The Forrest City times., 1900-05-18
SOUTHERN cLEANiNos.
lie Made Them Throw Money.

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pfared at the, Last moments of ,hs
SPuthern Baptist convention I Hot
SNings.. He was Rev. Charles Il. MGR.
ris, IA tall young man of brown skin
and 7eloquence that thrilled the big as.
.semblage. He is a missionary among
the blacks of Africa, and had been
granted few minutes for the purpose
of making plea for missionary work
in the dark continent. A half dozen
other missionaries had just told of
their labors, and, while the convention
listened with interest, il remained for
the negro to stir the great gathering
to tumultuous enthusiasm. When,
with splendid eloquence, he told his
hearers that Carey was not the first
modern missionary, but that the pion.
GERS were the godly women who ook
charge of the slaves when they landed
in old Virginia and clothed and fed
them and gave them the Gospel, be
thousands in the audience over
wbelmed him with their applause. 1t
was some time before ex-Gov. Nor'hsn,
the president, could obtain silence.
Brethren" he said, I'm in sympathy
with your applause, but its against
law" The crowd saw the smile on his
grizzled face, and broke forth into
fresh applause. Crowds pressed for
ward and struggled to get near enough
to throw money on the platform. Sew
eral hundred dollars in silver and notes
We're at his feet when he said not to
give money to him, but to turn it over
to the treasurer of the convention
board and have it used to send messen-
gers throughout the south to arose
the colored people to cooperation in
mission work in Africa.
The outpouring Of money was so
spontaneous that even after the elo-
quent black man had refused to re.
ceive it, it was flung at his feet.
Southern Methodist Mission board.
The board of missions of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church south metin an
nual session at Nashville Tenn. The re-
pert OF the committee on estimates
was presented, and the work of maxi
ing appropriations for 1901 was taken
up. Ii was found that the collections
OF the past year supplied a total Of
a:5,079.s1, subject to distribution.
This is an increase over year ago OF
$9.132.10, besides which a heavy stand
ing indebtness has been completely
liquidated with surplus from the
special collection therefor of about
$4,000.
st. Louis Nonan's Claim.
The members of the city council u !
Marysville, KY, have received an un-
expected shock. A letter was read
from Miss Sallie Greenville, OF ST.
Louis, notifying the council thAt she
owns 500 acres of land on which the
city is built. She says she is the only
heir of John Waller, former heir.
who, she says, died without q will.
She threatens to begin custer proceed.
ings if her claim is not allowed.
A Tennessee Duel.
J. w. Mcdaniel, a prominent mer-
chant of Bethel Springs, Tenn, and
Louis Quinn, who lives at Savannah.
Hardin county, engaged in a shoot
ing affray at Bethel Springs. The
quarrel grew out of trifing incident
in the dining room of q hotel. Nc
Daniel put two bullets through the
body of his antagonist, which may
prove fatal. Quinn missed his man.
Miss Lizzie Van Lew.
Miss Lizzie Van Lew, postmistress
at Richmond, Va, during part of
President Grants term, and who gave
81 much aid to the federal army dur
ing the war, died the other night. Miss
Van Lew was appointed postmistress
by President Grant in recognition of
the valuable services she rendered
him and the northern cause during
the war.
Big Fish Find.
News has been received of whale
being found near the terminus of the
Conway Seashore railway, Horny coun-
ty, S. G., a few miles below the North
Carolina line. The whale is dead and
from appearances was harpooned. 1t
was 50 long and 25 feet broad. The
last whale cast on this coast was at
Charleston harbor IL years ago.
ssThe BIue-Eyed Lassie."
Congressman Gilbert, of Tennessee,
has some literary ability and has writ
ten some very fair hnDaa~ous verse
Once. however, he tried his hand at the
sentimental style and mislaid it, and
it got into the papers. The result il
that to this day his enemies call him
by the title of the poem, 1.-The Blue
Eyed Lassie."
National Ex-Confedernte Reunion.
Gen. j. b. Gordon, commanding
United Confederate veterans, has is
sued letter calling attention to the
national reunion of ex-confederates at
Louisville, KY, May 80 to June B, in
elusive. The last day, the ninety-sec-
end anniversary of jefferson Davis
birth, will be devoted to memorial
services.
Furniture foe Cuban schools.
An order for $50 bookcases, to be