The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-13
lliings win he late launenied Mr. Morn

things with he late larneaiea Nr. Morn |
son.
On tie next evening Mr. and Mrs. FL
lis dropped in again. and il was moi long
belore tie subject oiihc new minister was
introduced. Indeed, little else had been
talked about ii tie village since Dir. Il
berison's arrival.
$50 You were 1t church yesterday,
Mrs. May" said her friend.
. YES. | did venture out, " replied Mrs.
May, smiling.
.Well, how did you like Mr.. Ebert
SOM continued Mrs. Ellis.
.Nhy, lie preached a pretty fair ser
mon,' said Mrs. May, very deliberately.
Mrs. Ellis shook her head.
h sit wasn't any thing like good old Mr..
Morrison's sermons, Mrs. May. Al,
| me! We shall never look upon his like
again." Il. -
"No, ii was not At all like Mr.. Morri-
sons sermons. But then, Mrs. Ellis, no
two men are alike. Different ministers
have different gifts, and We should Judge
| them according 10 their gifts. | should
, never have got tired Of Mr.. Morrison; but
now that he has been taken away from Us,
II seems %. me night that | should endea-
yor 10 be rcconciled, and look, upon the
one who has been called to Oil his place
. with unpreiudiced eyes.
! A single evenings contact with Mr..
/ Elbertson, in his social character, had
done much TO dispel Mrs. Mays hastily
) formed prejudices; and the moment her
: better impressions were opposed, they
!. were reused into activity, and from feel
ing more kindly towards him, she was
!, prompted to speak in his favor. Thus
!. she confirmed by bringing them out into
!. words, her gradually forming good opin
3 ions. #
= As Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis were walkin
/, home that evening, the latter said, with
Of peculiar emphasis upon her words,
Ii "Mr. Elbertson has become great IA
" voriie of Mrs. Mays"
j "Ah, indeed" responded her husband
show has that happened"
G. 20. she's got couple Of grown u
" daughters, you know" said Mrs. Eli,
n giving her head toss. although this pc
culiar and expressive motion could no
be preeeived BY her husband, IS the.
s. we're walking in darkness.
ne "True. | never thought Of that II /
be- strange how a liius self interest wi
warp persons opinions and change The
e. views. Bot Mr.. Elbsr.snn 10 not goin
a 10 fancy one Of her gnls."
"No. indeed" responded his vile
ID. !" not he. Ilumph! How weak som
nj people are! A pretty ministers wife on
Of them ould make. Why. Fvekno
y. them both since hey we're sohigh." reacl
on ing down her outspread hand % indica
re- The distance al which these young ladie
heads once Stood from the ground. al
a 10 inforco this strong argument again
thsm. au#s #amet~szzZZ.
in !, so happened tha, when Mrs, Ell
avoke the mex, morning from sleep. 81
I'M found herself shaking with an agre {
!. | This was soon succeeded BY raging
tle yer. and for moro than week she r
,cd msiaed extremely i'll; .. the end Of III
nv time her life was despairsd Of. But
Ter the crisis of The desea,e. the turning poi
was in her favor, and she began slow
ell TO recover. The principal remembrsn
abb ,ha, she had when her thoughts we're call
ed BY returning health, and the wanderl
inc Of her Imagination fixed. was The FACT III
nv. Mr.. Elber,son had frequently been 10 $
for her, and 80 often talked 10 her and pray
hat with her in tho must earnest and etle
be ,iona,e manner. Every day he still CO
mo iipued 10 call in. and his mannsr was
md tender towards her. and his conrsrsaii'
,ay so tempered with mild encourage
rly aud gentle admonilion. tina, every form
ba- prejudice was dlspelled. :.
nd How mistaken we have been IN NJ
ave Elbert.on," she said one day TO her hu
i a band, after she could 81, up little. q
rls shall never again judge any one hastily
inc p" We haze erred, it is true." he rep
al. ed. and hope we shall never forg
Tho tho excsl!en, lesson for future condu
rn- ,ha, you have drawn from IT," All.
500 The church members that we have
%. troIuced were not the only ones W
mo were dissatisfied with tie new miaiste
nor were the prejudices fall 50 easily d
sba peued. Mr. Elberlson had 10 60 throul
be. many hard trials from This cause, aud
raw was often much Discouraged. But lie "
,or a CONSTANT Christian. and the power
zee. consistency will always overcome pr
III iudiee. One by one, those who We
- disposed 10 find fault. were thrown
sbe some unlocked for circumstance into co
en-. lac, with him, in such way as TO
rise pratlfed by his ever kind manner. Th
Irs he gradually acquired power and mi
! 90 ence in his new position. no, exceed
s;,b BY that which even good old Mr. Nor
son possessed. .s.I. g..
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