The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-10-14

When | hear my humble name tl
" Aud cannot repay His claimt
some WI double what they hold;
Others add To lt ten-Iold, ttQl
4 81 -.A'"d -A"d l'~y ''-sA 10 s'ss"is'e Eg'.'s n
lord, oh, teach me what 10 dol
Make ME faithful make me true,
Ahd the sacred trust renew.
Help me. ere too late |. be,
Something now 10 do for Thee
Thou who hast done all for me!
--A-.~.- --r--
The Synod Of Mississippi will meet nj
Natchez, Miss, third Thnrlay Cl6th Of
November, at IL O'Clock A. N. Ar
rangemenis will be made with railroads,
ana with the packet leaving yieksburg
on Tuesday evening, 18th, for usual re-
duction in fare.
An old eolcred preacher in Atlanta,
Georgia, was leeturing youth of his
fold about the sin Of dancing, when The
latter protested that the Bible plainly
said, "There Is a time 10 danes" 1''Yes,
dar am a time to dance said the dark
divine, +" and its when a boy gets a
whippin for gwine 10 a ball."I aa1.
There has been OF late years, accord
ing to the statements Of Jewish papers,
an unprecedented return Of Jews to Pal.
estine. The Jewish population in Jern.
salem, they report, has doubled within
ten years, and is continually increasing.
Many Of these Jews come from Russia.
An unsuspecting, unquestioning, un.
hesitating spirit, God delights 10 honor.
He does not delight in credulous. weak
unstable mind. lie gives us full evi-
dence when he calls and leads, but lie
expects to find In us what He Himself
bestows--an open ear, and a disposed
heart. Cecil gai e sa ~ ~
at fHsn< eg .------44 is 3og +
Miss Anna Oliver has for some tise'
been preaching in the First Place Meth
odist church Of Brooklyn to very larg,
audiences. II is stated she has declined
to serve as the pastor Of an Independent
church which number of her hearers
offered to form. Miss Oliver gave, M
one reason for her refusal, her intention
to apply again for admission into the
ministry Of the Methodist Church.
Mr.. George Muller Of Bristol, En-.
gland, has Just published the thirty.sey
enth report Of the charitable institutions
under his care. Within the past year
he has established five additional day
schools, making in all seventy five day
schools, twenty nine Sunday schools, and
six adult schools, supported by the funds
he has received. A large number ol
Bibles aud tracts we're also distributed
His income for the year was s45, 900, all
Of which came without request. In the
forty-two years Of his work, Mr.. Muller
has received the sum Of $4,000.
/" No flowers" We have often seer
" no cards at the end of marriage
notice. We are more pleased TO see The
following style Of funeral invitation:
"The relatives and friends Of the fam
| ily are respectfully invited 10 attend hel
funeral, without further notice, from hel
| late residence. No flowers" 'n
Nothing Is more difficult to accomplish
in the way Of reform than funeral Gus
toms. But the use of flowers has growi
to such an excess, that it deserves tn,
serious efforts Of good people 10 modify
the practice Of expending money upor
such decorations. IN. Y. Observer. . Z
~ SO Ed s------- tsalf- f-lo $50
H. A SAD TRrAL.--The church at Crys
tai Springs, Miss, during the past 70,
months, has been called TO suffer a sor
trial in the frequent deaths Of her chi
dren. That terrible scourge, diptheria
has extensively prevailed through ths
part of the country, and carried ava,
many Of the young. The stFoks Of God
baud has fallen most heavily on on
highly esteemed brother, Mr.. j. NJ, New
ton, an elder and superintendent Of til
Sabbath-school. First, little Albel
Barnes, q beautiful child offve year.
the frst-boin son, was taken and then
in a few days after, the eldest Minnie,
sweet gill Of about nine yesrs. w
learn that she died on the birth day Q
her departed brother, and asked ht
I mother not to weep, as she would 90 I
spend happy birthday with Barnes ]
heaven. May the Lord, who says M
, grace is sufficient for thee" sustain an