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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-11-24

worship. Everybody exchang.
ing the glad handshake and in.
yiting everybody else home To
dinner.
Everything changed when the
war came on in 1861. OkoIona
was made supply depot for
military purposes and when bat
ties were fought throughout the
country from Pontotoc to Corinth
the wounded soldiers. the sick
and the dying were all sent to
Okolona. The Baptist church
was used for hospital all re-
cords and minutes were lost and
there was no preaching for a
long time.
After the war closed, the
church resumed its activity.
Bro. Webb was pastor for many
years, then Bro. Lewis Ball,
more generally known as Parson
Ball.
Many noted men in the Bap-
fist denomination preached in
this pulpit. Bro. VIM. Slack
was pastor for years. Latimer
and Holcomb filled the pulpit
many times. J. R. Graves loved
to visit this people. They never
realized that he was keeping
them three hours and longer
listening to his wonderful serm-
ons, even after he was paraIized.
This old church was beginning
to show signs Of decay, and it
was very evident that a new one
would have to be built. The
members decided to change the
location.
In 1895 or thereabouts, the old
house and lot was sold to Dink
Harrill and the present lot, cor
ner of Main and Gatlin streets,
purchased.
The new church was built dur
ing the pastorate Of Rev. G. A.
Grammar and dedicated by Rev.
R. A. Venable, as the records in
the corner stone will show. The
old church was never dedicated.
The new church was a happy
inspiration. Bro. Grammar
served his time and after him.
there came many talented Min
listers.
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Baptists, were notified Of the
injecting to be held in the church.
They promptly responded to the
summons. The Dardens, Rich
ardsons, RandaIs, BramIetts.
ShackIsfords, ellis and Jarmans
were all there. They resolved
themselves into a body and or
ganizsd a church calling it The
First Baptist Church of Okolona.
Rev. Felix Seward, whose home
was at Prairie Mount and who
had preached for them 50 long
in the log cabin, was chosen
pastor.
There were three deacons,
John ]. Hodges, deacon and
treasurer; DR.. VIM. Lyon. dea-
con and church clerk and Davey
Richardson. These men drew
up the Church Covenant, the
Rules of Decorum and the Arti-
cIes Of Faith. which were read
every quarter and zealously adj
hered to.
The church grew and increas-
ed in prosperity. They had
preaching twice a month on Sat-
urday and Sunday. All business
matters were attended to on Sat-
urday, Conference was held on
that day also. No business on
Sunday mot even collections.
The preacher was always taken
care of by some OF the members.
He was made perfectly COM
Portable and put to no expense
or Inconvenience whatever.
The salary was small and paid
in money. and anything in the
way of supplies or provisions
was gladly given to him.
The ladies were active mem
bers and while they had no
Society" or w. M. u, they
met and made their plans and
their own money without the aid
of the men. They purchased a
handsome sofa and placed en- the
pulpit stand for the comfort of
the preachers. The first stove
and the first Mason and HamIin
organ were likewise purchased
by them.
1t was a most enjoyable gath
ering of people who met here to.
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land used It for a long time t.
preach in. Finally he and Dr.
VIM. Lyon decided to build {
church at OI1olona. John j.
Hodges agreed to furnish the
money and DR.. Lyon the timber
and work. They lost no time in
seeking a place to build. Adam
LaGrone, grand father Of our
Sunday School Superintendent
A. 7. StovalI. who owned nearly
all the land in and around Oko-
Iona, gave the lot for the pur-
pose. This lot was situated on
the northeast corner Of Main and
Church streets where Dink Har-
rell's house now stands.
These were men from staunch
old puritan stock and when they
made up their minds to do a
thing, it was done. No matter
if tools were scarce and towns
and saw mills far away, the
timber was cut, the sleepers,
rafters and stills were hewed by
hand. The boards were Of white
oak, rived and dressed by hand.
The weather boarding was of
pine and hauled from y Mont.
gomery's saw mill at Cotton Gin.
1t was slow work getting the
timber and dressing it by hand
hauling it to the place on OK
wagons, but everybody was in
terested in this building and Gid
what they could. The new set
tiers cheerfully lent a helping
hand, so in due time, after long
waiting, the house was finished.
A plain, simple, square-conored
building 60x2O feet; two doors
facing Church street, on the
west, for entrance and three
windows on each side. It was
never ceiIed. The benches we're
made by J. 7. Grow, uncle Of the
late Mrs. Mamie Knox and
great-uncle Of Mrs. r. w.
Chandler, President Of our w.
M. u He was cabinet maker
and a staunch Baptist. The pull
pit stand was also made by him
and given as his contribution.
1849 found the house compIet-
ed. The people throughout the
country and who were nearly all
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Gods blessing has surely beer
with this Baptist church for its
prosperity continues.
The New Year of 1922 will
find a large and growing Sunday
School, a real wide awake Wo-
mans Missionary Union, a Girls
Auxiliary that holds the banner
Of the State, an Al B. Y. P. u,
and a church membership labor
ing in the Masters vineyard in
harmony and love.
Behold how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity"
M. G. H.
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First Baptist Church Of OkOIOna

