The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-16

el him most earnestly for tbc sake 81
peace 10 submit % ordination by tbc
bands Of lhc ministry; and finally, 60
CRAFTY them no consented that they
might eal Prosbytery tor lhat purpose,
knowing ajl ,bo questions which they
might ask ou his examination. saJ re-
solved iu own mind ou tbc answers be
would give, be frH confident that they
would not orjaiu him.
The Council ilcopasuuE Of three slaunch
Calyiulsts, was called Tho day appoint
erl iar Che ordination arrived, and with 80
came a multitude Of people to witness The
ceremony. Tho work was divided
amongst the several prcshytcrs. Ouc
was TO ask the usual questions concern.
ing bis milh and call; another was to
offer up au ordination prayers aud an-
other was To deliver the charge to tbc
pastor aud the church. Leland took bis
scat before they appeared, aud resting
bis arms on his knees nnd buryiug bin
face in ms hands. awaited their move.
meuls, The rrosbylor appointed lo con.
duct the examination at length began;
Brother Leland, Il becomes my duty,
according TO previous arrangements, to
ask you few questions upon the subject
OF your faith, and in reference to your
call to the ministry.
Wen, brother, said Leland, slowly
raising his head j will tell you all knew
aud down went his head into bis hands
again.
Moderator Brother Leland, do you
not believe that God chose biz people Ia
Christ before the foundation OF the
world2
Leland Cooking mp know not, broth.
er, what God was doing before he began
to make this world.
Moderator, Brother Leland, do you
not believe that God had people from
before the foundation of the worldT
Leland.--lf he had, brother, they were
not our kind OF folks, Our people were
made ont Of dust, you know, aud before
the foundation Of the world there was no
dust to make them out Of
You believe, brother Leland, that all
men are totally dcpravedl
Leland No, brother; If thoy were,
they could not wax worse and worse, as
some Of them do. The devil was no worse
than totally deprayed,
Well, there are other questions that will
embrace all these IN substance. | will
ask whether you do not believe that sim
ners are justified by the righteousness Of
Christ imputed to thcmI .....
Leland.-Ycs, brother, provided they
will do right themselves; but know of
no righteousness that will justify man
that won't do right himself.
Brother Leland, ! win ask you one
more question. DO you believe that all
the saints will porsevere through grace
to glory, and get home to heaven at lasti
Lcland.--l can tell you more about that
my brother, when get there myself
Some seem to make very bad start of II
here.
The Presbytor, seeing that the audience
was greatly amused, proposed to his col
leagues that they should retire for few
moments and consult together. After
returning, they remarked to the congre.
CATION that brother Leland had not ans.
wered the questions as satisfactorily MS
they could wish, but they all knew that he
had many eccentrieites for which they
should make every allowance; that they
had concluded accordingly to ask him
few questions touching bis call to the
ministry.
Moderator Brother Leland, yon be-
lievc that God has called you to preach
the Gospel?
Leland i never heard him, brother.
Moderator. We do not suppose, broth.
er LELAND, that you ever heard an audi.
bic voice, but you know what we mean,
Leland Bnt wouldn'tit be queer
call, brother, II there were no voice aud
nothing said?
Moderator evidently eonlused) Well,
well, brother Leland, you believe, at
least that II is your duty to preach the
Gospel to every crealuref
Leland All! uomy brother, 10 not
believe il to be my duty to preach to the
Dutch, for instance, for can't do i'll
When the Lord sent the apostles to
preach to every notion, he taught them
TO talk TO all sorts Of people; but he haf
never taught rae to talk Dutch yet.
Bat, brother Leland, you feel great
desire for the salvation Of sinners, do you
no,y
Leland Sometimes think dor aud
then sgain don't care II the devil gets
the whole Of them.
Upon This mcdonnell retired agaiu,aud
reported as before, much to The surprise
Of Leland, who was constrained 10 sub
nit to ordination. After they had OF
daiued him In due form, he said:
Well, brethren, when Peter pat hiR
hands on people, and took them on, they
bad more sense than they had before
bat yoa have All bad your hands on nay
head, and, before God, am rs biz fool
as was before you pat them on.