The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-06-23

the deacon felt himself prepared to re-
prove and rebuke with more than ordi.
nary feryor. It was the burden OF his
prayer that. the watchman upon the
! walls of Zion might be no longer dumb
| dogs that did not bark, that they
ing the people their t-ransgressions and
the house OF Israel their sins. He
warned. the brethren again covetous.
ness, which is idolatry; expressed his
conviction that o good many had a
form OF goodness without its power !;
and exborted each and all to put away
their easily besetting sins, winding
up with the declaration tSAs for
me and my house, we will serve the
Lord.N
Walking homeward in the dark
ness of q fclouded night. the deacon
could not helm o~verhearino n CONVEX
sation going ON inst before him. II
WAS Uncle Peters, voice that was sav-
ing:
nyo,,,u. oot a oooa ,,.da +h,s
,siah n If,Styrat ~nnd ,iooa yyoo~".,3
antan mooa AZ go 49,, woua
Wwbiist 10, Sa, III n,,tr 10" Soo"'
Thars nas . I;tt,a na,sa 40 tho,
,Siah hurst out S ~
81 n;t 100 ~,i,.,aa a-aar1oa
ennf SSmt as' 70 s%nisitonaI oeod yo 10y
bodu 40 otto that ifu;n, w 18th tSo Sean9n
wiIi No. ~ taLn a. ~ 60 - son
ma r, neS 70 tat XII IL ~ 'ne RUE o con-
"MVHVS ..,
nossessss ve ~ toIl,that VA Daonnn,s
pne ~, The n;lIors %, the c he" ! ;Ta;m,t
manv NO. nc n,ft ~ ~ snaaob u So y
Teni.s hissaif o,,S,,ttpo SnoL. non~a
nonsrf,,I th,n be did ppbbtt9n "oie
:" NJ csnrch ]nijlars iS cot 6n Sor fo,Ls
n stnoohia aapinst 70 . "ro ~, ETn,s
ono ~ ali irtants ia S" 20, ne,o
Peter 7 ain,t Give 10 TO Pins o.io the
folks live With. hut seem; von,ue
stanto5 - I,ro ;ns, 49, 81 49,
Of oil tbe oontrorx y ye'
f%au7tfnd;n, man 7 ayer See% Se's thn,
h~eat,n,est Vic sir and ali the time
setth,I b;sse,f m tbatI hos Gn4nne
] go at,. IL. oeetet
49, itRh0 0h"n ai 'he res'
y VVrSSaaSson. ,c,-, /.
an ~ i3 IIo naeh nE"' Hiah :
no nos hfs ; nun me oil ene
res0 Ut Isnh, l ia a crt'eers we
uo eOa ,rete SnG oSaohs got Sne
someboSu Of ue "on thet,s mona u hono st
s~oneoouy, W can Sne1s more honest
any iall ~ GeIiihs Inan ne 10 .
where ;tain,t duo ami keen bocL ewar,,
s %;eIe w Srd ., I nra; s anu th hee u, pa osG g every
and ortor hey. m { was testifviu,. he.
fore a iurv / should saw lest! nc I'm
tellin' YOU. I haip't never hearn that
man own nm mai ANYBODY minister
or wife OR children. or nsiehbors ar
church or poy'pment or What moi. had
done one thing that wuz lest ripht
All he has ter saw is pickin' flaws As
to the root o. The matter. "a We call if,
mabbe | amt no iedge. but do know
there's an awful heavy topprowth n
tborns and briers."
L IVY = ,,.
things about the deacon. SIGH q nice
family as he's a-bringin' UP. too ~
"What do we 'spose l hear them
children say one day up overhead in
/ the barn? Ezry wuz a-tellin' Mandy
he'd rather not go to Heaven ef pa was
goin' to be there; but Many she saws
l guess pail hev to stay in the front
room all the time up there, cause he's
a deacon, end he won't dare to be
) cross amongst the angels !! Now, ]
jest want ter know. Uncle Peter,
what religion is good for Of it don't
make a man p~leasanter to live with
every day?"
Here the talk came to an end.
Never IN all his life h.. fora bo6
Samuel Holden been made r. Coo bin,
: self as others saw him. Al 6rst he wa,
> stunned and bewildered f~neiing as
THOUGH his hearing was nlavinp bim
false. He. to he snoken Of ia q stnm.
bling block Anger, resentment and
? mortified pride strupeled for the mas.
terv' But nresent7v ali those cav
way before an verwhelmino ]conuic
tion OF sin. The Snirit of God con-
) home the truth like a ~searchl;obt
upon his conscience. brinpinS ont his
!, WAYS and words in their tr1a coIors
till he was ready TO CRY out ct ahhor
, mvsrrf-~~
T1ho deacon wos n-,. accnstomed
scat at the navt nrave, moof}frS hut
e%videntlw not IN ph;S nsnoI stai, ~
Mind Tbrouoh nrovers ard aWb ~
tations and sinSina he sat s;Ient witb
hent bead nvidnntIw ,nonnna -" ",
the wnnGerino ]glancss tmrnad tom. vi
him When tho meetina drew TO
wards 81 close he rosa nnnteadiIu
]leanino heavilv nnon the d,sI hnfnSn
him dis face waa yorL inc ,vi,h go
tion in h struooIo for mtta.onon INV
mRretbren end frienSS - ho so;a
uuve Senn lad to sno musan - no
before God and man IT, .n awfnii
thing to know that von,vo heam -
stnmblin, Noel A synmhIir bInal !"
THAT'S what I've boen oil thasa 49,,
nd now NV besottin, sin bos 1 49, S"r,
speech that's been a reproach to the
cause, and made religion an offence
n a byword! I've provoked my