The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-23

she, his pure wife. He saying the sermon
was vulgar, and she declaring II to he the
sweetest sermon she ever heard. 10 the
pure all things are pure. l gave my views
on the ball room once. That ia all / ever
do, and l repeated what a Bishop Of New
York said, that nineteen out OF every
twenty fallen women, In the confessional,
said they got their downfall In the ball
room. l gave 1t to them pretty lively,
Some olthe girls went home mad. But they
came back the next day. 1t Is strange
how fellow will come back and listen to
one no don't like. was preaching along
and | said, "Young ladies, YOU got mad at
what l said last night. Yes, l said, that
young lady out yonder who enters the
ballroom and walt2es, has the leCherous
arms Of damnatiOn about her and the
passion Of hell in her heart" And some
Of them got offended and left, but o
sweet, pure Christian girl came To me,
and said she, "Oh, II was a grand sermon
to mo. ! thank you 30 much for that
Sermon" DO you see? 10 the pure all
things arc pure. You can find preachers
who preach nicer sermons than l, but
you cant find one purer In his life.
What little smut you see about me get
of the crowd ! am rubbing up against.
And II you will give me o congregation OF
live thousand angels l will give you my
hat with my head in it II l talk as l am
talking to-day.
NOT A SELF MADE MAN.
There are great many preachers in this
countfy-l don't mean West Virginia, l
mean down lower-who put me In mind
OF tho man who went down below the
spring and tried to clear the water. An
old woman asked him what he was trying
TO do. "Why, / am trying to clear the
water TO get a drink" said he. SWELL"
said she, "you had better 20 up 10 the
spring above you and drive the hog out OF
the spring and you will have clear water.
And now, brethren, let us run the devil
out Of the fountain head oil our hearts and
the stream OF life will clear itself.
lsay to you II you can point to o single
instance where l have ever spoken against
the ten commandments, or the sermon on
the mount, or doing right, to do 90.
Haven't been talking for these things
What are you and quarreing about II
you arc trying to do right and please God
" Ah w tutAih VI kuht llttlel Nbllt 1uu
say, | don't like the mans manner. Well,
you have heard OF self.made men, haven't
your am not a self.made man; God Al
mighty made me, and God never made two
men alike. II they were, one or the other
was no account to begin with. have no
notes, nor written sermons, or anything
like that. Just get up, full OF love to
God and man, pull the bung out, and let
nature take her course. l have nothing
TO hold back. l like man that will do
right hundred times out OF hundred, a
thousand times out OF a thousand, and a
million times out OF million. Holiness
! like that. It means hundred cents on
the dollar. But you say there is some sin
l can't quit. Let US tell the devil, II have
entertained you many times but you must
leave now" We used to have some faith
In Christians, but since that Christian
whacked US up one day In a trade we have
been a little careful. I don't want 10
meet 8 Christian Of that sort in heaven
until ! am there day or two-sort Of get
acquainted, you know. Don't want To
meet him the frat day or two after get
there.