The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-12-25

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ambiguous. He's drivin at sunthln. but
what that sunthln is he'll have TO ex-
plain"
~Irs Jest this" resumed AblJah- I'm
In favor OF holdin one OF the biggest
religious revivals In this town this fall
that was ever held on the top OF this
airth. ] want II 70 be kept up till ev-
cry human bein in the place Is good
'nur 20 die AZ a mlnit's notice. Wen
Kit our moral standard first. and then
we'II purceed 70 boom. When you kin
advertise the fact that a town OF nigh
1000 Inhabitants hasn't one single sim
ner In II. what's goin 10 be the result?
Why. gentlemen. the influx. the rush,
Of preachers alone 20 such place VIII
bring about the sale Of 1000 city lots
within a year. Widders win come
here. orphans viii come here. convert
Cd sinners and reformed drunkards will
come here. and the newspapers viii
spread Il broadcast that Jericho has no
need OF courts. constables or jails."
4 do decide that Bijah has made a
pint" said the deacon in a gineral
way Jericho is purity good town. but
IL moral standard kin be boosted up
4 peg or two. reckon I'm In fur the
revival"
Admlron Taylor got up and said he
also favored II. A town was Ike q
ehiid-start out in the right way with
Il, and II would prove a Joy and a
blessln. He hadn't seen great deal
Of wiekedness around Jericho, and be
didn't believe there was much. but
what was lurkin around in the fence
corners might as well be driv out to
make a clean state OF II. He didn't be-
lleye In mlxln booms with religion. but
yet II q boom did foller the revival he
had SIX acres OF land which be would
cut up into town lots and sell for fair
prices.
salathiai Thompson follered with
a ringln speech He had bin seem
wfckedness in Jericho for over 20
years, but not feelin strong nun to
cope with Il single handed had kept his
head shet and let IL go on To his
certain knowledge there was liars and
thieves and swindlers In the town
There was also drunkenness and pro-
family and bettin He had sometimes
gone TO bed o. nights expectin the fate
OF Sodom 10 oyertake the place before
the sun riz II revival would sweep
away ali this wickedness. and he be-
lIered II would. then LEI FER come.
More goodness meant more churches.
and II another meetin house was built
he wanted the Job and would take 1t
Al the lowest reasonable dgger.
Solomon Davis follered with a his
tory Of sodom and Gomorrah. He had
read up on them towns and got all the
particulars II they'd had a revival
and everybody turned TO goodness.
they'd not only have bin standin yit.
but property along the main streets
would have bin wuth $1,000 a foot
front Nobody could say that Jericho
was a hundredth part as wicked as
godom. but she'd got start and unless
checked up IL was only question OF
tine when an earthquake would leave
her a heap Of ruins. He wouldn't take
up the valuable time OF the meetin to
give instances OF wickedness beyond
maxim II known that durin the past
year some Gomorrohite had cut of the
tails OF three OF his hogs end pulled
all the tail feathers out OF one OF his
peacocks. Let the revival and the
wave OF goodness come on He'd ring
the bell for services and sweep out
the church and not charge a cent for
his services. and when the business
boom foIlered II would find him ready
20 put down four rods OF new sidewalk
and take In ten boarders at IS week
apiece
There were half dozen others who
made speeches and pledged them
selves. and Deacon spooner tapped on
the door with his. cane and said he
thanked heaven he had lived to see
that night. The enthusiasm was still
bilin when Lish Billings strolled in
and looked around in an inquirin way.
The deacon explained what was up
and asked him II he hadn't sunthin to
say.
'waal. not a great DEAL" replied
Lish. I'D like to ask who's to git up
Aulh ItflFhif
Wen send for some great preach
err" answers AbJah Holden.
'Who's 10 pay himi Preachers amt
reyiyalin around for nuthin, though
they like TO do GOOD"
Everybody looked at everybody, but
no one had any more to say.
~And when we got the revival start
ed" continued Lish. ''there'd have to
be lot Of ownin up to things and ask
In forgiveness. Who's goin TO own up
20 gitfin drunk on hard cider, to jawin
his wife. to lickln his children, to pi-
zenin dogs. 10 cripplin hogs. to stealth
fence rails. TO hundred other mean
thingsf Take yer time about 1t and
don't all speak at once, but femme
have the information"
Deacon Spooner opened his mouth
as II 20 say that Lish had made a
strong pint. but closed It again and
heaved a sigh and went out. Other
signs was heaved and other folks went
out and In three minits Lish Billings
had all the cracker and sugar bar'ls
TO hisseif and was wonderin what had
busted nm the rneeffn NJ 0UAD