West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-05
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Correspondence OF the Argus.
VIII letters still continues TO mend
and perhaps will be up and doing i'm
few days.
+. f. Jenkins was on the sick list
during the past week, but is again M
and going.
Josiah Wolf has killed the largest
deer and c. w. Frazee has had but i've
fox hunts and killed five foxea
Horse trading goes on in our midst
Just the same a. though crow bait was
gong to be good price during the
winter.
Orval Beerbower closed his school
from "Wednesday until Monday in order
to have few days to hunt the turkey
and pheasant
The cutting OF pulp wood is in full
oIast at this place and should the win
ter continue favora ole the noted pine
swamp will be almost destitute OF tim
Der, and the next move will be To Gull
tivate the soil.
Thanksgiving is again n thing of the
past and the few surviving fowls seem
To be happy as ever. Our people killed
lots OF turkeys and chickens. yet as far
as we have learned there was not one
among us that made single donation
TO the poor.
The Journal states that the present
term OF Congress will bs "A long one.
She seems TO realize that the Radicals
Will repay the Democrats back in
their own corn by prOlonging debates
as was done in the last Congress. There
are but few lanes that have no curvs.
The season OF revival meetings If
now at hand and the following dialogue
is going on between Mr.. Sober brow
and Mr.. Moral which we would like TO
have published for the consideration of
the people
Mr. Sooer-brow-''My dear friend,
you now have chance TO Join in with
MS few followers OF Christ who consti-
tute the protestant church. VIZ are
saved on the terms OF the gospel, and
We only. We offer salvation free TO
both the enlightened and To- the heath-
en-. and there is no other plan OF saliva
ton except that laid down and adj
hered 10 by the ministers and bishops
OF the various churches. We have
ministers In ali civilized places and
many in the heather lands who are
saving the heather from eternal pun
ishment and should you fail TO join in
with Us, your portion will be with the
condemned"
Mr. Moral-'Indeed. Mr. sober-brow.
your logic makes deep impressions
upon me, and were I To realize the
matter as you seem 20, I could not rest
day or night. I could not bear To
think Of IL without reforming. and vet.
TO reform and believe as YOU do. I could
not bear to embrace the idea that was
going IN meet God who would save
me aud literally burn 200. 600. 900. WHO
are but little worse than I am. besides.
those who have lived and died outside
OF the church, whose number are as
the sands OF the sea- Many who never
Hnu I'd far4 Il
turn from the picture. We shudder AT
idea, and say Chat such "A God would
oe a tyraut and not a God Of love. We
wonder that so many intelligent peo.
pie will teach such doctrine T. does
seem 20 me shat even heaven would be
hell in the presence Of such a God"
Mr. Sober-bT brow must con fess that
your reasoning seems % be good and
/ hOTe that the Advise Creator has
made provision for the heather, and
perhaps he Is saved on account of being
ignorant Of Gods laws. which we are
so earnestly trying % teach him"
Mr. MOral--''I believe that YOU an
have hopes Of the heather. yet Won fail
% teach 10. You frame - set of clerical
rules and cndeavor 90 con form the
scriptures 70 suit them. instead Of fol
lowing the dictates Of the Bible You
tell tho sinner that N he bows down 20
the altar and asks God for "a new heart.
his prayer will right then ana there be
granted, and he will be at once ~ Tor
heaven. You refrain from using the
language 81 the Lord ~ Ezekiel where
he plainly states that II the wicked man
turns from his transgressions. be shall
live ia his good deeds and that his
former evil deeds shall not be men
TONED unto him Won also fail 20 teach
- Ezekiel teaches that You should
turn from the trausgressious wherein
You have transgresscd and make You "a
ncw heart and n new spirit
Mr.. Sober. brow ''You are an TnG1cI
You believe in nothing hut morality.
which we know Is essential but IL will
not save the soul"
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