The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-06
Observation-Disclosures College.

] We cheertuny comply with the reques
of an esteemed subscriber in giving space
to the following extract from the Com.
meneement Sermon of Rev. J. T. Free
man, of Corinth, delivered during com
mencement week at Clinton. The Bap-
fist denomination of Mississippi, with a
zeal and liberality that cannot fail of sue
cess, have resolved to endow Mississippi
College.
The College re-opened on the 28th uIt.
with fine prospects of increased patron
age:
Our State in religious and social
| sense Is prospecting, and we are happy to
say our young men are ceasing to look
beyond cur borders for joys and hopes !:
The old homesteads and graves of their
fathers are becoming more sacred and
dear in their eyes. The tantalizing rain
bow on the Western horizon has ceased
to attract them by its false and fading
promises. They begin to realize the fact
that Mississippi has too much in her his
tory and traditions; her productive hills
and fertile valleys her genial and heal
thy cline; her noble sons and lovely
daughters, to be deserted and abandoned,
because of momentary shadow pass
ing cloud whose force Is well nigh spent.
They see the bright twilight of brilliant
new day breaking, soon to be followed hy
the sunshine of peace and growing pros
perlty. A rich harvest of plenty is bend
ing its rich sheayes in our fields. ,Jov
and hope radiates from every face. Nor
Is this all. There is bright raw of hone.
whence once came a dark tide of woe.
lhe national Horoscope indicates that the
heart OF the nation is melting into a COM
mon sea of renewed love,
Brave men loUe the brave II IL the
COWARD only that hates forever. Our bearfs
are softening midst the kindly influences
OF common christianity. The sons of
Washington, Madison, Calhoun. and
Haynie could not long be angry with the
sons OF Adams, Hamilton, Webster and
Montgomery.
The latter are looking with wistful |
eyes upon our fertile plains and genial |
chime. They are wearied with battling |
the nclement seasons of the North. They
want to come amongst as, not as some |
others have come, to spie out our liberty |
and prey on our substance, but as patri- |
DTS of a common heritage; as men of
capital and enterprise, who will help us
in rebuilding our waste places with their
capital and well directed labor, and there
y make our wilderness places blossom
gain as The rose. As Joseph met Reu-
zen IN Egypt, after long and cruel sep
'ration, SO let US meet them in love and
trong fraternal faith, so that by our
United efforts, our land may become q
''ery Goshen as it will, and the latter
lays OF our State, like those of the patri-
rch job, shall be more prosperous than
he former days. II
The lands Of our Webbs, Eagers, Ur-
ers and Hillmans; our Stambauphs.
Surnes and .MeClouds, (all Dort6ern
hen, some of whom now sleepl shall send i
o US more snch noble sons Of thunder. /!
Tho shall gladen our hearts with words
nat burn with holy zeal, and Thoughts | !
1at breathe highest reverence for holy /
aspiration. Yea, we may look from all | !.
lese standPoints for rising tide of sue
. Tor this young College, checked for I
RhIle In its former prosperous course. y
ut now rising again in its career of great :,
'efnlness. Yes, tisagain in its new cres- a
mt, with the strength of giant. re- 6
eshsd with new wine. The Lord will