The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-17
CLAIMED THEIR RIGHT.

people To "slow their cOlOrs.' and such
u course makes them respected, in the
end. by even the worst OF mon. for the
reason that they see its consistency and
recognize the courage Il often requires.
In the morc primitive times In this
country. when the popular estimate OF
n minister included more show Of dcvo-
ton, n travelling preacher. would bc
misjudgcI who failed to pray openly nt
the usual hours, when stopping over
night ut country traycrn.
Especially was II necessary for min
ister to hold his own in this particular.
II any attempt or disposition was shown
TO bully him into silence. The famous
Peter Cartwright had an experiences
with n profanc landlord. while travelling
with good old "Father Walker In Vir-
ginia. which we give below in his own
words.
"At bedtime Father Walker told tho
landlord that we were preachers, and
modcstly asked leave to pray in the
family before We retired. The landlord
natly refused. and sworc he would have
none OF our praying about him, dcclar-
ing that he knew we only wanted TO
pray of our bill. ,.a
"Fathor Walker eYp ,stulated with
him, and mildly insisted on having the
privilege to pray; but in vain. lie said
he would have no praying about his
house. ...
az then asked him II he kept house
of public entertainment.
"Hc replied: Yes
"And,," said ], "you allow men to
so Il ,Lcv r... nav 10, ior III; !, ''nk in YOUR
"lle said: Yes.
".Ncll, then, we have rs good n
right to pray and serve God IN your
house, IL we pay for II, NJ they have To
serve the devil here and pay for il, and
| insist that we have our rights. We
have money. and don't wish to pray
of our bill.
".Now, Father Walker, / continued.
do YOU pray, and ia Waich; and II he
cuts up any capers, Ill down on him.
and hold him still till you are done
praying; for said ], the kingdom OF
Heaven suilereih violence, and tho yio-
lent take IL by force ..
$50 Father Walker prayed, and !
watched the old landlord, who sat very
cuiet and looked sullcn. After this he
went of to bed, and his wife and daugh-
ter made many apologies for him. and
hoped We would not be offended. told
them no. not ut ALL that he was heartily
welcome to all he had made Of us.
"And what Is remarkable, the result
seems to have justified this rough and
ready management by the preachers,
for tho future moral and rel gious cx-
pcriencc of this landlords family was
all that any man could wish"
II Is moral decision that disarms the
enemies of the best intrcsts of the soul.
~ will welcome. II rccd bc, the ax, y"
said u great rcfOrmer, "but confound-
cd be tho tongue that dares ask me to
abjurc my principles. That man died
for the Truth. but men from the hour
| of that lofty declaration no more sought
to purchase his principles, and his spirit
| lived on with the generations.
Moral decision Is in itself soul-pOwer.
"On the field of glory can not he hid. "
said the cOnqueror Of Napoleon on tho
sea. Years passed, and he became the
naval hero OF the Nile, the North and
Trafalgar. That sublime purpose caused
one Of the lofticst monuments in En-
gland to rise. Nelson avOwc'l his mis-
sion, anil fulfilled II.
Tho West owes its progress today
greatly to tho pioneer preachers. They
were men who felt the force ut thor
work. and claimyd their rights boldly Al
the messengers of God.
They travelled almost continually
some Of them preached daily; their sal
aries were small; they died poor. But
they laid the foundations OF tho grca'
Western empire for God, and Other
mon have entered into their labors.-
Youths Companion.