The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-02-27
A CHILD PREACHER.


I
A child preacher 10 wears old aud tao
years Ia the pulpit. Bs-r.aa church. out
nTar the Eisas d May factory. Was crowd
| ed Ia hear the child preacher, jimmie
t.oG, little FELLOW whose home is nj
| Cisin, Carroll county. II MAS not known
uhiii late III Tho afternoon thai the little
fellow would preach. but ths word spread
quickly Ia tbs nrighhoriuod, and b~fore
| ise oprnsd his service every seal ia B--
r~an church WAS tiilei. Jiinh,i. Cook IL
saru snoash boy preacher Ia stature as
~.ii as Ia years lie weighs but little
| taof~ ,iian half hundred I-,unds. aud i.
~ ANAL that his head aad shoulders
we're barely sisitle when standing t~s-
hind shn pulpit. lie has a Lright. inl.ili.
gent face. is quiet and self Possessed. aud
In si--skins uss7s very as.Jai language and
gestures iiis aards noA fraeis. and
during sisu whole If has sermon, which
lasted about dirty taiauts-s. umsil he "a a.
exhausted and aai II brraIh. is- never
heai,a,~i for language 10 express has
thuasb'a
in ,isc pnil'it hc ai'fs~ar,~i la hr al
much al ~as~ and AS thoroughly 1T home
an a imam ~ hn had sI~szs the i~ites ,.nr.
tis'h ~ his ltto preaching iiis ssylc -
SPEAKING 10 natural. Asad hts SuAce, though
childish. haas a fuiln~ss ~hlrh nakrs Ids
words "iirssia and ins~rrsiius lie vote
nanncl shirt. Afsoft jeans Jacket, aud
pair u Irsns trousers. reaching half
May d"~1 slsu tops # u i.air ot rough,
muddy t--sA. iiis r,Aissj llliic face waa
Rzrt 80 4 "A. A.
iaAiE ussasis cSsut~.i. 81, ing hitn the APP
is"sfanro 81 typical Country IaI. frrsh
ffUtn sho hands al, kind and careful
mcshrf
Tho child prsssriacr announced hls s~xt
In . raear tuscs. shc sssssad CHAPTER If
isBru@s and third verse How shall
NC ~@s'aI-c " No neglect sn grra, saliva.
iioS, which al hnss ,--gaB lo he spoken
by tho Lad. Ani rs confirmed unto n.
by them thai hrarl hiu." liza sermon
was rrmsrkatsc effort for a lspr O. the
sisasers asr- lie stack Ia his text all
;lse nay through. qtisslinS ssss.;s.sifc fiu.
~a,ly, ard ~sincinR wonderful degree |
OF sln.usionass f.ewcf. ~ times he /
walked from siir las sijs 81 the platform, 4
~ his words ~vfr spoken. ssAiiculasins /
With ems hand and 18th the other toy. /
ins with bong watch chain which huus .
ffusn hIs wat. perfectly AT eaAr. a. II |
o"nwinsss Of a Iss@er over his hearers |
Tho l,sln elbows 'coun,rnsncr fairly |
Elowrd "a bsssamc asrmei up TO has /
subject, APPEALING la sinners 10 turn /
from their evil WAYS and accept the sal. |
sasiou of tho Us~pcl lie. in a simple 1
yet really beautiful and touching man.
nUr. adsnoutahs~l parents Ia train their
chiljr7n according Ia tho teaching 81
th. Ihhle. aud warned them of til. con.
s~qnrnc'va Of di~pl-es ing the Commands
nf the Lord
~ tho cnnclusinu al his scrnou the
child preacher pronounced the orthodox
tcneiiciion and dismissed IA. congreEa.
ton. A ANAL collection had i->rn taken
up. and while this IN lriug turned over
Ia the little fellow the crowd gathered
about him. shaking his hand and thank.
ing him for his sond.rfui,aik lie gave
them all his little hand. and answered
pleasantly and rapidly all the questions
aakssi by she admitting crowd. During
his talk l.e never once alluded ,o h,mt.,lf.
but Mr.. J. |. Nelson. at whose hotIae in
Eigewoi he sinprSsi. esij that he Vas
the solo support at an invalid father and
sister.
jimmie was asked how he came 10 he
gin preaching. II was In the co,toniieIi
one day. he said. land all at once Was
Impressed with tho feeling that ough,
to go out and toll tho people about God.
I IN, down my basket and went home
AMI b'gan preaching. God called me-"
lie said he didn, know exactly how he
haplsnel TO come to Atlanta. lie has
lsen preaching around in the country
for two yesrs. - Atlanta Constitution.