The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-21
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richness of which cannot be told in
words.
In all these days the social life OF
the church was beautiful beyond COM
parison.
A spirit Of brotherhood prevailed,
and religion and social life went hand
In hand. Sociables that brought all
the congregation together were fire.
quently held In the homes Of officers
and members, and occasionally in the
home Of the pastor, and as Maysvilie
was noted for Its many and interesting
visitors, these were often the occasion
Of welcome and rejoicings.
The women were famous for their
strawberry festivals and oyster sup
pers and every year these events were
eagerly looked forward to, as regularly
as the seasons came.
Occasionally, fairs for the sale OF
fancy work and articles, the work OF
our mothers and sisters were held,
and what busy time 1t was. Our
mothers for days before, planning, d.
recting and often preparing with their
own hands, dishes they would not trust
to the servants; most beautiful cakes,
home made candles, rich CONNECTIONS
and all kinds of good things and the
servants busy making bread and rolls
and tea biscuits, and baking fine old
Kentucky hams, preparing salads and
ell the other accessories for a feast;
washing the china and glass, putting
an extra polish on the silver, over
hauling the table linen, and preparing
the lamps, and Ellis Chinn and Field
ing FAINT, our faithful and efficient
Sections, busy getting tables and chairs
and stoves and necessary cooking
utensils, for mind you, the affairs were
usually held in the Niagara or Nep-
tune Engine Company's hall, the lar
Fgest public halls in the city and they
were utterly destitute of the furnish
ings needed And then the decoration
Of the hall, in which the boys and
girls, much to their delight, had a part,
and when all complete, what a scene
of splendor. Evergreens, flowers, mis-
tletoe, tables resplehdent with the
finest Of linens, weighted down with
their rich furnishings and fragrant
with delightful odors from the good
things that mothers and sisters and
their help had created.
II was time of JOY and happiness,
old and young sweethearts, and lads
and lassies met and mingled and ate
together as members of great family,
and how delicious 1t all was, and what
an evening of delight
Primarily intended to raise money
for the Women's Society, the event
whether largely profitable or not. had
served to kindle the fires and keep
alive the spirit Of brotherhood and
love, and our mothers were happy.
To the women of my boyhood
church, constant in endeavor, untiring
In effort, hopeful, cheerful, charitable
Astounding in all good works to our
mothers, beautiful loving inspiring,
/ bow with love and reverence, tuned
with all grace, my heart would sing
their praise, and for inspiration |
turn to the poet, one who lived long
| with you as pastor and friend. my
own relative, Rev. George W. Coons,
and quote:
o woman, trustful, hopeful to the
l"Untiring, faithful, true and full of
love,
"As mother, sister, daughter, wife and
friend,
Thou peerless art.
"Thy smiles, thy love, thy helpful
hand and voice
"a peaceful home can in a desert
make.
"As beds of violets exhale their
sweets
And cast them on the balmy air at
eve,
when the bright sun beyond the
Western sky
"Retires, and stars are seen blaze
with light.
so faithful women cast an atmos-
| phere
"Of sweetest sanctity DER all the
world,
And lights its darkness with her
smiles and tears.
The Maysville church through its
intelligent membership, and the wise
counsels Of its efficient session, was
peculiarly fortunate in its choice of
pastors.
DR.. Grundy, as before stated, was my
boyhood pastor and had been the pas
tor many years before l was born He
was a most attractive man personally, a
devoted and successful pastor, an elo-
quent and impressive preacher, a man
of strong convictions, fearless in
speech, and tender and loving In char
acter as woman; he was respected
and loved by old and young, and yet
because Of exceptions taken by one of
Maysville's citizens to some pulpit re-
marks, was the victim Of dastardly
street attack that left him bruised and
bleeding from cut on his face that
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was, l am glad to say, condemned by
all righteous Maysville. My father
was his devoted friend and admirer,
and as l learn from the record in the
family Bible, DR.. Grundy officiated at
his wedding necessitating in these
days, trip to Lexington and re-
turn by stage or private conveyance.
He was frequent and most well
come visitor In my fathers house and
I speak of him with most affectionate
remembrance,
After two years absence with my
fathers family In a Western city,
having advanced from boyhood TO
youth, returned to find DR.. Grundy
gone and another In his place.
Rev. John A. McClung who follow
ed DR.. Grundy was very unusual
and striking personality. as I remem-
Der him, quito tall and thin with