Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-07-23

carpenter, and, last OF all, builder, Il
= which trade he prospered abundantly, witt
, wife and large family"
: John Brook was asked by two Sunday
d school teachers to 90 with them to farme
i Bolton, for they wanted the farmer t.
give something towards building a school
room, and he willingly went with them
but something had put the farmer out o
humOr. He told them farming was nevel
carried on better than when farmers coulC
not write their names, but made their mari
like other honest people but that since
ploughboys and milkmaids had learned tc
read, things had all been at skies and
sevens. lie had caught one of his lad.
spelling out card, when he ought to have
been driving home the COWS, and a huzzy
Of dairy maid poring over a story-book
while couple of cats were tapping away
with all their red tongues at a mlk-pan.
Instead of giving dollar to build up a
Sunday school, he would much rather give
two to have it pulled down.
John Brook could easily have replied to
these remarks; but seeing the temper the
farmer was in, he wisely refrained, we'll
knowing it would only provoke him.
al suppose we must give it up" said
the two teachers, On their return
"Give it up?" replied John Brook, ono,
never! Solomon says, 'There is a time
to get, and time to lose,' but our time to
get anything from farmer Bolton is not yet
come. We must wait little, and try again !;
but as to giving it up, that is altogether
out of the question"
They had, however, to wait but very
short time, for fire broke out in the far
mer's out-building, which, most likely would
have destroyed the whole homestead, had
it not been for the spirited and courageous
conduc. of John Brook, who, when the men
had all despaired Of putting out the fire,
encouraged them never to give it up, and
led them on with SO much steadiness and
perseverance that the fire was subdued and
but little damage sustained After it was
over, the farmer came to him, and shaking
him heartily by the hand said, "Whenever
John Brooks comes again to farmer Bolton,
whether it be for the Sunday school or for
anything else, he shall not 20 away with
out his Grand"
John was indeed as sunbeam to young
and old, scattering away their shadows and
shedding the CLEAN of gladness in their
hearts His words put life into them, and
his deeds reproved the backwardness of
many in doing good. BY perseverance he
drained the marsh over by the wood, and
rendered it productive, when it had been
given up by others. BY perseverance he
cured the school masters smoky chimney,
which had SO long annoyed him obtained
an annuity for blind Parkinson; and fonnd
out, by writing to the War Office, where
poor widow .Wadham's son was, who, am
sorry to say, was so foolish and wicked as
to leave his old and dependent mother
without her consent, to 60 off to Mexico
with the army; and she got a letter from
him, to the joy of the widows heart,
And, by his cheerful, grateful spirit, he
put to silence the gloomy forebodings of
old Nanny Adkins, who was always croak
ing out, " Something will happen, and
there is dark day coming"
Something will happen :" said he;
L" something has happened, and it ought to
make us rejoice all day, and sing in the
night. A ransom has been found for such
worthless sinners as you and l are. Jesus,
the despised Galilean, the Son of God, the
Lord of life and glory, has bowed his head
upon the cross, and died a death of cruelty
and shame, that ell, and you and John
Brook among them, who trust in him, and
by his grace are enabled to live life of
faith in him, may not perish, but have
eternal life If nothing else had happened,
this of itself ought to ell our mouths and
our hearts with hallelujahs. Our language
should ever be, o come, let us sing unto
the Lord let us make joyful noise to
the Rock Of our salvation Think what
glorious harvest We have had. How
good has been to US truly, 'He crowneth
the year with his goodness, and his paths
drop fatness.
When John Brook went to call on "A
ron Fuller, whose bodily infrmities had
greatly increased upon him, he spoke to
him after the following fashion. 81 am
come to get food from you,for you know it
is not with US as with the outward creation;
the earth puts forth its blossoms and its
fruit in the spring and summer, but Chris
tian man should show his Christian graces
in winter. 1t is an easy thing to be quiet
when we have nothing to try US, and
to be thankful when we have all that
We can wish for; but you must set III
an example how to behave ourselves in ths
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