Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-03-13

Cs,rreRsD OR.ross.--A contributor
Ito the New York lsd,pen3srt recalls .omc
pleasant rcsainiseeaeSs Of Southern pulpit
cloqacnee:
When 6rss went South. forty wears
since. used frequently on a Sabbath
morning To ride several miles in the coun.
try to attend the 'Piney woods churches :.
The audience was mostly composed Of III.
poor white population. many Of whoas
could nei;her read nor write. II was
pleasing to see them collect fer worship.
Ia fact. these stated monthly raee,ines
we're the only opportunities they cser hal
for exchanging words Of sympathy ana
kindness. and they were always antieipa-
ted with much pleasure.
- They dill ncs have On educated minis
! try. for they did not require Ii. Thcv
were honest, faithful men. aud preached
the saTing doctrines Of Christianity wilt
much tervcr aud holiness. To one Who
had been brough, up in New Ensland.
under the puri:anical precision and sane-
tity OF that nse, some Of their scrmcr>,
remarks aud CxhortatiDns were extremely
luiicrous and shocking, volume Of whie!,
| have lail away in memory. and wLicl,
have often been As good an aniiicte to-
dyspepsia as is Mark Twaiu's .Iruoeents
Abroad or his description Of q Mexican
Plug will cite few instances of my
trs, experience. One ef them. after an
nouncing tho tczt. requested the strictess
attention, as he intended to preach in
manner so plain tina, even the women AMI
niggcrs could understand
Another, as an introduction to his dis.
course. said that his Glitter had died that
week. that his children had been sick, that
his erop was in the grass. and he hal moi
been able TO give moments though, tn
the sermon. Consequently. he would b.,
compelled to depend entirely on the ,eael..
ings of the Sperit. and he expected il
would be pretty poor stuff. Ia the clos
ing prayer he besought the Lord ito wake
them all up 90 sense of duty. and right
then aud there to come down upon them
with all His ponde.osi,y.'
A class meeting followed the sermon
and other exercises. One old lady wa.
asked it she felt that she loved the Lord
Jesus Christ. Well. BROTHER said she,
Il don't know tha, have ANYTHING asin
him. An old man. apparently near the
end OF ife's journey, Was asked If be was
willing to die. He said As be rercr
took TO strangers, and was acquainted
here, he would rather stay, il he could
4 preacher who had recently lost his
wife. after commenting upon her great
moral worth, concluded with the following
pathetic remarks:
'Ms dcg. b.sthren and sisters. for e;-
long months before my poor wife's dca,l,
she suffered from divers diseases and tor
men,s. II she tuck medicine for one all
ucnt it was sure to ,n.erfiict with anotl.
er. and the last case was worse than tho
frst. But rheumaty pains aud codicil
Of the brain tuck her off. But. thank
God. she had breath TO the very last. and
went shouting clear through TO glory.
My brethren. I've lost sheep AMI Two
lost cows, bu, tell you the death Of NV
wife was the worst lick evergot. Istill
feel like an olphin. ard for one whols
mon,!, after put her away felt like
could fall down and 60 to sleep sny-
where
Another ministerial brother. who mar
ricd rather sooner after the death Of his
wife than some OF his sisters thought pro-
per and becoming, excused himself As fol-
lows:
My dear brethren anl sisters. my gri,t
was greater than could bear. ,uruc|
every way for peace and comfort. bu, non,
come. sarched the Scripters from Gin
isec to Rvilations. and found plenty of
promises TO the widder. but nary one tn
the widdcrer. Aud 30 l took it that the
good Lord didn't waste sympathy on
man when it was in lis power to comfort
himself; and having frst rate chance 10
marry in the Lord, did SO. aud woull
do the same thing again. Besides, nv
brethren. considered that poor Patsey
was jus, as dead as she could ever be-