The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-04-15
VOLUME ", NUMBER 10.

shall bo, % long rs It's all In the hands Of
bis Maker7 That's what there 10 ofit."
"Lst mo ask you . question. Deacon
Townsend. Ef you werc to fall overheard
tonight. don't you suppose lie jest - much
predestinated whether you'd be saved from
drownin' as whether you'd bs saved from sin
and death?" y
"wa'al, as said, it's all in Gods hands
yes" ~, -, -,
.Supposin' was to throw yea line. would
I be takin' your pp'inted timo out o. Gods
hands. or would you u 20 was 10 ketch 1T"
IL wouldn't kstch it Of Il wa'n't The will
o. the Lord"
Mr.. Hodge smiled broadly-a little audi.
bly,, perhaps. Deacon Alien cast . Stem
glance at him over The wheel, and hs grew
sober instantly. ~ e
"Ilaow would 70 know whether II WAS the
will o. tho Lord? 2"
"By whether ketched Il or not"
"Would 20 try7"
deacon Allen, faint no kinder use o.
our talkin'. We tew. hold the Scripter very
different ways. When she great day comes,
and the secrets o. oil hearts b revealed, wei
eco who's right an who's wrong" ~ r '''
"I'm nfeared there ain't no uss, Deacon
Townsend. Ef man will talk fair, and not
for arguments sake, kin reason With him.
Otherways, skecrcely. But to shet ones
eyes, and run agin sothin o. opc's own To-
vention, and then call u Q myst'ry. and .
Divine obstacle and Scriptcr, why, psvse
could understand that, and I don't naow."
"Very wa'al. Deacon Allen; Of there's any
comfort Ia bcin' called Calvinist and bein'
an Arminian at hoart, I hope you hsv IT,"
"lt1 quite % much comfort - bsin' n
Emmonsite, kin assure ye." a.
"Wa'al, we have talked enough"
"I guess We hev, Deacon Townsend" ,n.
s"Well, ,"s said Mr.. Pcavey-who, 10 accord.
ance with bis assumed character OF languid
gentleman, kept out Of tho broil Of polouics.
and reserved whatever he had 10 cay 10 the
last, for sort Of "postea," )" or judgment 70.
cord, speaking legally-'well, don't know
what an Arminian Is, and I'm equally in tho
dark about tho "Emmopsito - but ! suppose
they're both something very nice and pleas.
aut-like alligators. for instance. AZ for
this fuss about names. Il dou't mean much
aftor all. You're both right. AZ Deacon
Allon says, o man can turn round and be
good any ti,ne no likes; 20 what's tho uss
Of his raising about II Just now while the besf.
steaks getting cold7 Aud as Deacon Town
send says, Heayrn will do Il all up for him
whenever II is done 90 he can Just hand the
matter right over, and dance and 6ddls till
getting good happens to him. Deacon AL.
len, you and Hodge had better 90 down to
At this impartial! resume OF their individ-.
usl doctrines, both tho Deacous stood aghast.
Was It possible that this was tho way in
which those doctrines really seemed 70 -
outsider? Was u possible that perfectly
thoughtless. worldly man, ~ they both would
agree In calling Mr.. Peavey, deduood suoh
conclusions from tho arguments Of their
quarrel7 Quite thunder.struck, neither OF
them could logically 500 whore he had done
them the injustice any moro than they could
see tho flaws in their own reasoning. Yet
each felt sincere pain strike him TO the
heart Mt tho words OF the young man. ' 10
In tho wretchedest state Of mind Deacon
Allan reliuquishcd the wheel to 60 down 10
bis supper. In the wretchedest state OF mind
Deacon Townsend took Il. All sorts OF in.
most solf-smitings, without any cluc TO them
in the shape oi o syllogism. destroyed tho d.
gestioH OF tho Deacon who had uuppcd, and
the appetite OF him who was about TO. Could
this really DO tho light 10 which men calling
themselves Christians were looked ut In their
differences by men Of tho world7 Alas!
alas
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