San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-29
San Marcos Notes.
oalvss,sa Christian Advess's.

[rnn following was put In type tire,
weeks ago. but accidentally deferred
Recently very heavy rains have fallen Ia
this section Of tho country, and the pros
poets for good crop were mover better
Gardens arc in excellent condition. and In Q
few days our tables win DO laden with nice,
fresh vegetables. Nature wears gorgeous
ly beautiful dress, and for loneliness and
charming scenery our vicinity challenges
comparison with any In our State, II not IN
the United States. And then our noble
river perhaps ir not surpassed In beauty by
any in the world. DIR. Ditxler, as he looked
down into It's clear depth and saw its varying
tints and hues Oh exhibited In the vegetable
growths all under water, said Il dehed de.
scription. We are soon 10 have an loo fac.
tory, and our water-works are perfect sue.
cess, and an abundant supply Of water car
DO furnished to any part Of the town.
Our quarterly meeting has just closed.
Tho attendance on Sabbath was very large,
and the sacramental service very solemn and
impressive. The numbered tho young who
came forward and commomoratod tho Sa,
vior's death was very large, DIR. Bourland
was with US at our communion three months
ago, and when no saw so many young poo
Pile coming forward, his remark was, "Whai
q beautiful sight" Our presiding elder
preached morning and night. Tho sermons
were excellent, especially at night. The
question of intemperance, saloons and pro
hibition was discussed in q clear and point
cd style. Some few were angry, but the
largo congregation present endorsed 1t, and
the community, AZ whole, commend thu
effort as most timely and effective. Tit
FREE Press, Of our town, has OF late beer
dealing some heavy blows at saloons and 10
loonists in general, and from present up
pearances the war is likely to DO kept up
All honor Tn tho brave-hearted editor. HI
is one among editors that cannot DO bought
and who will not cringe to the whisky
power. All good men sustain him and will
support him. II the secular press Of oui
State were as true to tho interests OF thepeo.
pie, very soon whisky and crime would be
among the things that were.
Our Institute is very prosperous. Pro
fessor Pritchett and his able assistants ore
doing great and invaluable work. Several
of our best young ministers have been edu
Gated at Coronnl, and others will doubtless
go from her halls to preach Christ to dying
world. Will not the church, during thit
centennial year, rally around this institution,
and furnish the means to complete the
building and increase its facilities for use
fulnessY Especially do We think it of Vita
Importance to tho West Texas Conference
to foster and build up this, tho only insti'
tuition of learning within her bounds. Many
of our people in this western country are
too poor to send their children further east
to obtain an education, and when we con
slider that our Mexican work is enlarging,
and that VIC must, as church, educate our
Mexican youth, the Importance of Coronal
Institute cannot be ovsrestimated. We
have several children of our Bro. Tafolla,
who lives here, attending the Institute, and
they are bright and devoted to their studies
May our people, during this centennial, be
come aroused to the question of Christian
education, and may oil our schools and col
leges be amply supplied with means and
resources to educate our children.
b. HARRIS.
[If our renders will recall how often W
have received unmerited censure and gros
abuse from unworthy sources, we thin
they will not accuse us of undue vanity II
publishing the above by way of ''set of.