Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-09-18

Let us take that cup from the haad of G ID
this evening and drink it down. aad watch
the hand of God as He passes the letter
and better cup until Heav en with all its
sPlendor shall opoa tou.
don's heiieve it is possible for me to
proceed with the sarvices, and will Quit
with word or two to you ALL Let us
start up this evening and res Diva t) be re-
ISious till we die, no nlttsr what any.
body says or thinks lie IS you and de-
tcriniae on tais thing, il Wa never look
into one anothsr's faces any more on this
ear h, that, by h grace of G ID, we will
meet each other up yonda-.
VIII yo1 do. l.? VIII you settle 1t
right here, with miad aud heart that,
God heing myshelpsr, Will be reli ious
as long as live III the wJril? VIII you
| settle it that way?
And now-I a IN overcome by tho heat
and 50 are you-h,w many OF us viii
stand up in this great congregation thi,
| evening and say: G. helping me will
choose the side of the Locd G ID helping
me will lie good man. a good father,
gooi son, good mother, a good daugh-
g 2" Now, brethren, we may never
! meet again until we meet up yonder.
How many WI stand up this evening
and say: "God helping me, Twill lead a
better lie, anl try to make my way to
heaven? Let US a | stand up and say
that this moment. Every one of US Lot
Us all hold up our hanlS that m ean that,
everybody. (Nearly five thous nj per-
sons stood up and raised their hands.)
Great Godl What sight! What o
sight! Now. precious Savior, let Thy
blessing abide with us from this day for
ever more. [Amen.]
TAKING UP COLLECTION.
Immediately upon his app sarance upon
the platform on Sund ~ afternoon, and
preceding the short address given above,
Mr. Jones said:
Iwan5 the attention of everybody that
is present for minute or two. l hope
you viii hear me, these few words 1 want
TO say. l am going to talk right out of
my heart to yo1 as fathers, as mothers,
as boys and girls.
have no reason TO expect God to bless
my ministry any more than any other
preacher shall have his ministry blessed.
have studied great deal and am as
much surprised at this sight to-day as
you are or anybody else. My life is a
continued surprise. l don't understand it
For the last four years 1 have been per-
sisten..y carrying the orphan children OF
Georgia upon my shoulders. little over
four years ago my wife aud and our chill
dren had been up to Kentucky 10 seq her
mother and on our way back a lady board-
ed our train at Stevenson, down near
Chattanooga. She took a seat right be-
hind my wife. My wife saw she was sad
and turned TO her aud co nmenced conver-
sation. This lady slid: ''My husband
and myself and babe started from For
Worth, Tex, few days 20. We wer,
on trip To visit our parents near Stone
Mountain, GA. The second day after we
sarted my husband took i'll. l stopped
OF with him. He died We went on to-
gether as far as Stone Mountain; but
whom near tho enl of the journey 1 saw
her eye turned cut of he window at the
home of her chi;dhood; 1 saw the tears
tricliing down her checks. / saw that
hers was no trip OF pleasure. 1 saw hel
gather up her abe AMI walk out. When
had put that woman off the train and
told her goo1-by, l went into the
car and said: 'surpos, my precious
wife had stopped of and blrea
ones have doae?" / said then and there:
AACii SN-NAJ tS iOi5 GS oOd lcIS Iilc i've
to love and care for, TO hug AMI kiss my
little children, am going to do all can
for the po r little children that have nc
ia her and mother. As long as God lets
my head rest above ground am going to
do all can for these little fellows tha'
have no fathers or mothers or means"
tell you, want every body here to give
something. Every single persoa here. Ii
10 ta,, ,i,ni
and W. lack half an hour o, the time, but
we Will give it to the children. We will
spend ten minutes this way. God told
Cornelius his prayers and aims won't up.
We have done our part of tn, meeting
and now we don't want to do any
more, hut let us all give something.
There's money in giving (More money
passed ip). That's good. l tell you we
viii take up this collection in five min
utes. Don't anybody run. IB1ught,r.l
Ify you don't want to give nything just sit
right still and watch these other fellows
Civ ng, and that will break your heart
When you go to ride a poor horse, tho bss;
thing you can do is to curry him-hide
bound! We wSut you to go through this
crowd quick as we can. want the broth
ers to help me in this. l want Brother
Brother Gbs you go down that way.
Ito Judge H { You are preacher, amt
you? No? Well. I'll mako out like you are.
[Laughter.l Brother, will you get your
hat and stir 70 md? Get right down there.
Iast move aside thsre little.
(Brosh I Hi takes his hat and says as
he leav the latsorm, "Pm coming here
I'll start right here at Jerusalem'D
Brother Jones ttc collector on the plat
form). Ch rge th ,se people double. They
have got the best seats. [Laughter.l All
you get out what you're Z, ing to give and
have it ready.
"a stranger hanl'n5u2 S1o). I'n give
it to you, Brother Jones. / can trust you
Brother Jones. All right. Now you
take your hat and go to work. I'll trust
you.
Somebody here su sgested name, and
Brother Jones said:
"H. c. Duncan, you was down there.
Ges your hat aud go to work" (Brother
Duncan started out). Now we'll sing a
| song, everybody Don'5 you stop there
till you have got your money in the hat.
Judge FL t. Brother Jones, you'll inter-
ru me if you sing.
Brother Jones. Very WELL we WON'T
sing. Ksep a-soing there! AS long as
they'll te, fish on.
just about this time it is told by a by
sta ler to the reporter how the bona -fide
sinners of Piattsburx, headel by John K
| Lincoln, Adam Breck ,nridge aud Georg
s. Newly, ten in all, put up $40 each, to
! given to Mrs. Jones and children. tn $50
were the sinners who belong 10 the Waist
Club, and play in Sheriff Allgaier's cool
| aud shady room.
With the last hat Ju lge Hit remarks:
s'This crowd is uis out"
| riding along in th, slee ,er sRajah''
/ between Richmoad an 1 Lexington juno
/ tiol, the reporter ask ii I'ruther Jones
how macl he rece vei for The orphans
"One hundred aad sixty@aine dollars