The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
SrII ARP QUOTES BEEoHER.
The Noted Minister Used Cuss Words
and the Hot Weather Caused It.

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and the Hot Weather Caused It.
This horrid, torrid weather reminds mo OF
what Henry Ward Deeoher said III his 81 ct
ono swoltcrlng day in July. Ho took nc
text. He wiped iho porspiration' from bis
brow and looking solemnly at the largo con-
gregation, said: ut is hot today. It is
damned hot. II is as hot as holll
| Everybody was amazed and shocked until
ho added, sThat is tho language heard two
| young mon use at the door of tho ohuroh as
| passed. them. hy ourg friends, IL Ia not
| as hot as hell." Then in low, earnest topc
no pictured the torments of holl and tho cor
| tain fate of tho wicked until the atmosphere
Of tho church soomed to be cool aud pleasant
in comparison. Tho ladies ceased to move their
fans and everybody was still and solemn as q
funeral 1t was something like Jonathan Ed.
wards at Northampton whom he got his hear.
ors 80 wrought up and alarmed that they
groanod in fear and grasped tho posts and
braces to koep from sinking into hell, and an
other preacher in the pulpit begged MIR. Ed
wards to stop. "Stop, Mr.. Eu wards; stop
now and toll them of tho meroy and love of
God'
What wonderful power is in tho words Of
gu eloquent, earnest man. Mr.. Beeoher was
al OF that--a gifted, eloquent man. heard
him preach twice beforo tho war and vas
profoundly impressed. looked upon him as
the imporsonntion Of the man OF God. Later
on, when no began his vindieiive war upon
tho South and said that sharpa rifles wero
better than Bibles for John Brown in Kansas
and it was O orimo to shoot at slayo- holder
and miso him, wondered at my infatuation
with tho man and exclaimed with Isaiah,
GLOW arc tho mighty fallen" And still
later whom Tilton charged him'Mith alienatinp
and seduciug his wife and it took two months
to try the ca,o and the jury two days to mako
up verdict, which virtually saio, "Ho il
not guilty, but ho must not do go any more"
was mortified at my own weaknoss in DO.
coming his idolator and resolved to Worship
no man while he lived a great mans CHAR.
aoter cannot DO mado up until after he ia
dead.
But was Illuminating how easy it Is for O
young man TO soy damn and pamn it, I'll bo
damned, and oven to tako the name of God
in vain Damn is q moro convenient and cx
prcssiye word than dogon or dingnation or
blamed, and IL shows defiauoo of the dovil
and self concoit in tho man who uses IL
But tits q very handy exploiivo and whom a
young man gets in the habit of using IL no
rarely reforms. IIo knows that it is not good
enoe of ladies or preachers or his parents.
Nevertheless thoro arc somo good people who
think damn 1t without saying it. hea d a
o good story the other day on Col Liyin gs on
our momber of Congress from tho Atlanta
district. Last GUNNER he was sont over %
West Virginia to speak and holp tho Demo
orats in their. r.oanvass. IIo venturcd into n
pretty hot Republican town and was har-
anguing and clcotrifying largo audience,
and while scarifying the Republicans and
this flghting administration soft, half done
Irish potato took him kerzip right betweon
the eyes. II Knocked off his 81 eotaolcs md
flattenod into mush all over his classic ooun.
teDanoe. 1t surprised and shocked him OF
course. Recovered his glasses he wiped tho
saoky s'uit from his face and said with ex-
oited tone, "hiy friends, 1 have been-I hayo
Deen cons1stent-a consistent member OF the
Presbyterian ohurch-the presbyto, ian
church, say for moro than-moro than ffty
years-ycs, tfty odd years, and have tried to
ilye--iriod TO live iu harmony With al, men
win oil men. but if the dirty, dogoned, dad
blamed puppy who threw that potato will
stand up or raise his right hand / /, bc-dad.
oiasted II don't stop speaking long enough
10 come down and lloa the hair and hide Off
Of him in two minutes by the olock." AS no.
BODY rose or raised hand tho colonel resum.
ca his br0ken romarks, but declares that he
never came so near oursing sinoe he ioincd
tho church. Si = H. - -''',
This thing Of oursing is Of worry ancient
g origin, Sometimes It was dono by proxy.
sBalak the king of Moab, hired Balanm 10
sctlrse Israel, anu somo Of us veterans rcmem.
p or " zen We; too, wanted to hire q oussin
smanlto expend our W .ath upon tho Yankees.
iPeter cursed and swore when accused Of bo.
Ing onelof the Disciples: Itis probable that
ho 1o 4 7 d
Worse. Soldiers and sailors have In all apes
been profane--the very class that are in
greatest peril and should have the sroates.
reyerento for their Maker. Unolo Toby SAYS
"Our army swore terribly in Flanders" And
Unole Toby himself swore an oath when he
found the hiok soldier lying and dying at his
gate. "He shal, not die, by God :" he said, and
the accusing spirit few up to heaven With
tho oath and blushed rs he gave 1t In. The
recording angel as he wrote it down dropped
tear upon the word and blotled it out for
ever" That Is beautiful, iscnt it? Vorily.
charity hideth multitude Of aIhB. Q
But this Is enough on this subject. II is
too hot to work in the gardon and SO get in
the shade of the vines on my yerandah and
ruminate, Judge Grigys, our honored mem.
ber OF Congress, tolls mat story on Colonel
Livingston and he told another that will mako
tho old men forget that it is hot, for thew
never got too old to enjoy any story th al has
O pretty woman in il. Ono of tho last cases
brought before tho judge was a young unso
phisticated country boy who was charged
win an assault upon bonnie country girl in
that ne had caught her at tho spring and
hugged and kisskod hor against her will.
Hef mother saw 1t from her piazza and hoard
nor scream and saw him run away to the
he!! whore nc was plowing. She was very
indignant, and prosecuted MIN. She was tho
yitncss and 30 was the girl, but the oirl
dident seem very vindicliye sho said he
dident hurt her but took her by surprise.
bhe had filled her buoket and was about to oo
back when ho caught her and hugged her and
kissed her right Oh her mouth The solicitor
closed his case. The roung man was put up
to make his statement, and oil he said wos
that she looked 30 sweet and pretty ho oonld.
not help 1t, and he dident believe that M;aa
Molly was very mad about it nohow. for ahe
wont off singing Of hymo "What hyme was
sho singing? asked the judge II don't
know" he said. "What hyme were yo,,'aino.
ing, Miss Molly? asked tho julge, She
smiled and said it was "The Lord viii Pro.
vide" Tho judge charged the jury Yory mild
ly, and told them that an assault implied
malice, etc but as the jury oouldnlt sec
wnero the malice oame in, they came back
with this verdict. eve, tho jury, fod tho
defendant not guilty, as thero was no malice
or hate In It,, and We recommend him to the
mercy of tho court"
This story rominds me Of John Riley's yer-
dict In tho Pass case. Good old John Riley
the foreman Of The Rome Courier's pressroom