The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-30

Dr. burrows HcuS sa'S A'~
He saw In Recent Visit 10 Nfssts'
sippi and Texas.-rhe Great Future
of Texas.
Louisville Courler-Jourual.
In his discourse yesterday morning in the
Broadway church, DR.. Burrows had the fol
lowing interesting things to say about his re-
cen. trip TO the south. The text taken from
Joshus xiii, l, reads: "rhere is very
much land to be possessed" Dr.. Burrows
said;
my recent visit to Mississippi and Texas
revealed to me many things and suggested
many things Of profound interest My first
stopping place wss Starkville, Miss where
the state agricultural and mechanical college
ia located. OF tits institution the accom-
plished ard energetic General Stephen D..
Lee is president. 1t Was the frat annual
comr encement of the college. 1t was
founded and partially endowed BY funds Of
the United States government for like instl
tutions in all the states. A fine pile OF
buildings has already been erected, with &C.
commodaions for some $50 students. Its
halls were crowded during this its hrst ses-
sion, and more than hundred applications
for admission Of pupils were from necessity
declined. This promises to be-What many
schools in the state similarly endowed do not
vet promise to become-a school for instruc-
lion in the specialties intended. A farm of
some eight hundred acres is worked by the
students, who are required to labor prac-
tcslly three hours each day. For this labor
thew are paid q. the rate of eight cents per
hour, and are allowed to put in extra hours
when the work does not interfere with
studies and reci,ations; so that some Of them
earn enough to pay one-half OF their board
ing expenses, the tuition being free. Under
he direction of competent and scientific
TEACHERS, this seems efficient agricultural
educs,ion. In addition to this, well.
constructed and supplied laboratory is fitted
no for chemical analysis and experiment in
which som forty or fly students at time
can test soils, rocks, minerals, etc, aud make
themselves familiar with what is needed for
intelligent, scientific farming. And all this
and more, lot it be remembered, is in Missis-
sipp where it has been popularity imagined
white boys we're rather averse to mshuai
work. Gen. Lee thought that if sufficient
building could be provided, thousand Mis-
sss,ppi boys could be gathered in this Stark
Vile college within CIV years. And fine
manly looking set of boys they are too, those
thu. saw at the commencement. They are
under military discipline and drill, the officer
and mathematical professor being West
Point graduate, appointed and supported BY
The United States government.
There is suggestive material for refsction
and for prophecy in these facts. confess
wa, as profoundly surprised as grstided BY
my observations in Mississippi.
My next hating place was in Gonzales,
Texas where state Sunday school conven-
ton held its annual convocation. There were
gathered number Of wide awake, enterprls-
ing Christian workers, men with minds i'm
pressed with sense Of the grandeur and
future of Texas-with hearts filed with long
ing. to prepare the way for the evangelization
of the heterogeneous multitudes that are
opening homes in that important domain
Over three hundred new Sunday schools have
been organized IN Texas through the Jealous
lsbors OF their missionary, w. d. Powell
during the past two or three years, and tn,
COW n!ion was inspired TO give him col
lssgue 10 the broad field, and besides squsrinE
accounts by n cash contribution OF 500. fol
tho past year, raised subscription Of ovel
$1,000 TO carry on the good work for the nex'
year.
The seeds of evangelical truth are being
sown broadcast over the prslres Of Texas
and grand harvests faith foresees in tho m
ing generations. The brethren are 'atempt'
ing great things for God, sDt
are expecting great things from God
They are arranging for line of stations
and mission aries along the southern and
western borders down to the RIO Grande
and over the great railroad track that II
drawing immigrants by thousands on thu
Pacific ocean. They are throwing theil
hearts over the border, too, and csllirg fol
evaDgeists to unfurl the standard OF tht
Lord in old Mexico. May God bless thu
gospel pioneers of Texas with wise counsels
uDaincbiug courage and grand success.
From Gonzales l passed along the we'll
built railroad through vast stretches o.
wild mesquite covered prairies, opening
to the far-distsnt horizon like thu
slow.swelling pillows Of calm summer
ocean, to the quaint old Mexican
city of San Antonio. II look
like medieval r.ck.built ci j, with narrow
winding streets, cooled by q river rushing
along, a deep gorge through its heart, TIT
opposite banks connected by high bridges
dropped down and hidden in u fiat prairie
OF course / went through the dungaon-likt
fortress, the Alamo, where, in 1886, for eigh
days one hundred and forty men, led b,
Travis and Crockett, defended themselves
against four Thousand MeAicans, of whom
sixteen hundred were killed or wounded il
the repeated assaults. The whole force
the beseiged were at last overwhelmed ant
massacred, only three ESCAPING. yya 9 wlf,
Of one OF the officers b I IT.. and servant
| had the pleasure OF an a,.rview viii
that lady, who is now living Il
Austin, q hearty elderly woman and mem
Der OF The Baptist church there, who relate
many thrilling incidents Of those terribl,
days
Many will remember the venerable Rev
j. w d. Creath, who devoted some years
bis life TO collecting funds for the erection o
achurch ed,6ce In San Antonio. His WAS
spontaneous, untiring labor of love. 70,
never gave any money more wisely an(
probably than for that object. A handsom,
white limestone, commodious church build
Ing and parsonage, paid for and occupied b.
l,.sus,aining church and efficient pss.oi
stands 10 San Antonio. We get little i'm
patient sometimes at the frequent appeal
made for building churches In distant places
II we could only look forward q few year
and examine the practical outcome Of sucl
quits. We should thank God for the oppor
!uo'ty OF making such contributions. wen