Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-09

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"Rll rick ny children" said Mr.. Pet
6ssF Il can't cut down all the dock
weed in my neighborho0d, or clear of
~ tbe csierpillars from my neigbbor's
srees nat can keep the weeds of my
own farm"
II doubt II, said Mr.. Service; "but if
you could, il would be less work to cut
down one stalk Of dockweed, green in
sour nejghbor's field, than to hoe up a
thousand Young docks after the wind
bad seeded your farm with them. If any
one would have made il their business
% CLEAR the caterpillsrssof the wild cher
ty1ree at the head Of the street, you
would have saved two day . work in your
orchards about"
Il know that" said Mr. PettisoI "but
I amt going 20 30 other peoples work
That tree stands on Jim Stanton's ground
and Il be don't attend TO it, I.ain't going
60 % il for him, I'm sure"
Not fit fills every tree of your or
ehard With caterplllarsg said Mr.. Ser
vice,
II can lake care Of my own trees"
said Mr PettisoI. 'Td rather do twice
tue work on my own place than TO do
w0rkthat isn't my business"
sir Peltisol, said Mr.. Service, "have
you thought any Of that doctrine | spoke
10 you aboutY'
What doctrine, sirT'
Look not every man on his own
things, but every man on things Of 9TH
sfa What do you think Of that doc.
tnne? It's in the Bible, as plain a. the
doctrine Of election"
AZ fuis point Mr. PetiisoI bsgan to have
s@rrft doabis Of the validity Of PauPs
epistles bas be did not venture 10 assert
iaen inso many words; 80 be passed the
zap dish again to his: minister, and
| said:
4 trust am always ready to do my
duty 10 my own field. But believe in
rider, air, order; ia every one sticking
10 his business No~ We have engaged
sou, sir, TO attend to us--ksep up our
preaching, and weekly lecture, and
pcnyer meeting; and really, sir, | dom
see how yoa can burden yourself with
his work without taking the strength
gis need foe your nam business"
MIf FAtabtg dAAl nI. OEfftGst 1
do 40, consider myself in the light Of a
man hired to take care OF you, merely; |
am the shepherd and servant Of Christ,
and NY duty Is TO all wandering souls
whom am able to reach and care for;
~ q thou ght Of nothing but your in
'ersst and thar Of your children, would
glad 10 twice az much Is do now for
Interpolation; il is the only way can
save tbs children und youth Of my par
ish from corruption"
81 don't know how il Is with other
people, said Mr. Pettisol, "but | don'i
think ny children will wish 70 ascot.
ate With factory hands
Il don't think you can answer for your
boys or for mine, Mr.. Pettiaol; boya
sre more attracted by bows than they are
~ faihsrs and mothers, aud II they are
CAV. lively fellows, who keep some kind
pi jolly ihing going, they care very little
shat station they belong TO-
II shall forbid my sons all such asso,
ciaiious,' said Mr. Pettisol; land should
ike to see any Of them dare to disobeJ
me :
Il should not, )" said Mr.. Service, 'nsv,
eflheiess, / fear they will"
"Well, perhaps | may feel il my duty
10 give something, said the deacon.
III you would only give Us that lot Of
Of land this side Of the factory, to put
our ball on, said Mr.. Service.
why, Mr.. Service, you amt up in
business matters" said Mr.. Pettisol
with patronising smile; 'thal lot is ris
ing ia value ten per cent year"
Fer all that, | think it would be youi
bes, investment to give il for this cause
Il IL IN one sense far more our business
% take care OF these factory people. thar
Il IS the business of the owners OF the
factory They do not live here They
have no children here They viii not il
their persona or their families suffer a
we shall from leaving them to 90 &c
ruin ="
"Who wants to leave them 10 20 "a
ruin = said Mr. Pettisol. "Can't the,
come to our church, If they want toi
There are free seats in the gallery, with
on, our going dswn to build place fol
! them"
8 But they won't come TO our church
and experience has shown they will com,
! 70 place appropriated to them alone
Oar poor little room is crowded every
Sunday, and some 90 away for the wan
! OF room"
: Well, Mr.. Service, I'll think of Il
and send you something, though mus
! say | don't think as you do. If peopl,
won tRttend the stated meetings of grace
: | rally don't see the need Of going dowI
: 90 our knees to them-it's their own al
fair after all
% The Lord Jesus didn't think 1t on
, own affair whether we went to dsstrue
e lion or nos, said Mr. Service. "He di,
} [ much more, one would think, than hi
: part We were enemies, and he LEI
{ heaven for as, lived poor all bis life, die,
she worst Of deaths; aud is He to do al
this for as, and We feel that we are not t.
, Iiii a finger for each otherT'
: Well, we'll, Mr.. Service, I'll think o
) Il and let you know. I'll subscribe some
thing said Mr. Pettisol, and so the min
/ lsier rose and left.
I " he Is good man, nv dear sal,
: Jedediah PettisoI. al believe Mr.. Ser
J. wee ise very good man-but l doub
sboa, his orthodoxy"
! WHY, nv dear, said Mrs. Pes,isoI
"Shat makes you doabt his orthodoxy 2
P "Ohl these modern young ministers
+ With their humanitarian notions, want :
T carry the world on their shoulders. bu
d 'h-yre dumb on the doctrines He say
. he believes thea, bat he don't preAc
J, them. Haven't heard q sermon Of
j. DIVINE sovereignty and mans depend
ense since he'se been here II be ha,
: more faith in that be would be quieter.
b ! think, said Mrs Petiisol, what
+. said about children is ridiculous. L
,. risk our .Johpuy anywhere, poor ltd
d fellow. he 3est TO bed with the headache
e early sns evening"
; Tue fact was, that ''our johnny" a
the moment these words were spoken
u vas Tor enough from his bed. He va,
+ IN fac, down 81 Smiths factory. learnin
e 70 play poser with Mike Dornor. a sharr
sbtew5, adroit, droll fellow. who led 4
the hoys Of the village, aud had take
: en,lre possession of Johnny Pettisol
The next morning Mr. Pettisol j.