Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-11-17

heavy mist that obscured even the
moon, now nearing its full" am old
enough To remember the wonderful
meteoric display OF 80, aud an Incident
OF IL that made an indelible impression
on my memory.
Ny father was living Ia Lancaster
then, and an old gentleman across the
street, who had often ventilated scepti-
cal notions, thought the day Of iudg-
ment" had come" He sent for father.
In hot haste, to hold a prayer meeting
at bis house. | needn't add that his in
fidelity returned with the morning
light, apd he laughed, with others, at
his fright over night, which recalls the
ancient legend, 20 full OF meaning:
"The Devil got sick, the Devil a saint
would be:
The Devil got well-the devil a saint
was he"
You cant scare man into "a change OF
mind lrepentauce-metanoial: for only
love can effect that revolution.
] recall kindred Incident. that oc-
CURED In Dayton, o.. not very long
after. Father Miller" had set day
for the coming OF the Lord, to take His
saints out of the Great Tribulation. {"
IL was not wonderful, with the hold his
calculations took upon a large body Of
Bible readers, that general feeling Of
uueasine-s peryaded the whole commn.
nifty. IL Is u dim memory, OF a half
forgotten past, now; but II was very
pungeut reality, then. Numbers put on
white ascension robes" In readiness
u Ego up IL was generally supposed
that the Savior's appearance would
occdr az night, ~ The epouGeraucr of
scripture reiereLcc seemed 10 iudi ate.
About 10 o'clock, an immense pork
packing establishment took fire Il was
filed with the material to make a
mighty blaze. The city was AS light as
day. The saints Gang triumphantly I:
the sinners shrickcd couvulsively: wo-
mcn aud children ran into the streets
cry my and wriuging their hands Pan
demOnium reigued, until IL was found
To be "only II tre', OF extraordinary
proportions. Then the sinners" smil.
ed reas-uringly: the saints looked silly,
and disrobed: and business went on,
next day. Is usual. But for good while
IL was u sore subject with many. who
boo I. -. a
couldn't deny IL. | forget now whether
| was scared, or only deeply interest
ed Probably the former. But can
never forget the wild excitement OF
that night scene. recall it. to point
moral Reader. don't forget that
the real thing" may be not far OF.
am neither alarmist nor prophet; but
this 'dispensation," undoubtedly, is
nearing its close; the world, as at pres
ent arranged, is rocking on a worn out
axle the Lords coming may be very
near; and | am sure 1t is appropriate for
each one to be taking stock" and
indiug out, certainly, whether they are
ready 10 20 up-''light enough to lly"-
or whether, In buying aud selling;
planting aud building; marrying and
giving in marriage;" TALL innocent
things, in themselvesl they have be-
come 30 engrossed, that they have inca.
pacltated themselves TO inject the Lord
In tue air, aud must needs be "left. ~
But ! don't sit down TO sermonize,
only to tell you how | am getting along
IN Livingston. Admirably, thai k you.
The two services already held have
been with packed" audiences, some
thing like "old times" | am preach
ing Ia the "Christian" church. | have
often called them "CampbelIites, but
! shall In future, for the sake OF this
Livingston church. give the name they
like best. IL is the first Christianity
In the concrete, that | have encounter.
ed for long while In "Old KY" |
live In hope that church doors, now un.
der close lock and key, may one day
open and bid my gospel" welcome;
but IL seems "afar of" now, and may
be In heaven before the cold Christian
ity OF the present may give way to the
warm Christianity OF the future: but IL
will come. The choir OF the Christian
church furnishes the singing, that
greatly enlivens our services. But IL al
ways makes me think of Marie aud her
little organ: while | am unspeakably
grateful TO the dear friends who have
volunteered TO conduct this, almost in.
dispensable part Of religious services.
am at the Dillon Hotel. 40 impos-
ing structure of three stories, near the
Rockcastle river, where all that kind
ness on the part OF host and hostess can
do, Is done TO make me comfortable.
Mrs. Dillon Is an elder sister OF Mrs.
Coffey, who so kindly, with her hus-
band, entertained me In Stanford last
week. In fact this 10 "Sister Coffey's
meeting" as told her before leaving.
aud Whatever good comes from II, she