Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-30
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
By ]. l. POWER.
By ]. l. POWER



Among the many matters o, In
portance and interest whieh ezze -
fore the srlsrdid hosfy for-lnr ths
Church Cozrt % TIE Cu-hsrlnaA
Pre=byterians during their recert -
sion IL wes; Point. vas ooe TO whieA
this section % our eourtry Is rot ~
e'ls'oEe-- viz TIE seztinr Of a NO
man dei--1fe from a Een:ueky Church
IN whfel shs ~1x Ruling Elder This
proceee-aE- unasual unser any cir
eunsta1css. heeau@ remarkable b.
ea1se of the fact that \ Prezbytersan
tngren lad seat \ woman to repre-
seat them In the far South
he stsrus<ioa relative to rsvf-r
her sat in the Ck1rrh Court waxe,s
warm nd press and people. as well
as preachers. had nEch 70 say. anent
H. Fiz1liy the yourE woraan's nights
we're reccgri-ed in accordance uith tie
established rule IN MisSsssippt-the
zeE O1erss1 the lzdy a sat In The
varicus pabiicaticns regarding tbs in
cide1t- 4 has be~1 r-ne-aIly spoken
of as the only instance og TIE kfrd
ever known IN the Ssat.. and by zany
Is rpzr's~t as a grea, stride towzrt
progress We have been toll how
ever. b. an a<-,. -Mosher in Israel
that as lo1g as sixty years ago the
Old h1e stocking Prssbyterizas OF
Niekseurg we're represented BIZ a no
nan Rulirg Elder. in a meeting Of
The Synod Whether she waS accorded
recoxnition our informant dos not ~
call bat she dos recall-ard clearly
tia; things wsre much the same
thea a. nov. and that this gOdiy NO
man whose sou afrerward becar4
o1e o. the SO1th1s creates. and grand
ess E1~n-vith a few helpers. sustain
81 ana kept vigorous the Church
which Is Tow 80 strOng a force in
Southern PreSbyterIznism
She was chosen elder and vhesherths
zen composing the Synod gave her the
title or not. they freely ackroxie.iss,i
their Indebtedness 20 her executive
ability and devoted riesy in discharz-
ing an elders duties This woman
was the saintet mother Of a sliutei
so1-Thonzs Railey Markham Our
informant believes her information 20
- correct bet we would - giat 70 get
an accurate statement to1chinE this
matter from some os the Historic
City's- Old citire1s. Who kuOr coz
cerninE il Il VII prove o. deep inter
esr, and wfI - Oce more Of TIE many
srrozE foundation sta1ss uPo1 Which
stands to-day the opportunities % Mss
tssipPi voEs1-
The iafies % Memphis have their
hearts fuA ard oTerfowing with love
aE1 syusashy t0r the veterans xho are
ssa OVS-. = az - Ms 7-sSsE. a.nE assil
ely saz the Sponsors VITO are thsrs
With their uaiEs
Tnsse laEiss have so-e t5yzl an
aIzost supsr-hzm1z xorS IN prspar-
Ing fsr this Relzio1-they have Go1e
Al thar xoze1-sF~a Soat1srz 70
Esn-euuE Do. and IL zny oce sh91l1
faf' % =eeesre th@ fzI Measure q
stt-ztzcz . which tk-v thiEk tAeIr
Sponsorship eatItIes then thsy zzss
rrG-1h@r tkzE there are kznLres-s
S1s- Izks thea 1za n ssszr = . sEzs-1s
ot HoEor 10 = rrsrI57I 70 zzi -
tsrtaiEet-a Er-zt task fer 1zx e-ty.
eTsa wI-hoz- he veterans
IaEe~-l that Ss-sseg osf -tsssss-
suIs- H. folIoEius whIcA EsaIs
Eake Efs 20 h~az.if1l fer a. q -.
: a mi<hty god thing % % hy a.
tfE~s Ike -kess And ne h@Iie1s ozr
eiris--es7e~iaIIv cur sfissEssisSs girls
viii keep II IN nl1sz- and II thlzzs
% y vFsz= t-sr waGsser II Foa
~o1l1 DO as veil II yOu wers II the
place q these weary. ov=Etz1eL esrys-
ene-i ~O1sn- hals q VIXEN an zos
keep their servants fer IeTe o. zocsy
-whO have % struggle 70 rake their
tahleS stretch ard their hs,ls double.
ard al the tine keep frrsk and sreet
and entertaining 10 the fazIly and
gE@Sts =t hsE>. be<iS-s taxing turns
down t0rz- AZ club rooz- recspsioz
hall committee r-eSsirS ard The thou
sand Osker wezriso1e thinS they are
doing for love of TIE czEse ard the
defenders. Wko have ho1ore.I roo By
taking yoa With them Remember this
Sponsors and maids ard instead o.
adding 20 their bzrGsns. turn in and
ike the sweet girls your mothers were
help these noble women 20 hozOr and
serve and make hliSSfully happy the
old Co1fesisrate<- They are yozrs as
well a. theirs-and il Is incumbent
upon you as well as upon the Memphis
women TO serve them and 10 do il
gladly
The lovely young daughter OF Goa
gresham MeIain is TO Be married to
Mr. John Henderson Hines. On the
18th inst. at the NcI-ain home in
Glostsr- The wedding Is 70 Be the
social event Of the season in that Sec
tion of the State and great interest
Is felt in it because Of the faEiIys
high position and the brides lowell
ness Of mind and person
All Mississippi aourns With her
distinguished son and representative
in Congress Hon Thos- Spight- in the
death o. his beloved wife al their
home in Ripley This sad event o.
CURED "Wednesday. and bereaves a de-
voted husband and large family of
grown children. besides many friends
Mrs Spight was a beautiful Christian
character and made her home - OF
which she Vas in very truth the light
Happy place where all her family
loved 10 linger with her We tender
our deep sympathy TO her stricken
husband and children
The Columbus Masonic Bazaar aid
ed ao0at s73a.0o TO the Temple ireas-
ury- OF eoase the Mazons and their
friends AMI the Columbus people gen
orally are to be congratulated because
Of 50 great an achievement. but If ne