The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-10-24
101NT SINGING CHOIRS.
Excellent Addresses BY Revs. J. J.
Long and J. A. Sigh.


Joint singing picnic at Cannons creek
church on Saturday, was very en-
;oxable occasion. We were feeling
very unwell, but as we were the ones
who helped the young people to ar
range for the occasion, we forced
ourselves out. Being little late, we
found that a good crowd had already
assembled in the church and the exer-
cises had begun.
Rev. J. J. Long, who was one OF the
invited speakers, made an excellent
address, his subject was, "Dodglng or
whioping the devil around the stump
] an sorry to say, but I fear it is a
fact that this subject is applicable to
almost every professed Christian to-
day. He showed how so many peo-
ole evaded the truth, NOT by straight
out living but by lodging.
The speaker made some very the
illustrations, first telling Of an incl
dent in slavery time of an old man
who had negro who dsobeyed him.
The old man called up his son saying:
GO tie the negro and give him good
Iashing," but his son did not want to
whip the negro SO he went into the
ward. called him, and told him what
his father had said, saying, Now,
Tom, am not going to whip YOU,
but [ must make father believe that L
am. I am going to tie you to tree
ard get the whip and I Will whip the
tree, so every time I whip the tree,
youmustholler." Tom played the game
pretty well as the boy had told him,
and after the whipping was over, the
tov went into the house and the tath-
er said, "Son have you done as l told
you?" "Yes, sir" replied the son, L
WHIPPED him good, didn't you hear him
holier?" Now boys, this is called
circular lying. In such lying you may
deceive you'd father, but you cannot
deceive God.
A boy went 10 town one Sunday. and
when he came back, he had some
candy. His father said, ''Why Charlie,
I hope you haven't been trading OH
Sunday, don't you know that it is
sin to trade on Sunday" The boy
said, "No father, I did not buy the
candy, only went into the store, and
told the man to let me have some
candy, and that I would come back
another day, get some more, and then
pay him for it all, no Sir, l did not
buy the candy"
He told of the old mans prescrlp-
ton. who lived in prohibition town,
and who had voted for prohibition, and
claimed toNbe straight outt. teetotallst
This old man one day came to the
conclusion that he was sick, he went
to the doctor, and told him that he
was sick, but he didn't care for him to
treat the case, he only wanted him to
give him a prescription for some whls-
key. that he was going to make some
bitters which he thought was about
all chat he needed.
Now, my Christian friends, these
are some of the ways of lodging, and
whipping the devil around the stump
which are practiced not only among
the intelligent and informed people OF
today, but also among the ignorant
and illiterate, in fact, this sin is al
most universal in high life, and is
practiced by the most responsible peo-
pie OF today.
So let me entreat you, my young
friends. to always be truthful and hon.
est. il is one Of the most important
things for you to practice in your
every day life, and will help tit you
for nobler and better life to come.
Rev. Long made many more point
ed Illustrations showing that this way
Of lodging has been going on from
the time of Adam and Eve, down to
the present time.
The analysis of the whole speech
was. to follow the examples Of Christ.
"Tell the truth and be honest said
the speaker, "for there is NO legacy