Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-05-31
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EvENT&
BY KATE MARKHAM POWER
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
ATE MARKHAM POWER.
A GREAT SPEECH.


The shorter ChatechIsm Captures the A..
sembly Anew.
The General Assembly, which was
in session in Jackson during the past
fortnight, was a grand assemblage.
During its deliberations many great
arguments were made and wise de-
cisions reached. ALI 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-
oasion, so far as appropriateness, wit
and brilliancy goes-and that is the
speech Of Hon. G. H. Alexander in well
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
chism we believe our readers of other
faiths will be glad to yield this space:
ct is natural to associate a Presby-
ieriaN assembly with the Shorter Cate
chism. If have any slight qualihca'
ton for the art assigned to me to-
night, it is the fact that l once had
smattering knowledge of that little
book. l was raised on the Shorter
Catechism. l shall never forget it
not the catechism; have already for
gotten that-but the raising. l began
to study it very soon after l was born
into AN estate of sin and misery, and
then l began to realize that l had
been born into that estate. was
taught more about the estate Of sin
and misery than l was about the State
Of Mississippi That catechism made
an impression on me. 1t made fire.
Quent impressions on me. 1t made
vivid had almost said livid-im-
pressions on me. took it internally,
but chiefly externally. The fact is, 1t
was administered to me in corporal
and carnal manner shall never for
get the outward and ordinary means
whereby my parents made an eff
fectual application of it to me, and
thus did persuade and enable me to
embrace it.
my message to you is summary
comprehended' in the one word, well
come, and l will not attempt to give
the reasons annexed Pardon the di-
erosion; l am back on the catechism.
| do not deserve any credit for learn
Ing it. 1t was not, like Adam, left
to the freedom of my own will My
parents would call me from my world
ly employments and recreations' and
compel me to study it. 1t may be
that some of you never saw that won
derful little book. To you would
say, | cannot commend 1t as light
reading; it is not novel; it is not a
poem; it does not rhyme; it does not
make good vacation reading; it is not
sold on the trains. If ever have tC
lake it again l want to take 1t as
Ezekiel took his roll, or as John ii
his vision took the little book thai
was bitter. In fact, would prefer
TO take it in capsule. To the thee
Logan the catechism may be perfect
compendium of Bible doctrine. To the
theologian's boy it is closely asso
ciated with the idea of eternal punish
ment.
81 confess I do not feel altogether II
place In the sanctuary. l have never
beat the drum ecclesiastic.' Unfortu
nately, I belong to profession which
is not always credited with having
for it's chief end the promotion o.
truth between man and man, especially
in witness bearing In fact, some ig
norant and misguided persons lool
upon lawyers as illustrations of thu
sinfulness of that estate whereuntt
man fell The most l am willing t
ADMIT is that no mere lawyer sine
the fall ever did perfectly keep tn,
commandments However, it is trut
that the lawyer of old had his plac,
in the temple, and they are very liza
BILE to break in the temple even now
when there is any talking to dc
though they usually show a grea
want of conformity unto or trans
gression Of the propriety of the oc
casion.'
But to get back to my message:
got an idea long ago that the spiritua
. world was divided like all Gaul-int
three parts-what is required, what i
forbidden, and the reasons annexed
and have read somewhere that ther
Is a commandment which requiretI
all lawful endeavors to preserve tn
lives of others This requirement W
undertake towards you as our guest
during the next few days. There /
one thing l have noticed about tn
coming of general assembly int
town. The Marthas are brought t
the front and are much in evidence
while the Marys are relegated to tn
rear. In behalf of the Marthas of on
city, I must say they are laboring III
der some perplexities. A fire has jus
destroyed the beautiful building
where they had planned a noble II
ception for you. Besides, the cattl
have gone into the beef trust. How
ever, a small remnant of chickens ar
b left, and these are preparing, as Co
b Bob Taylor says, to enter the mini
try I am sure you will find you
hostesses to be powerful preservin
d and governing women. You will tast
for yourselves as to their preserving
a the mtn of Jackson will testify as I
= their governing. We sincerely hoI
/ IL