Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-16
CHURCHES ARE SUPPLIED.
Most Of North MIsslSsIppI'S HaptIGS
Churches Now Have Pasotrs.

Blue MOunIain.-Thero are now only
30 or 20 Baptist churches In the IL
counties Of north Mississippi without
pastors, according to DR.. R. A. Kim.
brough of this place, field secretary
Of the Baptist state mission board Of
Mississippi. DR.. Kimbrough, who has
charge Of the general work Of the
Baptists in these Is counties, is try.
ing to arrange for revival meeting
to be held this summer in each Of
these pastorless churches. He has
found that there is not single church
in his entire district Of Is counties
without a pastor where the congrega.
ton holds services normally more than
once each month. UNCONVENTIONAL
leaders in this territory realize that
one Of the most serious problems con.
fronting them at present is how to re.
witty the largely abandoned rural
churches which formerly were shin.
ing examples Of religious activity in
their respective communities.
Meridian.-The board Of supervisors
have appointed M. ]. Stone road COM
missioner of Beat /, to succeed to the
vacancy created on the commission by
the resignation of G. w. Schamber.
Greenwood.-Although the building
is 75 years old, the first wedding ever
solemnized in the Teoc church, near
Malmaison, occurred recently when
Miss Em.e Blanch Williford was unit
ed in marriage to Robert Claude An
derson.
Pickens.-The Pickens produce as.
sociation held very enthusiastic and
profitable meeting, which was attend
ed by over 100 farmers. Practical
talks were made by Mr.. Wade of the
Illinois Central railroad, Mr.. Mcneil,
county agent for Madison county, and
Mr.. Mooreland Of Canton.
Flora.-Miss Belle Kearney, candi.
date for the United States senate,
spoke at the Flora high schol building
to q very large and appreciatiVe audi
ence. The speaker was introduced by
the pastor, J. H. Foreman, Of the First
Methodist church. His remarks were
very fitting for the occasion.
Crystal Springs.-Robert Phillips Is
not expected to live as q result OF be-
ing thrown Is feet in the air when
the wagon in which he was riding was
struck by fast passenger train at
the depot crossing here. The wagon
was thrown 80 feet, one horse being
killed.
Canton.-In an enthusiastic meeting
of about 10 farmers from Holmes and
counties at Pickens lit acres
were pledged from that community for
the growing Of truck next fall to ship
in cooperative CARROTS. The meeting
was called by H. J. Spengler, cashier
of the Bank OF Picksns. for this pur-
pose.
OSSaS
Baird.-"Uncle Bob" Gibson, aged
negro, who was mess boy on the Mis-
sissippi river steamboat Robert E. Lee
at the time of her memorable race
with the Matches in 1870, and was be-
lieved to be the last living member
of the Lees crew, died at the home
Of the Robert Hooker family, whose
servant he had been for many years.
He was over so years old.
Clexeland.-Grand Master ]. H.
Johnson of the Masonic fraternity of
this state visited Cleveland Lodge No.
47O, F. and A. M. All the masonic
lodges of this and adjoining counties
were represented, and a crowd Of ma
sons assembled in the lodgeroom
while the mster's degree was con
ferred on Jack Farris. All of the
rites and ceremonies were carried
out to the letter.
Maben.-The entertainment under
the auspices of the U. D. G. chapter
Of Maben entertained the Confederate
soldiers at the annual reunion held
here recently. The "boys" Of the six.
ties marched with faltering steps to
the Methodist church, where the la
dies rendered an appropriate program
for them. Several of the old soldiers
who followed Lee and Jackson gave
of the war.
Canton.-The dairy campaign con.
Quoted throughout the county by the
county agent, c. L. Mcneil, and tho
chamber Of commerce, is meeting with
success and the meetings are being
well attended. Only night meetings
are being held, inasmuch as the FARM
ers are busy in the field during the
day. Dairy authorities from the ILL.,
nois Central railroad, who are A. r.
Gwinn and Clyde Bland, from Mem
Dhis, are assisting in the campaign.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. King, aged SO,
and his son, Ed King, living near
Rockport, in eastern Copiah, live
alone, there being no women on the
premises, the elder King having lost
hts wife some years ago by death, and
the younger King having never mar
ried, walked on their front porch q
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