The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-29

You Ia cols4i8fA earnssti DO you want
fesllng abog. tbs thingl' 'Ys, says smith,
i 40 We'll. old fsllow, vii get i up for
you. Tomorrow morning aftsr breakfast
) gu shoulle that sheep aud taks right down
tbs big read and carry II home 70 Jones, and
IL you don't have feelin' before you get that
Sheep OF your shoulders III pay for the
JnD.'
"Wen, Smith he starts down the next
morning along tbe big road, and be goes
quarter mile, and be- passes JOhnson's n0us3
ami johnson Wis stan3iug m front 81 tbs
house ami h. yelled into TINS house: wife,
there gVss that OLD smith vita this sheep;
he's hn OH acoundrei There DO goes
smith hears tbia lies gs.ung up feeling
now. No doubt about that Wei, SMITH
GOES on another half mile, and hs passes
Green's house, and Mira Gre n IS so.un' on
tho front porch, aud she haya, 'husband,
yunder goes that Old Smith, a-carryiug
that sheep baeL He's an oil s1e4p' klllin'
dog 5m th hears this, too; but On he goes
with all the neigupors along the road caiiiug
nt him aud ~ last be walss on 70 Jones
front por a; aud Hs he wal Is mo tbg yard
he SOS Jones on tn porch with bis wife, and
ho wgks up WITH the sheep over his Shout
der. anu SAYS JONES' too no0iusi nerss
your sheop' Well, hsd got feeliu' now
plenty ~ IL II you follows want feeling,
take that sheep back; that's the way 70 got
itl
1.-THE worst iul1el that cursed this country
" relr s3ntsi % saying that 'G1d's worst
eneniy an1 ths devils bast friend Is WHISKY
How Gods children can DO evermstinglI
drinking down tiOt's worst enemy aud ton
devils but friend, aud still ba C1ristlau,
Is moro than / can toll Yes, old fellow,
you SOY you're drinking 10 for your health
aud the d8vil would Just as soon you XIII
YOUR ioolseif DRINKING II for your health
ns any otner way la the world. All hs
wants is to got you-and hS gets some Of
you, t0o
"laxe this old fellow yon1er; he's drink
ing WHISKY; he's quit; he's done with 1t for
ever tic comes into the church, and he
says, i give my heart aud my nfs 10 God
| used 70 TO tho worst brother In this coun-
try, but l quit drinking aud drinking. Pm
cOnfusauR now What maRes him Quit
tnati Why. he's done quit IT, You gsp at
QUE OF those rsd-nosod fellows and ask him,
Do Won drink much whi4kyf No, siri' be
say I don't know ons sort from another
lntysr drink drop, / made this PROPOSE
ton once Every man in This house tuat
1rinAs whisky and never told his wife about
a., sand up. Ono Old fellow popped up way
over yonder In ths corner, and | said, You
Did bachelor, you, you sit down For no
was bachelor or liar, Que, and would
rather call him bachelor than liar.
"'If we confess our SIN IL We rspsnt OF
our sin ana repentance, wuon you poll it
down 20 ila last analysis, means, Il am
aona; | am done; will uevor do that any
more
IAN old woman talked 30 me once about
religion, aud sho sAli IN tell you whit
repentance - IL means being 30 sorry for
your NOMINEES thai you ain'G going 70 do 1t
any moro You will bit ii certain Jhen,
olG woman That's potter than anything in
books I'm tell you what religion is, said
the old woman; religion Is II God will Just
forgive mo III be so glad won'C want never
10 40 IL any more. There's religion and
ropontanca for ia nutshell God, I'm so
sorry for 10 III quit; and II youll forgive
mo III be 80 careful IN do right the bllan CO
OF my liie.'
an tsll you another thing; You mem.
bers OF tiae CHURCH paying cards, drinking
8iiaal,la,eAa az this a - nar5 an slppers.nnd
going uul TO the theatres, AMI rnnning on
tlint schedule, listen 10 me. Don't you
never make any prntensions OF religion any
more. IL you wuitt make any moro proten
sionB YOU WON'T b. hypocrlte, for you can
tell tho people you mage no pretensious
"Brethren OF tho ministry, give me your
attonticn Undressing nims II TO the minis
tcrs on tie sttgel. Do you know that every
Wednes Jay niIUt God sends TO Cincinnati
thero ara two OF your members Paying
cards TO every one you have at prayer
meetlngi Brother, how many do you have
at prayer meeting herei About 100 TO
l25, sad n preacher is that the averagef
i don't know
81 want every member OF the church in
this hall to. night that never threw card on
Wednesday night--lon'G tell lie; stick "
ths truth II you have TO STAY there aud de
since YOU joined tho churcl to saud up.
IA very small number stool up on thu II Dor
--Repl We'll, | am glad it's such little
Gro ".
Now, every member Of the church that
plays cards on Wednes lay night stand upI
mo one s,ood up. --Repl You might Just
as we'll tell everyone 10 take their kufa aud
cut their throat, for no WON'T do IT, When
a theater has more churcn members in il
on Wednesday night than has the church at
prayer NEEDING thai night, | ask you how
can you expect Christianity to take hold OF
this country. Hear me. I'm no fanatic Pm
no tool | went 20 thu thsaters once,
dance q, lEyed cards once or twice in my
life for my am lssmanL out since | have
joined tls church, no tleater, no card room
or bali room ever inclo ~ my body. When
you get the 30, q old-f, shionOi holy ghost
rcli ZION o. ths billie you viii quit these
thiugt some OF these little cinnamon.
hea ted Mrtho lists 10 round saying, don't
SEE Any harm IN e, do your
"R,psusanee IN vans 1 quit, i am done
Repentance that d1l't M an reformati ON,
don't mtan anything, Hear thati Here's
fellows boy CONES rcme hlua0ering drums,
and he says, 'FNihar I'm sorry got drunk
again or course he is, thu poor fellow
But what does his father want him to dol
He dcn't want him 90 come home blubher.
ing drunk every night and tell him he's
sorry No, str. What does his father want
him 10 dol HIS father wants him to qai..
When tha boy does quit and comes home
sober, aud SAYS Father, I've drank my last
drop as long as live, the father says, That
is what | wanted you 10 do, AMI you usedn't
20 numbering and your crying wasn't worth
a cent TO confess means l have done, |
have quit, snt then Gat says he has faith
and justice 10 forgive u'.
"Iu other words, q southern man repeutsl
that he took W The sou0nern flag and fought
under it; but | want demonstration OF his
con ession and his rppsn lance He walks up
with his gun on his saCul1er aud his cart.
riig box hung around his body; but say,
My Friend, are you sorryi do you msau in
Yes, sold he 'Wau,' l say, give me a
demonstration, and be downs vita that old
gun and OF with thu cer.riigs box, AMI he
says, 1 fired that Old gan the last time I've
shot thst gun of tue last time on the wrong
side ] throw it down forever, an, II ever
fire another gun it will be Union mus,et
under the old stars anl Strips A rabal
soldier walked NJ to a Union soldier aud
said, Union soldier, III surren Ter
Rlhe union soldier sad: III you do,
down with that gun; dom, point il at me
end tell me you surrender but down with
that gun, or with that car,riige boy, aud
up with your hands, Tuat means surren.
der and I've seen many an old sinner come
sueakiug around Got with an old muSket,
aud pointing IL at all that's Sooi and era.
clous ant say. 1 surrender Down with