The Progress., 1893-04-08

il shame that you should still he known
as the little town of Minden." There is
one thing, however, you can never i'm
prove, your beautiful hospitality. The
spirit of "noblesse oblige" impregnates
your atmosphere, as does the delightful
perfumes of your luxuriant wisteria.
yellow jasamine and pine blooms. Hos
pltality Is the first to greet visitor at the
gates of this little "City on the Hill" and
the last to bid farewell
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A very pretty wedding took place on
Wednesday morning at the Catholic
church. Mr.. Andrew Kuhn, JI., and
Miss Rosalle Bercher were the contract
ing parties, and many friends gathered
to witness the interesting ceremony and
to wish the happy couple life's choicest
blessings. The attendants were Miss
Fredie Doll and Mr.. Fred Martel, Miss n.
Dorian and Mr.. NJ. Rosenblat, Miss F.. J.
FIliquier and Mr.. Charlie Horn. In the
evening reception was rendered the
bridal party by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Deal, which was heartily enjoyed by the
favored ones. The bride is a niece of our
progressive citizeu, Mr. Howard F. Doll.
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We were pleased TO greet our old friend
Mr.. Sam Hollingsworth, of Coushatta.
He is looking the picture of hea + and
happiness, living proof that marriage
is not failure.
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Mrs. NJ. L. Scovell, and Millard are at
home again after an extended visit to
New York, Ohio and Kentucky. Both
thoroughly enjoyed the trip aud are
looking extremely well, though feeling
somewhat depressed by the sudden
change from an atmosphere of thirty
two degrees, TO one in the nineties.
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From the "World's White Ribbon
kindly loaned by a valued friend, whose
heart is always in che right place, 1 clip
the following excerpts from an excellent
bible class lesson on the Training of chill
dren" delivered by Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper
Such good seed are sadly needed in many
hous holds and hope these will reach
the hearts of my readers, as they have
reached mine-find their good ground,
aud bring forth fruit acceptable to 1.-The
Master"
"If you would have child avoid evil
habits, said Mrs. Cooper, teach him good
habits to start with. Work TO have the
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issues of life.
Teach child self-goverDment at the
earliest possible point of time. Teach a
child reverence for his superiors. There
is too little reference in these modern
days. Teach a child obedience. The
first lesson God ever gave to man was a
lesson of obedience. Fiial, affectionate
children are blossoms of joy in the house
hold. There is an excess of hopefulness
in earthly youth that often runs into au-
dacity. The average boy thinks he
knows more at eighteen than he will
know at sixty.
IAN true family government has fol
its end and aim self-government. The
child is an apprentice. He is not born
with the trade of conduct learned. Pa
rents wait very patiently for the physi.
development of their children. The
whole family is interested i'm the baby:
first attempt at walking, and all the
neighbors are informed of the first sue.
cessful effort at climbing up stairs
! Children must learn TO use their facul-
ties as they learn to use their limbs. They
mu st learn to climb the stairs of mora
difficulty. as they learn to climb the
house hold stairs"
1T Is an awful doctrine to teach thai
children are born totally depraved. 1t is
Numerically oppos> to the teaching OF
Christ on the subject. He said: 'Of such
is the Kingdom of Heaven 'Whosoevel
! eceiveth little child in My name, re
ceiveth Me- believe Christ's teachings
Let us receive the little children as
Christ received them. Let us train them
s'Do not carry your children. Teacr
them to indge for themselves, else vol
will make moral cripples of them. Bet
ter let them make mistakes under youl
watchful supervision, and thus their mis-
takes may be made their helpers. Yoi
do nat want a child like machlne-doll
that gees all righr when it is wound up
5:"It is more dangerous for children to
go with moral lunatics than with mental
lunatics. A vigorous plea was made for
the doing away with the pestilential
pools of iDtemperance, vice and crime,
that meet the young at every turn il
arge cities, Parents should know where
their children are. Darkness is danger
for the young. Guard the chil dren aftel
the sun goes down with unfiinching care.
The manifest men have ever known
have been the most tender and revereni
TO their parents"
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Many anxious friends will be pleased t6
know that DR.. Morgan Billiu s GONZALES
cling most encouragingly, and that DR.. ID
II. Billin is expected home in a few days
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