The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-31
MISSISSIPPI
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
BY KATE MARKHAM POWER.

Of this life and enjoy them witLDat
detriment to FOUR splrItU2I lodrisR'
Ment and growth in sT-oe.
One word more the cate
chism. Ii is an inyincible document.
nothing can stand before it. i have
read that during the Revolutionary
War, while a company OF Scotch-lrish
Presbyterians were fighting, their am
munition gave out. especially the wad-
ding. when their captain, a Presbyte-
rian preacher, ran into his own
church and brought an armful OF
hymn books and said, Now, give EN-
Watts, boys,' Imagination cannot
conceive how the history Of U coun-
try might have been changed If the
British captain had in turn rushed
into the church and secured the Short
er C-atechisms and used them in like
manner However, a good Presbyte-
r!an would say it was predestined that
u troops should win-and | believe
it
BY the way. that catechism con
tains some very comforting doctrines
Some OF you have heard, perhaps, OF
the old lady who a being examined
for membership and was asked by the
session what she thought OF the doc
trine Of total ~deprsvity. Oh she
said, 1t is a beautiful doctrine, If one
could just live up to it. The doctrine
Of mans free agency and Gods SOW
ereignty did not trouble much the
young lawyer who, in an impassioned
eulogy OF the Puritans and their pri-
yations, said: Although the hand Of
O~mnipotence was against them, yet,
by the grace Of God. they p~rospered.'
One has only TO look upon this gather.
ing to see that, despite the statements
and prophecies Of the New England
magazines Of modern thought, the
Presbyterlans, by the grace of God,
are prospecting.
But TO get back once more and
hnally TO my message: While all
Christians have a cordial welcome for
you, We Presbyterians challenge a spe-
cial propriety in you We are mem.
Ders OF the same great ecclesiastical
family. While you are here we will
be inspired to turn aside and study to-
gether our family tree. We will con-
template the glorious achievements Of
our spiritual forefathers, and as We
DO so, who al blame US il our hearts
BURN within US as We realize how near
akin We are to royalty-to the true
princes OF earth, whose title to nobil-
ity rests not in books of heraldry. but
in sacrifcial service to mankind.
Wherever the generations OF earth
nave wound their slow way from IL.
norance and superstition into light.
your forefathers were ever the torch.
bearers TO light them on their way.
4our history presents a singular para.
doX-a creed which most of all ex.
ats the sovereignty OF God and en-.
pnasiZes the weakness and depravity
Oh man, yet before the soyereigns OF
earth, its adherents, the foremost
champions Of the rights and dignities
or man; a church which most OF all
minlmizes the saving power of human
words. yet enjoining and enforcing
tie highest standards of piety and
purity in personal life.
Brethren and fathers. We honor
you; We believe in you; We love you:
We welcome you. Our hearts are in
IL homes, and our homes are yours"
os Special Interest to Mississippi Teachers.
In consequence of the benefaction
OF the Peabody Fund and the appro-
pTlatlon by the Legislature. State Su.
p~erintendent Whitfield is enabled tn
oner exceptional opportunities to
teachers for self-improvement and
culture. He has distributed his sum.
mer normals judiciously, so as To be
Wltnln easy access to teachers from
every part of the State. Each normal
Is IN charge of an experienced direct.
or and competent instructors in all
the public school branches. and annie
and thorough reviews will aid such
teachers as wish to take the ami
ton for State license at the close al
the normals.
The University Normal, in addition
to the usual courses in the public
school curriculum, offers instruction
IN music by Miss Winchester and Su.
perintendent Consley; in drawing nv
MISS Lewis, and in physical culture
by Miss Pohl. Also courses of lee.
lures will be delivered on topics per.
tanning to practical pedagogy in Mis-.
sissippi by State Superintendent Whit.
held and Superintendent Bass. FAINT
Bailey, Cook, Powers, Shue. Boyd'
Rose and Looney. During the normal
the summer term of the University
VIII be in session, Offering unusual adj.
vantages to all who wish to take high.
er work or prepare for EXAMINATIONS
leaolng TO the professional license. In
addition to the distinguished faculty
OF the University. assistance in math.
ematies Will be given by Superintenj.
ent Torrey. in Latin by Superintend.
ent Bell, in English by Superintend.
ent Lin, In pedagogy by DR.. Junius
Jordan OF the University of Arkansas
and by DR.. Arnold Tompkins of the
Chicago Normal Institute. Also spe-
cial lectures On topics of general in.
tsrest to teachers and friends of edu.
cation will be given by Drs. Buttrick.
Jordan, Harms and other noted edu.
Gators. 1t may be of interest to MANY
teachers to know that, in connection
with the University Normal and sum.
ner term, a farmers institute will he
held by members of the faculty of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
In which matters pertaining to agri.
culture and horticulture as concerning
public schools will receive special con.
sideration.
The teachers Of Mississippi within
the last ten years have made greater
progress in all that pertains to schol.
arship and professional equipment
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