and that they had
been present at gathering and
an occasion not soon to be for
gotten.
The weather has been quite dry
here for several days until yes
terday when a fine rain came.
The primary passed off yester-
day with a vote of 10.
Thomas Wilburn, of Bailey,
was taken to the Bluefield sani-
torium Sunday by DIR. Pyott to
be treated for sore leg.
Old aunt Charlotte Heath, col
ored, of Mud Fork, aged over so