Away back in the forties,
when the Indians had at last
been driven out Of the country
and the white man began to take
possession; when the prairie
grass was as high as the log
cabins and the wolves were a
terror to the women and children;
when the grape vines reached
from tree to tree in the forests
along the water courses and the
taIlcanes and dense underground
made a home for the bears and
wolves. wildcats and panthers,
there were very few cities and
fewer towns; and they were far
apart. Aberdeen was only a
small town 0kolona was scarce
ly more than a name.
Wonderful stories were circu-
lated throughout Georgia, Ala
hama and South Carolina Of the
rich prairie lands of Mississippi.
HOme-seekers were attracted.
These lands were bought, and,
the inhabitants were rapidly
coming in and settling on them.
Among the number was a man
who came from South Carolina
with wife and children in a.
covered wagon drawn by oxen
and located on the land he had
purchased along Matubba creek.
On an elevated sunny spot. three
miles south of 0kolona, he built
acne room cabin Of logs, with no
floor at all, and lived in it until
he could add another room.
This man was John j. Hodges
the father of Henry and Sam
Hodges and grand father Of R.
Hawkins.
Other people came and bought
land. DR.. VIM. Ligon, father Of
Mrs Lydia M. Hodges and Mrs.
Bette Poore. settled six miles
further west. The Jarmans on
the south nearer Egypt.
There was no church nearer
than Aberdeen and that was so
far away. So the people had
meetings in corn crib belong
ing to John J. Hodges. He add
ed another room to his house
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Questions-Answers

Q. Is there any American author Of re-
nown whose works were not published IN
til after his death? 7. E. D.
A. Perhaps Henry d. Thoreau of Con-
cord Mass, who died in 1862, comes near
est to answering this description. He
published but two books while alive, both
at his own expense. One of them had a
moderate circulation. the other almost
| none. All his life he kept a journal, and
all of this has subsequently been published,
so that his works now total about 30 vol
umes, all of which are in print and in de-
mand.
! Q. Can a parcel sent to France by mail
be insured? F. J. W.
A. The postoffice department says that
according to the latest reports from local
authorities in France. parcels sent to
France cannot be registered or insured.
! the stripes and stars on sailors blouse
! and why does he wear a black neektie
A The navy department says that the
three white stripes on a sailors blouse
| represent the three battles in which Nell
! sons fleet was SO notably engaged-that
| is, the battles of Trafalgar, the Nile and
| Copenhagen. The black tie was originally
worn by British sailors in memory of Nell
I son at the time of his death The stars
| worn on a sailors collar and the stripes on
an officers sleeve were also originally
used by the British navy and adopted in a
navy. The red stripes indicate the length
| of service of the enlisted man.
Q. How long will frame building last
! A This depends upon great many fac
tors, including climate, kind of wood used,
\ and care taken; but it may be stated that
! if well cared for frame building may last
/ for centuries. There is an old meeting
/ house at Easton. Nd. which is said to have
/ been built in 1888 and is still in a fair
/ state of preservation This is said to be
the oldest frame house in America.
| (Any reader can get the answer to any
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! Journal Information Bureau. FREDERIC j
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LED PAPE

