Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-12-29

not live here. They have no children
here. They w1li.Est, in their persons OF
families. suffer as. .eEe shall, from leaving
them to go to ruin.
"Who wants them TO go 70 ruin g
said Mr. Pettisol! Cant they come TO
our church iflhey wani 10 There are
free seats il. The gallery, without our go
ing down 10 build a place for ihem."
But they won't come to our ehurc, b
and experiance has shown they viii GENE
10 place appropriated to them alone
Our poor litlle room is crowded every
Sunday. and some go away for want Of
room"
"Wen, Mr. Service, II think of it,
and send you something, though must
say I don't think as you DO If people
won't attend lhe stated means of grace,
1 really don't see the need of going down
on our knees 10 Ihem-il's their own af-
fair after all"
The Lord Jesus didn't think it our
own affair whether we went to destruc-
ton or not" said Mr.. Service. He
did much more, one would think, than
his part. We were enemies, and he
left heaven for us. lived poor all his life,
died the worst of deaths; and is be to do
all this for US and we feelt hat we are not
10 lift a finger for each other?
'Wen, well. Mr. Service, III think
of ii, and let You know. I'll subscribe
something" said Mr.. Pettisol, and so the
minister rose and left"
"He is a good man, my dear" said
Jedediah Peitisnl. 1 believe Mr.. Ser
vice is a very good man-but l doubt
bis orthodoxy
why, my DEAR said Mrs. PeInsOl,
what makes you doubt his orthodoxy 2"
oh, these modern young ministers
with their humanitarian notions, want to
carry the world on their shoulders, but
they're dumb on the doctrines. He says
he believes them, but he don't preach
them. Haven't heard sermon on d.
vine sovereignty and mans dependence
since he's been here. If be had more
faith in that he would be quieter'
/ think said Mrs. PetlisolI, what he
said about or children is redicuIous-
I'd risk our Johnny any where
yoor little fellow. he went to bed with
The headache, early this evening.
The fact was that our JOnny,' at the
momenl these words vera spOkea, was
far enough from his bed. He was, IN
fact, down at Smiths factory, learning
to play poker winh Mike Donor, a sharp,
shrewd, adroit, droll fellow, who led all
The boys of the village, and had taken
entire possession of Johnny Pettisol
The next morning Mr.. Pettisol en-.
closed in very cold note, sevenry-fve
cents 10 his minister.
Shortly after secret dissatisfaction
arose in the parish. Mr.. SerFice was
accused of heresy. There was a great
meeting Of counsels, much talk and dis
cussiun. Poor Mr.. Service was bad
gered ard baited, and obliged to spend
50 many anxious hours, and 30 much
thine and strength in explaining exactly
his views Of the consistency of Gods de-
crees with human ability, and in defining
the exact state Of the heather in the fa-
lure world, that the heathen~in Smith
vile were left to go on their own way
In a short time Mr.. Service was dismiss 4
ed. the church hired ministers at ten dol |
lars a Sabbath to supply the PalPit-a nd
said lha, th IS was economy, Grog-shops
grew up in the village, the PoOr-hOuse
increased It's inmates, boys grew up god
less, dissipated young men broke their
fathers and mothers hearts, and Johnny
Pettisol first and foremost.
There were days, long and bitter when
Mr.. Pettisol, old and trembling with PAR
alyisis. and his wife. sad and bro ken
hearted, wept over their spendthrift, IN
dutiful sons, and wondered why they
should have turned out SO bad In spite of
such excellent instructions. The dock
weec and catterpillars could not be got
oui of JededIah's field with all his energy;
and in his own secret soul. while tremb-
ling on he verge of eternity and review
ing the use he had made of his life, he
sometimes remembered Mr.. Service and
wished he had given more thought to
the great doctrine. Look not every ma =
on his own things, but evsryman also On
the things of others"
There is a gentleman in Boston who,
hes an income of s365.15O; $1,000 per
day, with little pocket money ezra
A nephew of Gov. Vance, of North /