The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1884-08-23
Duck HILL, MISS, Aug. 10, 1884.


EEp1ToR SENTINEL 81
Hoping that it may be acceptable, |
venture Through request OF some Of our
<town folk) short communication from
this place, bearing upon matters whlcn
Sare now eliciting the best interests and
arousing the enthusiasm Of many OF our
religious people, and especially OF the
Baptists of this State, viz: the building
OF the Ministers Cottage" at Clinton,
Miss, the details Of which all OF your
Baptist readers understand. Now that
about the requisite amount OF money is
raised to begin the building OF the Cot
Stage, the next thing is to build a, store,
kroom or kitchen. TO do this the Band
kof Hope" consisting Of small boys and
{girls, will give concert, with additional
scenes by young ladies' and gentlemen,
at the Academy on the evening OF the
26th, beginning at s o'clock. Admission
] 25 cents. Lunch, consisting Of the very
incest viands prepared by skillful hands,
4 for 25 cents; ice cream, two saucers for
25 cents. Proceeds to be used for de-
fraying expenses Of building the kitchen
/ for Mrs. Ratliff's Ministers Cottage. All
are pressingly invited to attend, both for
! a season OF rare pleasure and to cast in
your mite towards raising the means de-
sired for this worthy purpose. Young
gentlemen will please insist that the
young ladies attend and the young la
dies, in turn, remind them that there is
/ withholding that tendeth to poverty"
Our programme is sufficiently lengthy to
entertain, but not to weary after the
enactment OF which will be served the
above refreshments.
If you can allow me the space | should
be pleased to give some little account OF
my "Band OF Hope" for the benefit OF
the young friends. 1t was first organized
in the literary school Of which Professor
Roby has charge, with membership OF
five; it now numbers twenty-six though
we had three meetings at first with only
three present; but trusting in a Higher
Power, we continued going, and that
Power granted an increase Of twenty-one.
Will give only sonopsis OF the constitu
ton: Open with religious exercises
parliamentary usage in conducting BUSH
ness not allowed; Slang, intemperance,
untruth, deception, unkindness to ani~
mails, inattention during divine service,
misdemeanor during prayer; promise to
assist each other in resisting temptation !,
etc. Watchword "Get thee behind mt,
Satan,"
Sister Nelson, of New Orleans. has sent
me one dozen Photographic views of the
Carrollton Chapel, to be sold for SO cents
each, and proceeds to buy blinds for the
chapel. About forty-five pupils of her
industrial School, are seated aud other
wise appearing opposite or in front OF
the building.
The health OF our town is improving.
Our citizens have passed through the
"tug Of war" with violent type of meas
les, but now that the "mists are begin
ming to clear away" we are happy to ac-
knowledge that we have been led by the
hand Of mercy through the dark hours,
and in recognition of this fact as well as
in looking forward 10 our protracted
meeting, to begin on Thursday before
the 9th Lords day, the brethren will de-
vote Tuesday and Thursday evenings to
the holding OF prayer meetings, that we
may be spiritually benefited. Remem~
Der the concert. CoRNELIA.