The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-15

| ness ana Intolerance OF the Mosaic
church had excited the hostility OF
all the liberal and cultured peopl,
and churches round about them
In fact, ever since they "were bap
tized unto Moses in the cloud anc
In the sea, they had become illib-
eral and exclusives discordant
element in the religious world and
an invincible obstacle to religious
cooperation. Hitherto there had
arisen but one great leader amongst
them with liberal tendencies in
clined to open communion. He
was the most eloquent man the
denomination had produced, and
was able to lead the common peo-
pie into q union service and com
munion with branch of the cul-
tured and liberal calf church of
Egypt. But some of the old lead
ers came suddenly upon the scene
broke up the union service and
summarily excluded 5000 of the
participants from their church
Aaron saved himself only by sud-
den show of penitence and confess
sion. This was the sect of exclu-
sives against whom King Balak
united Moab and indian and in
voked the cloquence of the illus
trious evangelist, the son of Beor,
whose home was far away at Pethor
by the great river that used to
water the garden of Eden. The
first embassy failed to make terms
with the great preacher. A second
commission, composed of princes of
the royal blood and bearing golden
credentials, was more successful
The great talker came. The in
Election of his eloquence reached
the very beast that conveyed him
to the scene of service. In those
queer old days it required more
glittering ceremony to install 9
great preacher in his evangelistiC
pulpit than to inaugurate two OF
three kings. Beadles, palm bearers
and banner holders choristers, horn
blowers. billposters and stirrup-
holders-all selected from the high
est dIgnitaries of the kingdom
Balak, the son of Zippor, had an
tlcipated all these indispensable
prerequisites for a sweeping sue
cess. The august preacher was
thus conducted to an eminence
overlooking the camp of Israel,
where, all unconscious of the i'm.
pending peril preparing to unlock
his jaws on Pisgah, Moses and
Joshua with the millions of Israel
slept amongst the fragrant acacias
Balak and the flower of Moab and
indian stood all expectant. Thi:
mighty wizard of the tongue was
to convert or stampede with incur.
able panic; paralyze or disperse
this impudent and arrogant sect
and play his invincible hoodoo upor
all the enemies of the Church o.
Balak. They conducted him to the
gorgeous pulpit. What must have
been the surprise and chagrin OF
Balak when the mighty evangelist
turned disdainfully from the elab
crate pulpit, and with a sweet ano
sanctified haughtiness that wor
the ladies and shriveled Balak anC
his court. said; DO you take me
20 be one barrel preacher? II
must be understood here and now
that | am seven-shooter, and un.
less you hustle and prepare sever
pulpits, this meeting ends right
here before it begins Every body
realized at once the appalling
blum Ter of Balak, and in a short
time seven elegant pulpits shed
their splendor on Pisgah. Fol-
some reason the old electric ser
mons revamped to fit the new theol.
ogy did not produce the expected
result. The meeting was a flat
failure. But for a consideration
the Mesopotomian preacher gave
counsel to Balak that wrought
temporary disaster in the Mosaic
Church. He said No eloquenc,
or argument can break through the