Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-17
A fragment.


Burlington Hatokeye: Were you born
liar, Mr.. Anderson ?" asked the interviewer
81 was" replied truthful James, 81 was.
How Old were you when you began tell
ing the truth?"
a. cannot say that ever really began t.
tell the TRUTH" replied Mr.. Anderson, fol-
never became very badly addicted to the
habit. think, however, the first time evel
told truth in my life, was when was 4 boy
about eighteen years old.
Did you do it on purpose ?" asked the
"Weil," replied Mr.. anderson, blushing
so painfully that the interviewer almost re-
GREETED having asked the question, g | ar
afraid did, partially. But | was very angry
and told 1t in a moment of pique, and car
hardly be held accountable for it. | repent, q
of it most bitterly almost the nest moment
and it has been a matter of sincere regret tc
me ever since"
Ibid you ever confess it," asked the re-
porter, "or offer to make any reparatlon fol
it?"
NO" Mr.. Anderson replied, 81 did not
Ny pride was too great to permit me to dc
that. | always was as proud as Lucifer, and
having once told the truth | stuck to it with
tenaclty and obstinacy that was fairly
EMMY vowed that come what might, would
never do it again"
"And that vow," said the Hawkeye in.
quisitor, you have kept?"
Mr.. Anderson gazed long and silently out
of the window, absorbed In profound thought
and retrospect At length he raised his head
and the old pride of consistency and faith
fulness to his VOW burned in his eyes. 81
have, he said, in a voice deep with emotion
thank heaven, | have"
John Rogers.
Rev. Canon Bardsley, in Day Of Days
John Rogers was the grandson OF the first
martyr under Queen Mary, who washed Ills
hands in the fame as though in cold water
In his monument in Dedham church he is
represented in the act OF preaching, with his
bible in hand, resting OF the cushion-the at
titude in which he generally stood. When
preaching, no Boanerges Numbered more
loudly, and when conversing, not Barnabas
spoke more sweetly. The following circum-
stance, related by Re-. John Howe respect
ing Dr.. Goodwin, is an instance OF this: "He
(Dr. Goodwin told me, he, being in bis
youth student at Cambridge, and having
heard much of Mr.. Rogers, of Dedham, pur-
posely took journey to hear HIM preach on
his lecture day-a lecture SO thronged and
frequented that to those who attended not
early there was no possibility of getting into
that very large and spacious church.
Mr.. Rogers was at that time dis
cussing the subject of the scriptures; and
in that sermon he expostulated with the peo-
pie about their neglect of the bible He per-
sonated God to the congregation, thus adj
dressing them: have trusted you 80 long
with my bible, you have sighted it; it lies in
your houses covered with dust and eobwebs;
you care not to look at it. Do you use my
bible so? Well, you shall have my bible no
longer He then took the bible from the
cushion and seemed as if he were going away
RI ~ fro,, tba,,, h,,Ei
diately turned again and personated the peo-
pie to God. fell down on his knees, cried,
and pleaded most earnestly: % Lord, what
ever thou doest to us, take not Thy bible
from us; kill our children, burn our
houses, and destroy our goods, only
spare US Thy bible; only take not
away Thy bible Then he addressed the
soP Well, l will try you little longer; here
is my bible for you, will yet see how you
will use it,; whether you will value it more,
whether you will observe it more, whether
you will practice it more, and live according
to it. BY these actions he put the congre
CATION into SO strange posture that the
place was BachiD, the people generally
being deluged with their tears. DR.. Good
win himself, when he retired to take his
horse again, was fain to hang for quarter
of an hour upon the neck of his horse, weep
ing, before he had power to mount, so
great was the impression upon him on
having been thus expostulated with for
the neglect of his bible" The crowds
which attended Mr.. Rogers's ministry
have passed away, but there are
two names which must not be forgotten,
those of George Dunno, who erected this
monument of sincere regard, and Robert
Alefounder. On shield beneath the monu-
ment is the following inscription, translated:
John Rogers is waiting the resurrection
eighteenth of October, in the year of our
Lord 1886; in the sixty fifth year of his age,
the forty-second of his ministry, and the
thirty first of his ministry in this church.