The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-10-27

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ma'ryins good for nothing ieil.r. TO hsv'
home OF her ovn and that ny
iies oil broke doun With her trouble
Sam you'll lay II on Thick aud shan
;. blame ye none ethel
The deacon jumped up, picked his fall
en- msnilss and psssed then over 10 has
. sife. saying. 10 voice whose se1tieness
startled ber; Here. Reny. you'll obiiss
I. me by folding these up std putting them
! svsy. l sbsot want en- no more. Il's
J grown . little warmer. Yea. Sam, you
m.y III Deacon TtrGef I',at,ks charge Of
, the me. tug TO morrow.
All right. descon. you'll do fr-t rate, !
don't doub. Evey body knows youv
got more ability than any other mso 10 the
perish.
An bol on, Sam. don't wan, none o.
rer soft soap bout ability, but do
want you TO come to morrow aud besr me.
I've got special reason.
BY Georgel | will I've bad q new
meeting coat for most year, aud their
baipt nobody ssked me TO wear 1t. Now's
my chance. III be there.
A descon's meeting ip the town Of Peach
blow mad never been very exciting oc,
cssiou. and such services wpr. thiniy at
tended. bnt il was undert bod thst brand
new candidate Person Peters. was to SET
forth hi. s,s.ms +, ORTHODOX soundness
that dsy and ouudpess 10 doctrine was
far more poseut key t, tbs king Ion
than sounduess 10 living. ip the Peacbblov
es ,imstion OF values and ali the iobabi
tsus had turntd out TO bear him Their |
dissppoittme was not very we'll con
cesled. III Q deacon ssw il srd felt IL o.
be gave out the opening hymn, but be AMI
ticipated II and was strong 10 bis purpose
Tie scripture was read the prayer, were
off.rea, the notices given, and again the
deacon cleared his tbrost sui rose upon
the pls,f, ru in front of the pulpit He
had no book OF sermons from which to
read
Nv friends, he said, and bis voice bad q
slight ttemor, I've been deacon for thur
ty Years. Eve prsyed within these walls
for the outpouriug Of the sp'rt. for up.
building OF the cbutch, for the spr cad Of
the gospel, fr colvrr .ion OF sinners and
for the qualification Of telievers Now II
want to ask you oil TO pray for me- for the
salvation Of my soul. I've been deceiv.
ing myself and | sin I gt one claim to bel
ing called chill o God. Two really cared
q Rrett deal mtre ftr the clesrilg mp my
farm than | have for the purifyin' Of the
church. I've all along been willing 10 do
more an 10 farther for the carving ont of
nv own mad temper than | have for the
spresdipe Of the gospel I've PRAYED for
he outpouripe OF spirit and I've been
shrt,;n. NV henri sos;ost Il all the while I
When il told me vss doing wrong said
ts,s the other folks and not me, When
Il told ma | want acting a Chris,ian. |
tbouobt back O. the time when see : kind
NJ liobt. and heard sumtbip. spesk to me g
wbep tbers want nobody round, and !
v.s sure that vss oouversiou. I'd slvays
,s.,d ..y /, vas disbonorino To God not
IN believe that he'd keen 4 erip on I man
vben he onee oct IL And 40 here be. !
IN obs,in.to. selfsb. vorldIy old man ths,
nv own cbildren cant live with. SomeI Z
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