The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-02-17
Unclc Pete ON Reviyals ,

''Yer see' said the old man, ..de drawbacks to er
revival NV religion numerous Fust de discour
agements and sneers de scorrfal den de luke
warmness de members de churches; de gin
shops; de beer slums; de hell-hoiesso to speak. All
desc de church has to contend WITH fur when de devil
starts out on 'gressive campaign, he picks his
ground carefully, an ranges his forces with great
particularly, as 1t were-'
'.But, Unce,' said of his hearers, s'don't you
think churches should aggressive warfare against
the strongholds of Satan-that they should fight him
whenever and wherever he may be found?"
WELL dat 'pends, goodeel. careful ginraln never
leaves de camp unguarded. Suppose ye ginral
and marched agin de enemy's works wild yer whole
force an de eney'd slip round, git into your camp
take charge it, an at de time leave abundant
force to hold his own works agin leavin out in
de field! What ye goin' to do? Will ye go back to
yer own camp, surrender to de hellyuns in it, an
strike bargain dat eff dey'I let ye keep up a bold
'front.' dat yen let em go back FORTH to an from
deir own works much dey please, Will We do dis
in order to keep up 'pearances fore de world a'' -
why. Uncle, do you believe churches ever have
such experience as that ?'
Eyer not very old in years, in de ways NV de
world. yit, honey. De old man has picked up good
many valuable bits knowledge, in the way NV
sperence, dat ye don't find in yer books Now gather
round an I'll tell ye little incident which cum un-
der my observation once. Dere wuz once a certain
church. In certain town. Great good had bin 'com-
plished by 4. IN through it, many good men and
women were among its membership; in evil hour,
de parson his most 'citable members,
through new-fangled notion NV some kind. sent
word to de devil dat all he he'd ter do ter
into de church, declar he a ange-dat he wuz de
speshel champion de Lord, and de world would
regard him as de purest de pure. WE'LL he di dnt
come hisself but he sent his favorte repre-
sentatives, who jined de church shouted haleloo
yah until dey made de shingles trimble. fused to
desc 'casionally; he'd come out NV de church
and go straightway inter doggery. 1t coodnt bin
possible dat he went dar to fight Satan, fur he
too often, cum away lookn too peasin. 1t didn't
take me long find out why dis imp Satan jined
de church-fur he mediately begun lynn upon an
slanderin better dan hisself in order make his
self respectable He'd git drunk, church drunk,
an pray drunk. He'd lie an he'd steal; he'd take
spite at decent man who he'd always lived an
upright life, always stood by churches, Sabbath
schools am all things good am he-this hellyun-'
would lie upon him, blackguard him and steal from
him. an de church would sustain de hellyun coz he'd
pray loud, an shout loud, when 1t wuz not de Holy
Ghost movin' him, but de devil am whisky"
"But, Uncle" could church that would sustain
such cattle as that make any headway in fighting
sin-n
'sHeadwayi Bless We, chile a dog swallow his
self? Can lokermotive butt itself bridge 'thout
| sumethin ter butt agin? Dere wuz headway
made coz de hellyun took away de weapons of de
church, made it laf1in-stock, and convinced the
other hellyuns, young DID, dat they jfst
spectacle in de hell-holes as de imp in de
church. For a time de struggle between good an bad
went on-ginerally de bad eadin de good.''
"what the ultimate result Uncle?'
"wen honey, I'll scribe de amount favor der
efforts found yonder, by citin to ye few verses
wich learned long time ago. but wich hev an ekal
| application in desc days:
San angel nv de Lord day
| Came down de Golden Stair,
| Assumed on earth form of clay,
| And Travelled here an there.
| meeting-house he soon espied
| With large dimensions made
| bellowin' noise he heard inside
| A 'Chr;stisn'' loudly prayed.
De angel and nearer drew.
Wild movement still rs death'
| Backward again he quickly flew
| He s.melle,, de -'Christian's' breath. -
Twas sal 10 hear dat "Christian" boast
Ofhome in Heaven fixed;
| His zeal, of rum an Holy Ghost
In equal parts mixed.
De angel listened: de "Christian'' howled,
Rantsd, and raved, and cried;
He hear this man, by sin befouled,
H. heardyAND KNEW HE LIED.
Away, away, de angel flew,
Up, up de Golden Stair;
An loudly called, as he withdrew;
"Thers's like him ap therein
'Dere's use," said the old man, sin hangin' dc
spoiled pig in front meat-shop, an
advert sin iresh steaksi de smells dere-de taint'
dere. W mus come out from de wilderness NV In
| iqutty. We mus walk in de ligbt.'