Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-11-26
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0eG4'lon Wa much a. v.riaurr
tnetr verdi, aothine 10 5,
11AIAiai flr. Let Is &C: Per.
hAPs While ~uttering these w.,
"Osas had yoa looked down m,o
Tue heart, You would have found
there, the Thanksgiving e thepab.
l@inr Il thank God lam nsr ~
0taeF men, Let Is further 81.
anime your case nv friend. fsr il
truIy needs an Summation
Nothing to be tl1asfuI for
has your faulty circs~. Curing the
past year been hrykeng T. thsrp
IN empty chaif At y5ur table and
a vacant place at your frssrls ?
q $ tie IeaPer Death put in Ri,
81 ehle and garuersd1he vbi,soirg
sheAf, ske ripeuiug grain. o. TIA.
t.'der f3vsra l. this yosr c1u,e
Of than klessnessP Is vour grief
one c. bitter compliant CT oren 20
oeil'oa aS-lust Him W ho gives aud
him who lketh svavs II 81.
you W'oush him lnd Iuiues yourself.
fou but dull your eyes to tee beau.
z a.
ties tie showers as0uad yoI snd
eh'your heart 10 the T-fuencs
20 Ia love AID projection. You
hSS but lost what thousands
around you have lost also; your
grief was no greater than theirs.
lde rod was aid As heavily upol
te2u As gu ySJ, a,d they bowed
IS low : passing unier Il. You
have bS saIy QUE YOU nr. Had
you thought there mishs have
been two instead ATeI three
or all aave yeu thought Why it
IS you ar. five today, when you re
dsct that que year ago today, there
xere several alive, who are TODAY
l that etsraaI sleep which -xisses
down the eYvEds still"
What, are you mor1 han otasrs
that You base escaped the thou
sand peris that coHs tlAtIv men
ace human Efe-reril. cf casualty
and diselseF d. rot torture
Yourself INTO 4 feeble belief that
yeCar ire asGsvivllo Of the strong.
4 mere animal living today by rea-
sou OF Gaze or accident. Go home
t0ri-p', and when your HttI. ones
re asl-a, watch theic mother as
she "a rds them, sven in her sIura
bets f-gr1 accident aad eotI, and
ask yourself il you believe a dsav-
enly Father exercises less care fat
As children. Have yea sustained
IN estate. or ID financial
9 r0dbles cesbarrass veu. !. this
the reGsgn Vo1 have" 1ot4Izg 10 De
thankful Ton 2 re a., tn chang
Is are. u VS. wrought b. your owu
I'll Or Pereklaee ven s~peeElated
IA tas heps 81 greater as1, aai
ST stained pv5Po sIoa1te loss Do
aos seek u ezeuse yorrself BIZ
Il 10 God, but rather
saank him FIR the xrsd IN hogn Of
exper sacp, asd STRIKE still the
beave~ blow. Think Of she teem-
ing thousands that Till the Al rs
houses ard AsyIIms ani It the
? eater thousands thai oTeTaJwrh be
penitentIarIss aud eTowI The Gid
81 palaces aud IeekIng dsHs Of m
Have Yod anyen- dsGr 10
yau thersF Then tEans g cd. ada
LIT your heart overflow with 1--we
to your Elbow mla- - there any
.ae dear 20 vou Ia the great armF
rho 70 d1zn rearly.tJ Grunkard's
graves. Is there sou, aiaghter,
0tsther or sister stumbling Ia tae
Of teI1sgTesstans Then
out voEr thanks TO Him
Who number-th the hairs Of your
bead aad e1reth even flrthe spar
II you mY friend, fui Your-
self today with good health. strodg
arms aud 4 wiling heart, you are
udsed blessed more than yeu can
row understand, or can ever know
until all the wrete lsdas.s, sin and
SPAR in this world skall be dis
when you shall stand be-
fore Him go give Al account Of
your stewardship. When We sball
see tace to face. and know others
sorrows and JOYS - God Knows
deE'E you think you will
then regret eve saying, Il have
uotLIu 2 to be thankful for.'
Their. will be 40 services Ir the
Baptist eGGreh next Suudav, on
account az absence OF the pastor