Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06

checked his trunk to his father one
time, before he was saved, and
wrote a note which said, "Gone to
He'll" Those last words nearly
knocked me off my seat, for l knew
| was on the hell-bound train, and
in Gods house. For two days and
nights | took sides with the devil
but the third night up at the altar
l gave way to God, and the way
he blessed me and cleansed me
made Uncle "Isaac" and every
other person in Des Arc feel good.
Then l got sanctiied and went to
telling it, yes, praise the Lord a
person will tell it every time. l
had sins of every conceivable sort,
except gambling. didn't do that,
but | made it up in other evils, but
with the help of God, l quit all
sins and Strengthened up like God
want his children to be-clean
heart, clean mind, clean mouth and
clean hands. l expect God to
come II call for me some day and
l am going to be ready to go to
heaven. Glory to God for grace
that keeps me clean from day to
day. Some people say, 'swell, L
never saw anyone live a holy life
for God" Let me tell you, that
shows you have not kept very good
company. used to say that, but
deep down in my heart l knew
better. | knew the company L
kept would uphold me in saying
such things, but now l love my old
associates better than ever. Get
right with God and you will be
right with every one.
Some call me a saucy and all
that, but when | read Gods prom
Uses and he calls me obedient SER
want and smiles at me it tickles me
to the bottom of my soul. 1t is
just like eating hot cakes, honey
and butter for breakfast. | can't
tell which is the best. Can't eat
the honey without the butter, and
can't eat the butter without the
bread. MI. Editor and friends,
this is from the bottom of my
heart, and those who actually do
not believe in holmes unto the
Lord, it's you and God for that. l
belong to God and am not asham-
ed to tell what he has done for me.
1 butcher up the English lam
guage pretty badly and do not get
things written just in the proper
form, but it suits God and is not
intended to do any harm. After
was sanctified at Des Arc "Isaac''
told about it, and also told how
wicked l was before God did so
much for me. was glad it came
out in the REGISTER, for l know
people in all parts of the United
States that read it, and they know
that | was an awful sinner and
needed what God gave me. He is
not a bit stingy with his measures.
My cup is full tonight and my
home, that was once gloomy and
ungodly, is now sanctitied and
happy. Friends, it makes me feel
sad to see SO many men rearing
their families up in wickedness and
sin. We have one little girl that
has heard me swear and has seen
me drink whiskey, and l have Civ
en- her the rotten, damnable stuff.
By the help of God, l will never let
another drop 60 down my throat.
God has blotted out the past and
praise Him for it. How good our
dear heavenly Father is. I want
every Christian that reads this to
pray for me. | am at Peniel, Tex
as, among holiness people, and
came here to study the Bible and
to grow stronger in the power OF
God. May the Lord bless every
one is my daily prayer.
Texas is a very nice state, so fa1
as | have seen, and for the time
have been here. People are gen.
orally late with their crops and
gardens. While a great many gar
dens were up two weeks ago, some
have not plowed yet. There is an
abundance of cotton grown here,
The farmers seem to be prosperous
and the cities and towns are i'm
proving all the time. l am just
about one and one-half miles from
the Cotton Belt depot in Green
%ville-the interpretations of Peniel
and Greenville join. The mud we
have here is just as sticky as it is
out in Kansas, where it was last
year, but | have not cussed it any.
1t is wonderful what the Lord will
do. There is no timber in sight,
except along the river. I came
here to stay, at least, twelve
months, but rather expect to stay
longer. 1t depends on what the
Lord says about it. l am working
every day. Wages are good, and
living as cheap as up at lronton.
Churches and schools r plenti-
full here. | have not heard an oath
nor seen a boy with a cigarette in
his mouth or tobacco of any kind
in Pencil. One or two men live
here who chew, but l think they
are ashamed of it. This is a town
of about 800 inhabitants. If you
read the Both verse of the 32d chap
ter of Genesis you will see why
this town is called Pencil. and why
people want to live here. There
are students at the college from
California and many other far of
states, and they all recommend ii
very highly for it's religious and ed
ucational facilities. l will give a
better history of the school later.