The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-06-28

Ma b#a1ass's ist#fsa4
III fHamk - IA ara re
aAhlAf b. kahs table, sHH M& lHhie
III Al aH IL - sHaief = slla#
fsaa#R i#e#wH "a aH eHl to HfaH
~ "a haefhas uMani siaHs a. sAhs
fha aahaf eht 81 AsFH # IT, tsiaf
@As b ia msnHHf meabiaf ~ ~
eaa8Ass A map n plshs With Ef2s N
4 #4s gBeY fba nlahH tahiti #lA We
hung fHit n thfH imHahsH hsf# 4
Haifasse n aHH aHfHaf esai ~ lhh thA
lfdf ag#4Fs shtfH ell f4H eHH4 q HaH
~hg hsya h faHa VIZ isiaHfa sleeF
~ a. afaa aad n mhks fheY ling
E fbeif ie dHa with ihHH Hhdi A. tIIhB
a. aoi insist atun tht sapHiHiHH n The
astsa. q Frai miby ean X aeeainnin.
listed IL thls Ranaf te1plU acquainted
nhh fAflf ai5t8 sail THAI they flHpt ~
aaakfluih ahi Asles wtfle here ~ 80
sfsi nlRhls. a ifnf a fhH foot NJ thH
afalfs iel ihi0 Ne kitf1faH 10 which >
tremendous Ice ~ ehini under = gross
ifpn p0t. hanging 90 . efane IN .
STA l0nH chimney that WgHll eAallY burn
I r eOfd NJ w0ud uncut, From tts pDt a
SAVOY Al mn escaped mud mtde ~ wa4
Vi rough The opHn dnuf, pnrtning Tie
atmosphere with am1st niTetblng mlgf
81 bod non thorU we're prayers ifum
n aud linen a%ndtler ~ Che mHh. al.
tnfnnfnl with q eeelingly brief and
crude addresses Hymns were also
lined out aud sung 10 We y monOionous
tunes. During oil thu lime tho men and
women At their respo tive tablss wore
embrac NJ and X ssinR each other II
looked rather strange to soe two men
with Fsnu.like boards kissing each 9th
~. here wefu several negroes NJ the
tables. who were embraced and kissed
lust the same as the other members,
and bestowed their kisses equally ~
| %froelt
After these addresses, prayers. and
hymns had gone on for m hour or
more some Of the men and women
brought In some little wooden tubs and
towels. Then one man or one woman.
rs the case might be, washed the feet
Of another, after their boots or shoes
and wooden stockings were removed,
Kissing them both before and after IL.
Another with his coat removed III a
man, and u towel ab ut the waist.
wiped the feet after bestowing the kiss
OF br0therly love, as IL is called then
gave up the towel and tub ~ some one
Gle, who performed the same Office for
them in turn. This custom, as one OF
the preachers explained, twas to show
their humility and brotherly love, and
also 10 follow Christ at the last supper.
After this office had been concluded,
praying, singing, and speaking went
on rs before. A man now entered
bearing n great basket Of bread, n slice
Of which, about nine inches long. live
wide, and Of an indel Mite thickness,
was laid in front OF each person; nex,
q spoon was put at each place; thet
dishes Of soup with square bits Of breac
broken in IL were placed so that ther,
was one for every four persons; thcr
appeared huge pieces of boiled beef
Everything being thus prepared, on'
Of the preachers explained tina
according to their reading Of tn,
Scriptures the communion did not meal
simply the taking OF the element,
of bread and wine. but that the last sup
PER of thrist was n feast. and their ain
was TO initiate Him exactly. After {
blessing had been asked in the ordinar,
way, With all standing around, they be
gan to eat heartily. Without waiting
TO clear up the table they proceeded Il
complete their communion, by taking
the latter part OF tine feast. This con
sisted Of what appeared TO be unleaycnec
bread, made into long. thin strips eighI
inches long, an inch wide. and abouI
the thi ,kness Of n newspaper when fold
ed. An explanation OF the ceremon,
was made by n minister. and n sort o.
informal blessing Of the elements wal
pronounced. The slices Of bread wer,
lying in a napkin. while the wine wa,
in two patent medicine bottles labelct
silver corrector.h
The bread was distributed. ono per
son taking n strip with two Of his com
panions, and breaking il into thr<
pieces, thus again following out Tei
idea Of a preservation Of the Trinity, a
they do on every possible occasion. Tn
wine, or ''livcr %corrector," was ncx
poured into tin cups. and likewise dis
tributed. both among women and men
as the bread had been. During AM
after the ceremony there was mucI
kissing and cmbra ing, and after til
communion singing. y aging and pea
ing were again resumed. = dhtngtO
Star.