Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-31

lie IOu0Q the sermon wonderfully 10
correspond with his own thoughts,
and he became intensely interested.
The preacher alluded to the different
answers sometimes given to the ques-
ton, ''What must | do to be saved ?"
and among others he remarked the
poor convicted sinner is sometimes
told by the priest to go to Loeb
Dergh and he will be saved.
"Och, I'll DECLARE" said Brian
audib1y, 'it's me, sure. Haven't I
been there! !"
Sometimes he is asked to 60 and
drink, to drive away his sorrows.
"Och, and wasn't it only yiterday
the praste towld me to do that same
and the divil's advice it was, too"
At this the master went out, and
brought him and quoted him. After
the preaching was ended Brian whis-
pered to his master, and said, II
would like to stay and spake to that
gintleman. To this the master as
sented.
When the congregation was dis
missed, and they were about to hold
class meeting, his master requested
him to stay, which he did ; and when
he was spoken to, he got up and told
the whole story we have been relat-
ing.
"You say" addressing the preach
err, "that if behave on the Lord Jesus
Christ I shall be saved. How do ye
know that ?"
"Ry the word of God" said the
preacher
can have you that word p
"Here it is" said he, holding up
the Bible. "Believe on the Lord
JESUS Christ and you will be saved"
Brian sat down comforted but be-
fore the class was through he sprang
to his feet, and, Selling the preacher,
he said, "What ails ME, sir ? what ails
me? [ don't feel bad any more at all,
at all I'm all clane within"
"You are converted, the preacher
replied
'And whin will ye convert again ?
I'd like to have Molly convarted."
He went home happy man, walk
ing, and leaping, and praising God.
When he met his wife he exclaimed,
90, Molly, I'm all clane within the
Lord Jasus Christ has convarted my
sowl!'
On Sunday Morning he took Molly
with him to meeting, and it was not
long before she was brought to taste
the pardoning love of God. Still
Brian had not forgotten his Church,
and he said to his master, "Shall I
60 to mass 2"
The master, believing he was under
the teachings and guidance of the
Spirit, told him to go if he desired
He and Molly accordingly went to
church, and after the ceremony Of
reading the prayers in Latin was over,
the priest, addressing Brian and his
wife, said, "Come up here, you here
tic dog =" Many man has thus
been singled out and denounced from
the altar, and not long after had
bullet shot through his hearth
"You have deceived me, you arch
hereto" continued the priest, "you
have been to hear the swaddlers."
eyes, yer reverence, glory be to
God t! [ have been convarted, and
SO has Molly"
GLOW dare you speak to me thus
Go down on your knees before the
altar and pray to the Virgin, or I'll
curse you, bcel, book, and candle
Finding him unyielding, he then
uttered the curse before the whole
congregation. Candles were placed
around, and at the ringing of bell
the curse began. All the saints, and
angels, and holy martyrs were invok-
ed to curse him. The curse went in
to detail, extending to every mem
Der of his body, from his hair down
to his toes. He was cursed in all
possible conditions and circumstances
in life. Such a curse everlasting
malice only could invent. The per-
son cursed was cut off from all the
sympathies and aid of the congrega-
ton and if he was a merchant, me-
chanic, or laboring man, all custom
would at once be withdrawn. After
the curse he was permitted to leave,
and he went out Notwithstanding a
happy man for how can a priest
course whom God hath not cursed ?"
Brian and Molly led CONSTANT
and pious lives, died in the faith,
and went up to glory.
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