The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-03-11


a Baxter baby. 1voryr'
"She didn't stay a baby. She is sew
enteen years old today. mother"
You surprise me. but children DO
grow very fast She had Q strange
name, bot | cannot recall H.
Her name Ia Patience. but nobody
but her father calls her anything but
Patty. which suits her much better"
mo; the name wasn't Patience, not
the one | mean"
The older sister is waitstiil. Per
haps you mean her." And Ivory sat
down by the Ore. with bis book and his
pipe.
-waitstfil! wsxstini That L. NJ
Such beautiful manner
"She's a beautiful girl
"waitstilli They also serve who only
stand and wait Wait. I say. on the
Lord and be will give thee the desires
OF thy heart Those were wonderful
days. when we were caught up out of
the body and mingled freely In the
spirit world" Mrs. Boynton was now
fully started on the topic that absorbed
her mind, and Ivory could no nothing
but let her tell the story that she had
told him a hundred times.
IL remember when nrst we beard
Jacob Cochrane speak" This was her
usual way Of beginningl Your father
was preacher. as you know, Ivory.
but you will never know what a won
derful preacher be was Ny grand
father. being a nne gentleman and Q
governor. would not give bis consent 20
my marriage. but never regretted t.
never. Your father saw Elder Cocb-
rane at revival meeting OF the Free
Will Baptists In Scarboeo and was
much impressed with him. A few days
later be went to the funeral Of a child
In the same neighborhood No one who
was there could ever forget H. The
minister had made bis long prayer
when a man suddenly entered the
room. came toward the coffin and
placed his hand on the child's fore
head. The room In an instant was as
still as the death that had called us TO.
gether. The stranger was tall and OF
commanding presence: his eyes pierced
our very hearts. and his marvellous
voice penetrated 20 o.,,hs q, On, -.
thar had never h..an rsachad ha,on
WAS he a better sneaker thar nv
tatherr asked Ivory, who dreaded bis
mothers hours Of complete silence even
more than her periods OF remints-
cence
He spoke a. II the Lord OF Hosts
had given him inspiration: an n the
angels were pouring words into his
mouth lust for him 10 utter" replied
Mrs Boynton. Your father was spell.
bound. and | only less 80. When be
ceased spea king the child's mother
crossed the room and. swaying 10 and
fro. fell at his feet sobbing and wall.
ing and imploring God to forgive her
sins They carried her upstairs, and
when we looked about after the con
fusion and excitement the stranger had
vanished. But we found him again.
As Elder Cochran said: The prophet
Of the Lord can never be hid; NO dark. !
ness Is thick enough To cover him. |
There was a six weeks revival meet.
Ing In North saco, where 300 souls
were converted. and your father and /
were among them. We had fancied
ourselves true believers for years. but
Jacob Cochrsne unstcpped eur ears
70 that we could hear the truths re-
yealed to him by the Almighty! IL
was all so simple and easy at the be
ginning. bat II grew hard and grievous
hard To keep the path, /
mean. never quite knew whether
God was angry with me for backslid-
ing at the end. but could not always