The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-20

sunsists in what We DO and no, in what We
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IL heard Of fslioW Oncs that advertised
10 give bis plantation ~ any man that was
contentd; AMI ons day al Old fellow rode
up NJ no IVES standing at the gate, aud be
said: Master, Iy'o come TO claim that plan
tation Of yolrs' on what groullsj my
friendF why. Pm contented' Shy, II
you're cOuteutsi, what do you want with
my plantaticnfr and the fellow role OF
"ibsros good dsal Ia that ContSDtsdl
Conteutmenli
II heard II fellow oncs who had 20
much wor4 b. 10 On certain dAV that be
had ~ sop ami pray three hours ia order 70
get tbrou. a wiJb bis work. You sly, 'Ihat
Is the most ridiculous thing / ever heard in
my life You 10 down yOuier, a few miles
b8iow here aad see that Ctnc ,nunu South
srn passenger train roll BY heavily under
her Rirbrpkes aud stop, and you look OIL
distance and say w hat dill that engine
stop thsrs f0ri Is schSiuls time 10 thirty
six milss an hour and IL mas no Tins ~ lOss
Why don't Tho eDgins.r 20 onf And APP
preach lit;ih closer, aud there II nas boon
standing one minute, two minutes, thres
minutes, -four minutes, AMI ! walk q
little ciossr aud | sss them heaviug
coal into the lender and letting water In,
and wnen u ia filled up with coal and water
| the cnginSsr looks up and pulls ths throttle
valve Open with the consciousness that he
has got steam generating material, and he
says, i eau now push this train along miles
an hour, and II had passed that coal
| and water station my train would soon have
/ siSpp0d Tho bast thing he could do was 70
| stop there: AMI the bsst leks you put in In
| your lifa are al the WA,er stations VI prayer
/ ON tb8 way. Many fellow rups BY those
stations, because he tbinks he has not got
the tims, and be runs on the grade and gsts
rusty on tho track.
II can afford anything IN the world bot
/ ter than can afford " miss heaven. can
afford anything bsttor than 70 saipwrsck
my family
"Family prayer. That boy who said 70
| bis father Ia his dying moments 'Fathsr, l
nm dying, md ! AIN Loot forever. But, said
he, "Bury mo when I die on the path that
leafs 10 the horss lot, and a. you pass my
grave day by day 70 feed your stock, look
Al tho mound and say, There lies my poor
dead and damned boy. but he never heard
ppray That is the sAddsst thing dying
aon over said ~ hi, father--nover hoard him
pray. Aud thors are many Ia this house TO-
night whose boy could Did his father goodby
In the 80 mo way II am loat forever; but
never hsarl my father prayP
"Family priysrsi Wlll every man in this
house VINO prsys In bis family night and
morning, will you stand pp, please want
ers and read their biDls. | don't mean this
ten.GeuC edition. ! Ant talking about the
household prayer, whsrs father, mother aud
children gather and read tho bible Pray.
every one stand up aud let US ses how many.
| And IL WAS Astonishing 10 500 how few
stood up Rep All the preachers sit down;
| tho balance Of you stand up Now every
innn that prays In bis family has stood up.
| / havo no doubt that IL / was Standing In
Foochow tonight, expect Foochow would
mako better showing than you all do.
'Sistor, IL may bo your fault. We will
| talk with you later about that, l would have
hnted 10 have besn woman and have rea-
| lized In my married lfe that AM married
10 ono OF those little fsllows-ons Of those
little fellows that couldnt pray with me and
tho children.
al tell you how think would serve the
little follow. | would ask him 10 pray, and
II he said he ecu dnt would juet get him q
little tin horse aud block and put him on the
floor, and tell the children 10 keep their
father quist whio prayed, think would
run him just about that way. And "
could do nothing In the world With him
would 20 10 the legislature and have my
name changed back ami mahe him take my
name, so that folks could ask him what hii
name was before he got married,
"Sometimes father and mother are botf
things, and then IL Is a bad case; an OLD
brother thing anl an old sister thipg, anC
that is about all that IL Of thom'