Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-05-31
A GREAT SPEECH.
Tho Shorter Chatechlsm Captures tho A,
sembly Anew,

The General Assembly, which was
IN session In jackson during the past
fortnight, was grand assemblage.
During its deliberations many great
arguments were made and wise de-
clslons reached, All these have gone
abroad through the telegraphic re.
ports IN the press, and our readers
are familiar with them. But there is
one thing-the gem of the whole oc.
easiN, so far as appropriateness, wit
and Drilliancy goes--and that is the
speech of Hon. C. Fl, Alexander in wei.
coming the great body to Jackson.
Never did an audience evince greater
delight or more thorough appreciation
than did his hearers, and for the sake
OF that great multitude in Mississippi
who was raised on the Shorter Cate
chlsm we believe our readers Of other
faiths will be glad to yield this space:
1T is natural to associate Presby-
terlan assembly with the Shorter Cate.
chlsm, If have any slight qualifca,
tion for the art assigned to me to.
night 1t is the fact that | once had
a smattering knowledge of that little
book. | was raised on the Shorter
Catechism. Shall never forget it
not the catechism; | have already for
gotten that-but the raising. | began
to study it very soon after was born
into an estate of sin and misery, and
then | began to realize that had
been born into that estate. | was
taught more about the estate Of sin
and misery than | was about the State
of Mississippi That catechism made
an impression on me. 1t made fire.
luent impressions on me 1t made
vivid had almost said livid-im.
pressions on me. ! took it internally,
out chiefly externally. The fact is, it
was administered to me in a corporal
and carnal manner | shall never for
get the outward and ordinary means
whereby my parents made an ef-
fectual application Of it. to me, and
thus did persuade and enable me to
embrace it,,
my message to you is 'summarily
comprehendoI in the one word, wei
come, and ! will not attempt to give
the reasons annexed Pardon the di-
gression; am back on the catechism,
| do not deserve any credit for learn
ing it, 1t was lot like Adam, left
to the freedom of my own will My
parents would call me from my world,
ly employmeuts and recraations' and
compel me to study it, 1t may be
that some Of you never saw that won
ierful little book. TO you | would
say, | cannot commend 1t as light
reading; it is not a novel; it is not
poem; it does not rhyme it does not
make good vacation reading; it is not
.o1d on tbo troirs II 7 ever bova m
all. n oooir want N toI,o Il nc
Ezekiel tosk his roll, or as John in
,is visio, took thn HttIe hoax that
,.a, hi,+or 7, r,ct would nrafnr
to tolo +, IN a c,nsrIa IN tbe tbeo-
logian tbo catecbism NAV be q perfect
,o,,non1ipr of pib,e doctrine IN fine
tbooIogian,s boy if is closely asso.
cfotod with tba idea Of eternal punish-
ront
or oorsoe, ao ro+ fool a1toootbar in
,,oco In tbo sanctuary have never
baet tbn drum occlesiastic Unfortu.
,atolv hoIonp to q profession which
is not o,v,ovs credited with having
for ne cbiaf ord .tho nromotion of
NTH hot,yoo, man and man osnaciallv
~ vritnoss herring, In fact some ie.
,,rort and r,isgnided nersons lool,
40, lou,yors os Illustrations of tbe
..fnrr1noss of +ba+ estate wboreunto
man fau, The most ! am willing to
Int 10 tbat mo mere LAWYER since
tho foI ovor did nerfectIv keen the
,on,,nondrerts However # is true
fho+ tbo Iawvor of oId had his place
IN tho tomn,e and thew are very liza.
Ma "a brool, in tha temnIe even now
a.hon .horo is arv talking 70 do
tho,ob bev reuaIlv show great
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