The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-22

negroes for the p action of the whites.
Fifteen hundred people die in Mississippi
every year of consumption. Yellow fever
for the last one hundred years killed one
hundred thousand, while two hundred
thousand die every year in the United
States.
The indications Ct hook worm infec-
tion have already been given above
A sensation was caused in a Colorado
town last week when an infant thought
to have been still-born and was immedi-
ately buried without permit frcrn the au-
thorities. The coroner had the body ex--
humed forty hours after its burial and
found it alive. The doctors worked over
the child for three hours, but it died.
"A Miss Lottie Mayer swan ten miles
in less than Two hours in the Mississippi
river near St. Louis one .lay last week.
The accommodating public weigher, Mr..
Jack Lowther, reports to the News, 227
bales of cotton weighed, for this season,
up at the ginnery here under mana cement
of Julius Afford, the clever ginner.
The last Sunday mornings sermon was
preached by Rev. ]. S. Purcell from the
text found in Acts 26:Io, "Whereupon, o
King Agrippa, | was not disobedient to
the heavenly vision" This sermon fol-
lowed the reading of the church rules and
regulations, which should show one seek
ing salvation shall deport himself in life
that he or she may grow in grace and
into a Christly life. The sermon was
pronounced by several as truly fine and
impressive. Every lover Of Jesus should
have vision of his duty and perform
that duty with zeal and without faltering.
We solicited of the good young pastor
a full synopsis of the sermon that our
readers out of town may receive benefit
from the reading. But, notwithstanding
his intention to furnish us the desired sy-
nopsis, there has been so much on the pas
tors mind and hands, due to the early
meeting of the District Epworth League
here, that he was too crowded for time
So we are without the good sermon this
week.
Owing to the absence of the pastor from
the night services here, he having gone to
Plain to hold special service there, Bro.
Purcell secured the services of the pop
ular principal of our school to occupy
the pulpit in his stead. There was very
fine and attentive congreg CATION present
to hear the first sermon Prof. Buchanan
delivers in the Florence church. The dis
course was on the text "And if Christ be
not risen, then is our preaching vain, and
your faith is also vain" Cor. 1914.
Prof Buchanan, by his clear cnunciation
and application of thoughts linked with
and burial Of Christ, and the joys of
His resurrection, won the deep heartfelt
attention of his entire audience all through
the half hour of his deeply interesting talk.
The Professor, as a preacher, made no
effort at pulpit display, or to please merely.
On the other hand, his manner indicated
deep earnestness and seriousness, speak
ing in a conversational style and tone.
with a few impressive gestures, and all
without single word of notes before him.
He captured the hearts of all in the house
and goodiy number approached him at
the close and congratulated him and
thanked him for such a soul uplifting
talk on such glorious theme
We notice in a New Orleans Daily, that
our Rankin county boy, Rev. WAYNE Al
liston, is taking prominent place in many
of the religious exercises occurring in that
great city. The latest we have about
his preferment is, he, in conjunction with
Rev. F. c. Flowers. opened the lecture
course of the New Orleans Training School
for Sunday school and B. Y. P. u workers,
lat the Coliseum Place BaDtist Church
BY conducting praise and prayer service
at the first meeting hour. It is very great
fIvs hoped by his friends here that this
rising young preacher will find his
ministry growing in favor with those
peopls and he himself occupy some station
adapted to his fine talents and capacity
for increased usefulness for good.
A training school for Sunday school
teachers without regard to denomination,
held its first session at 4 p. m. last Tues
day. There was . good attendance from
both Methodist and Baptist Sunday schools.