In the 1770s, John Morris built a house in Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
Using flint and steel, John Morris started a fire in his fireplace that he hoped would burn forever. When John built another cabin for his family in later years, hot coals from that original fire were transplanted to the fireplace of their new house. Members of the Morris family proudly declared to the world that they would always keep the fire burning. In the 1920s, oversight of the fire rested in the hands of one man, William Morris -- the great-great-grandson of John Morris. William never married which left him with no children. So, he tried desperately to inspire his nieces and nephews to keep the fire burning, but none of them seemed interested in keeping the flame alive.
One day, one of William's neighbors came to see him. The neighbor, Hamp Alexander Owen, had only one thing to say, "I've come to tell you that I'll keep your fire burning." When Hamp Alexander Owens died in 1948, his obituary stated that he was, "the keeper of the legendary fire."
Will you keep the fire burning?
Using flint and steel, John Morris started a fire in his fireplace that he hoped would burn forever. When John built another cabin for his family in later years, hot coals from that original fire were transplanted to the fireplace of their new house. Members of the Morris family proudly declared to the world that they would always keep the fire burning. In the 1920s, oversight of the fire rested in the hands of one man, William Morris -- the great-great-grandson of John Morris. William never married which left him with no children. So, he tried desperately to inspire his nieces and nephews to keep the fire burning, but none of them seemed interested in keeping the flame alive.
One day, one of William's neighbors came to see him. The neighbor, Hamp Alexander Owen, had only one thing to say, "I've come to tell you that I'll keep your fire burning." When Hamp Alexander Owens died in 1948, his obituary stated that he was, "the keeper of the legendary fire."
Will you keep the fire burning?
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