The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06

were announced and sung as bul
few congregations can, Never
! Will ] Cease to Love Him. anC
Count Your Blessings" after
which Mr.. E. w. Flowers, who ii
in his 77th year and who has been
a member of that church since his
/ boyhood, was asked to lead the
congregation in prayer.
/ Mr.. Brett Kenna, the young
lgentleman who won the medal ia
Ideclantlon in the recent county
contest, next gave reading or
E"Old Age" which was announce
to be production by home talent
1t was replete with bouquets
thrown to the aged, and strong
appeals we're made to love, honor
and venerate old age.
There is Glory in my SouI''
was next sung with wonderful
sweetness, after which Don I
Forget the Old Folks" was given
as a quartette, all of whom we're
brothers named Foreman. Words
fail me when / come to speak Of
the marvellous gift of voice pos
sessed By each of these gentlemen
when at comes to sInigng the
Songs of Zion.'' 1t was worth
going long way to hear them.
The hour for preaching having
arrived, the Rev. Ell. P. Lewis, a
former pastor of that church for
five years, who had been invited
to preach on that special occasion,
asked the entire congregation to
sing All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name,o q and also How Firm a
Foundation, with the special re-
quest that the organist select the
old tune. If your readers care to
get conception of that singing
let them imagine a thousand peo-
pie whose hearts have been taught
to respond to the sentiments con-
tanned in those matchless and
time-honored hymns, all engaged,
it would seem in an effort to reach
and pierce the skies, with the
melody of their songs of praise.
"A Charge to Keep | have, y
was also sung and then the aged
minister arose and read part of
the 37th Psalm. He selected the
25th verse for his text, which
reads: II have been young, but
now am old; yet have | not seen
the righteous forsaken nor his
seed begging Bread 1t makes
no difference what Uncle" Hen
ry Lewis, as he is affectionately
called, says, 1t never fails to inter
est and edify those who have been
blesseed by his acquaintance and
his INVESTIGATIONS. What would
sounud commonplace in others
comes from him with all the force
of an oracle. He has been an
active minister for fifty-two years
and still resents the statement
that he is an old man. He is yet
a "circuit rider" and reioices at
it. Of but few can it so truthful
ly be said, as it can of him, he al
lures to brighter worlds and leads
the way. After quoting his text,
but before entering upon its. dis
cussion, he gave a short account
of the history of that church.
About 1912 three families named
Adams, Flowers and Obeer set
tied in that community while it
was yet territory, and at once
organized a church and accepted
a week day appointment as it was
the best they could do. In 1915,
| think he said, the third annual
conference of the Methodist
church in this State was held
there.
The preacher asserted that the
statement of the text accorded
perfectly with his long experience
and observation. 1t is true as a
rule, he said, that the people in
cluded by the term righteous"
do not have large amount of this
worlds goods, but contended Ee
had never known one in destitute
circumstances. He said it pays
to live the life of the righteous.
But | must endeavor to find a
stopping Llace for this report. /
can fancy ! see the frown that
will play across the editors coun-
tenance when he sees the length of
this article. Doubtless be will
select another reporter next time.
will say in conclusion that the
Rev. Mr.. Cassels preached in the
afternoon and the pastor of the
church, Rev. Mr.. Bennett at
night. AS had to return to
BrookhaVen / did not have the
pleasure of hearing them. The
morning services closed with the
song, Blessed Assurance. )"
There was dinner Oil the ground
for everybody present, and if
every one enjoyed the occasion as
much as did this scribe each of
them will gladly accept with
thanks the next invitation be gets
to attend The Old Folks Meet
ing Fl r.
We are indehtad to Mr.. and