The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-04-15
Preaching B the Point.

guIshed Judge IN tennessee, and afterwards
conspicuous member ofv;he Senate ef the
United States tells the following:
It had been noised about that the Rev
James AxIey would preach on the morning of
the following Sabbath The famous divine
was i great favorite with none more so than
Judge White-At the appointed hour the
Judge, in company with large congregation,
was in attendance. .-.
/ The services we've begun By another preach
or, at the close of whose address, Mr. Axley
arose, and stood silently surveying the con-
gregation.-All were husbed N expectation.
Every eye was riveted on him. He then be-
gan:
MY friends, it is very painful, but a very
necessary duty, for minister of the gospel
to reprove vice, misconduct and sin, wherever
found and be assured will not shrink from
the duty of that occasion. And now, "contin-
ued the speaker, pointing with his. finger,
that sandyhaired man, sitting yonder by the
door. who got up and went out while the
brother was preacbing,and stayed out so long;
who got his boots full Of mud and came in
and stamped the mud off at the door, making
such q noise that nobody could hear the
preacher-that man thinks that | mean him.
mo wonder that he thinks so. 1t is dis
grace to the Slate that he should have grown
up here and have no better manners. Now,
my friend, advise you to 60 home and learn
to behave yourself before you como again to
the house of prayer. But do not mean him.
And now" again pointing his finger to
his mark, that little girl about the middle Of
the Goor-I should Judge her to be about SIX
teen years old, with flowers inside Of her bon
net; she that was gigglng and chsttering Ill
the time the brother sTas preaching she thinks
that rDcan her.
"And she ought to think so. l am sorry
for any parents that brought up girl to her
age without teaching her to behave modestly
and properly they are to be pitied.' Little
girl you have diSgraced your parents as well
as yourself. 49,, -. ....- ,...r. ~.
"And now, then, that man on the bench 10
the corner, who is looking up as bright as II
he had never been asleep in his life, and never
expected to be, bot was nodding, bowling and
snoring all through the sermon-that man
thinks mean him. ~, ,a.4.
'tAad, indeed, he may well think so. My
friend, the house Of God is not intended for
place of sleeping. When you want to take "a
nap, go home and go.tto bed; there is the
place to sleep, not in church. But | do. not
mean him." y
And thus he went on fixing his dark eye
on each offender, till be had pointed out near
ly every man, woman and child, who had. in
any respect deviated from strict proprlety,
ending each reproof with, 81 do not mean
him." or II do not xlean her,"
Judge White, sitting on the feont bench,
lust in face with the preacher, was ali the
time enjoying thefun wonderfully. Helaughcd,
rubbed his hands, and chewed his tobacco
with the greatest vigor, AS each new offend
er was brought up he chewed more and more
violently, till the floor before him became
puddle. .....
"Now,", said the preacher, II suppose you
want to know whom I do mean. mean
that filthy tobacco chewer, sitting on the end
of the front seat Look at these pud9Ies on
the hoor A toad would be poisoned in them;
and think of the sisters dresses being dragged
through such pollution" ...,-..
Judge Whites laughter was checked as
suddenly as fa thunderbolt had fallen. Eve,
~ eye in the congregation was instantly fast
ened on him. lie has aveyred that he never
afterwards dared,to chew tobacco in CHURCH,
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The following anecdote of the Iron Duke is
recommended to the Secretaries for War and
| for thesNavy who have spent enormous sums
in fruitless experiment with new inventions
! 4 man came to the Duke. "What have you
to offer:" said the Duke. "a bullet-proo
jacket, your grace it on" The in
ventor obeyeG The Duke rang a bell Ar
aid-de-canp presented h mselE: Tell the
captain of the guard to order one Of his ner
to load with bail cartridge. The inventor
disappeared, and was never seen again near
the Horse Guards. No money was wasted II
trying that invention.
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some subject exclaimed, ITS true, for ma
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