Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-12-02
EPIseePUs in RURE,
He Preached Tah Right. AL.
- though w earring His Shirt
in a Peculiar Fashion.

'aiiey Vi lhe hissisoippi, ~ 'lme nU
very remote. when 'ueo were more intent
on "rakiug ID tie filthys than on secariug
an interest IN the bank Of glory cve,last,
isg, q jealous missionary Of the psrsua
sion aforesaid found himself in a com
munity whose religious views were no,less
manifold and contradictory than was TO
be expected from persons, representing
every. phase Of laeoomiDationai life. Find
ing out the Three or four COMMITMENTS
belonging to his church, the missionary,
gave notice Of au "Eriscopan service" for
that evening in tbo school bopsc, and cor.
daily invited everybody TO attend. t1lof
course to the large majority Of tbe iuhab,
itants, this was something entirely novel,
indeed. the passage of circus though the
village, or the Octual halt Of minstrel
troupe, could not have created a profoun.
der sensation-and SO at an early hour
they commenced gathering in kuots oftwo
or three, discussing las TO what kind Of a
duru'd thing it was agoin' to be"
Prominent among the female portion Of
the throns was and aged sister who eu-
lightened to othels by stating it was q
retu ar surmint they were agoiu' to have
and no confound nggertithanibliu. But
the "sirmint" was to be after the Pts
sopar' fashion. of which she had hearn
tell when a girl, but had never seen and
as it was something bad she believed. she
was there to interrupt him if he did mt
preach orthodox. :, H.. ne ,dr .1.In.
Seating herself on the front bench, she
eyed the preacher closely. and just before
be commspced the service, and while ar
ranging bis robes, she beckonea him to
her, and informed him that she was there
to interrupt him il he dinaut preach
orthodox.
eWcll, Fnadam.' Yhe g repliedY Hyou
won't interrupt me if l do preach OthO'
dox% .oye rI.5H!s ls1rl@ s-igliI) q
"Oh no that woh't,7 she earnestly
exc'aimed, "but il you don't, though. Ill
interrupt aud expose you, for surep'
Now. to make the exercises 60 of with
some degree Of Episcopal decorun, the
congregation was literally supplied with
prayer books, and tho few commandments
were instructed to circulate among the
people, "6nd the places" for the unini-
tiated and lead the responses. - Z
Then rose the minister, and with the
prodigaps resolve, Il will arise and 60
to my father" ETC., commenced the SER
vice, and won the old ilsdy's heart,
for it was her fayorit passage. read and
prayed over often because Of wayward
boy. Next in order was the '"exhorta
| tiOu," in which she heard nothing Objec-
hsnable: and then came the confession
Of sins. Right behind her enc Of the
COMMITMENTS aforesaid united his voice
with the minister's, and had gotten as for
J as I'VE have erred and strayed from Thy
ways like lost sheep" etc., when the old
lady turned, and in IN audible whisper
said: "Hush, hush that's all right: lie,
the man have chance TO speak," Low
erins bis voice, he kept comparatively
/ quite until the creed was reached and
here he thought, "In the Credo | mus
set and example. and confessed Christ be-
eoro mo, !, tbs ma ocnif;cept ret si,nnle d
n u, C.:,:
oelieSe OF all 'ne on''s.'a" 0ea'u''eS'
| by this time Inc sell app0ln'ed con
servator Of orthodoxy was in no mood tt
| befrided With and So, wbile her haut
/ s,,,lv orosnad bor umbrell, sb. ,aid il
injury iGHI .: -,,}In It .
tonessStenly ee~Ppa'"' o0A a-v"". av"".
didH't l.teil yolrthaF was all nghts an
| hyarI you have been a-chatterin' every
blessed mint since. Now you ought !,
r!s.A.m., - .,,s,.,f .,ar don,t van,
o' %Hm"y ","'D y -. ,.s...s.'- r,rs.,,
you 10 jaw ary Nta0'e I.0'n'sa.a ''s
orthodox enough for suseodygd