The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-05-03
JUDGE TATE WRITES.

Editor Gazette: :-Osyka has
/ just had its two days Of Jubilee
called forth by the session Of the
sabbath school convention, and
4 the presence and lectures Of Miss
May Russell Of Claiborne county,
upon the work Of the w. @. 4. U.
The time of Saturday was
largely taken up in the organiza-
ton matters of the Sunday school
convention,
Rev. G. G.. Thomas was elect
ed president pro tenn, and DR..
Nesmith. clerk, until the regular
organization was affected, when
Mr.. J. w. Fortinberry was elect
ed president and Mr.. p. X. Sim
mons, secretary
On Sunday the house was
closely crowded listening to ad-
dresses and recitations. Promi-
nent among these were the reci-
tations OF Miss Lura Varnado,
daughter of Mr.. |. N. Varnado,
and Miss Carrie Forrest, both OF
whom delivered their pieces with
such grace and dignity that they
were only cXcelled by the beauty
and loyelincss Of the two young
ladies' who stood glorious as the
sheen of spring which was resting
on every sweet green leaf. The
wealth of Osyka rests in the
grace and loveliness Of her
daughters.
There were addresses by two
boys. This is something strange
in our country, for in all matters
of recitation nearly all the work
comes from the female portion
but in this there was a change Of
programme.
The recitators were Master
Gibbs p. Williams. son Of Jason
Williams Esq, boy but 8 years
old who led in advance the mis-
sionary effort Of the meeting, up
on the subject of st. Paul at
Athens. There was a big bright
crowd to face, but the boy faced
them and did his part right nobly.
The other was a much older
boy, fine looking specimen, a
son Of our townsman, w. j..
Varnado. His address was bright,
clear and manly.
The probable reason why these
two boys were a little in advance
Of other boys, perhaps is owing
to the fact that their mothers had
given ample attention to their
early training, and building up,
laying within them the founda-
ton of early virtues that always
tell upon character in the coming
years Of life, and fits them for
the life struggle that lies before
the young. This boy s name is
Major Varnado, and he has start.
ed out right upon the great life
line.
Miss Russell, gave afterwards,
a nice sweet talk along the line
Of her work, showing out it's for
ty departments and awaking
popular attention thereto.
Although the legalized saloon
is thing of the past in Pike
county, the blind tiger still re-
mains with us, but the saloon is
outlawed and the sale is now no
longer held up by Christian votes
nor is the county dependent up
on it for educational money.
The main tree is cut down, but |
some scions yet remain from /
whence the stems of evil grow. |
The battle too is no more set out
in open company as a seducer Of
youth, but it has to hide about
in obscure places and do its ter
rible work in the realms of dark
ness. 1.-THE mills or the gods
grind slowly, but nevertheless
they grind" Reformation flows
on very tardily, but thank God
it keeps on, and thank God the
time IS noo far away when the
flood sense Of the people will |
drive the blind tiger out Of the
country as it has already driven
the saloon.
The Sunday school convention
will hold its next meeting at Sill
yer Chreek in October.
MEMO.
FARM BUILDINGS IN THE