Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-05-16
PRAISE the LORD.
VERSATILITY May 10th, 1882.

Fridays paper came out. want
my thoughts Of him always 10 be
kind ones. do not know how even
friendship could have stood the strain
OF being represented 10 an intelligent
community as lover Of "camels
legs What they supposed | meant
by that expression of my preferences,
il is vain to surmise. But | wrote,
III like camels less" !. @. less than
"guats." little as like them. | am
not easily moved, but | ventured on a
feeble groan, when wife read the lac.
Grated sentence 10 me. No, dear
readers, / do not like camels legs.
Why should n Am | not supposed
10 be crazy now2 Has not Prof Nc.
Carney given me only the brief peri
cd of two years before dying in Lu
natic Asylum Ishudder to think
how these prophets Of i'll omen will
snatch at this premonitory symptom
of insanity, in hankering after
"camels legs" Suffer this one correc
ton and let the minor exasperations
90. | can bear them.
Beautiful Woodford has been called
by an enthusiastic admirer, the Aspar.
agp bed Of the "blue grass"-suppos
ing that 10 be the garden spot Of the
world" IL certainly is lovely in this
Spring time of beauty. IL is like ri.
ding through a park nearly all the
way between Midway and Versailles,
as any one will testify who has driven
along that charming eight miles OF
turnpike. The dear Georgetown
friends sent US of in the same hand
some style that they had entertained
US. As they WELCOMED the-coming,
80 they "sped the parting guests. "
The LORD bless them for generous
hospitality, not to be easily forgotten.
The meeting here began Thursday
night Of last week. Only one service
more, therefore, before the close Of
the first weeks labor. Save achildren's
meeting, one Of the most successful
ones we have known, in which 10 Of
the "little follows" confessed the Sa.
vior, there has been but little harvest.
ing in Versailles. 1876 for soul, 9 for
body, is the total 10 this wednesday,
night. The congregations are all that
one could ask in number and respect
ful attention. OF course we trust the
LORD for a glorious ingathering,
though we may have to wait little
while for it.
Our quarters are delightful, the
Woodford House, kept by Mr.. Dean.
IL is the cleanest, best kept village
hotel ever stopped at, and have
been in n great many in my time.
The cookery is simply delicious, and |
am glad to chronicle 1t, for | would
not have it supposed for a moment,
that | am so lost in the contemplation
of heavenly things that | don't know
something good to eat, when see it.
Gu the contrary, plead with all my
heart for a religion that enjoys with
intense relish every innocent enjoy
ment. | will have nothing to do
with a religion, so severed from earth,
as TO be indifferent TO good cookery,
clean beds, aud polite servants. In
deed, hold teuaciously, that no one
can enjoy the good things of this life
without a sting in them, except the
christian who walks in constant fellow
ship with Jesus. And because | aim
above all things to do this, good food
tastes doubly good. lovely sights APP
pear in double loveliness, and music
strikes the ear with double sweetness
Of harmony. And nothing is a snare.
Table comforts are not abused To the
verge Of dyspeptic horrors, and other
cups OF earthly JOY, like Cowpers tea,
are "cups that cheer, but not inebriate'
PRAISE THE LORD for this sweet
capacity of earthly joy brought in
with other greater blessings by the
dear Redeemers love.
o. that my dear readers, instead OF
substituting any of these things foI
Jesus, in the vain hope OF extracting
good from them, or filling up "the
aching void" with them, would only
take them as the "things added unto
you'--after the Kingdom of HEAVIER
has been set up in the heart and life.
Then would things that only smart land
sting, when thrust in Jesus place, be
come joyous adjuncts to our Joy IL
HIM, without whom every thing
whether innocent or guilty in itself
becomes a life long disappointment
Versailles has beautiful new Cour
House, or rather one remodeled from
the old one, aud seeming entirely
new. A handsome audience room, il
the one in which the services arr
held. Several heavy fires in lat
years have made room for handsome
rows of business houses, aud the vii
lage is greatly improved since my
visit in 1870. Ever in Jesus.
GEo. o. BARNES.
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