The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-10-23

thc left. to get q little FARMER apart,
both went into a dftch. our wagons
falling on top Of Us. And there We
were. and there We might have stayed
nad NOT q gospel smith come down
from his shop and pulled rs out, and
.ofrercl 20 mend as up again.
Vow" said the smith, remember
the road is narrow. but plenty wide for
the gospel wagons to run, provided
the drivers agree; keep close together.
but don't quarrel, and there is no dan
ger. so long as your eyes are stead
tasty fixed on the cross
Away we drove ana for awhile,
.cve.vthing went Well: but coming
in sight Of an old Primitive outht.
which was jogging along in Il migntJ
slow trot. we concluded we'd drive
around and go ahead Of it. | started
to the right ana brother Baptist L"
the left; but just at that point the foad
was very narrow. and the nsequen
was. we had q general ~smash-up ana
our three outfits were piled UP to-
2ether, filing the road from ditcl !"
ditch, 50 tina the Presbyterian wa
gon. lust behind, could not pass. \
GOSPEL smith soon appeared upon the
scene. and, using his gospel crane, ne
lifted the broken wagons INTO ORDER
Imcnded them up. and sent US on our
ways. telling us To remember that the
"ospel road was free TO all. and If all
W 4 N''4 -
.Ibrcak-downs nor smash-upS.
And So aid the !
have been breaking down and mend
ing up. ever since ! started: and should
ever drive into the Celestial city. /
cont ppo I'll nave 50 much as a
lynch pin Of the old wagon started
With"
David was a great penitent-and, as
such. it is said of him, he was q man
latter GODS own heart. There IS nope
for Il penitent, and announcement 700
For John saws. if we confess our SINS
GOD is faithful and just to forgive our
sins and cleanse us of all utfl8h'-
cOusneSS.
Instead Of confessing. it has been
1.-The habit OF mortals. ever sine the
bad example set by Adam and rye.
Ito try to excuse or p~alliate sin Guilty
as was Adam he tried TO JUSTIFY ms
conduct by laying the blame on Eve
and she very readily charged the ser
Ipent with the whole matter, thereby
thinking to clear herself.
We have inherited Adams and Eve $
nropensitics. and like them we can eX-
Irusc or. in some manner or other. pal
Iliate our Wrong-doing. Even the ll'le
child can devise q way out of IT'S SINS
as The following little story Will prove
4 little girl had been faaSting upon fer
mothers preserves, in the pantry. alteI
having been strictly forbidden not 10
tolCh them. / ne Iil'Cii'A N''o
with her hands INC mouth so StlckH
and besmeared with the preserves II
was impossible for the little TO
prove an alibi or To deny her guilt.
"Mamma,' she said: II Wouldnt
have ~disobeyed YOU: hut the Devil
tempted me
why didn't my little girl say to the
tomptcr as Christ did: Get thee, be-
hind me Satan2'" asked the mother.
Il did mama: anH that's how It
! ~hapnencG. When Satan cot behind me
ne just pushed me right into the pan
Try"
\ similar story was that of the
darkey. WilO shot and killed a man 5
hog. When caught With the hog ON
| his shoulder. by TIE owner, and con
fronted viii the charge OF shooting
and killing it. he explained the trans
action thus:
You see boss. Eefo' GOD, twas Il
aXcrdent. / was gWine erlong hunting
er rabbit and all uV Il sudden like,
seen dis here, hog. | raise my gun
jeS so. and | SeS to myself. if dat was
q rabbit | could Kill him les as shO'
es de gun fired; an erbout dat time.
it's de trufe if / ever told it. de deb
bil pulled dc trigger and de san went
of doub my KNOWN CT thin" about
ii. and down drapoed dc hog. Fore
COD, boss, de dobbil done it. but /
! 'tuimined boss. YOU ahnd rave the