The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
DEACON BococK'S PASTOR.

To Pastors and Ministers. Wanted for the Kingswin New Particular Baptist Congrega- tion, a minister. He must be young, earnest. evangelical, and opposed to new-fangled notions. Small salary (loo, with prospect of increase. Apply T. D., at office of this paper.
 "There, Lizzie, reckon that's about the size of it." said Thomas Bocock, late deacon of the Particular Baptist chapel after writing the above advertisement. "Just write a note to Tom, my girl, and tell him to have 1t put in the Chrishan WOyd and any other papers he thinks likely. I'll stand the racket, you may tell him."
 We say late" deacon advisedly, for there had been a serious split in the Par ticular Baptist community at Klngswin, and Mir. Bocock's party having gone to the wall, that gentleman had been forced to lay down the title which had given him keener delight than all his cherished possessions put together-wife and children included.
 The Kingswln Baptists had until very recently been remarkably united set. They had unanimously agreed in looking down upon all neighboring congregations of what Sect soever. and in marrying their own minister for the time being. This was usually very short time, fer the people were so extremely strict that Cal win himself-saint as they professed to consider him in the abstract-would not have been bigoted enough to have pleased them for a year together.
 The split arose in this way: The har- monium, which had done duty for many a long year, had at length arrived at such a condition that the expert who had been consulted avetred it out of the power of mortal to mend, and the people decided that a new instrument of some kind must be bought. A rival deacon to Mir. Bocock proposed that the congregation should purchase a secondhand organ, which he insisted was a pleasant instrument to listen to, and would give dignity to the services. To this motion, principally be- cause it was proposed by his rival, Dea- con Bocock objected on the ground of expense, and he would probably have succeeded in quashing it had not Deacon Thompkins uumped him by showing that organs were mentioned in scripture, while harmoniuns were not, and that Calvin had been charmed by the sound of the nobler instrument, but certainly never listened to the dulcet strains of the seraphine.
 The argument was overwhelming: the Bocock party was left in hopeless mi nority, and the organ was duly purchased That it could not be paid for was a mat ter of minor importance, as loan society was found willing to advance a sufficient sum to cover the difference, taking kind of chattel mortgage upon the instrument as security.
 For a time the organ acted like . charm The congregation increased 90 much that Deacon Bocock privately be- gan to think that he had been unwise in his opposition, and looked out anxiousiy for some loophole of escape from the fingers of scorn which be was conviaced the Thnmpkins party mentally pointed At him.
 His chance seemed long in coming. True, the opposition started choir, but they cleverly divided his house against himself by appointing his daughter Izzie first treble, and the weakness Of the father outweighed the scruples of tho deacon. Whether the eamity would have died away or not is an open question, but Mss Lizzie sang so prodigiously loud and oft that her voice gave way and ths doctor declared that she must never sing again. To whom should her place b. given but ] to niece of Deacon Thompkins, . pretty, seaf-wilied eir, who in whatever she pro posed was sure of carrying the younger male portion of the choir with her, and they in their turn exercised such draw ing power over the maiden sopgstresses that Miss Thompkins virtually had the musical part of the services under her own control. Nov, what in the height of her triumph should this mischisvous young woman do but propose that one of the hymns should De superseded by an anthem2 Her only motive, no doubt,