Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-27
PASTOR BOYLE.
HgwAsAMnD NAN But he COULD NOT BE
BLUFFD Too OFTEN.
He Preached Ike Balsys Funeral Service Three
Times and he Firmly Drew the
Line a, That

I'm some parts of the South Do is the Gus.
tom +o nronth the funeral of the deceased
lone after the deceased has been buried
Iu fact nearly AN of the preachers work
consists of funeral orauous. sometimes q
new circuit rider. tO endedr himself to inc
people win first announce himself ul uc-
clariur that he win entertain his beloved
hearers with few remarks on the NE
character and death of old Anderson Lips.
comb. who surrendered to the demands of
the great high sheriff of death. just forty
three wears ago yesterday. Then. assuming z
serious expression of counteuancc. be nauls
of. strikes the pulpit Io-ung blow ana Iol
TWO hours and half le rants and roars
over the virtues and abilities ot q man
of whom hc never heard until "a few hours
previously
Recently. Simeon q. Bowie. a circuitrider
ofthe old school. was appointed by confer
ence % take charge of the Black sulphur
SPRINGS circuit he was known as power
ful acouilcr. man who could raise Jne
soft hair of luxurious SIN INTO the sun
bristles of fear. The day after BOYLE had
arrived Iu che ueighnoruood or ms new
charee he was called upon oy WIGS
Bailv Wigs is d wel-suown character
of the community man of unrremohng
nerve and strong arms and am appetite
thar had never been known to lWL
-What can DO for yon.' the preacher
asked when the visitor had introduced
himself
"Jes' called 20 pay nay respecSs an TO
tell you that cf YOU ever need my serVeses
jes cali Ou me-
asked
sob. no.
~Theu how can YOU ever Doe of any ser
vice tO me Ny work as you know is win
ID d. cd PA. BOD
rectiy iu the Lord S work can't oo me any
good.
~Wau. AN your work u this here com
munitv mOut not bee with the Lord. You III
lind some putty tough tcIers round here,
and I lowed that they mount want 20 pun
am hau. sou about one of these times am
10 they 90. WY you jest call ou me ana we ID
make cm So hot that they can stand under
peach tree and make 10 bloom I'M january
Understand
sob. YES. I understand. but don't give
Yourself any uncasiucss on my account
-All right. but that is not AN the bust
ness Eve got with YOU. I preciate the po-
sitiou YOU hold AS worker fur the Lord.
and wanter AJAX favor of YOU
"Ali right, brother
.'l want YOU 90 preach the funeral of my
brother Ike. Best teller YOU ever seen IN
YOUR life-died about ten 0r fifteen years
Miles once. am Os was power i'm the land,
tell YOU Now YOU preach his funeral an
I'm make 20 AN right with yOu.'
81 win 90 DO. brother. What was the
cause of his death
Lack of Ticker"
"What. was he So addicted 90 the use OF
liquor that when 10 gave out and he
couldn't get amy more De died
"Oh. mo-. DE never was much of hand 20
drink"
~Then how did he die ou the account of
the lack of liquor
.W'v. he was bit hv % rat.esuake am as
he didn't have amy liquor he lestuachually
died
And you want me to- preach his ser
montr
eyes. am you ken cit iu some powerful
work when you git down inter the Jacks of
his lyiu thar suferin' fur ticker. You ken
fetch the tears Outen michty nigh ever
eve iu the house.
~Au right. brother I'll be on hand next
Sunday"
The house was crowded ou the following
Sunday Wiggs took "a seat near the pull
pit and. taking out am immense handker-
chief DO must have been the half of q la
bic-cIoth-madc himself appear as man of
dcep-scated sorrow The new circuit
rider preached powerful scrmon-he
pointed pathetic picture of man. wal
lowing ON the ground. wrngiug his hands
and crying. in am agouilcd voice. Lick
or. Oh bring me Ticker Or VIII perish %.
After services were over. Wigs shook
hands with the preacher, and then, break
iug down with the weight ot his emotion,
wheeled about and disappeared I'M the
woods