The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-02-09
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The Deacon's Weekl.


Mr.. Parkc to give ont the hymn,
but he did not give it out; he laid
his book down on the table and looked
about on his church.
He was man of simplicity and
sincerity. fully in earnest to do his
Lords work, and to do it with all his
might, but he did sometimes feel dis !
Outraged. His congregation was a
mixture of farmers and mechanics.
So he had to contend with the keen
brain and skeptical comment of the
men who piqued themselves on power
TO hammer at theological problems
rs well rs hot iron, with the jealousy
and repulsion and bitter feeling that
has bred the communstic hordes
abroad and at home: while perhaps
he had still harder task to awaken
the sluggish souls of those who used
their days to struggle with barren
hillsides and rocky pastures for mere
food and clothing, and their nights to
sleep the dull sleep Of physical fatigue
and mental vacuity. The minister
spoke; "My dear friends" he said,
"you all know, though did not give
any notice to that effect, that this
week is the Week of Prayer. have
mind to ask you to make it for this
once week of practice instead.
Perhaps you will find work that We
knew not of lying in your midst.
And let us all on Saturday evening
meet here again and choose some one
brother. to relate his experience of
the week. You who are willing to
try this method, please to rise. -
Everybody rose except old Amos
Tucker, who never stirred, through
his wife pulled at him and whispered
to him, imploringly. He only shook
his grizzled head and sat immovable.
Saturday night the church assem-
bled again. The cheerful eagcrness
was gone from their faces they
looked downcast, troubled, weary
rs the pastor expected. When the
box was passed about, each one tore
Il bit of paper from the sheet placed
in the hymn book books for the pur-
pose and wrote Oh it name. The
pastor said after he had counted them.
''Deacon Emmons, the lot has fallen
on you"
"I'm sorry fort" said the deacon,
rising up and taking off his overcoat.
II ha'n't got the best of records,
Mr.. Parlle, now | tell We.
'Well, brethren,' he said, Il am
pretty well ashamed of myself, no
doubt, but L ought to be, and may
be l shall profit by what I've found
out these six days back. I'll tell
you just as it come, Monday, l
look about me to begin with. | am
amazing fond of coffee, and it amt
good for me, the doctor says ta'n't;
so thought I'd try on that to begin
with. | tell you it come hard l
hankercd after that drink of coffee
dreadful! Seemed as though [
couldn't cat my breakfast without it.
| feel to pity man that loves liquor
more'n | ever did in my life before !;
but l feel sure they can stop if
they'll try, for Ive stopped, and
I'm a goin' to stay stopped.
"Well, come to dinner, there was
another fight, [ do set by pie the
most of anything. was fetched up
on pie, as you may say. Our folks
always had it three times day, and
the doctorhe's been talllin' and tallin'
to me about eatin' pie. | have the
dyspepsia like evything, and it
makes me useless by spells, and
unreliable us wethcr-cock. An
Doctor DorIle he says there won't
nothing help me but to diet ! was
readin the Bible that morning while
| sat waiting for breakfast, for twas
Monday, and wife was kind of set
back with wastin' and all, and come
acrosn that part where it says tlut
the bodies of Christians arc temples
OF the Holy Ghost. Well, thinks l.,
we'd ought to take care OF EN- if
they be, and see that they're KEEP
clean and pleasant, like the church ;
and nobody can be clean nor pleasant
that has dyspcpsy. But, come to
pie, felt as though | couldn't! and,
10 We, didn't! l eat piece right
against my conscience; facn' what |
knew | ought to do j whent and done
what / ought not to. | tell We my
concence made music Of Inc consie-
er'ble, and said then | wouldn't
never sheer at drinkin' man no
more when he slipped up. I'd feel
for him an help him, for / see just
how it was. So that days practice
Civ out, but it learnt me a good
deal more'n | knew before.
II started out mex day to look up
my Bible class. Well, 'twould take
the evenin' to tell it all, but | found
one real sick, been abcd for three
weeks, and was so clad TO see me