Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-02
S. S. RALLY ON
MOUNTAIN TOP
Remnants of Flying Squadron
Make Addresses at COaldan
Last SunGay-LA'gc Num-
ber Meet All Trains.

AS announced in last issue con-
tingent Of the Flvipg Squadron Of
the County Sunday Schoo! Associa-
tion was at Coaidan last Sunday by
special invitation.
The squadron consisted Of ILL., I,
of this gossip" At The beginning
OF tn war the squadron was COM
posed Of some six or eight members,
regularly organized and prepared to
invade, and did Invade, different Sec
Lions of the country on the same day.
Since the beginning of the war the
squadron has been scattered. and to
assemble and organize again seems
impossible.
The members Of the squadron are
engaged now in putt ng over the big
, drives-making or helping TO make
tn world safe for Democracy. IL is
hoped they will not forget or loose
sight of the necessity Of making Dem
ocracy safe for the world.
This gossip" is chiefly Sunday
School gossip, and if not interested
the reader can stop right here, ana
throw the paper aside. We hope you
will read on.
Sunday morning was bright, clear
and balmy-a beautiful april Sab
bath, with just little bite in the
air, the aftermath of the frost and
freezes of The three preceding days
and nights, which~caused the impa-
tient buds to shiver, and which prov
of H.
much fruit. A trip down the WIND
ing Clinch on such a morning Is ex-
hilarating and pleasant. The trains
are nearly always crowded on Sun
day, goin' and comm. You wonder
and guess who they are and where
they are going-these travellers, men
and women, old and young, mostly
young, women with babies, young
men on visit home. or to see their
sweethearts. Alas, now and then
some going to funeral. How unwel-
come is a funeral on a day like this,
when everything speaks of new life
and the resurrection.
At the stations all along, there was
a crowd-came "to see the train go
by" instead of being ut Sunday
School. The Sunday School superin-
tendent who is trying to keep up his
school in n town Yilere the train pas
ses between the hours of $50 and
1890 has hard time, and deserves
sympathy and help.
At Maxwell, Pounding Mill, Cedar
Bluff and Richlands there were large
crowds of these Sunday school folks
some going, some coming. AT Rich
lands big Victory Loan Meeting
was to be held ut IL u. m, and big
Odd Fellows demonstration in the
afternoon.
Geo. C. Peery, the towering attor-
ney of Tazewell, was the speaker,
and report has it that he made a fine
speech. Richlands was filled with
people
The squadron was met at Richlands
by handsome, bright young man,
Mr.. A. B. Ratliff, Of Coaldan, with a
Ford car, painted red. He whirled US
up Big Creek, over some rough road.
through, Seaboard, the oldest mining
town on the Clinch Valley, they told
me, on TO Alfredton and Coaldan.,
and there at the foot of the mountain
we were told that it would be neces-
sary for us to walk the rest of the
way, mot very far to the top" We
thought the meeting was to be held in
Coaldan, but instead was held on the
top of the mountain at Stinson's
School house. They said the distance
is only mile or so from Coaldan. 1t
maybe so, but it seemed at least five
miles this hot Sunday morning. The
ridge or mountain doesn't seem to
have name, so called it the Hill of
Difficulty.
We reached the top of Difficulty
finally, and found that we were head
ed East, direct to Tazewell. We walk
ed and walked, until finally we saw
the haven ahead of us, away out on
the top Of the ridge
Stinson's School House.
Stinson's School House was select
ed by the committee as the place foi
the Rally-a picturesque and peace
full retreat. No house near. Away of
northwest lies Jewell Ridge, where
Geo. w. St. Clair, of Tazewell pre-
sides, where there are comfortable
houses. Y. M. C. A. and other build
ings stretching along. on top of the
mountain.
To our surprise, we found crowt
of at least 200 people assembled, ant
waiting for our arrival. Soon we go
down to business. The school hous,
being entirely too small to accom-
modate the crowd, the seats wer,
brought out and under the spreading
trees, Goods first temples" 1--WE sang
prayed, spoke and talked. OF tn,
snohcho l;ftIo mood ha eoid