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| On Silver Creek Knob Brenda Cannon, pseud., Author Moody Colportage Library #178 |
Brenda Cannon, author
Moody Colportage Library 178
Chicago IL: Moody Press, 1939
This blog article by Mary Katherine May of QualityMusicandBooks.com.
Author Information
Brenda Cannon is a pseudonym for Bertha Belle Moore, 1890-1976, who resided in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Other pseudonyms are Betsy McCurry and Betsy B. McCurry. More research is necessary before anything more can be said about her.
The State Library of North Carolina offers a bibliography of her works. LINK to Bertha Belle Moore bibliography.
Book Information
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| On Silver Creek Knob Dedication Page |
1939: On Silver Creek KnobAlthough we are not given a location for where the story takes place, it is possible to assume it is North Carolina for the reason that Bertha Belle Moore lived in North Carolina and also that the book is dedicated to Mary Helen and Lucy and other victorious young Christians of the Carolina Mountains.
1949: The Jolly J's of Silver Creek
1951: The Jolly J's Make Decisions
1952: The Jolly J's Have a Reunion
1954: Silver Creek's Camp Jolly
Synopsis
Jim, Jack and Josephine Jolly with their parents have a
truck farm in the Carolina Mountains. In the first chapter of the book a dangerous storm
flares up while Jim and Joe (Josephine) are in their high school class. When
the lights go out Miss Larkin, their teacher, leads them in reciting the Twenty
Third Psalm. As the school bus leaves Jack and Joe spot Jim passing by in the family truck that they call Old Whiskers. Joining their brother in the truck the three ride home
wondering how much damage their farm suffered in the storm.
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| On Silver Creek Knob I'm afraid you'll spill...(page 25) |
Upon arriving at the farm they see that a tornado has
leveled all of the buildings. Neighbors who are milling about give the
Jolly siblings the tragic news that their father and mother did not survive.
While staying with their Aunt Polly a letter arrives from Great Uncle Ted
Masters offering Jim, Jack and Josephine the opportunity to stay in his cabin
in the mountains for the summer and they decide to go. Uncle Ted writes that he
will give them the deed to his 100 acres and the cabin if they like it there.
They discover that the cabin where they
will live is thought to be haunted. Jim tells a mountaineer, “You see, we are
all Christians and we are depending on the Lord Jesus Christ to take care of
us.” Settling in, they make acquaintance other youth their age. They discover that there is no school or
church in the area near enough for anyone to easily attend and offer to hold school classes and Sunday School. When the
first Sunday School class is held only their three friends show up. The meeting
was fruitful, however, when Jim’s teaching leads their friends to commit their lives to
Jesus Christ.
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| On Silver Creek Knob It was the last jug! (Page 65) |
One night the three are disturbed by a lot of rustling while
they sleep. In the morning, they climb a ladder leaning against the cabin up to the attic and
discover jugs filled with liquor. When
the rustling happens again Jim confronts men who are about to leave with the
jugs. Afterwards they find out that
there was an accident with all of the liquor jugs being destroyed.
Jim is asked to drive one of the men named Loss to get medical
treatment. Jack asks if any of the men were Christian. Jim replies, “No, not
one! Each has an idea about God, but none has a realization what it means to be
saved. …They know that it was the Lord Himself who caused that mule to run away
and break up all those jugs. …Anyway, I believe with all my heart that the Lord
Jesus Himself sent us here this summer just as He sends missionaries to any
field. This is our field and with His
help we must win these men to the Lord.”
The story ends with another letter arriving from Uncle Ted saying that he wants to come to live with them. They
decide to stay for the winter with their uncle, working out a way to transport Josephine and Jack and the other children in their truck to the school bus stop about ten miles away. Jim chooses
to delay entering college and instead start with his brother the following
year.
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| On Silver Creek Knob Dear God, I thank Thee (page 122) |
In the closing paragraphs Jim prays, “Dear God, I thank
Thee. T hou hast done so much for us. I wish there was some way for our Dad and
Mom to know how Joe is and how well we’ve gotten along this summer. If they don’t know, Thou dost know, and we
know it was all because Thou hast been our constant Helper. Lord, please help us on through the
winter. Grant that those who are not yet
saved will repent of their sin and accept the Lord Jesus as their Saviour. Increase the faith of these who have accepted
Thee. Help them to put their trust in
God, not in man. Use each one of us for
Thy name’s honor and glory. Bless dear
old Uncle Ted as he comes and make us a blessing to him. For Jesus’ sake, Amen!”
Illustrations: No illustrator name is given.
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| On Silver Creek Knob by Brenda Cannon Illustration 1 |
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| Silver Creek Knob by Brenda Cannon Illustration 2 - Frontispiece |
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On Silver Creek Knob by Brenda Cannon Illustration 3
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