Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-07-09

&C the DaYed place. several niles rom
town. A delightful time and q fine
dinner are reported by the entire
Membership and their several guests.
The services Sunday night at the
Presbyterian church were OF the most
tender and touching character. A
very large crowd went out to hear
Mr.. Strickland. The Methodist minis
ter with his people was on hand and
the deep and heartfelt appreciation on
the part Of Mr.. Leech for Mr.. Strick-
land was demonstrated In q talk that
Mr.. Leech made. The services closed
with an old fashioned hand shaking.
II is a beautiful thing and God like
for brethren to dwell together in
christian unity and love.
Rev. Nj. Strickland Of the Presby-
terrain church, handed in his resigna-
ton as pastor Of that church on last
Sunday morning. The church is anx-
ious to retain Mr.. Strickland, so an
effort was put on foot Immediately to
get up his salary for another year and
take such other steps rs may be nec-
essary to try and get him to stay.
Mr.. Strickland is a good man, a strong
preacher, a splendid pastor and the
church cannot afford to loose him.
As that church il united and a genuine
spirit Of brotherly love prevails,
there will be no trouble about getting
up the salary.
The Okoloua first nine and a few
rooters went to Bonneville on the
Fourth and played a game of ball be-
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people Of that community who paid
25 cents each for the opportunity of
seeing the game. During the four
first innings the game stood 2 in favor
of Okolona to nothing for Boonville,
but here the Okolona boys commenced
to stumble onto a bundle of errors,
which cost them the game, the scores
ending in the ninth inning with 10 to
10 In favor of Boonville. Errors are
costly things in a ball game as well as
in other things we encounter as we
jostle along through this vale of tears.
A beautiful Lawn Fete will De given
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. r. w.
Chambers, on July 18th, at s O'Clock
p. M, for the benefit of the Public and
School Library. The very best and
sweetest music will be furnished by
the Chaminade Club. A charming
feature of the evening will be the May
Pole dance, in which a number of
Okolona's prettiest young girls will
cake part. Another especially attrac-
tive feature will be the singing by
Mrs. Morrison and others, Of anumber
Of old familiar and favorite songs,
such as Old Kentucky Home, Annie
Laurie etc. Also choruses and duets.
Ice cream and cake will be served by
bewitching young ladies, at Is cts,
lemonade bets. Admission at gate 10
cents. Let everybody come out Fri
day evening and spend a happy hour
or two in the highest order of amuse-
ment, for a good and noble cause,
helping our Public and School Library.
The drought seems to be more
severe and its parched and whitening
effect more keenly felt in and immed-
lately around 0kolona than any other
part of the State. Time and again we
have all believed from the threatening
aspect of the clouds tina a copious rain
would surely come to relieve vegeta-
ton and make life more enjoyable,
but each time the clouds would swift
" float away and pour out it's refresh
ing showers somewhere else. So the
drought is still holding on and literally
speaking we are as dry as a powder
horn in Okolona. Possibly it is the
fact &c has been stated by a number
of good citizens that the Lord is with
holding rain and making it hot for
Okolona on account of the ungodly
condition of one Of it's churches. Bibli-
cal history tells us that defeat and
dismay came to Israel's army on
account of one professed leader viola
ting a given command from the Lord
while It is a known fact that there are
professed leaders in this organization
who are deliberately and knowingly
bidding defiance to the new command
ment as given by Christ himself in
John XIV 34-35, and saying by their
action that they don't give a cent for
the Lords command. No wonder the
church has spiritual paralysis and is
going headlong down the pathway to
ob-solescence. AS this section of the
country is devoid of all seismic condi-
tions and there is no Mount Pelee
near by, it may be that the Lord is US
ing the long drought for q special
purpose.