Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-05

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They have been holding revival
meetings ut the Woodland NJ. Il.
Church and according to custom have
an Experience Meeting" after each
service, when those who have first
got religion get up and tell how they
feel, and those who have been long in
the church tell how they have shamed
the devil. The other night the eight
year-old son of the pastor, Rev. w. Il.
Wyckoff, arose in his place in a cor
ner, apart from others present. 81
was converted years ago." he said,
but want to say l never felt 30
converted before as l do tonight"
A local minister stood at the corner
Of Main and Market sts., Monday,
waiting for a car. The high winds
made him draw his chin low in the
collar of his overcoat and dig his
heels into the half frozen snow to
keep from blowing away.
A young woman approached and
stood near waiting for car, also.
Her disposition to be friendly and
agreeable exceeded her discretion and
In a jolly tone she remarked to the
preacher, though he was q stranger:
"say, wouldn't this grab ye?"
| "It is very dsagreeable day."
answered the preacher, and the
weather was far from being as chilly
as his tone.
The Rev. Henry Cullen, D. D., pas.
tor of the Presbyterian church, of
Savanna, ILL.,, in two-column, Eve
inch advertisement, printed for five
days in one Of the leading papers of
the town, stated In full the subjects of
a series Of four evening sermons to
be preached in November. with ex.
planatory sub-head. The sermons were
not given sensational captions, but
related simply to knowledge of and
belief in God. In another paper was
printed a four-inch reading notice of
the same sermons. The plan, DR..
Cullen writes us, has worked well,
increased interest and audiences and
made people come we never saw In
church bfore. and also made subject
Of talk through the city,
"Notoriety," says thes Observing
Citizen, SIS not greatness. Now,
while l admit that am not the dumb
est man in the world, yet | am scarce.
ly known outside the precinct of my
ward. But i don't yearn for notoriety
with the mistaken idea that it is
greatness. Now, were 1 in Teddy
Roosevelt's position, I'd rather be
known for my ability as great states
man, than as a reckless and spectacu
lar slayer of dumb brutes. There's
Steve Brodie, who jumped off the
Brooklyn bridge, and his name be-
came household word, but I'd rather
be the author of poem on spring. II
would do more for mankind thar
jumping Off a bridge. And If were a
woman I'd rather become proficient
, as model housekeeper than break
into print as u cyclone saloor
smasher." After saying the above
the Observing Citizen felt much bet
ter. His pulse beat had become nor
NAL, and his faculties returned sufI
cientiy to cause him to ask; SIS 4
cold enough for youT
"Did you ever notice." and this tim,
it was the Dyspeptic Uritic who spoke
that the less n man is accumtomed t,
eat Mt home The more he expects whel
he's awayf"
"That may be true" was admitted.
"Yes, it's exactly true, I've often no
ticed It,"
1t was in local restaurant and
fairly good supper was served. A
least. the regular patrons didn't oh
ject.
"Now, look there" said the Dysper
tic Critic. "Over yonder sits a ma
who when he's at home must regal
himself on turnips, bacon and one-miu