Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-02
NUMBER SO.

have II, and mounting MS BOY upon MS
horse. he returned the paper to ihe post
master with word that be TAU lci send
that paper to him, 70, another ouo should
never bs in his house. 1t is p.es1met
there never was.
The good Dsacon died many Tous ago
and went to heaven. II he could haye
been permitted TO live to th.s daf. he
would see the whole community "uorac-
ing his views and slavery abolisBed from
the country.
Mr.. Wilson sometimes wro' hi5 ser
mons in iull, but not always. lie was
not often known to go into The pulpit
uuprepartd His sermons were thought
out not ,Crittcn out. He sometmss pre-
pared his sermons while walk!ng 10 the
open air; not unfrequently who be was
supplying a pulpit in the country, be
would spend the week in labor for his
paper, and find himself on Satnr lay noon
wholly unprepared for the services of
the Sabbath. He would start O. loot for
his place of meeting, some fifteen miles
or more, and would mentally prepare his
sermons on his way. lie could he seen
travelling of, almost on a arl -lrot,
slightly STOPPING forward, n- eyes
on the ground. looking neith'r 80 the
right nor lett, thanking those who came
along and asked him to ride, b1t isc.ir-
ing-thinking out and arrangirr h' ser-
mon for the morrow-and slte- r'isiuL
at the house of a friend some tGrr or liyo
miles from the church, he won .arrv
over night. Next morn. il hi sermons
were fully prepared in his mind boz would
accept ride; otherwise, he wol q travel
on loot 10 the meeting. finishing bi5 ser-
mon on the way. Thus he alT.ys had
something new and interestins 90 say
to the people. lie was not an orator; no
used no flourish or gestures, get be
always came to his people with )n3thing
to riSet their attention. Gen 1.ly he
commenced by saying sOmethng very
striking, or would relate some auociote
in accordance with his subjec which
would at once secure the attent 70 OF his
hearers and he would keep il to The last.
Mr. Wilson was q man of muca private
PRAYER, Often, Saturday eyeni1r7, and
great part OF the day on Sundays
while out of meeting he would oo M hls
room and spend hours in private yet
audible prayer.
He was very adroit in controversy.
There were several controvei,ed ques-
tions carried on by him in the Adroc~e
with parties who were not novlccS; but
he very seldom, if ever, came out second
best. He had the faculty OF leading an
opponent into admissions until ue would
fnd himself in labyrinth Of difficulties.
For instance one day he took slaEa rom
Portland for the country Cher "c'e no
railroads in those days.. Th2.3 wero
several passengers. among who" N's
well-dressed, gentlemanly man. so q
very accomplished, intelligent, Christian
lady with whom Elder Wilso. vas ac-
quainted. Mr.. Wilson ard The a-G en-
tered into free conversation, AID soon
the gentleman joined. He was fluent oI
speech and evidently well informed
Everything passed off pleasan, - until
the gentleman, in his esrnestn ON
phasized some statement with a coarse,
prolane oath. The lady ceased ia.king
at once-but not so with Mr.. Wi'or. lie
continued, without seeming to notice the
profanity, to talk with the gentleman.
The conversation. finally, by accident or
by design OF Mr.. Wilson, turned upon
the question,-whether a person always
had motive in everything he SCI or did
The gentleman very strenuous. 1sue'
the affirmative, while Mr.. wills, WITH
out committing himself, would propose
instances and ask what motive IT, pafI-7
could have in their conduct in suc1 cases.
The gentleman found no diflicu I'D e\-
cry case triumphantly naming pro ''ol'
motive. After Elder Wilson h-d .t. The
man apparently gain the point with mue'
satisfaction, he told him he had one moro
case. He then asked him wha possible
motive man could have in usiag pro
fame oath in the presence OF lady HAD
a thunderbolt from the clear SIX struck
the stage, the man would not have been
more confounded.
Now Mr.. Wilson opened his 5aIOuf5
and poured hot shot and shelI into .Ao
man, until he wrthed in perfeo' aGonJ
Just at this moment the stage drove np
to public tavern. The man slipped our
and disappeared. When the STAGE Was
about to start again, some one S'id u
the driver that one of the passeng'rs was
not -on board. Il know it," said he;
"when we started from Portland he said
he was going to g., but he has concluded
to stop here. e."-ZiOn's Adrocate.
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Mankind are always happier for having
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