Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-23
A Manuscript From The Sea.
d. w. HlLDRETH.
TROUBLE ENCOUNTERED.


Christian acts connected with it. We
gave the Rev. j. W. Buckalew's own
version of the $3.50 investment, not
only on account of the origina lily of
it, but because the transaction was
a Christian act and was worthy of
being told. To us many forms of
religion are peculiar. and many ways
adopted for worshipping God ridicu-
lous. But if there is sincerity con-
nected with all these odd types of
worship, no matter how peculiar or
ridiculous, then the odd features
should be overlooked. We look up
on God as a Being SC far above us
as to be approached and worshipped
with reverence. To shout, boiler,
roll on the floor, go into spasms, talk
in unknown tongues, or to dress in
sackcloth and ashes, and call it wor-
shipping God, or that God demands
this kind of " orship, or any other
kind that is system of all formality
and red tape, we cannot believe. We
would not approach ruler of nations
with such unseemly mannerisms,
therefore why is it proper to ap-
proach God, who is far greater than
the ruler of nations, in a way we
would not accord to man. But God,
as we believe, judges'the worshipper
through his sincerity, and not his
style of worship. Therefore, if there
is an earnest desire to do good back
of all these odd types of worship,
and God accepts the worshipper be-
cause of this good, knowing it to be
sincere, then we should not criticise,
lest we ourselves fall short in many
ways.
In the fall of 1909 Rev. J. w.
Buckalew and wife opened series
of meetings at Rossville, Ga. One
night while in prayer he was attack
ed by party of young men ,one car
rving a razor and another a long
switch. The one with the razor said:
You have got to break Up this
meeting" Buckalew snatched the
razor away from him, then asked
the one with the switch what he
wanted, at the same time backing
them out CT the tent. The one with
the switch said, You are disturbing
sick people, and it has got to be
stopped" Buckalew asked, Where
are the sick people?" The fellow
said, "Yonder, at the corner" Said
Buckalew, "Comer we will go and
see about it," So he led them to
the house and asked the gentleman
who lived there if the meetings were
disturbing his people. Also if there
were sick people in the house. The
man said, Yes sir; my wife is sick
but she asked me to pull the bed ur
to the window every night so she
could hear you talk and sing. We
all like to hear you. Call and see u:
when you can" So Buckalew turn
ed on the gang and askeu if there
were any more sick people to see
and one of them said, No" Their
said Buckalew, DO you see thai
sidewalk out there? If so, get ont
it just as quick as ever you can, TO
| know how to fight as well as tt
pray" And they got" And ther
, Buckalew went back to the tent ant
continued the meeting. The mex
day the gang talked of running hin
out of the city. SO he called tn
, chief of police from Chattanooga, tolt
him of his trouble, and that nigh
. several policemen came and hi
about the grounds. 1t was afte
the meeting opened, hymn sung,
chapter read in the Bible
and Buckalew had begun to preach
:, that the gang came. One of ther
shouted, Go ahead, Buckalew, yo
= are doing good" Then they rushe
for him, and right into the arms Q
= the police. There was no more tror
!. BILE after that.
j. THE NEW RELIGION.
After preaching in another city
with troubles similar 20 those a
ready mentioned, Buckalew wer
: back to Nashville, Tenn, to atten
4 the annual convention of the Pent,
d costal Mission and also to attend til
e training school. At this conventio
u wera Soma who came from Riruint