National Republican., 1883-08-30
A BIBLICAL CRANK.
He Goes TO tho white House with Lot
of Tracts for the President.


of Tracts for the President.
Tho executive mansion draws cranks just
as tho magnet of q compass attracts the north
pointed needle. Washington is their Mecca
and the presidents house their temple of
worship. All of the George Washingtons,
"Solomons," "kings," and other high poten-
tates of cranky degree migrate to this point
TO work off their muddle-hcadcd schemes and
pronunciamiontos. Tho whole crank family,
male and female, young and old look visit
fully toward the capital city and wish they
were here and they come as opportunity Of
fors
Two of the family called at the white house
yesterday and wanted TO see tho President.
The most remarkable of the pair was stout
old man, of about 225 pounds avoirdupois,
named o. p. Keller, of New York state, who
closely rescmbed Hon. David Davis. He
was very importunate, and said he must soc
the President at once Scrgt. Binsmore re-
piled that the President had been away for
several weeks.
"Then," said the old man, 1 want you to
give those papers to him the moment he gets
back. The must be laid before the people be-
fore the fall elections, in order that the coun.
try can be saved for Christ"
Tho papers were n number of pamphlets
headed Advantages of Bible Study" and
contained u startling mixture of alleged
UneOlOgy ana pCrpelual lnOJlOn, rs Chn De seen
from the following extract
And now, my friend have yet one word to say
tOyou which you may not believe but II you VIII
fnvor us with little patience and indulgence W,
trust that the time is not far distant when you
will have occasion to rejoice over thugood you have
done. But first l would mention thnt have
studied fifty years on what Is called the perpetual
motion. But some may say, what fOolishneSS
But wish only 10 say that VI the divine spirit In,
influenced me thus TO do we VIII all be compelled
to say that the foolishness of God is wiser thar
further although
had nearly decided long ago that such muchin'
could not be made by man, yet, in the n0ua
OF Him who mnketh all things and viii
whom nothing is impossible, wish tt
satc to all people, nations tongues, ant
Rindreds of the taith, that now, In these day!
and in this generation, or as soon as the peopl,
shnll be prepared TO receive the same, the 1.orC
will cause most wonderful wheel to make its mp
pearancc in the earth. This wheel, when made
will BE- the power Of the world Boats on the
water, carriages on the land, mills and oil kind
Of machinery, including the plOw. harrow, aud nj
farmers machinery, Will he propelled by thu
power of this wheel. Also, owing to the grea
made and bearing great weights, Will traVers'
the atmosphere with incredible and frightiu
rhpidity, with the power to sail TO nny desired
point of the earth'S surface. But we hope /. vii
he remembered that this Is Gods work, aud no
mans. Notwithstanding He will work through
the weakness of the weak human agency; for, N
for myself / am a man of many faults infrmitics
weaknesses, ccCcmtrictics, and Of almost genera
inleriOrlty YET we rejoice in these things not be
cause these things are joyous of themselves, bn
we rejoice III the hope and faithful assurance tha
"theSr light Affections which are but for moment
W. rketh for u. u far more exceeding and eterna
weight Ufglury"