FAULKNER, BEN
OLD DAYS IN COLLIN COUNTY
ELD. BEN FAULKNER WRITES TO GABE LUCAS
WE ARE LIVING TOO FAST
Says That Despite Many Improvements of Present Old Days Are Not to be Despised.
Democrat-Gazette, July 19, 1906
Gabe Lucas, Collin county’s noted “bumble bee fighter,” and coming lecturer, is in receipt of the following letter from Ed. Ben Faulkner, who was one of the pioneer citizens of Collin county, well known to all our people, and now pastor of the Central Christian church at Vernon:
Vernon, Texas, July 11 – Mr. Gabe Lucas. Dear Brother: Tom W. Perkins sent me his paper containing your speech at Altoga which carried me back to my boyhood and young manhood. Well do I remember the Ike Ellis affair....[see Faulkners article]
Like yourself, Gabe, I love to think over those old days when Collin county was one vast prairie with herds of horses and cattle roaming at will....
In those days we had meetings in private houses at your father’s and Uncle George’s and Uncle Billie Snider's and Jimmie Lovelady’s, Peter Fisher’s and other places. Everybody went and loved to go, went home with each other for dinner, loved each other, discussed that that was of interest to them locally, for we didn’t know much about the outside world, nor did we care. We hardly ever heard of a suicide, criminal assault or divorce suit, or theft; had no locks on our doors, the latch string was always on the outside; the neighbor felt he had a standing invitation to come when he could. John in his shirt sleeves and Sallie in her calico dress with her long tall white bonnet one, each one with baby in lap and one on behind were as happy as kings and queens. Every man had his own wife and every woman her own husband. But few divorce suits then Gabe, but little jealousy then, no room for it.
When I commenced preaching in Collin county our people had but two church houses in the county. They were rude affairs, one in McKinney, the other at Mantua. I commenced preaching in little school houses and private dwellings and under trees and brush arbors. ...
Think of Bro. Faulkner once in a while and ask God’s blessing on his work. I am thy brother always, love to all.
J. B. Faulkner
ELD. BEN FAULKNER WRITES TO GABE LUCAS
WE ARE LIVING TOO FAST
Says That Despite Many Improvements of Present Old Days Are Not to be Despised.
Democrat-Gazette, July 19, 1906
Gabe Lucas, Collin county’s noted “bumble bee fighter,” and coming lecturer, is in receipt of the following letter from Ed. Ben Faulkner, who was one of the pioneer citizens of Collin county, well known to all our people, and now pastor of the Central Christian church at Vernon:
Vernon, Texas, July 11 – Mr. Gabe Lucas. Dear Brother: Tom W. Perkins sent me his paper containing your speech at Altoga which carried me back to my boyhood and young manhood. Well do I remember the Ike Ellis affair....[see Faulkners article]
Like yourself, Gabe, I love to think over those old days when Collin county was one vast prairie with herds of horses and cattle roaming at will....
In those days we had meetings in private houses at your father’s and Uncle George’s and Uncle Billie Snider's and Jimmie Lovelady’s, Peter Fisher’s and other places. Everybody went and loved to go, went home with each other for dinner, loved each other, discussed that that was of interest to them locally, for we didn’t know much about the outside world, nor did we care. We hardly ever heard of a suicide, criminal assault or divorce suit, or theft; had no locks on our doors, the latch string was always on the outside; the neighbor felt he had a standing invitation to come when he could. John in his shirt sleeves and Sallie in her calico dress with her long tall white bonnet one, each one with baby in lap and one on behind were as happy as kings and queens. Every man had his own wife and every woman her own husband. But few divorce suits then Gabe, but little jealousy then, no room for it.
When I commenced preaching in Collin county our people had but two church houses in the county. They were rude affairs, one in McKinney, the other at Mantua. I commenced preaching in little school houses and private dwellings and under trees and brush arbors. ...
Think of Bro. Faulkner once in a while and ask God’s blessing on his work. I am thy brother always, love to all.
J. B. Faulkner