Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
WHY HE DIDN'T JOIN.
GREAT SPIRITUAL AWAKENING IHkVUh-
OUT POSSUM RIDGE
Brother Tucker Don't Know Enough About Sin to
Make Him Sosrsd-He is Willing 70
Repent if he Can Keep Just
Right Along.


Last fall thew held a protrscted meeting
at the Coon Run "meetin, house." and
the result was a great spiritual awakening
throughout Possun Ridge. Old Alb Tucker
was the only man in the settlement Who'
in the language of Deacon Buster re-
manned cold an uoconsaTned erbout his
SOULS welfare " The minister had tlshed
for old Alb AID the committees had visited
him. but he held of and refused to come
up out of the darkness. Finally the
preacher went to see old Alb personally.
Brother Tucker" he said, "have you
ever thought seriously OF this matter OF
the salvation of your soul?'
wal, I've thought Of it right smart lust
an last"
And hasn't it never appeared to yo1l
tba, you ought 10 repent OF your SINS ana
lead better life?"
Il dunno Eff il hain't at odd times. "
"Well, then, why don't You turn your
back on the world at oncs?"
oval, nov, parsOn, looky here: dunno
Is I rightly uu'erstan' this business, an,
know fer shore Jest what sinis but betwixt
you an ne, ii don't pear like I've been
bad ernuff to Kit scairt srbOut It."
"You are a sober, honest man, no doubt
but can't you recall little things IN your
daily life that were wrong?"
II dunno es ter thet. traded hos:es
with ole Joel Wade onc't, an l reckon
l got er lee;le ther best o. the swap,
fer Joels boss wus wurth sumpin', ar
mine wusnt wuth er cuss, an l krowed
hit. But I reckon little things like that
hain't held up eTgin eT fsller up thar?
''Indee1 they are
"Air, eh? Wal, wusn't settled IN my
min erbout tibet, but lowed they didn't
pay DO 'tention to sech things es boss ewop-
PIN. It mont be counted up agin me
r bout sellin' Nv that ere dead steer to
hem city folks FIR beef"
80 course"
oval, Pm derned el I'd eT thought 1t.
DJn't pear hkeit 'ud hurt nothin', when
none OF 'em knowed the Steer died Reckon
meby I or,en ter sold split aigs to them
folks whit got up er dinner fer the pore"
0bt WAS very NIOuS
"Td s. never thought O. it tibet cir way.
Begosh, s'pose it wasn't right proper IN
me keepin' ther Wilder Bunton's ole red
barrier what got in ermOng my haugs?
THAT was a very grave sin"
WAS, Ell? Wal, Pm dinged sorry, fer
I'd like ter do right, an I hate to give that
barrier up. Dyer reckon little things like
md aOupf for vorU m nphD']
eyes, indeed"
can spect they'll hev it fggered up
ergin me bout feedin' them haugs l sold
wheat bran ter make 'om weigh up."
eyes, that's against you"
81 lowed it mout be. guess workiD
off cholera chickens onter ther peddler ar
putin grease inter Their butter, an wOrkin'
right smart o. corn stalks inter loads o
cor, that goes ter market, an all sech leetle
things like them | reckon won't be count
ei up fer no'hin'."
They're all sins, Brother Tucker, and
will bave to be accounted for"
wal, pais0n. dispose yer posted up II
sech matters, an know how Their Ian lays,
but been er goin' erlOng thinkin' that all
them leetle things wouldn't ermount tel
shucks, an felt like es If | wasn't goln'
ter hev no sins ter answer fer, an l want
skeer5d cone. Bat ef s5ch trih n, insig-
nifeTcant things il goin' ter be hold up ergin
me then I'm er goner"
"Oh, no, brother; you have but to re-
pent and forgiveness will follow"
'I'll be all right then, will y"
"Ysj"
"An' kin 90 right on jest SIS hav an it
won't be cOunted?"
"Oh, no. You must repent and reform
Leave eff ali your bad habits and lead diff
terent life. -
"Uh huh. That's Jest what I wus er-
feerd nv. Seems like gittiu' religion comes
down purity hard Oh er feller I'd like ter
jine yer, plrson, an 20 erlong er tier rest,
bat 1t I'D be little grain too strainin' on
me, I reckon don't min ther repentin',
nut Their luther psrt stioks ne, fer I've
on dom er beep O. boss swappin
his Writer