The Republican journal., 1883-04-12
The Deacon's Week.
HY ROSE TERRY COOKE.

1 lt1 kOSf lIllk1 NOohf
The communion service Of January was
! juSt over in the church at Sugar Hollow,
and people We're waiting for Mr. Parkes
to give out the hymn, but he did not give
| it OUT he laid his book down on the ta
bic, and looked about on his church.
He was man Of Simpiicityand SINGER
ity, fully in earnest to do his Lords work
and DO it With all his might, but he did
sometimes feel discouraged. His coEgre-
cation was a mixture Of farmers and me-
chanics, for Sugar Hollow was cut in two
by Sugar Brook brawling, noisy stream
that turned the wheel OF many mill and
maNutactorY. Vet on the hills around it
there was still a scattered population eat
ing their bread in the full perception of
the pIimeval curse. 50 he had to con
tend with the keen brain and skeptical
comment Of the men who plqued them
selves ON power to hammer at theOl0gi
cal problems as we'll as hot iron, with
the jealousy and rapulsiom and bitter
feeling that has bred the c0mmunistic
hordes abroad and at home; while per
haps be had still harder task to
awaken the sluggish souls Of those who
used their days to struggle with barren
hillside and rocky pasture for mere food
c]otujnr and their NIGHTS 10 sleep the
dun s.ecn Of physical fatigue and mental
yacuitl.
Ii seemed sometimes to Mr.. parkes
that nothing but the trump Of Gabriel
coulG arouse his people from their sins
ana make them believe on the Lord and
follow Ills footsteps. To-day-n0-a
lone time before to-day he had unused
thought. and now lie was to put it in
practice vet he felt peculiarly RESPONSE
ble and solcmnized as he looked about
him and tnrehoded the success Of his ey
pertinent. Then there flashed across him
as words OF Scripture will come back TO
the habtual BioIe reader. the noble ut
teranre of Gamaiel concerning Peter and
his brethren when they stood before the
council: III this counsel or this work
lie III men, II viii come 10 nought: hit If
il lle of GOD We cannot oyerthruW IT,"
50 with a selfse Of strength He minis
ter spoke: "My dear friends. he said.
..lou all know, though did moi Give any
notice t0 that effect, that this week is the
Week OF PRAYER have a mind to ask
vou to make It for this once 4 weej, of
practice instead. think we NAV dis
cover some things. some of the THINGS or
GOD. i'm this manner that a succession Of
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thoroughly reveal to us. Now when |
say this | don't mean to have Won 90
home ana vaguely endeayor TO walk
straight i'll the old way: want YOU to
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