The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-10-01
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sure 10 appear not tong afterwards the 00d.
dlebaks Of the Methodist minister. An IN.
ecdote which We find in the sketch of Rich.
mond Molly will illustrate this. Mr.. Molly
vas one Of small band Of Missionaries
sent out from the South Carolina Confer.
ence about 1919, to labor III the wilds cf
Mississippi and Louisina, which were then
sparsely settled, and occupied to some ex-
tent by tribes Of not always friendly Indi-
ans. Mr.. Molly was man Of great energy,
zeal and courage. He was exposed u
n.any dangers in the prosecution Of his
work, both from the hostile savages and
the opposition Of white men. But he was
rigidly faithful and omitted no opfoftanity
'of doing good to persons Of any condition,
in whatever obscure corner he could fad
them. On one occasion, while travelling;
he came upon flesh wagon track, and fol-
lowing il, he discovered an emigrant family
who had Just reached the spot where they
intended to make their home. The tnai1;
who was just putting out his team, saw as
once by the costume and bearing Of the
stranger, what was his calling, and ex.
claimed:
"What another Methodist preacher |
quit Virginia to get out Of the way Of them,
and went to new settlement in Georgia,
where should be quite beyond their reach,
but the got my wife and daughter into the
church. Then, in this late purchase, Choc-
taw Corner, found a piece Of good land,
snd was sure should have some peace Of
the preachers; but here is one before my
wagon is unloaded"
"My FRIEND" said Molly, III you 20 to
heaven, you'll find Methodist preachers
there, and il you go to hell, I'm afraid
you'll find some there ind you see how it
is in this world so you had better make
terms with US and be at peace"
Hope Bull was one Of the pioneers Of elu'
demon inatioo in Georgia, and hiA fame was
very extensive in that section. He was
not 1T oil faceti0us man, but his wonder.
full penetration into character, together with
his directness in dealing with souls, so,sos
times gave to his language all the apostle
ness Of genuine wit. On one occasion,
while circuit missionary, after preaching,
he met the class, or members of the society,
and spoke with them, Is was his custom,
respecting their religious experience. After
going through with the members, he turned
to an elderly gentleman, sitting apart, and
inquired after his spiritual state. The old
gentleman, after some hesitation, replied,
Il am like old Paul when I would do
good, evil is present with me-" To which,
Mr.. Hull answered II am afraid you are
like old Noah too-get drunk sometimes"
He was perfect stranger to him, but It
was center shot, for the poor old man
was drunkard.
Billy Hibbard was one of the most eccen-
trio Of characters, but withal most agree.
able person, and man Of unbounded and
universal good will. OF large general in.
formation, with an ease Of manner that
made him equally at home in the highest
and in the lowest circles, his remarkable
powers Of conversation and exubcrant yet
sensible pleasantly, together with his en-
terprising religious zeal made him wonder
fully popular and successful in his calling.
NJ man was ever a heartier American than
he, and the Five Points of Calvanisnf
were almost always sure to receive blow
somewhere in bis sermon, no matter what
the theme or the text Yet he was always
on the most intimate terms with the Preach
ers Of the antagonistic theology. Brother
Hibbard,' said good Presbyterian friend,
''you hurt my feelings yesterday" "Why,
how, brother, did do that?' He referred
him to some doctrinal remark in the dis
course. "Oh," said Hibbard, I'm sorry
you took that meant that for the devil.
and you have stepped in and taken the
blow. Don't get between me and the devil,
brother, and then you won't get hurt"
On one occasion he had newspaper con.
tIoversy on some theological topic with DR..
Lyman Beecher, the disputants being per-
sonally strangers. Not long after, while
iourneying on horseback in Connecticut,
the two met. Mr.. Beecher suspected his'
companion t. be preacher, but could not
draw out the fact by any direct converse
ton, till he asked him plumply, "Are you
not minister Of the Gospel!' "I am"
standing order?" mo belong to the
kneeling order" So characteristic reply
Enthusiastically indicated Billy Hibbard to
the shrewd mind Of his intellocutor, and
he at once introduced himself. The ac-
quaintance thus began was an amicable
one.
His ready wit seldom failed him. Once,
when the roll call of the conference gave
his name as William, he arose and objected
to answering to that name insisting that
his name was Billy "Why, brother Hib-
bard," said Bishop Ashbury, BILLY is 4
little boys name.' "Yes, Bishop" he re-
piled, land was little Boy when my
father gave it to me.''
This quality in these pioneer preachers
was by no means rare one, and it some
times became a most effective weaI on.
whether in silencing an antagonist, repdls
ing caviller, or giving zest to social in
tercourse. OF Jesse Lee, the early apostle
OF Methodism in New England, it is related
that one day while travelling on horseback,
he fell in with two lawyers, who taking
place on each side Of him, began to quiz
him. They asked if he was man of lib.
eral education. Sufficient" he said, ito
get about the country" They inquired if
he wrote his sermons He replied in the
negative. But do you not sometimes
make mistakes, for instance, in quoting
scripture ," "Perhaps so, sometimes, but
not often" "When you find you have
made a mistake, do you not correct it ?'-'
''Not always; If it involves nothing essen
tal, let It pass The other day tried to
repeat the passage where it says the devil
lis liar and the father of them got it,
the devil is lawyer and the father Of
them : but hardly thought it necessary
to correct SO unmportant on error" By
tniS time one VI the young SPrigS was
prompted to remark to the other, that he
hardly knew whether the fellow was knave
or fool. Lee glanced meaningly on either
hand, and replied, "Pr'haps between the
two" The young gentlemen by this time
concluded to leave the initerant to his own
meditations.- North -4mericas Repie,c.
FROZEN KINDNESS The world is full Of
kindness that never was spoken, and that
is not much better than no kindness at all!
The fuel in the stove makes the room warm,