Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-04-21
April q. 1921
THE OXFORD CAMP GROUND.

Dear Friends You who are inter
ested in the dear old camp ground.
You remember what you promised
last August? You agreed that If |
would lead out IN great forward
move to repair, beautify and other
wise upbuild this spot that God has
so blest and sanctified to the edifica-
ton of humanity for almost fifty
wears that you would heartily coop
crate and do your full part under
God and with his help to bring this
desire to glorious reality. | write
TO remind you that it is now time to
begin to plan and to pray--te that
end. We only have four short months
in which to work and many of US
have had much in temporal way to
try us since we made this covenant,
but isn't it during the gloomy periods
of life that our Heavenly Father
manifests himself most sweetly and
graciously unto us?
| think SO and | know that times
like these are when we need Him
most.
Wise and happy are they who have
found out the secret of trusting Him
in the dark as we'll as in the light,
and like the little sparrows can sing
their sweetest praises to Him when
the winds of adversely are roaring
loudest around them-and whose ears
are attuned to the "still small voice"
whispering Gear not little flock, 1t
is your Fathers good pleasure to
give you the kingdom"
Oh, the shame that should cover
those who profess his dear name. if
they allow the reverses of life to
cause them to falter and to fail to hold
aloft the banner of our Lord and Saw
Ter Jesus Christ.
Our forefathers loved this blessed
place and found their sweetest joy
in meeting here yearly with their
families, and paying homage to Him
from whom all of our blessings flow
and from whom all of our protec-
ton comes-and shall We their sons
and daughters upon whom their pre-
cious mantles fell, prove untrue to
the trust they left us? God forbid!
They blazed the trail and made it
plain and smooth for our faltering
feet-so let's you and | rise to our
privilege and opportunity and leave
to our posterity, the rising genera
tion of Oxford and Lafayette county,
the dear old camp ground beautifed
and perpetuated as a lasting monu-
n1ent and a sign that we have con-
quered in the name and for the cause
of Jesus Christ.
The citizens of Oxford did a most
beautiful and commendable thing last
week when they came together in a
mass meeting and genero isly sub
scribed fun1a for a play ground for
their children-where they can re-
body and limb. Our country children
do not need this, indeed some of them
have double portion of bodily exer-
else but they do need place beauti-
full and inviting where they can go at
least once year for social uplift and
religious training in song and gospel
story-and there are numbers OF tired,
overworked mothers, whose lives are
spent from year to year in walled
in sphere, who grow old prematurely
for lack of change of scene, whole
some social intercourse, and spiritual
recuperation. There has been born
in my mind and heart vision of the
Camp Ground being utilized and made
to fill this need-and if we will CO.
operate and everybody give a little
lift we can make this dear old spot
SO beautiful, so sanitary, so whole
some and so inviting that people will
come for miles each summer for the
benefits to be derived from such a
restful, resort. We want it to be the
pride of Oxford and Lafayette coun-
ty. 1t can be done. 1t must be done,
it will be done So if you want to
have a part in this glorious move
ment now is the time to line up.
herewith tender my prayerful coop
Grafton and pledge ten dolla ali III
the assistance mental and physical
shall be able to give with Gods help.
May we hear from others within the
next few days?
Yours for service,
MRS. A. F. GALLOWAY.