New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
not suspended the services and dispersed the con-

| indecorum In church. On one occasion man who
| had been drinking rather freely came IN late and
took his seat by hot stove The Ere and the whis-
key together produced their natural effect, and he
soon became III. Take that drunken hog ont of
church." shouted Mr.. Collins Turning upon the
preacher look of injured innocence. the sufferer
replied: Pm not-hlc-not drunk-hic-at all.
It's the-hic-the nasty preachin IS made me sick !"
At meeting on Annamessex circuit notorious
toper lay doing on a bench which it
became necessary to in the
course OF the services In spite of
efforts not to disturb the sleeper he rolled off
sprawing on the floor, just as the preacher was
crying 10 the uncOnvertcd Come Just as yOu
are! Fall down before the Lord and seek saliva
tIonP An old sister. supposlng that stricken
penItent had fallen at the altar sang out 4:
Thank the Lord there's sinner on his back
anyhcsl' y Rising SLOWLY and snlenlv, and scowi-
ing with Indignation, he scornfully replied: Il
amt no sinner on his back"
The Rev. William Barnes was m Irishman. noted
equally for bis power and his eccentricitles. lie
wore a SHIRT collar OF stupendous SIZE, and curry
Wig The latter arice of decoration was the sub
ject of some uutrlendly criticism, and this coming
to his ears he prefaced his Sunday sermon with
the following remarks:
Braithren; understand ther's some of We that
don't like it because I wear wag. Now Pve
made up my MUD TO wear it or not. jist as the
congregation says Here am: look at me. This
is Billy Barnes Wih the wng And this'-at the
same moment snatchmg the offending Wig from the
top of his bald pate" thus is Billy Barnes withom
the wag! WAich way will we nave MIN p In the
roars of laughter and ynciferOus responses
" Brother Bdrnes wih the icig"-that ensued, the
wig critics of old Union were utterly discounted.
But he was once the chief actor in n stranger per-
formance than this. He had just begun his prayer
when a wasp lighted between his huge collar and
the back fihis neck. The half-expressed petition
ended suddcQly IN n grnnt. aud with terrified but
resOlute face he proceeded to take off his coat and
vest. unreef his ample crav3t. and remove the
expanse Of collar. BY this time however the wasp
hal gone lower and Mr. Barnes accor rIingly took
off his shirt. The insect having been captured
and crushed. thepreacher remade his toilet with
the utm) )st nOlchaance, and resumed his broken
prayer to which he added thanks that he had been
" "delave- ell from that nasty wasp-the amm,ssary
of the daivil."
CAPTAIN Billy Frazier, still living on the
Choptank was noted a good Republican
politician. good Methodist and a man Of plain
and entertaining speech The Rev. DIR. Wallace
tells story of ms first encounter with Captain
Billy. of whose pecullautIes he had often heard.
Dr. Wallace was filing his first Appointment at
certain meeting-honse whore the exercises were
disturbed b. a smok ng lue. He suggested that
theinterrption would again If The trustees
or so ne thoughtful friend would see to the proper
fixing Of the pipe on Monday morning. Here.
young man. sad a STURDY voice i'll the congrega-
ton. you just mind your own business aud wo
will attend To onrs go on with your preaching"
he doctor felt sure that this the of Cap
tain Billy and he was right. They afterward be-
came very good friends
Father Wiltshire was an aged and amiabe eccen-
trIc whose simplicity formed the basis of manv a
droll tale An ignorant young man ~ho had long
sought in vain a license to preach at last persuaded
the good old man TO give him a chance and duly
announce him.
When the hour arrived, the church was crowded
the people expecting that some distinguished
stranger was to address them. At length to their
amazcment the seifconsitnfed herald elOowed ms
way through ne crowd to the pulpit: and the ofi-
clals who knew him hung their head IN mortlilca-
tim Int still hoped that they might be MI taken
| as 10 his identity After blunderng tn ough the
preliminary exercises. the poor crank announced.
with drawing stammer. the words OF ms text:
"Ye shall grow mp as calves OF the stall, repeat
ing hem three or four times: Then he SAD sald
"B-breethering; I'm not 'eered o. the faceo c ay.
and again repeated his text. lie nov cleared his
throat scratched his head, and again dec Jared:
tell you breetherlng: I'm not afeered o the face o
clavp And fnalv after again repeating his text,
he ncuded his sermon with the announeement:
" The subject matter In hand Is calves !! As the
/ w.
| to do ANYTHING with his "calyes," he sat down
| overcome with confusion. Almost equally en-
barrassed Father Wiltshire had gathered up the
cape of his great coat about his head. and sought
to hide III nself behind he pulpit. At this point
eadlng official appro1cle while the congfegatlon
was vnunlv endeavorlng TO MAINTAIN lts decorum;
and shaking the pastor said:
Come Bother W Wlltshre; this brothers broken
down, and here's large congregation expecting
preachi g. Get uD and preacn or exhort' or say
"Wh-why brother what can say'"
"Oh, don't know, Brother Wiltshire; say what
yOn ease" - at
Instantly the old man beated out" Ba-ah "
The meeting broke up without waiting tor the
benedlction The young man was entirely cured. In
a revival me ting on Princess Anne circuit quiet
brother, called to lead IN PRAYER, wound up brief
petition with these words. which we are assured
made d great effect: Lord, with these few re-
marks close, and remain YOURS truly. Amen"
At Delaware c'inp-neetlng, IN war time, a Young
man who got through for about the sixth
,,ne mn evner,snce Wrn. g. friends What ppor mis-.
cradle sinner has ben Eve done a most every
thing that's mean. I've broke Sunday! I've he'd
Tye Gu ,sed I've cheated In meaSurln osters! I've
sold aewlves for herrIns! And o. my dear
friends last fail last tail voted the Dlmmvcrat
tickei p WhenIasr heard from he was in the in
sane de partment of an almshonse.
some remarkable stories are told OF manifesta-
tionS OF the power and other exciting outbreaks.
The Rev Solomoa Sharp, mlglty exhorter OF
the last generatIon was preaching on Kent Island
when a mid and cstImable lady IN the c0ngrega-
tIon broke forth IN the most horrible ravlDgs and
abuse showing all the symptoms once supposed to
he those of demonidcal possession. Slr Sharp
stretched forth his hand and with an emphatic
stamp OF the foot exclaimed 81 command
| The in the name of the Lord
Jesns hrist come out of tho woman!" in
stanrly the woman became calm and apparently
scious and before the close OF the service she
VS. completev restored. IC ~ sald that Mr. Sharp
always lnsIs ed that he acted on tins occasion by
divine inspiration, and that he plainly saw the
devil sneak out at the door III the form OF "A
.Iner "A IL lpU ia
foloving incident, from the experience OF the Rev.
BENJAMIN Abbott, IS less obnoxious TO criticism:
Mr. Abbott WAS. on one OCCASION. denvering his
masreTs message at a private residence. crowded
with promscu company. gathered from all The
surrounding regions. Though angular and
b.lly uncOuth, tue sermon was so direct and
earnest as to comp Il atlen IOn. But when he
10 make the appIcatlon some what IN the style of
Nat ian to King David" hon arr the man u