The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-09-03

that little sentimental falii--"J Jiprd,
give me- something ktnd; aud what we
want ls the lord. take all have got
aud use 1t for glory" sort Ihat II
what we want Now, believe in tie
Lord Jesus Christ in the senss tliaf yon
commit your tune. ,guur money, your
everything to CHRIST for time aud .terni
ty: then I'sny we shall be saved and our
house. .'rhsu shall be saved and thy
hoase." love those last three words.
We Methodisis run on revyals. and |
they are the best things in tllis country,
bnt not the best in the universe. Some
chu rches do not believe in revIvals, but
do you know every time the Methodists
aud Baptist have revivals, whenever the
creek ovelhows the ponds ol the s'dt'
flow up, aud that is the only time they
ever do fill; and have you ever noticed
these old ponds on tue side or these
churches that hold REVEALS flhfnp when
the creek uverhows? With 3 church
that does aob believe in u REVIVAL, MI
that you have to do is to put an iron
picket fence round and a label over the
gate, "Cemetery," and you have it right
there. And whenever You see preach
er who dnes Dot believe III r9vlvals, You
| Just write on his forehead sC-o-r-p-S-e,
| and if you eau add more letters tiiat
will spell it any better, pu; them III.
We have few preachers WHO have tried
for four or Ave years TO get up reviyals
aud could not. Then they tarnea and
preached against them. Whenever
Il nun hns tried 10 get up revi-
walls aud failed iie turns right square
ronpd and breaches against ITEM.
"And thy house" There is some
| thing better tliuL revivals. But revivais
are the best things in this country, and
it is an abnormal state of things that
makes it true There is something bet
ter than revivais. Let every father be
the pr.est iu his own home, aud let every
|,house in this country he the home al
Jesus, and let every mother and father
be the temple of CHRIST and know the
value of religion, ana let every home be
the place where religion is powerful. LII
You will give my wife aud my children
Il precious, Divine iuIuence for seven
Jays in the week, it donr matter mnol
/ what they have That tonr at the meet
ing, but instead Of having all the
warmth at the church one hour III the
week or mouth, aud cold all the rest of
the time ut home, you will fee that
wen t do; aud about hine tenths OF the
religion III tliis country is i'll the chnrci,
bnllding. una kept III tue cb trc! IA A
sor of wardrobe 10 tlaog mp onr religion
ia ihat way When We ain' able to wear
tit.
"And thy houses The graades'
sight | ever looked at in my life Is Il lio
! iy, devon', piou,, religions houseael.
where father, mother, nLi ench ane
: ,pety child loved God with all tnell
henrts and loved their neglhor as then
savas. NJ dlvlner pietHre ever pftsei
, ed isrlf 10 my eyes. He;e Is tafhs
! commenced iue night he was mafiiet
i aud has prayed might and m9sDng II
. ms futsiy, aud the word oi Gad has IN
e nneneed all his life together wi,h In
!. love of l'is family. He goes 10 cinre
! on Sunday. H. says, My litle Johi
5 was converted "Wednesday nigSt at th
t. family alter" About two years ntie
q fatj,er says after prayer ,neating pas
!, tur, please open the cnutcadaof; my ~
"a lie Wary wnnts to iolu and he secs
i hnL little Curlstiau oI hts way
70 heaven Then two yaafs more. aud g
g. = gam he says: '.Palf,,r. pienAa open To
:, II ,i,ur and lei my htIia iienry III. "
IL want the church 10 lake iatga OF III
II aud help Ms raise hinA ftr heave".,
10 Talk soout that stitle u tliitgs. WIN
'e petacheIs would be 10 heaven nj! III
/, eni iouud II ye llsd that state of finns
nr round us. D., you know Whit heave
" il? P,enty TO do and nothing to ca
Look at that state of things. l Wiz
~. ~ we c1uld get our people III this COUNT
il. TO he religious mt home.
til ..Anl thy hp,,se." I want 10 Aay IL
an to yun a,r, I will qmi;. dust l!t'
at more tl,p year ago. at N,s''y'll
liz those precious bretliren-ind k'nd
a men OF CGrist never liyed--ihey c'nne
u me, an.l stlds Jones, we want y''n
ms ~ we yoirr wife, and c.il,'en TO Mas
i; vtl,e, We villa prsseut ,aa with u
II elegant laonn, elegantly furu,shrI.
he want ye,a 'vitl, Us here" Well tai
he with wife and we. oaglit and pray
to over the matter, nuI finally, with
t ~, heart full nf gratitude and my eyes I
ar. of tears. sad: "No, brethren, thu
III Won ten ID III sand times fer your RI
ier ness. bap we have an humble little c
ne ne tuoe III C;gsersvlile,. aud we thinE it b
NJ, NJ 10 saw there. We are Just ms thank
th~ MS ii we had taken IT, Ineh Lhey ca
God and rebuild our home hnd nude us
mp elegant home iu Cnrtersvilie--in eieg
N a. | nome IOf poor Wuitc iO'ho " nv -.
moi. nv wife said when it was fnisEed"W
,a,l- now want you to get Brother Man
nee. 1 announce to day that We want to
ing; ,cate our home to God" ;" l asked
s,I., ,'u when, She SAID, s,On the 25th day
ling Dacember-that is, Christmas sd'
me Well, that day our kinsmen, neight
'eet- aud friends gathered there aud hlied
,uM ..;,T whole house almost from back 20 II
rest and when the ,ledcatory service G.
Is a M | said: .'Brotlier Manteil, ~
aud. Won to dedicate this house to God,
u OF beonuse | am God, not because my
p%.d pand il God. but because Gud Is COOL to
stin. We have SIX Of Gods little children
col raise for him, mud we want to
up them In his wny." The house was
4 sson ~ e,tea iust the 3 imo as a ciiarch-
Won most precions ceremony evst 81
that aud tnrned and toid:ny children.
He not vpu do on say anything son c
g to not do Mt the church," and let me
!, i '"S "f you if me aud my family live, to Old
sort in that house. no Que will ever ask
You have dance there They would =
about dance ut the church. No one VIII
Ile~e to play cards III onr house. Why?
thnt. canse that house is Dedicated 10
your No oae will usk MS 10 ga to VINE
per. Why? Because that house ls
nth Ieated to e. ~ Aud If every Meth
lhae bi'' md every CHRISTIAN w"nA go hom'
Il