Me and Mary Watkins was setting
on her frunt steps. her being even
more bewty looking than usual, and
some big tuff looking kid started to
go past on the other side OF the street
holding some little kid by the top of
the hair and the little kid was yell
ing, Hay, leeve me go, hay cut that
out, hay.
o izzent that perfeckly drefill.
Benny wy don't you go rite over and
make that big brute stop herting that
little boy2 sed Mary atkins, you're not
afraid of that big brute, are you?
No, certenY not, holey smoaks. I
sci, ony G wiz, maybe the little kid
likes to have his hair pulled. Maybs
he's jest yelling like that for fun, 1
sed.
Sutch a ideer. wy I axuilly bleeve
you're afraid of that big brute, sed
Mary watkins, and sed. Who me
should say not. Ill soon show you
whose afraid, I sed.
And I got up and went across the
street and sed to the big tuff looking
kid, Hay watts you pulling that little
kids hair for?
Wat? wy? Watts it your bizniss,
do you wunt yours pulled? sed the
big tuff kid. and 1 sed. Wy, watts the
matter, 1 ony wunted to ask you a
question, that's all.
And 1 went over to Mary Watkinses
steps ageu, saying, Done waste eny
more sympathy on that little kid.
was jest going to make the big kid
stop and the little kid sed Who told
you to butt in, that funny looking
gerl across the street?
wy 1 never herd enything so fresh
in all my life, sed Mary watkins, and
sed, That's wat l thawt, so ] sed to
the big kid, Go ahed and pull his hair
all you wunt, pull it all your mite,
pull It out if you wunt. I sed.
You did lest rite. Sed Mary Wat
kins.
And 1 sat down on her steps agen
and the big tuff kid kepp on pulling
the little kids hair down the street
and the little kid kepp on yelling,
Hay cut that out, do you heer hay.
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Between the Irish leaders and
Lloyd George there has occurred q
difference of opinion as to whether
or not the British dominions pos
sessed the right to secede from the
empire. Mr.. De Valera held that in
the so-called dominion settlement
proposed the right to secede should
be definitely recognized. Mr.. Lloyd
George, on the other hand, replied
that none of the dominions enjoyed
the right to break away from the
commonwealth, and to grant such a
right to Ireland would be to exceed
the dominion status. 1t may be re-
called that a question of similar ma
ture arose in this country in 1851 and
it took four years of war to settle it
but it was settled in a manner that
promises to be permanent.
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JUST FOLKS
THE THINKER.
BIZ EDGAR A. GUEST.

There's a fortune in store for the man
who can Think
And glory to crown his endeavor;
He can come to renown, who will often
sit down
Away from the wise men and clever
And with reason to guide him will map
out n plan
That is best for his country and best for
the man.
The thoughtless are many, they swarm in
a throng
But the thinkers are solmnly few,
But the man at the top, is tee man who
To ponder the course he'll pursue;
And he never attacks any problem of
Before he has carefully thought it all out.
Our country will honor the man who can
For the need of his wisdom is great;
The man unafraid and not easily swayed
Is the man who shall fashion our fate,
For plausible Folly the mob often moves,
But the thinker considers before he ap-
proves.
These are days for the Thinker, there
much to be done,
And many the dangers to face,
And what seems to be good when It's all
understood
May be ruin and shame and disgrace
Whenever arises a problem of doubt
For the good of our country let's reason
it ont.
Copyright, 1921 by Edgar A. Guest.)
The dome of the Palace Of Justice in
Brussels is made of papier mache.
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busy with the thought of a thousand
enterprises, become light and seek rest
and recreation in pleasant talk.
What is rarer than a perfect dusk
What peaceful quiet, and what com
fort. What a time in which to hear
the pin-drops of loneliness out of a
world of sordidness and grasp for
selfish gain.
1t is at the sign Of dusk that the
flowers bend their heads and close
their eyes from the dew of darkness.
When they throw their, wraps about
their perfume vials-censerving them
for the distributing power of the wind
and sun of unborn days.
At dusk, 1 believe that we all feel
most alone-and lonely. Yet COM
forted most by the remembered loves
of the days that have gone.
We come most to ourselves at dusk.
It is a period of self examination and
review.
No finer time in which to forgive
and -ferget-than at dusk. No more
filter time in which ito battle and
cleanse the heart.
And what better time in which to
remember what Browning said in
"Pippa Passes that Gods in His
heaven and alrs right with the
woFldI'
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THE BUS OF THE FUTURE.


