Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-01

a HAAn VIM ulhhANAOdoAg 4AASN ~SNNS
and an Old Fellow who Didn't "Han-
Kerr"
ArEdRSdr TrdrsSr.
The north has produced many noted
preachers, and some Of them have become
Justly celebrated in the field of evangelism,
but after all the reyivalist is Indigenous to
the south. A ~revivalist must be something
of an orator. In the north orstory has been
buried; in the south it is still a passion,
therefore, the most powerful reyivalsts are
southern men. Sometimes there is. even
il the south, q scarcity of reyivslIsts, and
sometimes they abound in great number.
An old fellow who lives IN Georgia Was ar
rested for striking a man with a stone.
you ought to be ashamed Of yourself"
said the Judge before whom the man was
arraigped. "Why did you strike this reVi-
yalist with a stoney'
at was an accident, Judge. I threw at q
wooLpicker, and soon afterwards discovered
that | had struck this man. 1t was purely
accidental
Il can't help that" said the Judge. Oar
ing of years it is well enough to throw
stones, but when revivalists are as numer-
Gus as they are at present, it is wrong. You
should know that you cannot throw q stone
without striking one. l must line you tor
your negligence"
Ii is a question whether the work Of those
sensationalists result in any good. They
address the emotions instead OF the intelli-
gence. The wild shout Of the passionate
man, his declarations that 3 horuful OF glory
has been poured on his head, do not enforce
conviction among people who know that,
the following day, he would swear duriag
the intensity of q swap that his moon-
eyed horse was in perfect condition. Such
a man may be sincere at the time OF his az
itation, but the next day old human nature
asserts himself The person who is bora
without principle will lack principle on the
the day of his death. Rsscsls, like poets,
are born.
At present Sam Jones Is the chief of
re~vivalisrs. His moral lectures are good,
but his religious assertions are dogmatic.
He allows no one a chance TO reason with
him. He says do IS | tell you or you'll
90 to helI' He has a passion for the word
he'll. He would rather say hell than to eat
a hunk o fsweet potato pie. We'll, IN this
particular, we do not much blame him. Mr..
Jones is a slang singer" He turns bibl-
cal quotations into slang. His language Is
as rough as the back Of toad. He talks
automatically, it is said, so that the
common people may understand him. This
is ridiculous. No matter if q man be
wholly uneducated, q grammatical sentence
Is more pleasant to his ears than q senteuce
that is ungrsmmatical.
No grest good results from excitement.
True religion is quiet, charitable and uuas-
sum!ng.
A lew weeks g sskillful reviyalist made
his appearance in Morrillton, ArkAnsaT.
he had heard that Morrillton was not a
cody village. The report, although some
what sensational, was, in the main, correct
Morrillton, writing under the drug store
whisky Of prohibition, disregarded the
saints. The revivalist began a series OF re-
ligious meetings. He did not rant like
Brother Jones, but he talked kindly to the
people. After q while young lawyers
think of it, young lawyers-humbled them
selves at the bench. Some of them had to
shout. One young fellow exclaimed:
"Geptlemen of the jury, in all my legal ex-
perience-l mean, my dear brethren, l am
a CHANGED man" The enthusiasm went
IN to uiiue,y.nine in the shade. Some OF
the youpe lawyers hearingth that an old fellow
was diving near town rushed out to see him,
TO persuade him to change his course before
it was sverlastingly too late. The old TEL
low was st home when they arrived. 1t
was evident that he had but q few hours to
live.
"Uncle Dan" said one of the lawyers
how do you find yourself2'
In bed" he replied. -.
"Oh, yes, we replied, but are you willing
to goY
wei, | amt ~hsnkering after going, but,
I reckon it's all right
care you not afraid of helly
81 used to be, but | am not nov. 1ou
remember that q few weeks ago was on q
;ppv and listened to one of your speeches.
The LAWYER W shocked. DE wiped tue
prespiration from his brow and sighed,
"Uucle Dan, do you not feel sorry that
you ever committed any sinsy
yea fl have done wrong an sorry
forit but | am glad to say that l have
never wronVed q human being. Let me
see. Don't you remember that q tew
wsaks AGO YOU turned q widow and several
~
children ont Of q housef So.
"Oh, yes, but l have protsssed religion
since then"
"Glsd to hear it, but what has become OF
the widoWT'
II saw her to the woods yesterday.
"Did you tell her that she might have the
house AGAIN.
"Oh, no, but l went home and prayed Tor
her"
"Aud you have come out now to teach
me religionT ,u
"YeS I have come 10 help you"
well, 1 reckon l can get along WITHOUT
you. Goodbye"
The great fault to be found with the re
yiyaist is that he teaches the idea o.
| momentary forgiveness. He makes religion
~ easy that q mar can take 1t up or put i
- whenever he chooses.
tAen h4butiOn to the Science OF Humanity
lsath a uBsion Letter IN Kaasas Guy TfHfss.
skrll and beatiDhss stood behind the conntel
ttpwing him hedarl dayby~ shopping womer
inmedistsd to 90 home and light ~
| up at PA i ca the aide Of bis iron BED
= Dad tsSchs eLtvsa
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