The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-04-26

whitfield, he made him for to blow the
gospel trumpet as no other man ever
blowed 1t and when he wanted Old
Club-Ax Davis, he made him, and set
him to grubbin' in the backwoods.
I" But my shell isn't so hard but can
see good pints In everybody; and as for
the Presbyterians they are long way
ahead of us Baptists and Methodsts In
some things. They raise their children
better than any people on the face of the
earth. Only few days ago Methodist
class leader said to me: Brother Club
AK, l was born Methodist and by the
grace of God hope to die Methodist
but, thank God, I've got Presby
wife to raise my children And 1 be-
lieve, my brethren, if the Lord should
open the way for me to marry again, I'd
try my best to find Presbyterian
woman, and run my chances of break
i'm her into the saving doctrines of feet
washin' and immersion afterwards. -
Just at this point he was interrupted
by two spotted hounds that had been
continually running up and down the
pulpit stairs. One of them jumped up
on the seat and began to gnaw his coat
tail, in which was something he had
brought along for lunch. He turned
slowly around and took him by the ears
and tail and threw him out the window
behind him as easily as If 1t had been
young kitten. The other took warn
ing and got out as quick as possible,
though not without bowling and yelling
as If 1t had been half killed. He then
turned to the audience and said, smiling
ly: "St. Paul exhorted the brethren
to Beware of dogs wonder what he
would do if he were in my place this
morning. 1t appears like Il am com
passed about with dogs, as David says
he was."
He had scarcely commenced preach
ing again before there was terrible
squealing and kicking among the mules
and horses that were tied by trees close
by. He put his head out of the window
and said, mo harm done my brethren.
Just creatur 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
Well, my brethren, will now try
to say what allowed to about the Pres
byterians.
GAS said before, they raise their
children a heap better than we do.-
They behave better in church, and keep
Sunday better, and read the Bible and
learn the Catechism better than ours
do. declare, my brethren, their chill
dren are larnt that Westminster Cate
chism by the time they begin to talk
plain.
''It amt three weeks since was out
cattle huntin'-for two of my year
Inns has strayed off; and stopped in
at old Brother Harkey's, on Mud Greek,
and took dinner. He's deacon in the
Presbyterian church over thar. Well,
as sure as stand here, my brethren,
Sister Harkey had her little gal a.stand-
i'm right before her, with toes just even
with the crack o. the floor and her
hands was a-hangin' down by her side
and her mouth turned up like chicken
when it drinks, and she was putin
this question to her out o. that Cate
chism.
What are the benefits which in this
life do either accompany or flow from
justification, adoption, or sanctifica-
ton 2"
"Now, the question itself was enough
to break the child down. But when
she had to begin and say that question
all over for that's the way it was in
the book and then hitch the answer to
1t, and which all put together made
this The benefits which in this life do
either accompany or flow from justifi-
cation, adoption and sanctifcation
are peace of conscience, joy in the Holy
Ghost, increase of grace, and persever-
ance therein TO the end-I thought the
child was the greatest wonder I'd ever
seen in all my life. She TUX it right,
through without brakin' or missing the
first word. And she spoke so sweet
and she lookt SO like little angel that
before know'd 1t the tears was a-run-
MIN down my cheeks big as buckshot.-
I've seen the day when 1 could have
mauled an split thousand rails quicker
and easier than / could larnt that thing
'and said 1t off like she did.