Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-08-28
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ture to suppose the case mine. thai
which he did not DOL would have
done, and would have said to the
Almighty. Peradyeniure five should
be found" 5t,sssb zaq o4sred p
8 Swift had begun his sermon. Coke
stared open-mouthed with astonish-
ment. 30 sqi.
"PeradVenture two only shall be
lound?n .h asmHigea9 sdi
Close TO the door Coke espied the
landlord of the Cat and Bagpipes.
He. tossed his head and looked up at
The preacher, exulting in his victory
over him. aa la lr 10. 90
DPerbaps there may be but one"
said Swift, stretching forth bis arm
from the pulpit pointed at him with
his finger. Utterly aghast, Coke
turned quietly round again, drew bis
head between his shoulders, and held
his elbows close TO his sides, like a
man who is expecting chimney 10
fall upon his head. aif- a1 .=fl
Sand feel sure the answer OF the
Lord would still have been the same,
hat for the sakeof one just man, OF
one single man, faithfnl to his post,
while all the rest forsook theirs"
Coke shrunk yisibly.5 a!.s. 8W
"One single man inaccessible to
the influences Of evil example, OF one
man whose ears and heart remained
open TO the word oI tie Lord God,
he would have pardoned the guilty
cityl1 lsi.a h.s .laaaa> H"' Ela7
The conspirators had kept their
word-they had all quilted the
church, but the straggers in the rear,
wondering whether the parson
would persist in preaching without a
congregation, could not make up
their minds TO 90 away altogether,
and remained standing in the porch.
Those nextin order, seeing them stop
and turn round, in their turn did so
too. By dint OF stretching their
necks, and .prnking up their ears
those nearest the door heard the vi
car pretty well. i'a -
"What is he saying' asked those
in the second row, raising themselves
on tiptoe. ' 3 -'
"1ushl' and wave OF, the hand
were the only answers Of the. front
rank, who did not wish to lose the
thread Of the discourse. ..,-.,
Finding that they got no further
answer the last comers pushed the
others forward, and the latter readily
obeYed the impulsion, which afforded
them decent pretext for getting
near enough TO hear so odd a sermon.
This retrograde evolution had not
taken place unobseryed bv the runa-
ways, who. were already in the
church-yard. Amazed at perceiving
that the people were going back into
the church, they returned to see
what could be the reason. The
same wish made them in their turn
push those who stood before; the
same reason as before made these
give way; and little by little the
whole mass was gradually showed
forward, and the church hlled again,
while Swift, immovable and appa-
rently unconscious of what was
passing, went on with his sermon as
follows: .. 30. +.f. --a,.
ayes, verify, single just man
sufficeth toredeem, nay, regenerate a
whole people. For if the spectacle
of vice has power TO corrupt, happi-
ly virtue likewise is contagious. By
the force Of example, one just man
may convert his erring BROTHER
these just men may bring hack
into the right way five others; the
five may bring back ten; the ten
twenty, and why should not the
twenty bring back thirtyl The thirty,
forty7 the forty, iftyl Why, indeed,
should not the whole people return,
one by one, into the path of saliva
tionl'' ..n'. .sH ,1'''i0 E. .'-
"Bravo, bravo" shouted Coke, for
getting ail-the place in which he
was; his schemes of revenge; and his
position at the head Of the conspira-
cy. 7''s .2's.'. -s5 ''sf'oi , -Ii'
He jumped out Of his, desk, Ieaped
over the benches, elbowed the crowd,
and drove the people towards the
eloquent.preacher. But this was not
enough for him. He ran out into
the chufch-yart, gathered together
men, women and children, and ,ur.
ging them with words and gestures,
he drove them whether they would
or no, raiting and abusing them,
piggledy into the sacred ed |
ifice. Driven so active by. sheep
dog, the whole flock returned 10 its
and by the time Swift had
ended his sermon, the church was full
and the congregation enthusiastic in
its admiration of him. - '
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