The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-25
HO3AB'S SERMON.

tO"i, WulCu 10 III tue uuIFetSe vi
the state of Montana.
The text was taken from the
xviii chapter of the gospel of st.
Luke, the 22nd and 23rd verses:
"Now when Jesus heard these
"things he SAID unto him, vet
"lackesi thou one thing. Sell all
''that thou hast, and distribute
''unto the poor, and thou shalt
"have treasure in heaven. And
scome and follow ne. And when
'he heard this he was very sorrow
"ful, for lie was very rich"
He said as a preliminary he
would introduce Hon. c. w. Poken.
heimer, gooly man and a law
giver of much renown.. Like the
centurion of holy writ he had
obeyed all the commandments from
his youth, and had literally obeyed
the Injunction to divide his goods
among the poor-espacially just
before election, when votes were
needed.
While he, Rev. Hobab. had
labored among the savages, Mr..
Pokenheimer had diligently laborcd
for the uplifting of the benighted
whites Of his district. And while
in his capacity as law giver he had
been compelled to consign mat,
kindred spirits to durance vile, h'
had also been able to alleviate thu
distress Of many poor and worthy
persons who had voted for him
AS a consequence, while poor il
this worlds goods, he felt confiden
that he had treasures laid up II
heaven. And while his pc cketbool
was light, his spirits were gay, ant
he felt as frisky as buck maggot
Hope, that irridescent dream O
'he politician, buoyed him up, ant
he had great expectations for tn
future. He SAID that faith woul
do great things, and although Nh
Poke nheimer was temporari
down. he pxhorted his hearers t
Ltpe patient and all would yet b
well. Ungodly people might nc
think so, but he would cite himse
9 as an example. At one time h
had been compelled to wear India
clothes, while he was now attire
in broadcloth and fine linen. Az
while Mr.. Pokenheimer mig tpov
like David, be attircd, tigul
ativaly speaking, in a suit
p sack cloth and ashes, the tim
J.. would yet come when he woul
crack the lash of authority, an
O there would be wailing and gnasl
# ing of teeth in the camp of tt
enemy. A there seemed to be
lack of enthusiasm, Rev. Hobi
5 requested the choir to sing tn
. old farniliat hymn, elbow Tedio
and. Tcste,ess Is Life unto Me
. and hoped that the audience wou
join in the singing,
With one accord the vast co
's gregation raised their voices
II soulful harmony, while Rev, Hob
n combed his flowing beard al
10 meditated upon the conversion
u Expiscua, and the uuce' ,aln.,
'e politics.
le Rev Hobab resumed his serm
~ AID said that some things WE
~ permissible uong the cite tt
III could not be tolerated with otf
e pc ople, and although he was not
'y admirer of Ananias and Sapphi
IL the two noted liars of bible histol
5 he still felt that hypocrisy was
oe best policy to pursue in politi
Sc and that just little of the lev
r. of goodness would raise mass
h' CORFU ption.
q He cited the case of an adjoini
" county where Hon. C. W. Poke
" heimer resid d, and was tempor
" lily downed by wicked and desie
i. ing men, after having lived a life
" hypocrisy there for two long ye;
"a life that was beautiful in
"' holier than thou aspect. Rps
S' respectable people refused
"0 sanction his methods, and c'
i" sidered that he was pirate
'' political abortion as it were-t
W that made no difference whate'
.';I We TO the truely good. Was it
i'm written that the whale swallow
to Jonah, and retained him upon