Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-07-24

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III ~ taki4g iatrss az tie
Lor}'s trork.
Not only feel an interest; but
show that interest, and BY SO
doing yon will speak while you
live, and continue TO speak when
gone. lie certainly took al IN
tsrest in this work. ! feel the
Inspiration Of Il HOw-yes and
We MI feel it. Those sealed lips
there speak TO us, and declare
that interest. On the second
Lord ; day ia June 1913, forty
seven years ago he Was ordain-
sd a deacon OF this church. l
am amazed 1t his interest and
at tie breadth Of has views. He
lived ia the country, and might
have said Il viii work there
but he looked at the center Of
influence; saw its need. and
showed his interest in the cause
10y thoroughly identifying him
I self with il. He could have had
an easier time in the country.
Tue work here must have been
hard at that early day and very
discOuraging, but his deep inter
est nerved him for il. and 1 i'm
agine that as its need became
more apparent his interest grew
aud shoulder TO shoulder with
Estelle and the sainyed Quinche,
the foundations of this work
were laid broad and deep. And
oh, my brethren, though dead,
they yet speak, and call US TO a
deeper interest in the work
which they have left to our
hands. May they not look down
upon as at this hour from the
shining courts above and speak
to us. As an example of the
way ID which he spoke while
living permit me to relate the
following incident. Que morn
ing rs / drove into the town of
Rock Till, South Carolina. a mar
who once lived in Oxford came
with a quick step TO my buggy,
and accOsted me by saying, Il
understand Won are going TO Ok
ford, Mississippi, to take charge
OF the Baptist church there |
gave hlm 10 understand that /
was expecting to 10 SO. Then
he said, "thCTe is a member of
that church about whom | wish
to tell you some things" and be
proceeded to give the name of
brother Carothers, and 10 as
sure me of lis deep interest il
the church. how solici;Ous he
was of its welfare, of what he
had done for ii, and how tender
ly he watched over il. SO you
sec his voice reached ny distant
home, and when | came
TO Oxford I knew more oi hin
tnaE OF any ether member Of the
church.
Bat Als Interest was not SIM
ply local. Ee was too broad a
man Tor that. lie loved and felt
q deep interest In the canss il
general 1t was a joy &c him 10
attend our general meetings. not
only Of Mississippi, but Of South-
eru Bapusls. lie was broader
than the limits Of his Own state:
broader than that OF the south
srn states. lis in;eYes. vas
world wide. lie spoke 10 me
only "a few weeks ago cf the
great pleasure it afforded bim To
attend the services ofBurS South
ern Baptist Convention. and to
see and here the prominent
bretheren who are known IL all
the churches for their works
sake. l shall never forget my
arst Interview with him. lie was
very feeble. All hope eff reeOva
~ had been despaired ofbut he
vas noH on the mend His
prayer had been that God would
let hia live to e the man wA0
had accepted the p~astoTats Of
his church. / entered his room
and upon gong to his bedside,
he gEasped NY extended hand.
and while he held on TO it the
tears poured down his cheeks.
his lips qnivered aud his teeth
fairly chartered with the seep
emotion which stirred his great
soul. Il Was some tiae before
BE could speak and then anly in
broken sestenees. | thank God
for that meeting. Ii shal! ever
be an inspiration to ne. Like
the sons of Jacob / felt that a
dying benedietion was beiugpro
Ieanced upon the head Of the
young man who had come 10 be
the pastor OF this people Oh. I
wish | had known him IN his
palmy days.
" By oar csafr bations.
Bat am Dot a1ls TO make 2
contribution ofany consequence
you say, and SO | cannot speak
IN that way. No one viii re-
member me when dead for what
| give to the cause Aae vou
not mistaken Have ven never
heard of the poor widow The
rich cast in much-she put in q
small amount. but il was all shs
had, and though dead she con
unues 10 speak. So we may all
speak by our contributions Il
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