Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-05-15
ideal DAY FOR THE
SUNDAY SERVICES
The Secretary Spends Pleasant
and Profitable Sabbath With
People of Wittens Mills.

The editor had the pleasure of
spending last Sunday in the country
with his friend, E. X. Crockett, and
rare treat it was on this beautiful
spring Sabbath day. 1t was such a
day as poets write about, memories
stirred dreams dreamed and air cas-
ties built-an ideal day in an almost
ideal country. 1t was u fit day,
therefore, for Sunday school and
speech-making and going to church
and for worship.
The Sunday school at Harman's
Chapel is one of the best of the good
schools in the county. Mr.. C. II. Har-
man is the efficient and popular su-
perintendent. His sisters and other
valuable helpers make up strong
force of good workers. Mr.. Harman
the superintendent, is son of Mr.
r. p. Harman. The people say.
"they are all good people, and are
doing fine work in this community,
not only in Sunday school, but in the
church work generally"
The superintendent has the gift
of Song as we'll as of speech-two
very essential qualifications, and he
uses them, too. Other people have,
perhaps, just as good, probably bet
ter qualities of head and heart, but,
what good, unless they use them?
"Charlie Harman," as the people
call him, is an useful man in his
church. Here, just across the fence,
lives Mr.. S. A. White, an intelligent
earnest man, whose influence is for
good in this school and church. The
editor, as secretary of the County
Sunday School Association, ha d
not had the pleasure before of visit
ing this school. On this occasion he
was given the right of way, and in a
few Occasional remarks, explained
the work of the county convention,
and urged the school to send repre-
sentatives to the annual convention,
which meets here June 17-1Sth. The
school will be represented. In the
afternoon, at $3.50, the pastor, Rev.
j. E. Spring, preached thoughtful
sensible sermon to a good sized
congregation. Besides this and Wit
tens Mill appointments, he has some
six or seven other preaching places,
and is, of course, kept busy. His
praise is on the lips of all the people
whom l heard speak of him. If /
am not mistaken, he is a cousin to
Rev. Vance Price, once pastor here.
had dinner with that genial, hos
pitable citizen, Mr.. e. X. Crockett.
Of this elegant dinner l will not
speak. What's the use? 1 couldn't
describe it, and even if I could what
good would be done the hungry read
er of these lines? 1t would only be
tantalizing. Suffice to say, it was
all any mortal could ask in variety,
or any epicurean, however fastidious,
demand in its serving. And after it
was all over, although we had made
a decided Impression" upon this
bounteous dinner, there still remained
enough for supper and breakfast next
morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Crockett
are genial hosts, and their friends,
and even the needy stranger, finds
welcome shelter and hospitable en-
tertainment in this wayside home.
1 will not speak of the roads this
time-will wait until the results of
Good Road Days show up. l neg
lected to speak at the time, of a lit
tie Sunday evening meeting, held in
the home of MIR. John Hall, in Dry
Town, the Sunday before this. 1t
was an enjoyable occasion for those
who attended, and will be repeated.