The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-04-14
TIE GOSPEL IN caeepg-
Euterprissnx c:erxyussn Pr@a@hing In tAs
Wild Mining Camp.

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We hare already hal re- s'ious services
In cz.rr.a. = Caf,5e5.c r - came there
trncs weeks - TIT q -l@s- lie Ezsd
Al fnteresli5zt. coel. sEae IL ard intends
To u:7en "a r4lsat0a - ef @'o was
saiEcribo4 10. this IS 4 - o.ae cay
Following hiIss es.--.& .essorl 1ilS-
ton. a Pr tgytcfl.-s4 49, ~. q oaTay,
who preached Ia fls n soA Of Wat
pus' gambling hons~. -ar CASTOR Is
an earnest yoanss FAX. !. - draws the
roagh elemeE: to LIl4 D. lis manly
qualities. There is 10 e:.r.t about his
iisrofIrzes. lie does II: talk about the
ysjc,.eelness surrounding, him or admon-
ish individuals concerning particular
acts OF wickednesz. lie goes at his
work in q charitable, broad minded
spirit. and viii unqEcstionabiy do great
good IL he carries Cat a half formulated
intention to remain in the camp
Tho Watrous saloon and clubTonm Is
the LARGEST building in the camp and IL
ALWAYS crowded with customers. The
preachers request was readily granted
Tho faro dealer vacated his chair and
the preacher mounted it for ro6trum.
Over the layout table, on which the
spotted and pictured cards were run for
the remaining days and nights Of the
week, Rev CASTOR turned the leaves OF
the Bible and made an impressive talk
on the text, "If a man lie, shall he rise
AGAIN.
This Sunday evening tie conditions
were not very favorable for religious
exercises. Take the men on Sunday
morning, when the nights pot2tions are
wearing off and the physical and mental
system yearns for sympathy, and they
are fairly susceptible to moral and re-
ligious persuasion. Bus in the evening,
after various other tonic remedies have
been applied, the boys are usually ready
for another night of "ftIn." Mart Wat
rous introduced Mr.. CASTOR to the crowds
at the gaming tables and requested them
to suspend play for twenty minutes. A
great many did 50, but the vast major
ity remained to daily with the devils
tools.
The improvised chapel was cold and
the seating accommodations scant, yet
some fifty rough men gathered around
the enthusiastic young preacher and lis
tened attentively to his simple stories
Of Gospel love. From the outer room
came the click of chips. and at times
loud imprecations; but the strange con-
gregation seemed carried away by the
| earnestness of the man who was telling
| them about the humble Nazarene who
| laid down his life to sweep away the sin
of the world At the close Of the seTT-
ice number gathered around and
thanked Mr. CASTOR for reminding them
once more that they were men with
souls in peril.
Next morning Mr.. CASTOR, who used
to live in Illinois, net one of his congre-
CATION about to take q drink at the bar.
1--WE no doubt you enjoy it" said he to
the topper, "but as for myself, can get
along and feel better without it. You
feel like the man, suppose, who took
up a glass Of water and addressed it
thus:
"'Tou are pretty when you are bub-
bling out of a spring and sparkling in
the sunshine; you are grand when you
are rushing down i'll the mountain
brook and glorious i'll the rainbow, but
you amt worth darn to drink"
That's it exactly, parson," said the
other, enraptured with Gaston's ready
appreciation of the case I'm hanged
if l don't como to hear you next Sun
day."-Creede (Colo.) Cor. Chicago Her
aid