. Holston Methodism [electronic resource]: from its origin to the present time. d a cigar in his mouth! Off wentthe hat and down to his knees went the stranger, andthe sheriff looked in vain for the offender. Once Hyden and myself, hearing of a protractedmeeting going on in the town of Charleston, Tenn.,ran up on the train to attend it. We had scarcely ar-rived when Hyden was appointed to preach. Thechurch was crowded; and while the sermon was goingon, the preacher observed two ladies in the extremerear of the audience whispering to each other veryearnestly. He halted and said: I see two women
. Holston Methodism [electronic resource]: from its origin to the present time. d a cigar in his mouth! Off wentthe hat and down to his knees went the stranger, andthe sheriff looked in vain for the offender. Once Hyden and myself, hearing of a protractedmeeting going on in the town of Charleston, Tenn.,ran up on the train to attend it. We had scarcely ar-rived when Hyden was appointed to preach. Thechurch was crowded; and while the sermon was goingon, the preacher observed two ladies in the extremerear of the audience whispering to each other veryearnestly. He halted and said: I see two women inthe back part of the church talking to each other andwondering who I am. Then in a sharp, explosivevoice he cried out: I am Jesse Hyden! Now let mehave your attention. These stories would seem to indicate that Mr. Hy-den was a rude man. The truth is that he knew how24 37° HOLSTON METHODISM. to be polite, but he had embraced the opinion that des-perate diseases demand heroic treatment. Mr. Hyden connected himself with the MethodistEpiscopal Church in 1864, and died in REV. RUFUS M. STEVENS. Thomas R Russell affiliated with the MethodistEpiscopal Church. At one time he was a presidingelder in it. He was an active, energetic man, sociable,charitable, loving, and loved. Rufus M. Stevens was born in Washington County, THE CONFERENCE OF 1864. Z71 Va., May 18, 1808. In 1812, while the war betweenGreat Britain and the United States was raging, hisparents removed to Rhea County, Tenn., then a fron-tier section of the country. In their new home theyencountered many difficulties and had but few conven-iences. Provisions were scarce, and they lived nearthe Cherokees, who were none too cordial with thewhites. These considerations made them often wishthat they were back at their former Virginia meeting these difficulties as best they could andmastering many of them by industry and perseverance,they remained at their frontier home. Mr. Stevenssearly advantages were very limi
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