The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-20
LOCAL NEWS NOTES
FROM FLORENCE


tered w. l. Buffers drug store by the
back window last Saturday night ais
made haul of S. worth of cigars, candy
tobaccoS hair brushes, tooth brushes and
such Ike. If he coud have gotten hold OF
some ipecac and swallowed it for sugar
he might have disgorged instanter 1t is
said the Therrell livery stable has missed
some sets of harness, and Dan Aliens
blacksmith shop became minus few
TOOLS. Davis and Miller, new firm Of
this town, is said to have several pairs
of shoes to walk off the tune of $50.
These stealings occurred on Satur-
day nights, and there is usually crowd
in en- Saturdays.
Mr. Ben Odon's body was brought here
last Thursday from Star for burial, Rev.
B. Simmons, CT Brandon, the pastor of
the Baptist church at Star, officiating at the
interment.
Judge Norrell, our Representative in the
Legislature, spent last Saturday and Sun
day for rest here from legislative work.
He returned to his post on Monday at
10 a. m.
State Senator Dean, of Lafayette ccun-
ty, was here Monday, returning to Jack
son with Judge Norrell.
William Taylor has lumber and brick
putting up a handsome residence for him
self and his.
Rev. 7. S. Purcell, the pastor of the
| Methodist church in the Florence cir
cult, treated his congregation last Sunday
at II a. m. and p. m. to two excellent
sermons. The writer being at only the
II a. m. service, picks up these fine
THOUGHTS thrown out to the audience at
that hour. The theme was Qualities
cf Christian influence" learned from
Matt V, "a, first clause "Ye are the salt
of the earth" The preacher asks the ques-
tons: 'WSlat is salt? What is Christian
Influence? Jesus seeks to show the dis
cip,es the worth of life of helpful in
Auence which comes from one who has the
beatitudes in his life" In comparing the
qualities of the material SALT and the quail
tiles of Christian influence: First, pre-
serving power of salt; second, its impene-
trability; third, its power of assimilation
LEAVES itself in order to save something
else; fourth, there is no substitution---it
has a quality peculiar to itself; and fifth,
| it's indestructibility" These are fine
thoughts people. By taking these little
texts into your own brain for IN earnest
study, you will surely learn something OF
what Christian inhuence---and devlish in
huence too as for that matter---means to
those who are around you at home or
abroad. Come to our two churches here,
yea who can, and you will hear some fine
preaching.
By an oversight on my part, the fol-
lowing was unavoidably left out of your
last weeks issue.
One of the three young men, students
Of Millsaps College, selected by the stu
dent body to represent them in theStu-
dent Voluntary Convention, which was
held recently in Rochester, n. Y, was a
bright Rankin boy, r. E. Steen, son of w
D. Steen. of Florence We understand that
this convention was composed of vast
body of students, regardless of church
affiliation from all over the country
} The work in that convention was on ths
order of Laymen's Missionary movement
but participated in only by College ane
, University students, of the United States
Now, it is quite an honor to be rep
resentative in such a vast conclav'
R. E. Steen and a MIR. D. r Wassor
: were the only two attending the conyen
ton from Millsaps College. MIR. RE
Steen is youth of nineteen, brigh
and gentlemanly towards every one;
prominent young member of the Methods
church at Florence He is popular ant
unassuming wherever he goes, and stand
as one we'll worthy of the honor OF be
ing a member of that vast body assem-
bled at Rochester for religious work.
We know that these two young mel
} had the time of their lives in contac
with the best young Christian talent IT TN
, country, from whom they gathered al
abiding impression of the powerful in
) Auence to go out into this devil-ricdel
world, from strenuous youth when prop
erly guided and exerted, unfalteringiy. |
, certainly was a treat to these two youns
men to talk in Washington, Baltimore ant
, other noted cities of the country or thel
delightful trip to the convention and
back, and we heartily congratulate them OF
, their good fortune and the honor conferre'