Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04
CONVERSION OF KIDDER
His Old Habit OF swearing Chung 10
Mim 90 the Last


A man who lives there, relates the
Lewiston (Me) journal, tells me
that the excitement up at Coombs MILD
when Joe Kldder was being about 10
"come out"--the excitement, | say, en-.
urely overshadowed the interest In the
Boer war.
There was revival on up In Coomb
Mllls-school house revival, There
announceds fneyerhtg.linemD z
were twenty nine who had announced
their intention of leadlng a better
life up to the time that Brother Kid.
der said that he was going to break
away from the grip OF sin,
Now, the conversion Of the whole
twenty nine didn't make the stir in
town that the coming out Of Minister
Kidder aroused, For every one up
thnt way knows Joe Klddcr, Terrible
man he Is, too, on u horse trade, Why,
II Is regarding him that they say the
old story OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES me for
telling L. They say that once, long
back, Joe had been converted, und that
He had said ha nlfltona 12iS5Gl9
he had said that II all the people he
had cheated would come TO him In the
morning he would refumd One party
called him up Al o'clock hat moin.
ing, When Joe demonstrated, the man
allowed that he would come early "ln
order to avoid the rush"
The minister--to get back to the
account OF Minister Kldders CONVEX
sons-announced Sunday that on the
following Wednesday evening the wen
known brother, Joseph Kidder would
arise In meeting and renounce the
ways of sin and would exhort all 10 The
paths Of repentance,
The standing room sign was out
early on that Wednesday evening,
Fact Is, couldn't half the pt ople get IN.
There was a very natural desire on
the part Of those who knew Joseph
Kddcr TO hear what he WAS goiag 10
say for himself 1t didn't appenr to
be possible that n man who had been
the sort OF an Individual that Mr.. Hid.
der had prided himself on being, wns
really going to renounce all his evil
practices.
Amorg other vices, Joseph wNs an
inyeterate and verbose cursor. II did
not seem possible to talk without
swearing. lie swore without knowing
that he did II,
And, lastly, Joseph had bare II p,
and his oratorical effort was looked
to with especial interest on that nc,
count,
Well at last the great moment ar
rived and Joseph stood up In the
midst of the packed gathering OF his
neighbors, There was hush In the
air,
Brother Kidder," said the minister
with a bland and ingrataIng smile,
"will now tell you why he loves the
Lord"
"Hlthan buth'en and histers, | heel
hat hNwnt hoe head a Hithion hIfe
an -"
"Amayn," cried an aged brother
over in the corner Of the school room;
"Amayn, Brother Kldder, But won't
you pltNSe SpVuh UP u WV ""'''' ~
that these deaf old ears over this way
can hear ye"
Brother Kldder grew little red
with embarrassment and impatience
and started out again, -.
'Hithun buth'en and histers, HI
lwQnt hoo"
"Tmen," shrilled an old lady over In
the other corner Of the rcom' "l'Iess
the Lord, Brother Kjdder But we
don't want to miss n word of that tes.
timony Please speak a little louder
brother"
Well, now. by this time Mr., Kidder
by nature Of q chorric and impatient
disposition, commenced to get red be-
hind the ears. lie did what he was
accustomed to do all his life long--he
got mad, And he whlrlcd on his heel
and looked at the room full of neigh
bors and friends until the glare ot his
eyes terrified them, Then he COM
menced at the top Of his voice; -.
"Hithlan buth'en an hithers' ~
hwant to head IIthian hife HNMN