St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-08-23
a sermon OF Power And Eio~
Guemce.

Grace church, Sunday morning,
were treated to d sermon, which for
power, literary merit and for the
force and truth Of the lesson taught,
has probably never been equaled
in Carlsbad. The speaker was Rev.
Stephen Reed, rector of St. Steph-
EMS, Goliad, Texas, who is spend
ing his summer vacation in Caris-
bad.
The sermon was constructed
about the text: "For he that
wayereth is like wave of the sea,
driven with the wind and tossed"
ST. James r: 6(5-S9.
The theme OF the discourse was
the ever apparent necessity for con-
centration, for effort, purpose, and
the possession by every person OF a
supreme ideal. Probably their idea
has formed the thought for count
less scores of sermons, but the
mind of Rev. Reed clothed it anew
in appealing and pleasant garb and
impressed the truth upon his hear
ers with retenfative fixedness.
The poweriessness, the ineffect-
iveness OF varied ideals was point
ed out, with the resulting deduc-
tton that vital to every success,
every walk of life, every trade, art
or profession, is single, eonsum-
ing, supreme ideal. One calling
for the expenditure of all the power
and force with which the human
frame is charged one collecting
the energy expended and lost by
the little by-paths and ways, and
concentrating it in one great effort
to q single grand purpose.
From this portrayal of the ideal
necessary TO the advancement OF
man In material way, the speaker
led to the ideal of the spiritual life
the supreme Christian ideal, and
demonstrated how the same appli-
cation and decentralization of thought
so profitable in worldly way, fit
ted to Christian thoughts and la
bors, would evolve the best and
truest service to God and attain
that relationship OF man with the
Creator which is the hope and de-
sire of every worthy and sincere
Christian.-Carlsbad Argus, N. M,
August l5, 1902.
A MoonIighG Hce-Cremna Party.
At the beautiful home of the
Misses Louise and Sarah Reynolds,
on Courtableau, was given, Thurs
day evening, a moonlight ice-cream
party.
The beautiful old Southern man
sion, with its lofty ceilings and
spacious halls, was brilliantly IL
lumined its wide and roomy gall
leries, shaded by cedars and honey
suckle, made delightful picture
as the eye rested on groupes of
happy young faces dispersed here
and there, chatting and laughing
gayly, enjoying the cool evening
breeze. The warm southern moon
shed her glorious light in profu-
sion, flooding the rose-garden and
the tall weird pines that form an
avenue from the gate to the house,
altering through their sweet scent
ed branches to the earth, where 1t
formed little round pools OF gilt
tering gold. The waters Of the
grand old Courtableau lay peace
fully dreaming In the moonlight,
and with the exception Of an occa-
sional ripple, created by the soft
breeze, nothing disturbed its placid
sleep.
After all the guests had arrived,
cream was announced, and grand
procession marched through the
great hall TO the dining room,
where an Immense table, tastefully
deeoEate e d, grnaned under the
weight OF the delicious delieacies
Angel cake, stacked high, and
creaml Yes, cream, that was real
cream, and would have delighted
the Gods!
After having done ample justice
to the refreshments, the young peo
pie returned to the galleries and
lawn, where games and music wert
INDUCED In until a late hour.
The whole affair was o delight
full one and we only hope thu
Misses Reynolds viii not be Ions
in repeating the treat. A GUEST.
SehoeI BEARD Meeting.
A special meeting of the Boart
of Directors of Public Schools o
the parish OF st. Landry is hereh.
called for Tuesday, September I'd
1902, at 0pelousas, at 10 O'CLOCK a
M, sharp. Teachers for the sehol