Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-19


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Der Las tugld ia var 20 my hsn-
tor . Ioag Tine when wsz a
small oay I rad 10 ealanas N
ny ataers aone shiea go ssxr
niles southeast u Oxfor.x On th-
cat Houston rnstst
How sg.~n ny mind turns BACK
% tA1ss sif alLs creeks. barns
srrhsrsts- and even Co ne .v--s
1sf r1ar'f mat aaax az the sVr1ax.
NJ pareats moved 20 rnSx place
a I-tx 4 I An ant mistakes. aud
here srsand snf sbsas rhss< rug.
r~d aIlls. terp 1oilava aad
rrD1xe9 streams s~r. RACED dve
ssas and QUE laughter. Of rhag
number onsy four are still living.
three n Arkansas 2uf Que N Ms
assappl
There sleeps beneath the grand
atf 1aks n q little CEMETERY near
he OF hane- ny fsfa~r. nsther
Ev0 brothers aaf two sisters.
ssIFlax iii God snail bud them
arse and su~ Ast~r sleeps 10
7-aer n tAe state Of Lsatslzns~
How sfs<n I THINK Of me sr-n~.
Of ny childhood and the early ian
3resssaas made upsn nj hear. an.
and s1sn vas . small boy
irving 40 ne cows ant helping
20 mia them rsnpEng With rn~
tnxs. sast FEEDING the chickens
All g-tflag Ints mischief, IKE
! many other Boys As sacn IN 2x~.
sa- those happy Gays Of LIES
Early 9-.zns aaf realities Ar
xDae- s1f | nave learned = that
life g reA< LIE - eAraesG- Msaay
81 the xnad people % taat comma
aEfy aase pzass~st aver the rTver.
Ant have EFT behind examples
taas are worthy sf our imitation
Their offspring have reached man
hood and g0uxnhSod long sgs.
and ARE scattered here AID ysu-
der Throughout these United
StAssA Many changes have lax
; En- place sIacs thos. happy lays
Of Ioax Ago-
I The st6 log school house thai
. stood sy The r1Adssde IIsr Que
; mile from NJ Esfh-r's home. where
some Of IL boys we're L4agGt %
: rad aad write 81 one Mss Ale
line Gregg an excellent laty. vha
. vG1ld Tickle The bottom Of rhs
! boys feet vItA switch when theJ
nIs5enAEed Here in this Old
} house, Old Brother Nezd-rs q
!. the Pri7zUve Baptist eharrh ex
) pesnAed - weed Of God- A
god 1na al fAirnfisE preacher
! oat ssoe q tn doctrine rAuxni
7 oy the ministers Of that Old
I caurcn- Ike the ssd preacher IA
oass>d away The eserslo1 csc
{ rrlae AID the sppssiusa 20 fsr
!, eisn nIssious preached and Dc
r IIrvet OF ANY Of the adnerenu
4 Of mat denomination are x~trins
to De ike . vain dream passs :,
/ away and the cry 70 nos. This:
D world foT Christ- go ye into al
the world and preach the xosp<
. TO every eressarr-- The sos<
{ Lord gives every man IN thin en-
3 Iightened land a chance to D.
: saved VII you accept It.
G We we're glad 80 aear Of IN,
. good meeting held at the Oxf.sr,
? Camp ground The drse meetIn,
= held On those grounds gas in Is.a
2 many who attend the frss servi
. ess held there have eoce ne Va,
> Of al the earth Many eIoauen
> preachers have proclaimed tn,
{ word Of eternal lite from thar a
e cred stand; and perhaps none eve
preached more faithfully ans
: powerfully than the sainred DR.
j. j. Wheat 80 long a citizen o
4 Jour city 4 good man a grea
i preacher; many viii arise IN tn.
Iasr day 10 call him blessed.
But this epIstIe mas grown to.
= long already. 50 I viii eIose an
e N my next vii tell you some
( thing Of Hot Spring. and of m,
: trip 70 san Francisco.
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