Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-18

His Experience as an ItinerAnt Metho-
dist Preacher.


From a Recea. Sermon IN Chicago.
When was assigned to a circuit was the
glAddest man in the conference. On the train
going home brother said: 'Jones, that cir
cult they have sent you to paid only s65 last
year to the preacher" That didn't trouble
me at all. 1 was bankrupted by SIN. l paid
every dollar could aud was several hundred
in debt when / commenced preaching. Ny
assets fairly mArshaed were pony, wife.
two children, and s.. Laughter. never
thought about what 1t was going to pay, but
was just astOnished when | had place 10
work. ] went down there, and the old stew
ards had meeting and looked solemn and
told NE, ''N GU look like a clever young fellow,
but you win starve TO death. We cant pay
you" They couldn't even rent me house, so
gave twelve notes for SO each, which was
$50 more than the whole thing paid.
And ran the house by faith; there wasn't
thing in sight. l commenced work and
said; Brethren, have come here to stay un-
I'll conference. The Bishop sent me here. L
know one thing-I will have plenty Of work
TO do Ii is good missionary ground all down
through this way and will do my work !"
Along in the middle OF April one day wife
and were sitting at the dinner table; she
said: Everything we have got is on this ia
Die" You have seen, sister, everything give
out at once, haven't you-pepper, and salt,
aud sugar, aud hOur-everythlng. Laugh
teri 1t all came smack at once, aud there
wasn't dollar in the Jones family, nor
quarter. But we had plenty of wood for din
FER, though. as that evening 1 went out and
cut up my stove wood. / don't know why, az
there wasn't thing to cook, but / was going
TO have stove wood. And just about the
time 1t was cut up here came z-horse
wagon driving into the back yard, and when
that wagon was unlOaded | had more ratlous
In my house than ever had before or since.
stsrye? No, sir. That was the time told my
wife II we starved not to say anything about
It, but to let on that we died OF typhoid fever.
Laughter l worked on, and directly the
revival FIRE broke out on the circuit and we
had hundreds OF conversions. l have never
seen the time since | was converted that COO
could not command every drop of nv blood
and every cent of my money. lCres OF
Amen II you want to ne cOnsecrated you
can be. VIII you start IN to-day? l don't
care what Sister Finiky has to say about me.
Let her rattle on. She will quit rafting when
she dles. Let old Sister Snubs and Sister SnIpe
criticise, but lets you and DO our duty and
get into heaven because we have done our
duty.
He called on every person who was willing
God helping me, ! will do my best" to . and
up; and on all those who would say, II don't
intend to do my duty" to remain seated
saving to the latter, 'May be that the next
hearse that drives up your street Will have
your body in it," He also appealed to every
church member in the house that would
pledge himself to do his best in the work to
stand up. Nearly the whole audience arose.
His comment waa: THANK God, that is vic
tory enough I believe 991< in every 100 stood
up" Slmiar requests were made of those
who desired TO be prayed for, and of those who
are willing to pray the power Of heaven
upon the sermon, and the responses were
quite general. He then pronounced the BEN
edictlOn and the services closed.