South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-01-05
a Baptist Brother Gives His O.
piAioH Aboss tie Pfs.5yterians.

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"A lady correspondent OF an exchange
gtves . sketch ola sermon she heard I'm
Georgia, from which we give an extract
The preacher was apparently about
nifty years OF age. muscular and well
proportional. On entering the pulpit.
he took of his coat and hung it on q
nall behind him. then opened his collar
and wristbands, and wiped the perspir.
alton from his face, neck and hands
He was clad in stripel cotton home spun.
and his shirt WAS Of the Same material.
he had travelled several miles that morn.
ing, and seemed almost overcome by the
heat. But the brethren sung a couple
OF hymns while he cooled of. and when
lie rose he looked comfortable and good
natured.
He had preached there once or twice
before, but To most o the audience he
was stranger. Hence he thought it
necessary to introduce himself as "Old
Club AK Davis, from Seriven county, a
lialf.IIard and Halr-Soft Shell Baptist.
IL have given myself that nam,." said
he, because I believe the Lord elected
me. from oil eternity, to 90 ahea in the
backwoods. and grub out the path and
blaze the way for other men To- follow.
After tue thickest OF it is cut away. a
good warm methodist brother will come
along and take my trail.and make things
smoother and good deal noisier. And
after all the under-brush il cleared out,
and the owls and wolves are skeered
back. and rattlesnates ia killed off. a
Presbyterian brother, in black hroal
cloth AMI white cravat, will come along
and CRY for decency and order. Aud
they'll both do good in their spere.
don't despse larnt man. even when he
don't dress and think "a 10. You
couldn't pay me enou sh u wear broad
cloth. summer nor winter, and YOU
couldn't pay q Presbyterian brother C.
nough t. go without in dog days.
"Goi didn't make us all alike. my
brethring; but every man has his own
spere. When Col has place To Oil he
makes man anil puts him in it, When
he wanted General ia ,kson. lie made
him. aud set him TO f.htin' Injuns AMI
the English; when he wanted Geor re
WhitefielI. he made him for 10 blow the
Gospel trumpet "a no other mia ever
blowed it; anl when he wanted Old
Club AK Davis he made him. ami sent
him to grubbln in the backwools.
But my she'll isn't SO hard hut | can
see good pints in eyeryho "; and rs
for the PreSbyterians, they are long
way ahead ofus Baptists and Methodists
iE some things. They raise their chill.
a hnf 70 thop a,,, ,.acrta ~, f,na
OF the earth. Only few days ago Il
Methodist class leader said to me -
Brother Club AK, [ was born Meth.
ohist. l was raised n Methodist, and by
the grace OF Go I hope to die Meth.
odist; but, thank Col, I've got Pres
byterian wife To raise my children"
And believe, my hrethering if the Lord
should open way for me To marry agin,
I'd try my hest to- End Presbyterian
woman, and run nv chances of brcakin'
her into the saving doctrines Of feet
washin' and immersion afterwards"
just at this point he was interrupted
by two spotted hounds that hal been
continually running up and down the
pulpit stairs. One of them jumped up
on the seat and begun to gnaw his coat.
tail in which was something he had
brought along for lunch. lie turned
SLOWLY around. and took him by the ears
AMI tail and threw him out OF the win
dow behind him. as easily as if it had
been q young kitten. The other took
warning and got out IA rapidly as pos.
siblc, though not without bowling and
yelping IA If it had been half killed.
lie then turned to the audience. and
said, smllingly: est. Paul exorted the
brethring to beware Of dogs" won.
der what he would 10 if he were in my
place this morning. 1t appears like !
am comprised about with dogs. as Dav.
i'll says lie was
lie had scarcely commepced preach.
ing again before there was n terrible
squealing and Kicking among the mules
and horses that were tied to the trees
close by. lie pnt his heal out Of the
window, and sail: mo harm done.
my brethring. Just cretur with side
saddle on has broke loose. Will some
brother head the animal? for no sister
can walk home this hot day"
Quiet being restored he continued
I'VE ell. my bretiring. | will now try
TO say what / allowed to about the Pres.
byterians."
"As | said before. they raise their chill.
dren heap better than we do. They
behave better in church. AMI keep Sun.
day better, and read the Bible aud larn
the Catechsm better than ours do. I
declare. my brethring. their children arc
larnt that Westminster Catcchism by
Tho time they can begin 10 talk plain.
ut ain't three weeks since was out
cattle.hunjin'-for two Of nv wear.
lingS hal strayei of: and stopped in
at OLD Brother llarkcys on Mill Creek
and took dinner. Hes deacon in the
PRESBYTERIAN Church over thar. Well,
az true as ! stand here. my brethring.
sister llarkoy had her little gal n stand.
IN right before her. with toes Just even
with the crack O. tho floor aud hands
we're hangin' down by her side. and her