The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-12

that he had Iaeu, = and grace which were
with that "a IF Him, the deacon solemnly
characteristic -
said: ,b.t is TO he the sinners dom o.,
81 dunno" replied George, his wrath still
warm pears to me you've left that bizness
iii iii pretty late in life, deacon?''
Don't tribe with sacred subjects, George
said the deacon, still very solemn, and with
a suspicion of annoyance in his voice. ssTbn
wicked shall be cast into hell, with
They can't kerry their cow-sheds with 'em
neither" interrupted George, consolinelv.
Tome, George" said the good deacon. in
In an appealing Tone" remember the apostle
says, Suffer the word Of exhortation.'
Acuse me, deac'n, but one suffering at
Time; amt through suffering at being beat
en- down yet. How about deacons not being
given to filthy lucre?'"
1.-The good deacon was panied, and he was
almost out of patience with the apostle Tor
writing things which came so handy to lips
of the unregenerate. He commenced an in
dustrious search for text which should COM
pletely annihate the impious carpenter,
when that individual interrupted him with
ssOut with it, deacn-y he'd a meetin' las
NIGHT. to see what was to be done with the
inpentitent. 1 was there-that is, sot on a
stool Jest outside the door, an l heard all
twas said. Ye didn't agree on nothin'-meb
be ye'v fixed it up since. Anyhow, yev sot
me down for one OF the impenitent, an yer
goin' for me. Well
Go en- oallin,, lnterrupte the economi-
cal deacon, little testify; ''the noise don't
disturb me l can hear ye''
''Well, what way am 1 so much wickeder'n
you be-you an t'other folks at the meetin'-
house?" asked Hay.
George, never saw We in Gods house in
my life" replied the deacon.
wen, spose We hev' mis- God so small he
can De noWhere's Except in your little meet
IN house? How bout his seeing folks in
tneir closets?
George" said the deacon, .'ef yer pray
in man, why don't We jine yerself unto The
Lord people ?"
"Why? Cos the Lords people'' as Won call
'em, don't want me. S'pose was to come
to the meetin' house in these clothes-the on
w ones I've got-d'ye s'pose anv of the
Lords people'd omen n pew-6oor TO mep AM
s'pose nv wife am children. dressed no bet
tern be, but as goods / can afford, was
with me, how dye s'pose Id feel?''
Pride goeth before a fall, an L naughty
sperlt beiore"-groaned the deacon, when
the carpenter again interrupted.
I'd feel as II the people OF God was gang
OF lnsuitln hypocrts, an ez ct didn't ever
want to see EN- again: III there's anythin'
wong ABOUT man ieenn SO ABOUT himself
and them God give MN, GODS to blame for it
hil1seils nut seem us tne same Ieeiln that
makes lolks keep EN- stralgnt IN all other mat
tefs, III keep on tnlnkllr lts rgnt;
bu' the privileges OF the Gospel, George"
demonstrated the deacon.
Don't yov s'pose L know what they're
wuth?" continued the carpenter. Haven't
hung round in front OF the meetin' house,
summer nights, wnen the windows were open !,
| lest to listen to the Sln0in' and what else
could heafF' Hezn't my wife ben with me
there many time, and havn't both OF us
prayed and groaned an crlde in our hearts,
not only cos we couldn JON IN 1t ourselves,
Dut cos we couidh,t send the children either,
Mlthout thelr learnn' to hate religion fore
they larry knoWd what twas! haven't
slieakeo lnto tne veStlohie WINTER nlghts ana
sot jest Where dld last night, an heard what
nraved for tbe tine to copoa yybor +ba saif
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"
Inc deacon was a reasonable man, and be-
ing Gu, was Trying 10 look falry at matters
upon which he expected soon to be thorough
| ~ examined. Inc indignant protest OF the
| carpenter had, he feared, great deal of rea
son, and yet-God's people deserve to hold
their position, if, as usual, the argument
! ended where it began. So he asked, rather
triumphantly:
What Is to be dore, then ?'
reform Gods people themselves" re-
pied the carpenter, to the horror Of the pious
o ohi i;aln. Mnen tlie rIgne nand OF leilow-
stpi hehird +i Io' h " 1ne iiUn', instead OF
co,,as o,a,a +h .no o1 i wien poor man
~ too a't ta. ' u P Se p,en.y 'la. oe glad
Joooor sToro ~ WOW .'. ,,;a,- yea own people
,nntes ,vo'l1 ho ood PIN oa' W VI Jul Eyes Tue
oa,, rot AZ " SaI enoam " ~ liu u, ye
oa,r S:' iiiio io' VI heavy iulloer OUT Oh your
o~ rai,;on, % A., -
pouuier Oh INC cross, no more thah any
otnel Sol9iers' snouid stand sun ard be pep
pereu Wnen unable TO reply; at least SO
Inougnt Inc deacon, and he prudently with
drew
reform God's people themselves? The
deacon was too Old boy to tell tales out CT
school, but ne knew well enough there was
room Tor reform. VI course there was
Wereh we all sinners 9-when we would do
goo WasnS evli ever present with us?-
w ,,i business haa other sinners TO complain,
s Wien sney Mefen I at least, any better? Be
SUES, suppose we We're to try to reform the
an3 others D1 1 ha crave anu deacon Stuggs
Iest mill thew had atto, m,tui wouiu eney
hin, AMI s Who "''1 1ras " reiol.n
met what o''.rt Mno on d'o o,o,;t ~ SHOW
}orn, 1ras 4 "nu ..P pa"ney VI r.
oho,,t ,rti, d; nors a,d .., hos oallieu :,
Tho , It1m as rs ".oo+ e., uuo..ie
sion as he oheyeJ tSe ;',;,,ro nio Ro.