The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-13

oanuS arms. Ho brought her back in
his arms, and when she was torn from
his embrace and buried he went straight
to the barroom and drank until he died
He said: Il have killed my vito and
deserve nothing but i drunkard's grave
and drunkard's hell, and he is there
tonight.
Ever since gos my eyes open said
to myself; Il never will load my wifo's
heart with trouble. | come of OF there
to stay.
Sometimes n preacher gets over
loaded with the troubles OF his church.
The most iasuircrablc anguish man
ever has is when he feels I'm guilty.
had rather be hung next Friday ana
know that | was not guilty and God
know that was not guilty than to walk
these streets feeling that ought to be
hung and no ono knew it. When you
have got u man guilty you have got him
run in; guilty, guilty, guilty.
81 have dreamed things til 1t have put
me in awful misery and was glad thatit
was all Il dream. Like tho old woman
who dreamed that some ono gave her u
new frock, sho woke up and found that
she had dreamed lie. I've dreamed
that killed man, and, Oh. God, pity
murderer if he feels like did in that
dream. | dream sometimes that was
drunk and feel as mean as dog. Yes,
as mean as every dog in town, a whole
litter of dogs. Boys. I've quit. That's
dead suro. Poor old red nose, I'm sorry
for you.
81 dreamed I stole something. Old
fellow, if you feel that mean you needn't
go to hell at all. You are fixed up here
all right
"A little negro asked an old colored
woman, whore does God get'all tho
birthstone to burn people with? tho old
negro said, Every sinner takes his own
birthstone to burn him forever aud
ever That's true. l mad n thousand
things told on me and when read them
laugh. Liko fellow who heard he
was dead. lie said he didn't believe it.
"Oh, tho burden Of guilt on human
conscience. Cast thy burden on the
Lord and Nc will sustain them Some
men say, 4 never felt so mean in my
life That's all right, old fellow; you
are just feeling natural, A young LADY
had been TO Il dance until o'clock.
She came homo and retired with her
Christian cousin. In the morning the
cousin woke up and the young lady was
screaming with tho delirum of pneu-
monia. The doctor who was summoned
said he was not minute too soon.
Ten days after she came to her regu-
lar mind and asked about those horrid
screams Her Christian cousin said
that they should be called sweet screams,
and not horrid screams, that il was
voice saying, Send for the doctor, send
for the doctor. The Great Physician
now is the sympathizing Jesus.
recommend great doctor, one who has
been practicing for $500 years.
1.-The greatest ship on tho ocean, the
Eastern. n
small, sinking ship, and mover sink an
inch. The captain of the Great Eastern
would say to the captain of tho small
vessel: Cast your burden on me and
will carry it, Brother, the Lord says:
Cast your trouble on the old ship of
Zion and she will bravely carry them'
Oh, Lord, help every man to unload his
burdens at the foot of the cross tonight.
VI want to sec how many young men
will say: 'Mr. Jones, have been IA bur-
den to my wife. and I want to unburdcn
my sins"
The choir then sang, 81 am so Glad
that Jesus Lives and Grace is Free" A
brief but earnest cXhor sation was made
by Rev. Mr.. Stuart, at the conclusion of
which Rev. Mr.. Hammer offered up
fervent prayer.
MIR. Stuart extended an invition to all
sinners to come up and give him their
hand and say they would forsake sin
MIR. Jones said, "icu blear-eyed
goose, you, quit that foolishness about
feeling, come on and give Brother Stu
art your hand. Have sense about re-
ilgion like you have about anything
else At least five hundred people
pressed forward and grasped the hands
of the evangelist, announcing their in
tention 10 lead better lives.