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Show DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI. Hayor and Clly CoqdcII Pronounces A'aiDst Bormoa Elders. ft.ilo.arua M.l VfUh frU.ili- i llfmmrd lM hf lb NinallpaS" I Mapitiiiir unto rii. iin follow Inn wm ttteti fmut (irlTata letter leoelved If Kentleman In Dili oily, pen c n I frlernJ f Ibe m'fltlonary, who wrllct: Con AM t'oUHTV, MferUaiiipi, J"". 17, )h in. I i,av he I en many U til tultiin i'i cDttiiU wild ot let HinI IHler writing Iim liei in be vertinO-ry vertinO-ry roiiltiera(rN. On January 'KM we Ijferi oativaoahig Vtyl Mprluiii a J jIi we aiewhat Urtotiie l, lirneuve we knew how bttter the jeupleware In tuelr fuiitm lowerl u. You err irirn o( the feot that we hea elreeJy lnn WRrntiJ hy the mayor of the city tiiaiwehk l letter leave (tie ouiitury, but like the Aiotli of olJ we thoiitf a tt wliUgm to obey Hi A rathor tuau 'lite flrnt two dvyt we went ou uutntiutioft our llierature uu ni'jleiei, the nieyor witneMlng nur tiri:reelhiKi.Whu entering upon our Ifc-bumof Ifc-bumof ttii- thlriJ tley.we were hailvil by tie ma'itial. who inf.rmftJ Ui that tue rlty caunnll had taken aottou exuat u. and that we would hare lo leave lhrlty at onrr, or mnVr the route-(ueiioef. route-(ueiioef. Tbla lie lug tne fourth warn i lug we hal reonlvej, we Ueolileil to get uw and eni Hie Tioienne of m mob, i Whoontiouia Would hae eacorted Ua o the "liurreti t-aU-h,'' where amue o( thoie . co loTlDg en J law abiding otUanne would hvatiti the hickory. Weleft the ally ou January hiu ao.l went Into the oouutry, ajieniiliiK the night with a very kind irieud, Mr. 1'eul Juhuaun, to whom too mwu pralee oantiot t gtveu lor bie ki-u-titet eiteuU-tl t iWefU ua. Jle hai tnhl u to make our home with htm wheiievrt we are lo tbla eeetloo ol o. Piai. We heve held on mn Average two meeting a week duilog the ai throe mouth-, A with on 1 hurt. Jar we went to betr rfiiob lnuy wIm It eJ-Tuuaimg eJ-Tuuaimg tha UwUlue of aaunllfloallou. bue elated that the meeting wee o.n to all CUrlitena. Tkiu advantage el the opportunity, Kitlvr Ueo. H, I'oi, my traveling oouaiuh'n. aroee aod ,t,t,m a ahori ttme uuu trie liiiiiulplv of felth, 1 roliuwtug ou re peutance. We then liilueJ to a vry gooti rrlilural term on on holmeta or anoillinaltoii. A fier the rvlre wo were Invited to bold uieetlng the following HunJey at the rvtldeut of ft Mr. Hughe. Prooerdlug to the (dare, wo wereeur-prued wereeur-prued by a large ualhering, all trv-itu trv-itu ui very irirudly and leetlfylog t. ua that wo raohed tue (iuepel, tome rvmeiiilng ed cooveralng with ua until un-til nilduight. Xheimallpoi I raging In title ooun-ty, ooun-ty, alnng the railroad track, and we are euyed up bere.tortunaieiy anting frteutie, 1 he jeople will not eiuerialo iraugeri during Ible egt Itemrut, enJ Oh bow glad 1 fel that we are among Iriunda where we eball be ikit cere of until we oao ooutluue our Uuur. We feel to thai.k Uud that there are owe wbo are trymg to live Chrlitiau Uvea, and wa ever iry thet He will reward llieva liberally for the kiuduee they abow lo atraniiere wbo go within thvlrgatee, Outheotlt r ham), It oiakti a eervant of the ijrd grieve lu bu heart when be eunlempletee the oti ditiou of uieny of lua fdluwmeu, whu, llko the 1'harlieei of old, rvjeel thoae who have beu eeul of (iud tu call them tu repeutanoe aud warn tbein to Uee iroin the wrath tu ouiut. Although we are subject to Ihe foiru and ridicule of a prvjudtoel an: mugulded people, we rejoioe exoU-Ingly, exoU-Ingly, end can eay, like feui, We are troubled en every eld; yet uoi diatroMCfU; we are perpleaed. but ut lu dvtpali; eraeculd, but not for iiktli; oaiiduwn, but not Utv'ruyed." rurnUifh all of our trial aud Ai oliona tlieiord baa been merciful aud kind to u In vanuue way. Jh'rieod have baeu rataed up tu admlnlater unto our went, and we have been greatly bkeiui lu our labtHa In the ouuutry dutriuta. Jbver praying fur the welfare of Zluu and loved une at huuia, 1 remain yonr brother In the (.ipl of ChrM, Wii, i'. i'HAi-r. |
