The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-10-25

taught that his religion was not
merely TO be taught on Mount
Zion, or on Mount Geri2zim, ac.
cording to the particular views Of
jew or Samaritan, but was to
originate a new worship in the
hearts Of spiritual believers, and
that 1t mattered not whether Paul
should preach at Athens, or Phil
Up baptize in pools Of water n the
deser;a the same universal faith
was tc be everywhere recognized
THE cIvu. SPLITS.
We "eme now TO review the
great Civil Splits. on the 4th
July, l776, the l3 colonies after
wards known as the United States
inaugurated a great civil split,
that disaoIyed the political bands
that bEB9d them to England, and
left to the arb trament OF arms
the adjudication Of their cause.
and now more than 100, 900. 000'
.of people who have lived and
died since then, have burdened
heaven with prayers Of rejoicing
for the success Of this split.
Mexico also, the bound thrall.
the feudal vassal Of old Spain.
aIso made big solit ana severed
the land Of the Aztecs, which
since the days Of Fernando Cor.
tez, had been the tributary colo.
ny OF Espania, and the shouts Of
liberty resounded through the
old hall OF the Montezumas. As
American progress rolled onward
the empire Of Texas caught up
the song Of inspiration. and she
declared herself no longer the
slave Of Mexico. She declared
her independence, made another
grand split, gave her Lone Star
70 the battle and the breeze, nn-
til she saw lit TO annex herself 10
the United States. She wrote her
historic name on HE field OF San
Jacinto in bloody letters and
swept at once intu fellowship with
the starry consultations that
burned around her border. Af-
forwards the Southern States
mnde a big split and formed u
new empire for themselves as all
the others had done, which pro-
duced a very terrific war.
Nature teaches the law Of
Splits. The tiny bee even in its
ignorance recognizes the right
and necessity Of splits, and the
new swarms each spring when
the hive becomes oyerpopulated,
go out under the influence Of
natural destiny IL seek a home
elsewhere. The birds whose
broods are reared and need no
longer parental protection, select
their mates, make a split in the
family, and go out to make a liy-
ing for themselves. Our very
children, whom we have reared
with so much care and solicitude,
like the bees and birds, recognize
the great outiorcing law Of ma
ture, viii leave father, mother,
and all the joys Of old home, and
90 out to make new homes for
themselves. Self-driven by the
impelling power Of love, they
will burst all the links Of habit
and wander off to the very gate
ways OF the day.
Love smiles at all barriers, despises all
risks,
And sriumphs DER dungeons and
chains:
Not parental restraints, nor the laws Of
tho land
Can conquer the realm where he
reigns."
Such then is the religious, the
civil, and the Individual history
Of the splitters. DIR. Scarborough
has referred 0 Memo as a church
splitter, in way that shows he
knows nothing Of what he writes.
No Baptist church is ever formed
by revolution. The church to
which Or. S. alludes was organ
lied in July 1885, or over Ia years
ago, by is persons, each one
holding regular letters from their
church regularly granted, and
the granting approved one month
after granting. Memo was not
present Bhen these letters were
granted, nor did he become a
member Of that church till 9Th
Dec, 1887, or some % months
after such organization, and he
never held an Office in that
church, but it was kind. reli-
gious home to him when he was
homeless. The object of DR..