The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-17

=" eFankeiiat gctn TO preach for ua
mex Sunday. ! wisht you'd 20 o hear
him. You don know how mis'able II
makes me to be in the fold and have
my husban out Of H.
What's an evangeIIstyr
An evangelist is one Of them minis
ters the Lord sends onct in while
to stir up the feelin's O. them as can't
DO teched BY ordinary means"
"One Of whom / am which"
Yes, you be. Elijah. I'm sorry 10
say II hope youll 70 and hear this
holy man and mebbe he'll tech your
heart"
Mahulda Dunkers sighed nnd walked
away. Her efforts to bring her bus.
band under the influences that guided
her always proved abortive. DE was a
matter Of fact man. while she was
emotional BY some be was called a
scoffer. though no one ever henrd him
speak disrespectfully OF religion He
uisliked cant and those disposed to
cant called him scoffer because be
was not Of their ilk. The couple lived
In the far west where extremes were
IN vogue. This had made the wife an
extremist In matters OF religion. II
the husband was an extremist Il was
IN the manifest presence Of the devil
who seemed to guide both the good
and the bad in Nuggetville.
Sunday morning came and a few
minutes before service time a man IN
clerical garb was seen descending the
TRAN. he walked with Arm step and
carried prayer book in bis hand. The
Reverend Mfr. SANITY was unknown
% a single person 10 Nuggsfville BE
had sent word that be would preach
there on that Sunday morning and
hoped that be would move every I'M
Christian man. woman and child In the
camp to repentance.
Elijah Dunkers saw the evangelist
coming and watched him descend the
canyon.
"What makes ye scowl so. Elijahw
asked his wife 1T seems that every
thing holy has a contrary effect on We
Can't you look at a man OF God with
out shown the impiety there is in ye?
1t isn't you that's scowlin' at this
servant Of the Lord: it's the devil
that's got holt on yer heart"
"Jes' you go to meeun'. MahuldR
What We got 10 put in the hat?'
4o..~ ,......r - s7Ert
"Ye goin TO give four ounces o dirt
to that
"Forbear. Elijah! Forbearl Don't
speak impiously Of the Lords anoint-
ed"
Elijah turned away His wife made
one more effort to induce him to ac-
company her to the grove that was
one Of Gods first temples but he
paid no attention 70 her.
The evangelist found the people Of
NuggetviIle assembling and taking
.Ee8ts on the boards ranged In front OF
: stump TO which piece Of scantling
supporting an inclined bit OF timber
for a book rest was fastened. Mount
ing Iha stump ne snld.
MY friends. Wish before beginning
the service to ask il any one Of you
have brought to this place consecrated
10 the Lords service any or those
hellish machines used to Kill your fell
low men. If So please 60 and deposit
them at the foot Of that tree over
yonder."
He waited while several Of the men
present. awed By bis impressive tone.
deposited their revolvers and knives as
he directed. When they we're again
seated the evangelist asked II any
other person was desecrating the
place and called down the wrath Of
heaven upon them il they were. This
resulted IN the deposit OF two more
weapons. after which the service pro-
reeded
Mr. SANITY proved to be one Of
those men who have fhe faculty OF
pouring forth torrent OF words, work
ing on their hearers more by their
intensity than by what they
say. Excitable himself. he excited 9TH
crs. His word pictures OF the terrible
damnation in store for those who did
not do what he told them to do we're /
Iurid as an approaching tornado. Mrs
Dunkers. the most emotional woman
in the congregation, became hystericaL
The evangelist finished his exhortauon
with the following words:
sand now. my hearers. I wish you
20 plant on this holy ground church
| desire that one Of your number pass
around the hat to receive your eontri-
buttons and remember that as you
give SO shall you be received at the
last day into heaven"
a white headed man arose. passed
around a hat. and when he had finish
ed set it down. overnowing with gold
dust and coins. at q point indicated Dy
the evangelist. Then the good man
dismounfed from the pulpit stump,
walked up to the hat. faced the con
drew i AZ caliber revolver.
covered those present. picked up the
hat and said:
you're the easiest plucked lot Q ga
loots I ever relieved 0 their dust
He was turning TO walk away with
the plumber when shot knocked his
revolver out OF his hand. and before