Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-07-14
"PRiLSE I'VE k0RD. "
DAYroS. Ohio, July 18th, 1882.


DAYroS. Ohio, July 18th, 1882.
Dar Interior;
Before forget il, what an awful
one that was, "cut out Of whole cloth,
that you copied from the CD. never. in
thought or word, as am Christian gen
tleman, consigned my blessed old grand.
mother TO hell, for teaching my mother
any thing, or for any other cause what
ever. On the contrary believe she is
happy in heaven this minute. That is
certainly unique and original in the devil,
who is the "father Of lies" and | suppose
must let the CD. have the credit Of send
ing il on its journey round the earth, fol-
lowed lszily, IL ever, by the truth-thst
slow, slow coach in this DEVILS world.
Alasl Well Well have outlived more
lies than this, though never meaner one,
and shall beat the devil and all his agen.s
in time. IL is a mere question Of that. IL
puzzles me, though, TO know how my good
friend Walton ever came tocopy such d.
abolical squib as that, with the palpable
die" written all over il. Some pro TEN
slipped il into theSEN.WEEKLY warrant,
for it will be hard to convince me that you
are hedging" on me, or am getting to
be burden you decline to carry. Yet
let me say, once for all, that il will
roll off me "like water of n ducks
back" il il should ever come to that,
so often have been repudiated by
old friends, in following on to know
the LORD" That is price cheer
fully pay for the blessing received. yea,
| count all things as loss, for the excellen.
cy Of the knowledge OF HIM"
Wife and girls have just gone out to
dine with my dear old friend |. Y. Lem
ing. who got such a blessing at the DAN
vile meeting, that Il has filled him ever
since. He is = pastor here in the Methodist
Church, but is on the point Of being "cast
out" a. Barnesite, a. dear Garrison was
ousted from the Presbyterian fold for the
same ofiense. l.eming had the audacty TO |
be anOinted day or two after / came, and !
the LORD cured him in "a hours Of !
distressing malady. But this was a CON-
initial for which he will have 10 pay the |
price. John il and John Wesley's biog- |
rsphy go over the whole ground. As soon |
a. Garrison was turned out, the LORD |
gave him such power in soul and body |
saving az he never had before, and now he |
il Evangelizing like a very Apostle. So |
will Leming. 1 AN sure. He Is a dear
brother. When even "father and mother
forsake, the LORD will take up a. scrip |
ture declares Fourteen days and 20 con. |
fessions for the soul, As for the body. So |
the total stands AT the close OF the second /
week. That looks discouraging, but we
walk not by sight feel as sure OF cap
turing Dayton as Joshua did when the |
LORD said, "See, have delivered Jericho |
into thy hand" The old hymn 30 sweetly |
says:
"They see the victory from shr
With faiths discerning eye"
That is the way see it right now. Last
Sunday, / hear, nearly every pulpit lhun-
dered at this 'new gospel" l did not
hear Of any souls saved. Leming this
morning told me he preached JESUS and
got five souls by doing il. The Rink had
the largest crowd Sunday night yet gather
ed. And still the interest steadily grows.
And soon the report shall be 40 nightly
grew the word OF the LORD and prevailed
A card from our dear Nath Woodcock says,
EXPECT ME Sunday, the 10th Of July"
That will be very delightful Witt,
know.
The reports Of the services in the Gin
cinnati Commercial are excellent. The re-
porter is a most intelligent Christian lady,
with full spiritual appreciation OF "the
points" Of a sermon. Our papers here
send couple Of youngsters, full Of fun,
and very clever boys dare say, but young
heathens, who clark" awhile and then re.
port awhile; perched up alone in a sort Of
Judges stand, out Of sight Of the congrega-
lion, where the temptation TO be jolly
is irresistible. Every now and then
|, who alone Lavethem in full view,
latch their eyes, and they draw
Town their faces, look for awhile
solemn, and, the pressure
AIKEN off, resume their diversions. The
hash" they make of what do say, and
What they think | say, il very funny. Az
err the first grinding agony" is over,
ike the bows, bless their hearts. | should
ave done the same thing at their age, but
/ is the old fable Of the boys and frogs,
all samee." The Dayton papers have
reated us well thus far, and am duly
Ihteiuls Inc struggling services AZ the
link cant expect more daily attention
han they have received.
have, however, perhaps the finest re-
orter in the West, taking down the dis
curses in short hand, thing | have long
esired, l could no more sit down and write
~ sermons out 30 as TO be recognizable, than
could fly TO the moon. And yet there is
luch the dear LORD says through me,
rat DO not wish lost TO my generation.
nd for the first time | have the long
,ught opportunity. When | will publish
cannot tell. The LORD will direct.
Ieanwhile | shall be in a position 10 do
} after this meeting at a weeks notice.
rying as this Day ton meeting has been,
D not know any place where have had
ore liberty or logic in preaching.
RAISE THE LORD. In Joyful hope