The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-12-26
STULTZ, THE PREACHER.
First, q Lutheran; Next, 9
Campbellite. and Now q
Methodist.
Rither In 1arneet, q Crank, After
q Girl or Notoriety.

The BAZcO scratchef accidentally
dropped off, at Nevada, last Wednesday.
and Is luck would have it,-Chr;stians
are always in luck-there was awaiting Us
6rst-class little story fer Sunday readers
1t is particularly adapted to Sabbath
edition; as it is all about preacher and
the preachers name il Stultz.
james M. Suits in tho days of his youth
was, steadfast friend of strong drink. 1t
was thought that it would finally mutilate
him SO that his most ultimate friends
would fail TO recognize him, but if there
wee any who were anxious for such . ca
lamity to befall him (Ssultz), they were
doomed to be disappointed, a. q Good Sa-
msritan picked him up, whispered Cody
sentences into his distilled ears and per-
suaded him to attend the house of wor.
ship.
He was reclaimed. He Joined the Lu-
thersn church, and carried himself per-
pendicular making himself q bright and
glitteriug light in the christian world. If
ne ever Stumbled" while q Lutheran
We failed to ascertain, but he got tired, as
it were, and longed for greener pastures, q
larger congregatio, and during a protracted
meeting q year or 90 ago "toOk water, "uni-
ted with the Cambellite church. Shortly
afterwards he was taken with . very viO-
lent attack Of preaching fever" He want
ed to tell the sinners 'roupd what dear
Savior he had found, and also how he had
come up through much tribulation and
tall rye" to the position of . minister.
His friends admonished him not to b. too
brisk, but he couldn't wait The only
thing that would serve to sOothe his troub-
led spirit was preaching.
He mounted the rostrum. He made his
maiden effort in Nevada, but didn't con-
vert anybody, that is, did not make VIII
bic conversion.
The news spread, the name and fame of
the new preacher went abroad throughout
all Vernon and part of Cedar, and then
came calls tor him to come over and help
u.s." He went. He preached prayed and
exhorted, and the people needed his voice.
They came, and he took them to Jordan's
stormy banks and there both went down
into the water, and Stultz baptized him or
her, a. the case was, and both came
straightway up and out Of the water, and
many we're added to the churcL. He had
many souls for his hire
But he found that water was getting
scarce, which seriously hindered his BUSH
ness, ard b. ct about to remedy the mat
ter. lie di,; not think it was right and
fair to give III his talent 70 one church,
AID thu il .. ,,uldn't take so much water
in some oth-r churches, 30 last Sunday
he ms,;e srother 'Aop" and "jined" the
MethonIsIs, md We understand that he
will maze All early visit to his CamPbellite
to recsnvert and sprinkle
them.
The BAzOo man was anxious to see this
preacher of manyminds to interview him, but
he was in the country learning young ideas
how to sprout, and Vas denied this pleas
ure. Some think he il earnestly seeking
others are of the opinion that
he is slightly "Giteaued," while . goo.Ily
number are Of the opinion that there Is q
girl in the case, or rather. in the N. E.
church. for whom be has . decided liking.
There were few with whom We conversed.
who thought he was seeking notoriety. If
such is the case, the BAzOo earnestly
trusts that the above will answer for
starter.
He is quite . young man, and if life is
spared him, and he possesses the requisite
amount Of goaheaditiveness, he has ample
time to try quite . number Of different
faiths vet