Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-30
The Struggle and Victory

| had the following narrative from a
most reliable source and as near as may
be, will give it in the language Of the
narrator
knew a man, who until past the me-
ridian Of life, manifested in all his tran
sactions mean, niserly spirit. Money
was his god. He was proyerbially a
mean man. BETWEEN forty and fifty years
of age, he became dsubject of sovereign
grace" His eyes were opened to see
with great distinctpess the truth Of that
word, A mans life consisteth not. in the
abundance Of the things which he posses
seth" In word, hid was truly CONVEX
ted. At the period Of which / speak he
was wealthy farmei on one of our rich
prairies. He united with the people of
Cod he confessed, AID most deeply de.
plored, the sin of covaousness. He prom
ised, with Divine help to 8 live no longer
unto himself" He was sincere in his
promise and his purpose. Little did the
poor man know himself, the power OF
habit, of temptations of the conflict be-
fore him between the 9 old and the new
man.
AS was then the custom in the Metho-
dist Church in the country, aud is to some
extent at this day, the minister in charge
was in the habit offeceiving his dues in
provisions, etc. Som after " Old Covet-
sou" united with the class, the preacher
got out Of meat; SO be harnessed up and
rode over to brothG C's house.
GOOD morning brother G."
8 Good morning.; glad to see you !
won't youflight ?n
.s~ 9 No, thank you. Wife says we are
out Of meat, and | thug
(Old man, Oufof meat are ye p"
New man.. Well, I'm glad to hear it;
it will do me good = supply you. Go to
my smoke house, ydader, and take the
best ham you can fna-mind and take the
biggest"
On went the preacher, and soon re-
turned, bearing han weighing twenty
pounds. He passed on to his wagon.
Now came the cor let.
Goldman In his leart, solus.) "You
old fool that ham9wfghs twenty pounds
Hams are scarc-wflh one shilling per
pound. (Ncw manIsosus.) " God loyeth
the cheerful giyer." What shall it profit
a nan, though he gan the whole world
and lose his own so5Ip D God, forgive
me Get thee behind me, Satan, p
Here, Mr.. come baak come back =
Now" said he, { go again to my smoke
house, and this time get taco hams. Get
the very best-miud you get rousers."
8 Soon he returned, bearing forty pounds
more OF the meat then came over the
poor man again the spirit of covetousness.
Told man.. (" Well, you are a fool =
You will die in the poor house yet! Forty,
sixty pounds-worth eight dollars Eight
dollars gone slick I" {New man. 'Hon
or the Lord with thy substance" Give
and It shall be given unto you" Re
joice not against me- @ mine enemy
though Fall | Shall rise again" 9 Though
| walk through the valley Of the shadow
Of death, will fear nd evil.n Oh / L am
II am in the valley.
Poor mani he was and, like Bunyan s
Christian, he sheathcd his sword, and
cried to Him who was able and willing,
: Lord save me-"
(New man.) Here Mr.. come back
come back r. Now hismanly form trem.
bled the water stood in his eyes and
then like little child, he wept and sob.
bed as he told his minister of the warfare
within. And now, Nj. Devil said he,
{ i yoa1don gut this business, IN giue asvay
every ham Ivegot II tlbs sUaolse house!t7
linen ApollyonS spread his wings and
- him for a season. - Presbyterian.