Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-11-03

plan may be commoa enough, for sugh, !
know.
Every day, Bio Tinker and mount q
new summit aud get another view Of this
lovely Norwich. The weather IL almost
perfect. Night before last we had the fret
nipping frost Of the season and IL was no
great thing, only searching tender plants a
little.
The figures stand 10 date, conversions, 4;
anointed, AZ; acceptances Of specific bless
ing al the =. N services, lfO. But this does
not tell ALL The ice IL melting, the blind
prejudices are yielding; the ministers are
beginning to rally around M: And the mo
small stir" OF the first week il giving place
10 the earnestness Of conviction Of truth
In many. The outlook now is decidedly
promising, only look not at "outooks"
good or bad, but only at promising Jesus.
! am glad though Tor the pleasant change.
A raw Kentuckian let loose in New
England, is not unlike "bull in china
shop" The commotion was terrible, and
at first il looked ~ If nothing could bring
the dircordunt elements together. had no
end OF warnings that had mistaken my
latitude and II | expected TO succeed with
cultured people | must drop slang, coarse
ness, humor, vulgarity, DC. | think |
have been, without intending II, n little
rOugher than usual here. At present,
however, whether the bull has ceased TO
below and horn and hoOf, or whether the
people have got used TO the animal and
put up with his unpleasantness for the sake
OF what is good in him, the fact remains
that am beginning 10 have the ear Of
Norwich, with all it, cultivation thrown in.
For which l only PRAISE THE LORD
And / believe that such Is the way Of the
LORD. | do believe HE will Overturu
lankeedom, Staying heaps upon heaps with
this rough 'JawbOne Of an ass" from the
despised South. ! am content TO be that
homely weapon in our true Samson's hand.
Culture, education, pride, are to be won, in
the LORDS battle by their opponents. lie
takes things that are despised, ITO bring to
naught things that are" that mo flesh may
glory in HIS presence" SO whenever the
South is Evangelical (God grant my ma
tive land may soon know this blessing,)
believe, that, in the LORDS way, il will
be effected through some hated and des-
pised Yankee, whom the proud SOutherner
would have ''disdained to set among the
dogs Of his ilock," az Job once said.
hhu thihls bOOu again thOugh contrary
TO mans way, taat mo flesh may glory in
Ills presence" "Oh the depths of the
wisdom and knOciedgc Of GOD. How UNI
searchable are His judgments and His
ways past finding ont y
Certain it il that | came TO New Eng
land though no will OF my own, III against
nay will, then dispensation Of the gospel
is committed TO me-" And feel this in
every bone OF my body and hair Of my
head. To make known an "URkaOWR God"
This is my mission, | know ! shall sue
ceed This brought me from Kentucky.
when the full tide Of success had set in.
This drew me from Cincinnati when there
was every indication Of thorough and ex-
tensiye work in the city. Other hands and
hearts will be the instruments Of that bless
lug in both that city and Dayton in the
early future, but my work is here. III ow
strange il is To me. wonder in il all, but
follow ON. pray for me that utterance
be given" That is all want. Ever in
Jesus. GEO. O. BARN ~