Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08

and skeptical comment of the men who
piqued themselves on power to hammer
at theological problems as we'll as hot
iron; witt the jealousy and repulsion
and bitter fs cling that has bred the COM
munistic 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 hillside and rocky pasture
for mere food and clothing, and their
nights to sleep the dull sleep Of physi-
Cal fatigue and mental vacuity. q,
1t seemed som etimes to Mr.. Parkes
that nothing bu the trump of Gabriel
could arouse people from their sins, and
make them believe on the Lord and fol-
low his footsteps. To-day, no-a long
time before to. day-he had unused and
prayed till an idea took shape in his
thought, and now he was to put it in
practice; yet he felt peculiarly RESPONSE
BILE and solemnized, as he looked about
him and forebode the success of his ex-
pertinent. Thee there flashed back to
the habitual reader. the noble utterance
of Gamaliel concerning Peter and bis
brethren when they stood before the
council: ''If this council or this work
be of men, it will come to naught; but if
it be Of God, ye cannot overthrow it."
So, with the sense of strength 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. I
have mind TO ask you to make for
this once week Of practice instead. [
think we may discover some of the
things of God in this manner, that sue
cession of prayer meetings would not
perhaps, 80 thoroughly reveal to us,
Now, when say this, [ don't mean to
have you go home and vaguely endeavor
to walk straight in the old way; I Want
you to take TOPICS as they are called,
for the prayer-meetings. For instance,
Monday is prayer for the temperance
work. Try all that day to be temperate
kind that is hurtful to you. Tuesday is
scholars, such Of you as are
teachers, try to feel that they have liv.
ing souls to save. Wednesday is q day
for fellowship meeting; we are cordially
invited to attend meeting of this sort
at Bantam. Few of us can 60 twenty
five miles to be with our brethren there;
let us spend that day cul,ivating our
brethren here, let US 20 to see those who
have promoted breaches of friendship,
confess our shortcomings one to another,
and act as if, in our Masters words, ALI
ye are BRETHREN
Thursday is the day to pray for the
family relation; let us each try to be to
our families en- that day, in our m easure,
what the Lord is to his family, the
church, remembering the words. Faith
ers, provoke not your children to anger
Husbands, love your wives, and be not
bitter against Them These are texes
rarely commented upon, have no.
ticed, in our conference meetings; we
are more apt to speak Of the obedience
due from children and the meekness
our wives owe us, forgetting that duties
are always reciprocal.
Friday the church is to be prayed for.
| act that day just as we think Christ, our
great example, would have acted in our
place. Let US try to prove to ourselves
and the world about us that we have not
taken upon us his name lightly or in
| vain. Saturday Is prayer day for the
heather and foreign missions. Breth-
| ern, you know and know that there are
heathens at our doors here; let every
one who will take that day to preach
the gospel to sora4 one who does not
hear it anywhere else. Perhaps you
| will find work that ye know not lying
! in your midst And let all on Saturday
| evening meet here again and chose one
brother TO relate his experience of the
| week. You who are willing to try this
! method please rise"
Everybody rose except old Amos
| Tucker, who never stirred though his
wife pulled at him and whispered to
him imploringly. He shook his grizzled
| head and sat immovaole.
| "Let us sing the doxology,' said Mr..
Parkes, and 1t was sung with full fervor.
| The new idea had reused the church
fully; it was something fixed and posi-
tive to do; it was the lever.point that
Archimedes l'nged for, and each one
felt ready and strong enough to move
the world.
| Saturday night the church assembled
again. The cheerful eagerness was gone
from their faces, they looked downcast,
| When the box, for ballots was passed
about each one tore bit of paper from
| the sheet Of the hymn-books for the
purpose and wrote on it a 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 and taking off his overcoat. Il
haln't got the best OF records, Mr.. Parkes
now I tell ye."
,'That isn't what we want" said ,Mr.
Parkes. eve want to know the whole
! experience of some one among us, and
| we know you will not tell ys either more
or less than what you did experience"
Deacon Emmons was a short, thick-set
man, with skrewd kindly face, and
/ grey hair, who kept the village store
and had Wellearned reputation for
I honesty.
well, .trethern." he. said, "I dunno
why shouldn't tellit. lam pretty well
ashamed of myself. no doubt but I Ought
/ to be, and maybe Ishall profit by what
/ I've found cut these six days back, I'LL
tell you just as it come Monday / looked
about me to begin with. I am amazing
fond of coffee, and it amt good for me;
the doctor says it amt; but dear me. Il
does yet a man up good, cold MORNINGS
i to have Q cup OF hot, sweet, tasty drink.
Il Aiu +tsaSh = AIaos SlLS kiAs W : 9 .As2Ss :
! knew it made me what ether folks cal
nervous, but I cail cross> before nigh
com es ,and know it fetched On spell o
i low spirits, Whenzour eiss couldn't get
1 word out of me noa q good one, an
way, so. thought I q try on that to be
1 gia with. Istell yea / come bard.
i l,anxeTed after that drill < Of coffee dread
I full Seemed as trough ] could not ca
4 nv break fast wi shGut il a knew how Il
i pity a man that leyes LIQUOR mere eve
4 i did III ny life lie Sore., hut # feel sur
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