The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-12-26

CUT OFF THE TAILS or THREE OF HIS HOGS
or paused to collect his thoughts, but
up To this period his language is sorter
ambiguous. lies drivln ut sunthin. but
what that sunthln Is he'll have to eN-
plain
ITS Jest this" resumed Abliah. I'm
In favor Of holdn one of the biggest
religious REVEALS In this town this fall
that was ever held on the top of this
nrth | want 1t TO be kept up till cy-
cry human heln in the place Is good
'nuff 20 die at mlnits notice. Wen
git our moral standard first and then
we'll pnrceed to boom. When you kin
advertise the fact that Il town Of nigh
1000 inhabitants hasn't one single sin
ner in it, what's goln to be the result?
Why, gentlemen, the influx, the rush,
of preachers alone to such place viii
bring about the sale of 1000 city lots
within year Widders will come
here, orphans will come here, convert
ed sinners ana reformed drunkards Will
come here and the newspapers will
spread II broadcast that Jericho has no
need of courts, constablcs or jals."
IL do decide that BiIah has made
pint" said the deacon. "In n gineral
way Jericho is a purity good town. but
its moral standard kin be boosted up
II peg or two, | reckon. I'm In fur the
revival"
Admiron Taylor got up and said he
also favored II. A town was like n
chlld-start out in the right why with
1t, and it would prove n joy and a
hlessln. He hadn't seen n great deal
OF wickcdness around Jericho, and he
didn't believe there was much. but
what was lurkn around In the fence
corners might as well I've drv out TO
make n clean state OF It, lie didn't he
lievc in mixIn booms with religion but
yet If boom did follcr the revival he
had six acres of land which he would
cut up into town lots and sell for fair
prices
Salathal Thompson follered with
n rlngin speech. He had bin Seeln
wlckedncss In Jericho for over 20
years, but not feelm strong nun TO
cope with 1t single handed had kept his
head shet and let 1t SO on To his
itAih hllVN hNlEN AAANNN NsAN mus anu
thieves and sWlndlers In the town
There was also drunkenness and pro-
family and hettin He had sometimes
gone to bed q nights eNpCCt,u the fate
of Sodom 10 oyertake the place before
the sun riz If revival would sweep
away all this WlckcdnrsS and he be
llevcd II would. then let rr come
More goodness meant more churches,
and II another meetln house was built
he wanted the job and would take It
ut the lowest reasonable nggcr
solomon Davis follercd with a his
tory OF Sodom and Gomorah. He lad
read up on them towns and got all the
particulars II they'd had revival
and everybody turuCd To goodness.
they'd not only have bin S;andin VT,
but property along the main streets
would have bin with 81 600 foot
front Nobody could say that Jericho
was n hundrcdth part us wicked as
Sodom. but she'd got start and unless
checked up II WAS only n question Of
time whcp an airthquake would leave
her n hea., of ruins lie wouldn't take
up the valuable time OF the mectln to
give instances OF wickeducSS beyond
maxim II known that duriu the past
year some GomorrohIte had cut on the
tails of three OF his hogs and pulled
all the tail feathers out of one of his
peaceeks Let the revival and the
wave of goodness come on. He'd ring
the bell for services aud sweep out
the church and not charge II cent Tor
his services. and when the business
boom follcred 1t would find him ready
TO put down four rods of new sidewalk
and take In ten hoarders at 50 4 week
apiece.
There we're half dozen others WHO