The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26

The good dominic has since resigned his
charge and left for Gospel fields new.
community, endeayored TO revive the chignon.
But instead Of rolling their hair up at the back
Paper, cotton and horsehair were used to swell
the chignon into extravagant proportions, and
was termed. This rivalry ripened into envy,
envy into malice, and malice into hatred and all
tho community that an appeal was made to
the dominic to suppress the strife. On the
warning Of Christ relative to- the destruction
OF Jerusalem: Lot him that L. on the house
top e4 he s saia ,S SSM he wound oaG i dwe slS u GSsn only S the
last four words,,,'top not come down."
kn Sisters n t r said he sw do You a hear 1rt thIs' The top,
was upon the miserable top-knot and the trouble
it had caused. The result was that, a few days
their hair in more conventional style, and white
winged peace had again spread her wings over
An old harG.shell exhortcr, whose illiteracy
was exceeded only by his desire to make him.
self heard on every possible occasion. once took
MY friends" said he, II want to talk to you
from ,aa.. 9nes;eyed John two-eyed chapter and
Along with patience. If n backwoods dominic
wishes to appreciate thoroughly the amenities
dowed with a keen sense of humor. For in.
itance. a newly appointed circuit rider, upon his
first visit to his charge, was called upon to
hour or two before his arrival. The deceased
was a perfect stranger to the preacher. n fact
repair to tho house of mourning in order to take
a few notes concerning the dead mans. career,
At the garden gate the circuit rider was met by
Reckon your re the preacher. mister, "drawled
the young fellow.
And you're a-going to preach pops funerali"
And you want to know all about what a
s soSd li mfn d 1HP was' p Sna H 3aft n bsSind ths , PSSF wife
Yes. / want to know rs much as possible"
Wall, look ye here, mister; Pop want no
ner no 1' poor little I'll ehildren.# ''' ~ p''t WIG
oO So far a as the n ,.PrSsachi hing, funerals i con,
quoted, he is often called upon to preach at the
funeral Of an entire stranger. No matter
murEiest reputation, his Whole life must be re.
viewed and good qualities Of some kind or another
vices must DO whitewashed or not referred to-.
Al this must be done without hurting the
to the suspicion Of ,disregard FOR truth. The
preaching usually takes place Mt the burial. or
as soon thereafter as the preacher. can come
was that of an aged Campbellile preacher
down in Clark county. Georgia. A few years
insisted mon., Al @RSa 6Prif e aooa h Rs GEn he su Rsd m ssE;
winter: He accordingly gave his followers no.
tice of his intention. and appointed a grove
near his cottage az the scene of tho perform
ancc. Moreover, he ordered his coffin to be
prepared for the occasion.
Standing at the head OF, his coffin, a stiff
breeze blowing, his long white hair out from
err reviewed his life and the good he had done.
in addition TO confessing his sins of omission
and commission. His motive for the proceed
ing. hc said, was that he. more forcibly than
anybody else, could point out to his flock
wherein he had failed and wherein no had tri-
umphed. and give the reasons for both failure
and triumph. After the sermon he admin
istered the Lords Supper to his congregation.
the coffin serving as the communion table, and
when this rite was over he and his aged wife
spread out on the coffin n repast OF cold meats
and chicken for the benefit OF those who had
come from a distance and brought no dinner.
Ono backwoods dominic relates a story that
school pupil who said that ".Methuselah made
him-the boy whom God made had gone out to
get n drink of water" This preacher says that
on one occasion, while riding circuit in one Of
the mountain counties of Virginia, he was ac-
companicd by his little nephew. AS the two
were going along a lonely road they met a fell
low about - years of age whom tho, preacher
attend Sunday school.
Dunno" said the fellow with n vacant stare.
Young man." remarked tho preacher, IT
don't think you know enough to know who
~ know who made me. don't I ~unclel'
Chimed In the little nephew. God made me;
didn't her
SEQ here, mister" grunted the young man.
sauar. That dog.goned kid We're made SO long
after ! were made that he'd no business to
have done forgotten by this time. I'd plum