The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-14
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hfLy wears oil ago. muscular Anu "SSH
~ .S.,ionsJ, oa entering the pulpit, he
io"t o6F his COS. aud hung 1t on . nail
SsbioJ him, then opened his collar and
wr;,Ibands, and wiped the perspiration
i,oa, bis face, neck and hands. j He was
slSd 10 striped cotton homespun, and bis
.bir, was OF the same material. He had
Travelled i several miles that morning, and
,se,ped almost overcome by the heat.
But The brethren sung couple Of hymns
While no cooled Of and when he rose be
looked comfortable and good natured..
He had preached there once or twice
before, bu: 10 most Of the audience he
wa a stranger. Hence he thought i
necessary TO introduce himself as "Old
Club Ak Davis, from seriyen county,
A Hali.Hard and Halt.Sott'shell Bap'
II have given myself that name" said
he because | believe the Lord elected
me, from all eternity, to go ahead In tue
bsckwoods, and grub out tho path and
bIa1s the way for other men to follow.
Alter tho ,hiokest OF Il is cut away, q
GOOD warm Methodist brother will dome
along aud take my trail, and make things
smoother and a good deal noisier. And
aIIer ali tbs uudcr.brush Is cleared opt,
and the owls aud wolves are skeered
back, add rattlesnakes is killed oil, a
Presbyterian brother, in black broad
cloth and white cravat, will come along
and cry for decency and order. And
they'll both do good in their spere. |
doa't despise a larnt man, even when he
he DON. dress and think as do. You
couldn't pay me enough to wear broad.
cloth, sumner nor winter, and You
couldn't pay a Presbyterian brother
enough to go wi,houti. In dog days.
"GUd didn't make Us all alike, my
brethriny; but every man has his own
,pers. When God has a place to GIL he
makes a man and puts him in 1t. When
be wanted General Jackson, he made him,
aud Sc. him to 6sh,in' lnjuns and the
English; when he wanted George White:
a.ld, hs made him for to blow the Gospel
Irun pet as no other man ever blowed Il;
and when he wanted Old Club Ar DAVIS
he maie him, and sent him to grubbin In
the back woods.
"But my shell Isn't SO hard but | can
zee good pints Ia everybody; and IS for
the Presbyterians, they are long way
ahead OF Us Baplists and Methodista in
some things. They raise theiE children
batter than any people on the face Of The
earth. 0nly u few days ago Methodist
clas, leader said TO urs Brother Club
Az vas born . Methodist, Z was raised
4 Methodist, aud'by the gtace Of God
hope to die MeIhedist; but, thank GOD
we GO. a Presbyterian wife to raise M!
children Aud 1 believe, myibre!herini
II the Lord should open way for me Il
marry aSiu, II try my best to find Z
Presbyterian woman, and run my chances
u breakin' her into the saving doctrine,
Of isst washin' and immersion alter,
WArIs." .. lFy ,EaI 'n e,
Just at this point he was interrupted
BY two spotted hounds that had boen con
tinuaIIy running up and dowp the pulpit
stairs. Oue Of them Jumped upon. hi
ssat aud begun to gnaw his coat.tail 10
which was something he had brought
along for lunch. lie turned slowly around
and took him by the ears and tall ant
threw him out Of the window behind him
A. easily as II it had been young Kitten
The other took warning and got out a
rapidly spo,sblP, tho not without how'll 4
AID yslpihg Is il 1t had been half Killed
he then turned TO the audience, and said
Iuilipgly: "S,. Paul exhorted tn
brsthring to Beware OF dogs" u won
der what he would do il no were In M
place this morning. 1t appears like | an
SOupllsed about with dog, % payi'
says he was" h''a- Fi'"Sl'DS" ~
He had scarcely commenced preaching
again before there was a terrible squeal
Ing and kicking among the mules ant
horses that we're tied to the trees close by
He put hit head out Of the window, an'
said: mo harm done, my brethring
Just creIur with u side saddle on ha
broke loose. viii some brother head III
anl@sH for n" sister can walk home thi
holiday" ...,.,.,,.
Qlie. being restored he continued:
well, my brethring, I will now try I
tIy what allowed to about the Presby
teslAus." a9GaJ
AS Isald before, thsy raise thelr chill
trsn a heap batter than we do. They 6'
have better 10 church, and keep Sunda
better, and read the Bible and larn tt
Caiechi.m better than ours DO. | declar'
ny breihriug,lhet children arc larnt tn
Westminster Ca,echi4m By the time the
can begiu to talk plain. g1. ~, ..I
ut amt three weeks since ! was out
SSII!ls'hunIin'-tor two Of my yearlinl
had aEGyed O[l; aud stopped in at o
brother HArkeyS OH Mil Creek At
took dinner. Hes a deAnon in the Pre-
Oyerlau Church over thar. Well, aa.tI
~ ! staud here, my brethrtng. sist,
uatksy had her little gal standIn' rig
a'sotS her, With :oes Just even with q
Sfack o the lOor and hands were han
10 down by her side, and her mou
ta'ned up like chicken when It drink
and she was putin this question to h
Out o that Catechistn: ~ -
What are the benefits which 10 Il
!H % either accompany or aowlre
!aNinc'tIOn, adoption and sanctiIic
Nov, the question itself was euou
% break 1hechlld down. But whom 3
aId 10 begin aud say that question
S''r ltor !hGIs the way Il was 10 /
oS9k and then bitch the answer to
sSich all together made this: T
o'neht' which 10 this life do either
company or low from IastifuA.it
adoption and sAnGtidsatlou, are peace
Conscience, Joy Of tue Holy Ghost
St1'e Of gsace, aud perseverance, therI
0Ae ena'-l thought the child wast
fsaIs.! wonder n ever seen In all
Sis. She tuck IL through, too, With
yNAIa or miI'in' the Asst word. a
az ,PSES, 50 sweet and she looked
aasa we : little angeI, that before
Ia0Td 1.-THE tears we're q runniu' do
cheeks As big a. buck .shot. I've o
' SS gay when | could have uauled
@I tholIan' rails quicker add eal
@iS could have Iaflt that thing /
"G !!0f like she did. -.
N0w my bsethrIpg that child dit
SaasF'!And, Or know shO msanln' Of
WE hat II pat me up 10 al Iii