Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

First time at a revival meeting

It was in the summer of 1897 that I heard of an outdoor revival meeting and decided to attend for two or three days.

I once heard a bishop say “Whipping does not always conquer a child’s spirit, but I never have known a dash of ice water on his spine to fail”.

Thrifty farm wives nationwide had known for years that the common cotton bag— fondly nicknamed chicken linen—was a great source of fabric.

Lelia Naylor Morris wrote about 1500 hymns in all, over a 37 year period. Her best known song can still be found in hymnals today.

The school bells rung, and the peoples’ wonderin’, well they hadn’t heard yet that the Armistice was signed.…and then they all celebrated.