The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-19
PoLEcAT HOLLOW ~ rus NJ.
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In obedience 10 he rsqusal q Co...
McIAurin, the citissnsoe rueeeo1uollow
met in mass prayer meeting ~ 0sAas.
day night. The mesting NJ salIe1 b
order BY Deacon Heunsss. No slaAsl.
that the great governor a xiainhppi,
had called upon tho hgAtsoaD cltiDsa-
ship Of the state for their pnSe1s H
said that he had knowsd AAO lfoIAu.
in from the time hs noddsd vith shaos.|
backed spelling book ovse 1 ~ 11etI
FIRE. and scratched the mud Gbn u ~
with his big toe. to this day. - - -
has gotten everything b ~ a1kso toe
heretofore, | think him sahtlea b our
prayers. The truth, bvstAssa." On.
tinued the deacon. "hs be- nsvw lssasd
anything half 90 bad y ~ 1oes our
prayers this evening. II thsrs ~ was
a time when God Almighty hoald ny
hold on and ave . man. thst time has
come In this career Of Anss NcIAurin.
To have the governor Of the state drink.
ing and csrousing like . besroou pimp
on q Bowery buffer 10 ruinous 10 tho
youth Of the country. Anse NcIAurin
is . good fellow. friends, bat be h weahI
But. brethren. thatis neither here nor
their, We a. christian mon have . duty
to perform 40 let as procede With the
purpose Of the meeting" After singing
that old familiar hymn which brother
Henry::will ''histe";
There Is = fountain filled with blood,
Drawn from Emmanuel veins.
And sinners plunge beneath that food.
Lose eli their guilty stains.'
brother Smith will offer the prayer OF
the meeting. and ask our Heaven.
ly Father to shield our great and
patriotic governor when temptation
doth seem to compass him about" The
song finished the deacon requested
brother Smith to address the throne Of
Grace" They al knelt down and broth.
or Smith offered the following prayer;
"Oh God! We have \ great burden
upon our hearts this evening. The hon
OF of our beloved state Is involved, the
good name Of the commonwealth IL At
stake and ~ immortal soul Is threated-
ed. Lord! draw near unto M and with
Thy patient ear listen to our poor petit
ton. Lord. the governor Of Mississippi
has been drunk. More. Lord, tho gov
ernor Of Mississippi has made = pitiful
exhibition Of himself lin the absence Of
his good wife. the mansion. where only
temperance and good order should
dwell. has been for \ night. converted
into . place Of riotous revealing and
Bachanalisn bibulodty. Lord. We hsve
come together In Thy name this evening.
to ask Thee for help in this time q need.
Thou, O God! alone ran render the help
needed. Our patriotic governor has ID.
mitted his weakness. He has said In the
depth Of penitence that he wet bis bed in
a fit Of remorse-O God! render such
moisten contrition unnecessary. Give
him strength to behave himself ~ b.
coming . man holding his high Office.
OLord, II he cannot b. brought to under.
stand the dignity Of his stst'o. u he
cannot resist the temptation TO drink
and debeuch himself. then. o Lord. let
him understand that the decent thing
for him to do would be to quito resign
the place he now holds Save the youth
Of the land from the degrading influence
Of his p~erniscious example, Oh! Lordl
answer this u humble petition right
now. Dent wait. Something must be
done at once and You, o Lord, must do
it yourself. There Is no time 10 loose.
The honor Of Mississippi Is involved.
And O!Lord, how We do love Mississippi.
Her pride, 10 our pride, her honor and
her good name Is the object Of our
hearts deepest solicitude. Heavenly
Father, help n Anse, purify the heart
of our patriotic chief executive. deliver
him from temptation, give him another
light than the pickering fame Of the
pine knot, Of which he boasts. 10 guide
him. We know, Lord, that this pine
knot story Is only 4 fame 10 catch the
unthinking multitude-it h . silly 6c.
ton. Lord, impress that fact upon tho
mind and heart Of the governor. II Il
not too late yet for him 70 b . man II
Thou will but impart enough strssgt6
to him. Lord, We know II IL . great
tax upon Thee-it 10 asking sgrsat deal
Of Thy goodness and mercy: but Lord,
Thou didst cleense the scarlet woman
and we know that Thou csnst II Thou
will, rave even our most pen,teut md
patriotic governor.
Grant W beseech Thee this our peti.
tion We ask in the name Of tho loving,
forgiving Nasarene."
Amen"
After the prayer meeting adioruncd
al the good people Of Polecat Hollow n.
turned 70 their respective homes fully
conscious Of having performed Q most
patriotic duty. Let other communities
follow their good example.