The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-09-07

maternal and cordial response the
people have opened TO HIM their
houses aud heart. This, South
ern presbyterIans readily do to
any brother coming wilh Il spirit
like his. And one such alhrma-
lion (is he freely mqkes) cut
weighs any number Of negations,
the experiences of temporary
sojouIners, who come not to be OF
US OF for us, because in SPIRIT aud
speech against US.
And rs, with like cordial and
i.aterpal spirit, he and the writer
compared notes as TO their chap
laincics (Federai and Conlcderate)
there was u drawing together
through kindred experienc es under
like conditlons--a comradeship IN
service. For while connected
with opposing armies, they had
both served under II banner and
obeved a leader whose wutchword
Is: "One is your Master, even
Christ, and all ye are brethren.
The contemporary in age md
ministry of the seniors of the
second rank IN the New Orleans
Presoytery, Bro. Mum enters
this work with more than thirty
years OF experience IN service
work which has already borne
fruit. This appears IN McComb
City, in the growth of the Sab
bath school, now numbering
seventy scholars, IN which church
officers take active part, both as
officers and teachers, the senior
elder haying for years conducted
an interesting BIblo class; in the
efficiency of a most harmonious
Ladies AID Society, whose good
work is seen in thelr handsomely
furnished house Of worship; in
an attractiye choir Of ten voices,
half of them Of the pastor shouse-
hold, leading with skill and taste
IN that essential part OF sanctuary
service; and ina uuitedand liberal
split shown by the congregation.
Marks Of the divine favor that
encourage pastor and people 10 90
forward, trusting that the bless
ing already granted them IN an
increase of tn o-thlrds IN their
membership, may be but the first
fruits Of a yet more abundant
harvest,
An afternoon dive of mile to
Whites mil and store, which that
energetic aud ludefatigable worker
has made, with its numerous and
spacious buildings, a centre Of en-
teiprise and thutt--a Confeder-
ate comrade whom the writer had
greeted at Holmesyillr, andwhum
he bad set close and fast 10 pleas
ant marriage bonds nearly a score
Of years ago; with a return to
break bread at Bro. Munn's hos
pitable board, and enjoy an hour.
converse with hIsagreedbIe house
hold in his Christian home, ended
/. day, which. after evening wor-
ship ut the cluIch, was round d
TO II close by a fraternal confer
ence on the hotel porch near the
depot, from which at 4 a. N the
tram WIS to take the writer home
again. And the tram came on time
Bro. Mum writes from McComb
"1'he pastor of this church came
South to stay, and so hearty and
warm a welcome has he received
from the brethren OF the New
Orleans Presbytery, and all thC
people, that he and his family
. have never a thought Of an,
earthly home but IN the South.
) And holding harmonious views al
to the questions Of "organi'
: union" and ''race relations" iha
are, to-day, the vital aud burnin!
I questions in both Church arr
State. their permanence in abod'
I and efficiency III work amongs
us is ga consummation ceyoutl,
s to be wished" /"
I In Magnolia, with which hi
D connection is more recent, begin
: uIng since the last sta 0 Fal
/ session of Presbytery), our churcl
G after preceding period Of growtl
some vars sinc +, became SO dc
: pIeIed BY tho re noyal Of a ma
: iorIty Of .is members to olhc
: places, iIigt ) strength material
J ~ declined. During that time
{. Bro. Graham, with lis spirit o
courageous continuance, held ih
: gronnd. Two Years since, Bro
;, G. K. Dudley. then pastor q
: CRYSTAL Springs, whose eyange
: islic labors along the line OF th
q road had been slgnaIIy hlssset
: came to hi= aid TIE chutchs
) at Magnolia and Osyka whic
q now esteenls itself highly iaYorc