The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-11-06


said
"You must come to the penitent
seat and will demOnstrate il to you.'
e wild nothing of the sort. 2 re-
foEted the angry Professor. iai'gaa e.
g Then the La6rib commissions me
to carry YOU thus said j Jedediah, and
heiWhipped the: lutte man under his
arna cloak and dalI.Hs if51litaa1 nssI
AsAnd the Lord commissions me TO
jab YOU thu" the Professor exclaimed
drawing a hinge shawl pin which fas-
tened his cloak, and running it into
the feshiest part of Jedediah,s person.
Jedediah uttered shrek of agony,
and dropping the Professor, clapped
his slhand TO the punctureda part, and
hobbled of to- the rear of the plat
formsF zt3lssg c1 4fHAs3 bi9 inEl2
On another occasion the Reverend
Jedediad was holding a.camp1neeting
in Western NeWb YortsH In came
gigantic blaeksmith. He WassTnot 3
nOforiOusly wicked man, but k9haa nev-
er sheen known to go to churehS or to
attend any reli gious meeting. When,
theref0re, the blacksmith appearedea al
the regiYaIimeeking the people who
deacon of the church IN the village
gave 10 Mr.. Burchard hiIlt as to- the
character of the man. The blacksmith
had taken a seat right in front of the
platform, and, after tho service. Mr..
BurehaFd approached, him. and shook
him by the eihand, saying.saal Is ii4i5Iz
& FRIEND, Lam delighted to see you
hope you are interested 1
ttThaHkee, sir it's very interesting" !"
said the blacksmith,iss o3 sf4p13sgas fs
Thenext day the blacksmith wasain
his place again. Mr. BurcharG, dur
ing the singings went to- him, and,
taking his hand said f8eiingly: 10Y esz
sqss Friend; / am delighted to see you.
hope you are thinking about your
self. it9iEsag3 llst8 ss,e.g aiifs8
qThankee, sir.;~ said the blacksmith
casting down his eyes. tB5--'g8e
81 think we shall catch soul there
MIR. Burchard said to the deacon,
shortly after ne had flefttt the black
81 II think so toe, y was the answer.
Nextday the blacksmith was once
more in the same seat in the camp
meeting, and Mr.. Burchard thou ght It
was time to talk to him seriously.
g Friend" said he, taking the black
smiths horny hand, don't You think
it's time to repent and give your heart
to the Lord ?1 -
fssThankee, sir, 2 said the blacksmith,
tsmavbe il isl, sif@l $50 aistIHg ostez.4t5a
Q e Now is the time,n Mr.. Burchard
w ent on, s'and now is the day of sal
vation. Life is short and death is
sure. Judgment is coming, and he'll
is close behind. May the Lord have
mercy on yoH." a1eo
y ssThankee, sir said the blacksmith
humbly. e 3Ha
The next day was the last of the
meeting, and when Mr.. Burcbard saw
the blacksmith before him, he resolved
TO makeR convert of him that night.
Having started q rOusing hymn, Mr..
Burchar6 moved toward the black
smith, 1 t1 s
s slave you made up your mind to
serve the Lord ?v Mr.. Burehard asked.
The blacksmith looked on the Aoor.
Mr.. Burchard began TO exhort him,
/ aud while he was doing so, the hymn
ceased, all sat down, leaving the par
son and the blacksmith alone standing
sOh, my friend, Mr.. Burchard ex-
claimed, in voice distinctly heard
by all, putting his hand on the giants
shoulder, and shaking his frame, sob,
my friend; this may be the last time
Come to the bench. Lord save this
SOUL .'n8j A
The blacksmith did not move. Mr.
Burchard, still with his hand on the
mans shoulder, and shaking him in
an exciting manner, exclaimed:
s This may be your last chance. II
you don't repent row, you may be in
hell before tomorrow morning.
The blacksmith slowly raised his
enormous right fist, drew it back and
said ss
sEf you don't take that hand o
yourn off my shoulder, you'l be in
iihelI before two minutes.
81 The Rev. J ohm NewIand Mafit, OF
1.-The Methodist Episcopal Church, was
q most successfuA revivalist and caml
meeting exhorter. He was known al
HthranRh the Union, not only for his
power as q preacher, but also, alas
for his profigacy for it is also known
that he ruined more women than be
saved SOULS He died, as every ONT
knows, q awretched deaths His say.
lings are to-day repeated through the
Methodist connection, perhaps none
more than his famous description oi
HELL. 4An asIs
u ssIf,n said he, in sermon, ayou were
| to dig hole in the earth thousand
miles deep and a thousand miles across
and filtit fun of monlten iron, and
! then were to take lost sout out oi
hell and drop it into it, he would
freeze to death"
While holding an experience meet
ing in New Jersey, an old woman
arose, aud. pressing her. hand on her
stomach, began TO groan.
Nv hatis 1t, my sister 2" asked. Mafhi
from the rcstEum. What is it? Out
with it, BHf IH#5
ssOh, sir,n exclaimed the woman, stii
is either religion or Worms;nI don't
know which. oa
The congregation were on the poini
of bursting out with laughter, but
Mafiit, with ready advantage of the
situation, exclaimed:
f1Ye es, it is foretaste of the worm
that diethnot." And then he preach
ed stirring g,soul-harro wing discourse
on hell fire. 8ls9f'}s
Onlone occasion, Mr.. Mafit and q
/ deacon visited the sisters tent ut {
camp meeting in Connecticut.
HHeIlO, deacon, sister exclaimed
we didn't think TO see youiatthe meet
Iing." g e
s.You see,p said Mr.. Mafik, ethe
deacon came 10 save souls and get a
wife at the same time, thus killing
two birds with one st0ne.D
i, g Well, exclaimed a sister, che MAJ
save souls under them circumstances
but don't think he can get wife.
4 Old Father Brayne, of Syracuse, wa
very popular camp meeting leader
He used to tell the following story il
/ meeting:
While canducting camp meeting
in Western New FORK, a messengel
arrived at the camp to inform hin
that the wife of the chief deacon haS
! died that morning. Father Brayn
Il delegated his power to another ant
started for home to com fort the be
reaved widower.
as After twenty miles ride, he reaches