2 Prediction that the gas propelled
bus will be supplanted in local urban
transportation by an electrically pro-
PEELED bus which will operate in areas
of light traffic and extensions of
routes not warranting investment in
street railway equipment, is made by
John H. Pardee, former president of
the American Electric railway asso-
citation, in current issue of the Elec-
trio Journal. Mr.. Pardee insists, how
ever, that the modern street car never
will be supplanted by any kind OF a
bus as the chief means Of conveying
local passengers.
In spite" he said, "of the preva-
lenee of the jitney. in spite of the
claims of motor bus manufacturers,
and in spite of the clamok of those
who for political or other reasons are
plotting the ruin of existing local
transportation systems, electric trans
portation upon rails remains the
cheapest, the most reliable and the
most convenient method of mass
transportation that now exists, and
there is no indication that it is to be
supplanted in the future"
When all costs of service are as
sessed as they are incurred, he points
| out, the electric railway shows sub
stantial margin of economy over the
motor bus, and it is only because the
public is assuming as public charges
a substantial portion of the costs of
motor bus operation, while at the
same time levying against the electric
railway charges that are totally I'M
| connected with its operation, that
even a pretense of lower bus cost is
| possible.
The bus. whatever its motive power,
on account of its lack of need of
tracks, is and has a function to per-
| form in the great scheme OF transpor-
| tation. Its field is in areas of light
! traffic and extensions of routes which
will not warrant the heavy investment
in tracks and consequent charges.
However. the gasoline bus, says Mr..
| Pardee. is not the bus that will play
a necessary and satisfactory part ia
the facilities Of the future. The new
vehicle will be some form of bus cleo
/ trically propelled and which will not
have the oderous discomforts to pas
sengers and the excessively high
maintenance costs.
The electric railway as the main
and dependable system of urban
transportation. he holds, is and will
remain supreme, the bus will occupy
a secondary or auxiliary position as a
| part of the main system and the pres
ent piratioal operation will disappear
| Furthermore, the gasoline bus except
for sporadic operations will be laid
aside and the electric motor bus as al
integral adjunct to the electric rail-
way will find its proper sphere.
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Now it is said that Ledoux, who
auctioned labor on Boston common, is
being supported bf a hard working
wife, who puts in eight hours daily
as a proofreader, and by his minor
children, while paterfamilias works"
for the jobless. Unfortunately it often
is true that those who pose as bene-
factors of their fellow men are of a
type similar to Ledoux. and are liv-
ing on the product of the labor of
others. The labor unions contain
many such persons. So do the re-
form organizations.
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George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
DUSK,


I believe that most of US love the
soft shadows-those which are not too
heavily accented. Like the softer and
more mellow notes in music.
The soul has nothing of harshness
to it. Rather it is filled with the quail
tiles of subHmity-in fact set quite
apart from ali that has anything of
diseord or disturbance to it.
Like the first ring or ornament set
with the purest diamonds, SO does the
soul reflect beauty.
To dusk comes all the finer elements
of the day-to intermingie, as a happy
family may at the close of the work
ing hours.
The sun is creeping into it's bed
chamber, wrapped in its most gorgeous
garments. The breezes of noontime,
warmed by the sun, become cooled
and almost still. The farmer has
housed his herds and lorses for the
night, and with an honest tiredness,
feels his way to a happy rest.
Weary fingers and feet relax. Minds
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So much is being said about the
vast body of the unemployed that it
might be well to call attention to the
other side of the picture. According
to reports to the department of labor
ana other government agencies, / D.
100000 men are now on industrial
payrolls. They are receiving approx
imately $1,000 OO.O 900 a month in
wages. The average pay of the in
dustrial worker today is approximate
ly $1,000 a year. The average pay of
the industrial worker before the war
was little over $500 year which
shows that wages have not descend
ed to pre-war levels. The average
day wage of the industrial worker to-
Gay is Approximately $3.50. Com
mon unskilled labor earns less than
that. The average wage of the skilled
workman is 81 an hour. When these
wages have been reduced in accord
with reductions in prices of COM
medities, the unemployment problem
will disappear.
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Urban Ledoux. who auetiened job
less men in Boston common, an
noWnced he would seat himself on the
White House steps and remain there
until the government published list
of the war profiteers. But the presi-
dent invited Mr.. Ledoux in. when he
had expected to be refused admit
lance, talked with him and the rad
ical'' left the White House smiling.
Strange that Mr.. Wilson never
thought of this plan when the suffra-
gettes were camping in front of the
executive residence.
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Recognizing the fact that English
is becoming the language of diplomacy
as well as of commerce, the Danish and
Swedish governments have substituted
that language for. French as the first
foreign tongue to be taught in public
schools. In view of the prominence
that is being attained by tie English
language it might be well to give more
attention to it in our own schools. The
force Of this suggestion may be real
lied by listening to the conversation of
some of our high school and college
graduates.