The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-21
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
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An Affecting Scene.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENT
By J. L. POWER.

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An Affecting Scene.
4 years ago the Mississippi Bap-
ate Convention assumed the debt
Il Jackson church. The jackson
|sn undertook the erection OF q
} building on the advice OF lead
hembers Of the convention, en-
bed by the denomination gener-
broughout the State. Most OF the
Of DR.. Sproles' pastorate was
Ia to the erection Of the church
BE collection of funds to pay for
be convention assumed the debt,
'hen the convention met last week
was balance of $4,000 still due.
board and the home
An board had provided for $4,000,
he'd the balance could be raised in
other way. The convention rose
occasion. In less than an hour
the question came squarely before
body, individual pledges to the
pt of s3,O75 were given; so that
Debt Of the jackson church" will
ecupy the time of the convention.
Barton Ledger describes the scene
|ollowed the announcement that
Rm needed had been subscribed:
! affecting scene was enacted after
mount Of the subscription was
DR.. H. f. Sproles, now the
hble pastor of the Baptist church
ksburg, and who was the origin
the movement to build the $40,-
hurch in Jackson, made a short
ss, thanking the convention for
Pod work. His speech was stified
sobs, and when he could progress
rther the ministers and delegates
led up around the pulpit to shake
Pnd, while the congregation sang
n Him Lord of ALL Several
ladies. with tears streaming down
cheeks, came to the front, anc
was scene of deep feeling and
on for several minutes.
Doctor will henceforth walk
\ lighter step than he did during
years when he felt that the grea'
Pa OF that debt was on hi
aders. The church of the Living
on earth does not enroll a NOR
Grated ambassador of the trutl
Rev. H. F. sproles.
al William Barksdalo-An Admirini
Pomrade COrrects An Omission.
BArEsvILLE, July z, 1900.
fower-In your biennial report a
Rary of State for 1s9S-lS99 you give
OF members of congress. By som
gnt one distinguished name does no
7, that Of General William Barksdalt
as a member of congress betwee
nd 1850. I was a great admirer G
al barksdale, served under him, an
Y right arm within a few yards c
ne Tell on the field of Gettysburg
y brave and gallant soldier, an
n.s NE for cause that we all love
riease Investigate and place my oil
.ander in the civil as well as militar
nonor. Yours, N. G. KNOX.
friend is correct. The roster, a
Sued' was compiled from severe
rs deemed reliable. Had we pJ
thinking cap, instead of relyin
ether on what we found CONVEX
ior use, we would have remen
ueneral Barksdale as we sa
u Washington in May, 1850,
Fsentative of the Third congre
district of Mississippi. His &C
yes IN the house were L. Q.
II, Reuben Davis, o. R. Singleto,
j. MeRae. jefferson Davis az
t. Brown were in the senat
'ir' barksdale secured our Missi
party admission to the sena
rE' and we heard our senators di
'ne then absorbing topics of Sta
Y and squatter sovereignty.
harksdale was first commission
|Oyember, 1858; again in Novembe
again in November, 1857, and b
y commission was dated Oetobe
succeeded General Richard Gift