Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-04-15


Glanced 10 be present, and cried out
"you lie" The sea captain jumped for
ward, took the Englishman by The coat
collar aud put him out oil doors. saying
"I'll teach you TO give the lic 10 i minis
ter OF the Gospel" This WAS religious
service something over half - century
ago.
GOES TO THE 'CADKNIr.
In the tuIlness OF time my father sent
me to an Academy. | had exalted ideas
OF the dignity OF prccepIor That dig
nilaly WAS absent preaching when | en-
tercl the school, but camc back in The
| middle of the forenoon aud told the boys
that in the midst oi nis preaching m old
woman hobbled up and began scrccchlng'
He told her TO hold her peace. Ii was Il
time of revival. aud the old ScolCh ped
agogue aud preacher dhin't know what a
revival was, AS found out afterwards.
The prcc,ptor had lost his wife short
/ time before, aud he lelt anxious 10 have
/ lhe loss made up. There WAS Il girl III
the school na,ac,l Hannah, lie shorih
got 80 ~ To- call her his "Li0 ney," liz
used To climb trees and stcAi robbms'
e.gs from the nests fol no nel.' Onc
dal he got ON weak limb, tea OF twelve
iccl up. and the limb broke. with lre'
nicuiou' consequences to the rcd'soguc
and the surprised eggs. At msl he
married !i1uuah
The pcd,susuc never ljncd. Among
other reasons had tm>. Father a>s.'
,hr prrripal orc dN "Wcli, ho" II
john srIIinX on;
"Ca;t make much ct him, rcp.i,d
thc prdasogue, lies too luIl ul The
dr,u." This MAS not very llalu ring Ia
M, vanity, rs my father immediately 80.
4 pur.,d !, ~ me.
IN PUBLIC, OF THE STAGE.
remember The first iimc tried to de
c.aim ! couldn't iinj a pIase 10 yul ~
hands or my lc,I. "FeIlow tnl4cus
Ladies' and Gcuti,man. said | Fellow
/ Ciizcus: Genl,cman and Ladies'" Au-
other pause. Ladies and GcuIlem.u
Fellow CiIizrus "a painful pausc-lhcn
the hop,e came down, aud found Il place
To- put my !oct Suppose they applaud
ed because | got through 50 soon.
This WAS about he winding up OF my
educational career. Going to school,
with me, wa, going for a good time.
HIMsRtF rFptGOGUE.
Jluudcred along, finally rot to keep
ing school and succceeled well, by skill
fully keeping my igno.ance out OF sight.
Such was my popularity as - teacher
that at the end OF my third year, | got as
high As sl2 per month.
HOW HE LEARNED TO LOVE y. p. RIM.
Then | went 10 learn u trade with y
man who wa.a pc. .iodicaI druHkatd. lie
fore WAS aware ol il found WAS on
the road to intemperancs | lclI a,hA ned
Of myself Then resolved lq rolurm
aud t.be lililc. hEl tho result was, /
took ljliIu murc atcrwards. Perhaps
some OF YOU know The cnect of taking
q little more"
signed = pledge which | drew up,and
laid it in private drawer. kept tpcr.
hap, two weeks. The" T,,s uoWc.
,r.,ed ,He da,e, dated 1t ahead. and be
gan anew
Tie neXt glass that VA. offered me.
Nas 4 ..Ia,, ol wine by ladys haUd.
{1u kaow huY hard Il Is TO resist the
delicate hand aud be.aIilul countenance
OF 4 wuWan. went home. attempted
to cI42o lho dalo in my plodge again, Int
accidentally inserted the pen through the
paper. and lhcn destroyed the document.
HON HE uNLEAnNED y. L RUN.
H. 1924 went To teach =. .,,D,.. .ni
,urn4 ,po -cputars had cot up a temper
an:e pledge. took an active part in
the society This was The beginning ol
better days to ~"
1 now at bLCAAlE \ CHRISTIAN
Yet AZ this time was skeptieal in 20
! liglous maltog- anil made spolt OF rclig
ion. | had remarkable dream, ending
in my being converted among the Meth
odists. lswOke and ioand II all dream
ldespiSel the Melh Iti-.. anu .aid!"Shail
: give up my religious principles ior II
dream ?"
Two ycars afterwards went 10 my
first camp mcelins aud lyust ! was
sourdIy yon,eucd 10 God. ! went, y
swearing man; returned, mayiHg
and happy man Tho year following, |
received the baptism Of the Holy Ghost.
Five years ago was wonderfully re-
newed at Il camp meeting at Vinelara,,
Since then have t,,oG posgo every day
MEnAs a call TO PREACH.
Soon after being converted ! Yas eaIl.
cd TO preach the G"spei. ! told my wife
about 1t. She is a wise and good woman
as ever was. "Why, JOHN ironically,
said she, "you lOuk like preaching the
Gospel, don't ye?' That | couldn't
stand, so | held my peace lur three years,
Then got an exhortcr's license. Aler
trying !. told tqeM lEem they'd better
take back the license to preach,
HOW III SUCCEEDS IN MS FIRST SERMON.
My first trial at preaching was q com