The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-28

are talking about
Il know enough net to talk about a
man that Is trying 70 do good in the
world"
Good in the worldr' Ter husband
contenptuously repeated 'Thers'salso'
gether too much talk these days about
men doing good in the world II man
wants 10 do good, Why don't he plant
something and raise stuE for the people
to eaty'
1T Is quite AS important 70 take care
Of poor peoples souls.
Il don't know about that. The Lord
viii tx the soul business al right"
The church was crowded. Aontgom-
cry Peel stepped forward On a sort oi
( platform, still majestic, but with .
sprinkhng Of gray in his beard. A hymn
was sung, a prayer was offered. and then
the preacher thus began:
My friends. Will not explSn why /
have erected tins church other than that
( l have taken it upon myself 20 preach
/ the word 81 God. DO not como before
/ you claiming 70 have been directly called
/ 10 deliver the word unto you-tlIns is.
heard no voice telling me TO preach. bus
/ | did feel that | could do much sood,
/ and that Il was my duty II spend the
rest OF lay hfe IN this Ssrvice. i shall
attempt no revolution, and those OF you
that have come expecting TO haar new
doctrine, or even a new explanation Of
an old doctrine, VIII be disappcknhsd- !
believe that immortal fruit grows upon
the tree Of sincere repentance. bebsva
that each Of Us OWES 10 God life az
simple purity and honesty. Our allotted
time on earth Is but = few days, and
what should we gain though We were
placed in high position among men, for
high pOeitiJns soon crumble into the
dust Of forget s-luess ard men soon pass
away. IL is not enough SIMPLY 10 declare
that we love the Lord. fer love Is often
seltshl it il not enough SIMPLY 70 praise
the Lord, for praise is sometimes theoff-
shoot Of fear While pFofexiny 20 love
the Lord, and while showing that We
praise him. We must look with sander
ness upon the faults az others, We must
speak no evil word Of a ncixhbo-, netchar
shall we bear tales, for the man who
comes and tells us that sOCno one has
spoken IN our dispraiso may profess thai
he took our part and hushod tho mouth
of Islander yet be DESTROYS our barpknesa
for an entire day. Every Sunday hero
after-that Is. so long as / am ahao--I
shall preach In this house. urging re-
pentance and kindness Of heart. Many
people have wondered at the groatchAngs
hus haa
ural result Of so unexpected an action.
Bear with income and coulrnuns-wfth
me, and DO not think that any ono WI
ever regret that tins humble house was
placed here among the trees"
Many years passed. I grew up and
wandered Ia foreign countries. My
father passed away. and stil. a LETTER
from an old friend told me. Montgomery
Peel continued 10 rrcach. / returned
home, and on the foi-Jwing Sunday went
TO the log church. now almost covered
with moss. The congregation was sing
ing hymn when my friend and ] entered.
Where is the preacher ] asked when
we had sat down
Hasn't come NJ vet He lives in n
cellar Immediately under tine floor, and
has grown so old and infrm that we
sometimes have 10 wait for him
The hymn was finished and SILL he dill
not come. Another hymn was s,1ng ssd
then q man arose and said that he would
90 down and see n anything had happsn-
cd 20 the preacher The man soon re-
turned Brethren said re. ''ths old
man IL dead. 1hosr 81 you who desire
20 do SO NAV come down and nee Iijm"
Nearly every one shrauk bank, but
went down into the cellar. The old
man, shsiyeled and v Hla with ags, lay
upon a bed of straw The plnoe was
dark. and when W. held candle near
his face We found paper pinned n tho .
bosom Of has shirt Written ora the ont
side Of the paper wers these words,
Read shis 20 the congregation"
We went up stairs. and the man that
had found the dead preacher tArus ad->
dressed the avestrioksn congregneionI
Brethren and sisters. we have acunrnu-
nicatson from the old gentleman whoes
voice you shall never again hear" Ha
then read ~ follows.
"Tbs hand ot death ig upon me, AndI
feel that II is NY duty - say a few
words 20 you. my acsr people You
have been 20 good. fo patient aud
20 KIND that love Won with all
my soul have loved you ever
since / needed your love. / VIII eall 2
you when / first needed y0ur love and
sympathy: Many years ago was xRsS-
ing aiOng lonely road Night hswka
may have cr~d. but DID not hoao<herny
! could lot have hoard tiin voacsof an
angel had u shouted a. no. 7 rns4 n
man; knew that hs was coming that
way. Hold. Ezid l. he stopped and
asked what ! wantrd 4 ysNnt yuu,'
aid l. What & y~a want with r1sP
i want Jon % FTe mo son1ethanR.'
What 90 you want f1e % give "Your
lie Why 'BecaUse yea Fuinaa ny
homo years ago sprsnK on aim Gbero
In the nooLARrt cut cot la heart
md wiped me fsre vita o. That nan
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