Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-25
A Short Sermon on kickcrs.

oei iP'uies 4uiofIuS US, tue oilSt-
nal kicker. Twill advance to de.
velop the text under two heads,
namely:
/. Jeshurun waxed fat.
II. He kicked.
I would merely remark, in pass
ing, that it seems quite likely he
kicked because he waxed fat.
/. And first, then, Jeshurun
waxed fat, which leads me to ex-
pound the various kinds Of fat
ness.
l. He may have only waxed fat
in his own mind. His belief that
he was actually fat may have only
been, as Governor William Allen.
Of Ohio, used to say, with q bad
word pre6xed, "a barren ideally"
His assumption of size may have
had no more solid foundation than
that of the frog in the fable, who
filled himself with wind in trying
to be as big as an OK. Jeshurun
may have had neither wit, wisdom
nor wealth; but being dressed In
a little brief authority, could only
satisfy his own sense of lmpor-
lance and SECURE the notice which
bis vanity cravsd, by kicking.
There are such mentioned in the
Bible, my brethren-"beady,"
high minded" "puffed up" with a
feeling of their own bigness, which
is nowhere but in their own
thoughts
2. Or, again, Jeshurun may
have had much money, but along
with it much ignorance. He made
his pile some years ago BY a harp
corner in guano or a sudden rise
in soap.fat, He was put upon the
board to datter him, over more
suitable men. in hope the church
might get some Of his wealth.
Verify, the church had it's reward.
With a vast assumption of wis
dom he lectured the minister upon
the proper doctrines to preach.
He hectored the Sunday school
teachers, he dictated to~tAe treas.
urer and pew committee, heyctoed
every plan Of church work that he
did not propose. Let us wrestle
with our feelings, brethren. 1t
was hard to stand him, but it
served US right, for we knew how
to do better.
II. l. ! will proceed to remark,
in the second place, my dear
friends that Jeshurun, having
waxed fat, kicked. 1t runs in my
mind, however, that I have al
ready intimated something of the
sort, and thus, IN a measure, an
ticipated this branch Of the sub
ject. But his kicking was SO pa
tiently continued, so reiterated,
and it was of such an aggressive
quality, SO peculiarly his own, as
it were, that I may perhaps be In.
dulged in dwelling little more
fully upon particulars. He kick
ed in season and out of season.
Was a protracted meeting pro-
posed, he kicked; did the leaders
Of the Thursday night meeting in.
troduce fresh devices to add to
it's interest, he kicked; did the
new minister come eating and
drinking, he kicked; did he come
neither eating nor drinking, he
kicked. He was an individual
who made his way in the world by
progressing backward, with his
heels all the while in active oper-
alton, playing tattoo upon every
thing that stood in the way.
2. Finally, my beloved breth.
rem, let us contemplate the results
Of Jsshurun's kicking. 1t is very
important to notice that while the
Scriptures affirm he was fat when
he began to kick, they do no: state
that he remained SO. On the con-
trary, it seems very likely that be
kicked all the fat of, and thus
became quite lean, even like unto
Pharaoh's lean kline, Perhaps if,
according to our. first superstition,
he was only pulled up with windy
self.importance, somebody caused
his collapse by some sharp throw
of indignation, as bloated cattle