The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-17

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| tl0lgAt br would 81 along, ioo, and
had no objection Now. t wa a .afge
church 10 which the frrsbHtet} Ma iD
meet. and ml turn a. preach ID aas
. special nrnasion 70 no noor'n ~ ihr
| IrHantirN IT'D uu' meet often thor"
besides 'hr} hld uo pastor and a0n
h'anng candidates No" J had r
cyDd h.n'' That ih'' wanted 90 boar
tne preach before ihc tine ior ihe fu
tf'rrY came around 81 ] prepared a
special sermon ilr the occasion HnI
vaniol 'o make an excellent imrro'
SION The church wa. bigger than my
own. aud was considered a remarkably
good field There were NOR than two
ministers % the Frr'bltrfy who wished
II was their mrn 70 preach, and my a.
t%crnnie had VI ten me sai ng he va.
ready u could not get there Butt
wa, ready.
wei, VIZ reached the town lust az
night. and I wa. 10 preach III the even.
ing Feeling q lttic tired ! las downin
! order to get a rest for The evening. and
the Young man went out TO look about
the town. aherRarl learned that be-
met 4 former Acquaintance. aud that
they bad agreed 10 90 90 a party. Tn
| fortunately. the bay bad only his fishing
boots with him stealing INTO ms room
while WAs asleep. he took mine and
! slipped ont. when ! awokr / bad just
time enough 90 get % the church. bui
TO NV utter dc'phir the boots we're m
sing twas frantic. bot there vas no
time 20 lose. and my only alternative
wac 70 pat On NV ishing b1o,s-grea,
hcavy -s0h-i leather Aalr. whose top.
were SO stiff that I cl1li hardly .ei
ms irouscr. over them sn4,ched up
my rrmon and started for the charch.
Il Was packed With q iAshionably dres.
sd audience, who looked with expcc.
fancy As followed the brothers who
were 10 lead 10 the devotional eNer.
cses up the ai.lr, The member, Of
tie Prsbyiery 49, IN the front seats.
nui imsrine my horror when
those boot. came down ciump.
elumr on the hoor II was tor.
ture 10 me 10 bear them. The flooring
bad sprung in the ai.le and emitted a
holioW sound when stepped upon heav.
ily OF course. the entire audience was
silent AZ that could b. heard va. the
sound Of those boots When | reached
the pulpit ms face vas red. and drops Of
preparation stood Ike bubble. on nv
forehead While they were singing the
kymns and 4 brother made a PRAYER. /
recovered myse,i partially, and. when
NJ turn came goi up apparently a,
csoi as & cucumber amid the summer
morning deWs gave out the text In
clear roc. And 70 of NV first sen. |
tencc Ia good shape Then I warmed
10 the subject. and. feeling that II
held the attention u ever onc prc.ent.
even 10 tie choir aboye. grow quite slo- !
Queni for me-. for my forte Is not elo-
qucui preaching, bu, rather IN visiting
And Keeping q congregaton together.
Nv sermon leave. were arranged in tho
form Of a bosk. and 1 TUNED them OYER
one sf,~r the other.
Every thing wAs All right until |
turned The tweniy..econd ACE. n wa.
lust a; the compi, ton o, along period
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