Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-24

er paused to collect his thoughts, but
up to this period his language Is sorter
ambiguous He's driyin at sunthn, but
what that sunthin Is he'll have to ex-
plain"
ITS Jest this" resumed Abijah. "I'm
In favor of holdln one Of the biggest
religious revivals In this town this fall
that was ever held on the top of this
airth. l want 1t to be kept up till ev-
cry human bein in the place Is good
'rulf to die at minit's notice, Wen
git our moral standard first. and then
we'll purceed to boom. When you kin
advertise the fact that a town Of nigh
1000 inhabitants hasn't one single sim
ner In It, what's goin to be the result7
Why, gentlemen, the influx, the rush.
of preachers alone to such place will
bring about the sale of 1000 city lots
within year. Widders will come
here. orphans will come here. convert
ed sinners and reformed drunkards will
come here. and the newspapers will
spread 1t broadcast that Jericho has no
need of courts. constables or jai!s."
81 do decide that Bijah has made
pint" said the deacon. 'ln glnpral
way Jericho Is purity good town, but
Its moral standard kin he boosted up
peg or two, l reckon. I'm in fur the
revival"
Admlron Taylor got up and said he
also favored 1t. A town was like
child-start out In the right way with
IL, and 1t would prove joy and Il
blessin. He hadn't seen great deal
Of wlckedness around Jericho, and he
didn't believe there was much, but
what was lurkin around In the fence
corners might rs well be driv out to
make clean state or 1t. He didn't be-
lieve in mixln booms with religion. but
yet If q boom did foller the revival he
had six acres Of land which he would
cut up into town lots and sell for fair
prices.
Salathlal Thompson follered with
rlngln speech. He had bin seein
wlckedness in Jericho for over 20
years, but not feclln strong muir to
cope with Il single handed had kept his
head shct and let II g0 on, TO his
certain knowledge there was liars and
thieves and swlndlers In the town.
There was also drunkenness and pro-
family and bettin He had sometimes
gone TO bed o. nights expectln- the fate
OF Sodom to overtnke the place before
the sun riz IL n revival would sweep
away all this wlckedncss. and be be-
llevcd 1t would, then let 'er come.
More goodness meant more churches,
and II another mrctin house was built
H.. a.. al. n
ut the lowest reasonable llgger
Solomon Davis folered with his
tory OF Sodom and Gomorrnh. He had
read up on them Towns and got all the
particulars. II they'd had revival
and everybody turned To goodness.
they'd not only have bin slandin yt,
hut property along the pain streets
would have bin wuth $1,000 foot
front, Nobody could say that Jericho
was n hundredth part as wicked as
sodom, hut she'd got II start and unless
checkcd up II was only u question OF
time when an alrthqunke would leave
her n heap of ruins He wouldn't take
up the valuable time of the ineptin TO
give instances of wickedness beyond
maxim II known that durn the past
year some Gomorrohite had cul on the
tails of three OF HIS hogs aud pulled
all the tail feathers out OF one OF his
prncocks Let the revival and tho
wave Of goodness come on He'd ring
the bell for services and sweep out
the church and not charge cent for
his services. aud when the business
boom iollered Il would fud him ready
10 put down four rods OF new sidewalk
and take in ten boarders at SIS u week
apiece
There were half a dozen others who
wade speeches and pledged them
selves, and Deacon Spooner tapped on
the iloor with his cane and said hc
,hanked heaven he hGd lived TO see
,hNt night, The enthusiasm was stlll
bilIn when Llsh Billings strolled Ia
and looked around In an inqulrln way,
The deacon explained what was sup
and asked him II he hadh't sunthln to
say
"Waal, not great DEAL" replied
Lish, I'D like to ask who's to git up
this revival"
! "We'll send for some great preach