Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-04-06


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pecuiis ~ alert rendeIi 2 bGF
rsIab!e ~ doing that, which i,
nay lie 70 other Can do II )
pFufsne ccE aSion shrHld seek
20 ea-ice yUuF beloved you Z
lTnther az from ECme. er in
d7cc him T. indulge ia The so
rlal glass nr the deadly cigar
cite. would sou not De glad, by
word o. lCsk, TO draw bin away
from sBeh Influences. before
greetsr ones come IA tkeir train,
And net Only your brother, bat
ibat brothers ftieEd, may he in
duced by you To shIn these
evils that lead TO Improbable
iges. aud sometimes to igaO
mucous deaths Would it not
he worth the effort of a lifetime
TO be the means OF aiding ore
soul to an earnest. useful life
%, what opportunities OfleadiHe
many lie befGFe the y0asg cir s
OF this classic town. Yen have
more faT reaching iHiaence than
hIve the youBg ladies OF other
towns ia the STATE. because
those Who come 10 DIV ell in cur
midst fVr years. 20 to fheir
homes wIsh n Iads cultivated,
beating with them the impress
si0Ls Ea.le UpGa them eIgkeTfeT
good 81 evil, . tie society OF
this Place How great the re-
s2OESibilHy resting mon the
yaHng Ia,lies Of Oxford II goa
meet it N the tesr Of Cod aud
lovingly strive - send out pure
AMI holy Influences that viii
reach into the failure, you viii
bring down blessings on your
heads even from May you have
atTrr seen \ lovely yCuHg
-Iri WE0 lived among rs used
her popularity wiEh the gentle
men Of her acquaintance In
striving TO lead them from the
Indulgence IN vine and Gtler IN I
texi@aats We learn that q
preacher IN another State ssys
tkst be owes his present success
and usefulness TO her influence
over hIm when he was CRIver
lily student Cannot y0GE In
aGeEcs le8l 20 such a blessed
CT even a greater 0aes
II You vii bear about with YOU
I sense OfySuF responsibility 50
- % be read. far EdateEeF 0D-
ppTtu-ltv may come to y0u
there l. m TsearurIBg the good
that yJg may do Feeling this
sense of accountability VII not
FOB yOEs f1ees ef their sweetest
smiles There Is 10 need Of
gloom or long faces IN doing
GOd's SeTk Gls i Love and
tie wOuId have ia Cheerful. bat
We INST not live for 0UrseIves
Il We would please Him tLTJst
SAID 1T hIm Ia wheua much =
given much wul b. required
Among tie ulany beautiful
School lessons Of the
-ast quarter. there il enc which
oegias wItI tEis vivid word pc
ruTe whi.h We 10 well TO con
s-deF- AID he Showed enc
Joshua the HiZa Priest. stand
ing before the Angel Of the
and Satan standing at his
hand 10 resist I'm Is
Il Lot a picture of Gar hves=
y hen we are striving To 10 a
good deed the evil enc Is A
ways az orr right hand 20 resist
It By some Subtle temptation
II We enHlI always keep Hith Us
thts picture OF Satan a. cur
ght hand. a. az Jsshu4s. II
would keep rs from weakly
to many worldly aIlare
ments be bFiags before Us Ne
snust have cur hearts right In
sight If We would help
Others, and there il One strong
Fl than Satan who has promised
to help us If We ask it In Ills
Name believing II we take this
aud trust HIm, We "a
not fail.
History tells Us OF Eagiand's
.1een. that when. at eighteep.
she came 10 the throne, she was
20 filed with a sense OF her re
sFonsi5ilIty. tEat when her
maids sought her to prepare for
ner eerouatiOn, they at last
her alone, on her knees.
seeking GGd's guidance and
strength fer the duties Of life be
her surely that prayer
was heard For ever af.y wears
she has wisely held the Seeptre
81 the migltIsst realm on earth.
and when. a few years ago. the
AbyssslEian king sent A mesSen
ger To inquire Of her what made
her kingdom 80 prosperous. she
sent him Il copy OF the bioIe.
With the message, that the
teachings Of that book made
England what IL was
Queen Esther felt this sense
n responsibility when N0rdeeia
said to he WHO knowesh bat
God has sent you to the king
tom for such a time a. shis.-i
Ind she besousht him TO gather