The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-03-11
OUR vIcKsBuRG LITTER.

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this particular time seems TO be very
decidedly festina lente, and no pro.
oress has been made, TO speak Of. TIL I
another time then for the business
progress synopsis. Il
Wearc Just back from church. and
with The permission of your readers
we desire 10 retail 10 them in BRIEF
most impressive discourse from me
li,s of our distinguished Divine. Dr.
q q. Andrews. The Doctor Is nan
IF snlepdi,l presence aud that fact adj
ded TO his superla,ive earnesiness,
lends both charfu and a force !" his
utterances of the glorious truths OF
Chr,s,ianiiv. His text was from Heb,
|I3-7 .Remember them which have
The rule evervou whose faith. toii"w
considering the end of their CONVERSE.
,Ien.> with fine Though reposefu'
eloouence. he introduced his sermon
with tribute to The "falih OF the
Chris,ian,n holding in plain logical
terms that. there il no faith OUTSIDE
Of the Christian faith worthy OF the
moral pnri of a man. or of his higher
4 in,eresis: that such faith alone can
rive thai purpose To human lite. which
aims The only contamination worth
the striving for, with the Inference
that
IT'S not all oflife to live,
Nor all of death-to de-"
He proved that nothing, save the
Rible can so mould mans faith Tor
usefulness. as 10 fl, him for his neces-
sary future existence that mere NOR
a,i,y is not sufficient: that a man
living the moral life snperinduced by
thu, faith in God. the Creator and
Benefactor, which even morality, uh'
ai.lrd BY christianity, clearly teaches
may vet be slave TO ambition, h
: honor. 10 the comincnda,ion sot hi'
fellow man: whereas the Christian
faith makes man free, apseih'e''
wi,hou, the pale of the dominion 81
J. Satan; while il guarantees, beyond
uucs,iun, his iiheriiance-hevoh
He introduced an incident from ~
r early miaissry, in which he had to des
n with sceotic who could not appse
= cia,e how man "conld love an"the
be,fer than hinlself'' rs the Chris'la
doctrine declares and closed ~
! period with Chewing CONTRAST %
tween tie Christians life. and lie
the worl4ling; aud with the infc'o'
frure that the Christians lie a'l
e hone. is 10 the existence oil the ma
s. oniside of Christ. as is 1.-The light
the God Of Day, to The gllmineiin:
'e of lie glow-worm." The SPEAK
!? l,hen cited those noble men III his'oi
- 10 whom The "hope of glory Aus
~ ,u,ely dictated their respective ei'.s
- in life. Agas.iz, whom no aliufehe
III az position aud wealth could iu'
.? from his heayem-appointea purpose
The unfolding of he hidden myslerl
~ that lay in the vast siorehonse
in nature. Luther. whom the most
lie gent advice of friends could n
lv swerve from his Christian duty, VIII
he asserted with immeasurable asst
ny ,ion that ssthough every Tile up
~. every chimney of TIE city were
devil he wouid GO 10 vindicaie
~ prove The faith OF his Master" Mos
It'll whp,, he renouHced the afiiitence "I
is pharoa,,s for the sake of his duty
his people aud his God. 81. Ia
when he fought the good hgii
lsh awai,ed the crown . and last OF all,
in pnlycarp. the octo9enarian, who
fed tie EXTREMIST toriures oil the
ouisition itself 10 make him curse
IN M.ster-;,, The faith. In concii'si
rch the preacher made practical appn
nm ton of his argument, IN exhoril
oil his hearers TO consider winter y
w. we're drifting. and TO remember
ing Jesus Christ alone is the Author
all Finisher of the faith. aud that
Heaven Of the just aud The triumph
living. can lie oniy in iaiili in God
ed the Father and Christ HE Sun.
If. ANY reasonable man who can
,reciate that the Christian rel'g
'e' should always be taught through
dis grand mairsiicaliy high prlnc.f
um would not ga far TO hear disc"t
ret. of The Sam Jones order after nav
spiritually digested one from The
pit of Dr. Andrews.
anu Since writing my last letter wo !
becn so fortunate as to come into
session Of vase from the cum
visit hands IF that archaeological race,
Mr. .Monnd. Builders" II is wiih"u
flaw in Workmanship; in fact. all
~" perfect in symmetry and design.
III was exhnmcd from g'aiit-ino
'ove that belongs to the Bats pal'ia
He on the Big Black, aud is one OF M
,e,v With the opening of spring we
10 90 10 the place and JOIN par'
MI pxcavators aud dig with mighi
Keel main. We're going 10 excaVe
cave) for what we can!
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new Or mayhao a piece ola vertebral-colui
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peo- fad.
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bIiud.
scted - !,
We glance at our clock. and we see u
To take UP our hat and leave of our r
Au rexairl until Vicksbnrg y
ID TO up. Shes almost Philadelphia
on 10 present.
- Yours to command.