The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-07
CONVERTING SINNERS.
NOVEL AND MUSCULAR METHODS OF
THE NUBBIN RIDGE EXPORTERS
He Wanted to Get to Heaven-An 0durate
and Hard-hearted Man Forced to PRO
fess" in the Presence of the Sisters.

He Wanted to Get to Heaven-An Odurate
and Hard-hearted Man Forced to PRO
fess" in the Presence Of the Sisters.
Topic p. Reed in Arkansav 1rapelIer.]
WENTWORTH, N. c.. Oct. 14.-In
the southern part of this, Rockingham
county, there is community where
the people still adhere to that demon
strative, almost violent. sort of relig.
ous belief which, many years ago, was
warmly fostered and hotly fought for
by old Peter Cartwright. In this COM
munity, known as Nubbin' Ridge. the
inhabitants are so far removed from
the worlds throbs and thrills that they
do not believe that telegraphic COM
munication is possibility, and in fact
a young fellow who, after short alb
sence from the neighborhood, stated
that he had seen a whole string of
covered wagons pulled by big chunk
OF iron that smoked like a tar-kiln,
vas arraigned before a Justice of the
Peace, tried, convicted by twelve SOL
emn jul ymen and sentenced to pay a
fine of six bushels of corn meal.
HARD TO CONVERT.
During a recent revival at Nubbin'
Ridge meeting house, the chief ex-
horter, old Dave Henly, was 80 sue
cessful in his mourners' bench per-
suasiveness that but enc sinner re-
mained. This obdurate sinner was a
brawny young fellow named Calvin
Hicks. One afternoon, while the
meeting house YVES crowded, q num-
Der of the brethren held consulta-
ton with old Dave Henly and shortly
afterward old Dave arose and said:
Everybody that wants to 60 to
Heaven stand up"
Everybody except Calvin, who was
sitting over in a corner, arose.
"Calvin," said old Dave, "don't you
want to 60 to Heaven?"
"Ain't hurtin' to CO." Calvin an
swered.
"Is it possible that you want US to
leave you behind p
"Well / don't recon I'll he 80 nigh.
ty fur behind when you feIlers git
"Now, look here, Calvin, these folks
have put me up as exhorter they
have confidence iu me, and I want to
tell you right here that you've got to
stand up. If you don't shame Satan
you shan't shame US. Do you hear?'
"Ain't deef"
"Well, then, hearken to my voice. >
"Ain't out harkenin' to day."
"Calvin!"
"That's what they call me-"
"Air you goin' to stand up?"
| "When 1 get tired ofsettin'."
Young man, you air cuss to thii
here community
"Wall: the community is a cuss t.
me, too"
Calvin, you have been knowed t.
git drunk. /"
$50 did old Noah git drunk, and
reckon he's all right now"
Calvin, you 60 to shindigs ant
dance"
$50 did old David dance, but 1 aiu'
hearn no complaint about him."
THEY SING A HYMN.
Brethren" said the exhorter, vel 1
sing a stirrin' hime and see what effec
that will have on this here black
sheep"
They sang with swelling tumult
Calvin sat chewing his tobacco ant
squirting through his front teeth.
young woman, greatly excited, mad
her way to the stubborn sinner and
Selling him bY the arm, imploret
him to get up.
"Ef you love me, Calvin, you"
ooh, love you we'll enough"
eff you'll do as they want you to-
if you will only 60 to Heaven, I'll maj
ry you to-day"
"Kain't marry me if go to Heaven
They amt give in marriage thar"
''Oh, you know what 1 mean. Jus
gee how they are lookin' at you."
Eyes, see how I am lookin' q
them"
you'll break my heart
eff I do I'll keep the piecee."
"Air you goin' to git up ?"
."Yes, when l git tired a asettin'."
"Calvin," said the exhorter, II al
tired foolin' with you."
Cali right then, STOP"
"I'll not stop yet, want you to vi
derstand that. Answer me yes or n,
Do you want to go to Heaven ?"
Do your"
, "Yes."
"Why don't you go, them"
, II am waiting to be called there"
"Mout have to wait long time"
That's all right, but want you
understand one thing. The brethrt
have put your case in my hands. Tht
want you to repent. and you've got
do it. You stand up now, or +
whip you, sab.
"You amt chawed enough hog me
yit."
!, "We'll see befo' we git through wi
+ has chawed the most hog meat. A
!, you goin' to stand up
. Gam when I git ready"
. "But will ycu be ready putty soon
|. "When git tired of settin,.
Ell MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY. 'a
si Old Dave brushed aside the peop
: as he advanced, approached Calvi
1 and, taking him by the ear, said:
"Air you ready to stand upf"
Calvin got up-got up with boun
!, catching Dave ON his hip with : quic
J. ness that surprised the old man. r
congregation made room, and, in