The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-07-04
copN-EDUCATED MINISTER.
~ AEBY g. BAKER.

Helen. lie gave us the mos
.4, sermon. His language was {
and his manners perfect; but
. came down from the pulpi
.- service and introduced tha'
oern-out-looking, awkward little
AS his wife-well, | was aston.
ld YOU see her, Aunt Helen?:'
glt. handsomely dressed CIR
amt. Mrs. Murray, one after
.tnry emerged from the Church
covenant, where the annual
The synod was being held.
eA dear, | saw her; but as !
noVu her for a long time, | was
missed.
49,. \mt Helen, how did he evel
y. marry her? VIVA: could he
mire in her, l wonder? And
studuced her to the other doc
dtuity with the most courtly
y he acted as though he were
f her. | stood back of them a
r. While | was waiting for you,
uald not understand it. She
Years his senior"
d., Helen, in spite OF her looks,
,r wears his junior, and DR..
.r II, reason to treat his wife
usH and reason to be proud of
. .of. plain and awkward as she
.t.. made him what he is
. Made him, the elegant, dis
Sired minister that he is, and she
. tt'e and plain? Why, aunty,
guu mean?'
.n-U them years ago, dear; in
rure YOU We're born; and if you
INTO my room when we get
Nll tell you the story
.Hr~ Mabel had laid aside her
. ,.- vent into her aunt's room,
aNg her favorite rockingham
nos window, where Aunt Helen
nerself, she said: DO begin
r. m interested.
vas the winter before youI
va, married that ] first met
Mrs. Proutit. Father had a
-u in Illinois, and the summer
ere had moved on to the place
.. MS a young farmer and his
ad two baby daughters, one
u, old and the other a year
L They had a snug farm
.l twenty acres of land, not all
ut the payments were to be
Isl; and, with the prospect of
M good crops, they expected
Ky years it would be theirs
M - encumbrance.
husband nor wife was par
religious. They attended
1850 degree of regularity, but
them had ever made any
Of religion. But one fall
protracted meeting held in
at The Corners. The whole
as awakened, and among
uuhlicly gave their lives to
the young farmer and his
otJ conversion was sincere
ulgh. and made an entire
rIueir manner of living. They
nee into the hitherto neglect
school, and threw themselves
'l all their energy. awaken
est that had not before been
The church at The Corners
.Iiess. and before the winter
became the custom for the
amer to conduct the weekly
UentImg, and often he led a de
wee on sunday.
.- lad gone on in this way for
YEAR, when one day Mr.. Prou-
f course the farmer was he
the sunny sitting-room where
was sewing, and said Il her:
ave been thinking forW long
F. -uuetIling that | ought to tell
Daniel she answered, look
.t hlm with smile, / thought
mad
0 YOU really, Myra?' he asked,
md do you know what it Isl
lou't know as ! do: but | felt
N tell me after a while
nuns face worked painfully fol-
IWt and then he said: We'll,
Gems to me jes' like the Lord
n.Iljn' me for long time that ]
'eaye the farm and go and
M, gospel He said the words
or he felt that they would be d
"" 10 the woman at his side,
pike AS though he dreaded to
Ill.,
as silent for a full minute
busy fingers pushed the needle
. % and out of the cloth she was
b. Nld III the meantime his eyes
.a-rrned on her face.
Daniel. She said, finally. If
voice we can't say no. What
r.nkin' Of DOM"
lncertain, he replied. I'm ig.
YOU know, Myra, and haven't
ua education, and | don't know
a5out theology; but l thought
-ome books and read up in then
4' and preach round in the school
5 md then | could keep a run OF
@u. coo.'
o mat will not do said his wife,
-rcally. I've been thinkin' OF it
aMel, for I've been SEEM fol
lime now your mind was a turnin',
Iecided, if Gods called you tC
/. ne has called me to run the
and educate you. Idon't believe
sends out disciples any more anc
en- to open their mouths and lei
& I'm with words. | believe He
Us I'm to educate themselves and
t' know what His word means
hey go out to try and preach il
ers. And if you are goin' to be 6
.rr. | am goin' to see that you are
aeated one
% vas quiet little woman, anC
rYer before in her life had made
,ong speech; her face was flushed
eAritement as she finished. Hel
l'. looked at her in silent admira
o. ii moment, and then he said
I"T can you do it, Myra? Yor
very stout, and you never ran {
YOUR life
I'm strong enough, and I've
we farm all my days, so l guess
IS low to run one: and you mus
lated if you are goin' to preach
.on't have married you if I'd "a