McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Washington Letter
1229.6th St. NV.
Washington D. G.
2.17,18,
Editor Of the Independent:

L-lt- 10.
Editor Of the Independent:
Here | come again, asking only a
small space in your columns.
We have sure had some winter.
The ground has not been clear Of
snow here for seventy-eight days,
though the weather is to-day Sunday
fair, with a rather sharp wind.
Wife and ] have just arrived home
from the Sunday Tabernacle, where
We heard Billy Sunday deliver the
goods" on the liquor traffic. Oh!
the awfulness of this terrible traffic!
wish that our McNairy people could
hear this world famous preacher.
To give you some idea Of this great
meeting. suppose that every man,
woman and child. both white and
black, in McNairy county, were gath
cred into one congregation (McNairy
has about $1,000 population) twice
each week day and three times on
Sunday, and at each service, from
two hundred fifty to one thousand
conversions, and you will catch a
glimpse Of the power of Billy Sundays
preaching. From the vice president,
supreme judges, cabinet members and
congressman down to the humblest
citizen of Washington attend these
services. One congressman was con-
verified through the influence of Mr..
Sundays preaching. And the sing
ing-well. if John Swain, Bill Wilson,
Rady Mccormack, John Standfeld,
etc. could hear the choir of two
thousand sing sail ON, "We'll Be
Waiting When You Come Back
Home, and that good song so famil-
lar to them, THE Little Brown
Church in the Vale, they would each
readily exclaim: There is where
belong, and nothing short of a grass
rope could hold them out of that
great choir, which is directed by a
Tennessean, Homer A. Rodeheaver.
The meeting will continue until
March 8.
am indeed glad to note the patri-
otto response Of the people Of Nc
Marry county to the various calls Of
| the administration to make the mea-
ger sacrifices asked in order to con-
serve the nations supplies for our
soldier and the allies. These are small
sacrifices compared with our soldier
boys giving up home, loved ones
all. for the dangers and hardships
upon the battlefields land just think
a moment, they are making the sacri.
fee for you; therefore. do not com.
plain but do your part.
I Just the meatless and wheatless
days have resulted in giving US an
extra amount of millions of pounds Of
meat and bushels of wheat for oul
soldiers and the allies. You mark
my word for it, we are going to licl
that sauer-krant bunch Of Kaiserites
so badly they won't look like "nothin"
/ | have seen quite number of the
soldier boys from Tennessee pass
through on their way to the from,
but have not vet seen any Of the
home boys. If any of you boys pass
this way be sure to let me know it
Call at my home, l229-6th St. NV,
or at the office at 1890 F. St. NV,
Room 4l2. Property Division of Ord.
nance Bureau.
It may be of some interest to nv
friends to know that at meeting OF
higher officials have taken charge OF
a desk where some very important
records are kept. A friend in the
office who heard the conference Of
these officials said that they said
was the most suitable out of over one
hundred workers. appreciate this,
indeed, since it was done without my
previous knowledge Of their inten-
tions.
| ] shall close with best regards TO
all the readers Of the Independent.
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