The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-18
7HE RET. DR. Hsy.vF7ELD.


 Guards. Every one acquainted with Dr.
 Winfield recognizes in him that high order of ability which has made the oratory of
 the Methodist church famous He is eminent among tha, class of preachers
 who have with courage and enterprise gone in advance of civilization, parted
 the cane and lc; the sunlight of the gospel
 shine through. Being this kind of a man.
 sensible and progressive. we don't see
 how he can consistently eensure people for attending on Sunday harmless mili-
 tary exercise. Is the boy committing a sin
 who works hard all the week in the support
 of widowed mother. and who Sunday
 afternoon conducts his maternal charge, gray-haired m the service of the Lord. to
 see drill. is Use father who takes his delighted children to see the drill a
 breaker of Gods law The gleeful laugh of one child. though it be on Sunday al ! T military dfill. Is more musical in the ears of the Lord than the groans of half ! dozen dcacons. Lei tht! people enjoy themselves. Let Sunday be day of rest worship and recreation. not ef oppression
 Censurc the man who has visitars on Sun day and enslayes his wife: eensurc the
 man who drinks too much Saturday nigh, and throws up all over the bright skirts of beautiful Sunday morning. But sir. by the wrinkles on the horns of the some what questionable off-ox. which lrreIigious tradition says belonged to Adam. don't eensurc man for attending on Sunday bloodless military performance. In the broad fields of the gospel work there arc many little details to which you can a,- tend wi,h more good ,o humanity than hy oratorcally flashing the taxpayers. l, Is beautiful to follow the Savior. bu, |, shows rapidity altogether tco .ast even Tn this rushing age, to run ahead of him. Peter w.s not ccnsured for attending on Sunday dnll of Roman legion. He WAS only merely rebukcd on that memorable oeca- sion when he drew his sword and smotc off an car belonging to servant of the high priest. No one who attends the ',uapaw drills has evcr-s so far as can be aseertained and NC have investigated the matter cut of anybody ear. Yes. there are many little things to which you can tun attention. You can relieve more dis tress and benefit the body. which Is the temporary dwelling place of the soul. Ky united effort you can furnish the youth of the land with hcal,hful, interesting read ing matter and decrease the amount of pcrnieious trash he daily dcvours. Turn from the young heather. who. after a hearty meal of roasted missionary. lies on the sands of the sea shore. stretching in the drowsiness of digestion to the Little Rock heather. who has nothing to digest You are power in the land. doctor. a man who should shun the very appear ancc of cant
 Some tune ago man approached I kentuckian. and said: My friend. I have bad news for yeu.Aour son has com mitted sin What has he done 7" asked the father in alarm He has killed a man.. Thank heaven that 1t IS no worse" said the father Fl was afraid the young rascal had been in swimming on Sunday" Whether this be truth or fiction. it serves as an illustration
 When you went to the holy land. doctor. didn't you :ravcl on Sundays. When you were crossing the Atlantic did you approach the captain of the vessel and say: This is Sunday. captain. stop the ship. Your men must not work on Sun day. Stop or I'll get off and walk You didn't say that. did you: You didn't want the captain to drive down stake and wait until Monday. did you! When you were in the ncighborhood of the once holy city. didn't you. under the veV shadow of Calvary. ride a mule on Sun day? Certainly you did, and it was not graceful performance either. A minister on mule does not present fery fine picture. The shading is not altogether correct. and there is frequently teo much ground work. When you were riding along. gazing up in awe at the summit where the cross was planted. thanking God that you were a disciple of tha, gle nous life which expired on the world-sav- ins timber. did yo~ not feel kind of worldliness when the mules back began to rise like dead swell? When, in spite of you. the animals head went down and his back rose higher and higher until in uneasincss you sat. with legs like pair of clamps, on the little hillock of treacher- ous flesh. didn't you. in the language of the Georgia negro. exclaim: Dis is what makes me 'spi1e mule!" You may say ,h a, ,.y~,, l,J,,'r r,dc a y,,,,le th q, x,.., ,>l