The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-03
 PEPPER PODS.'

* I love God and hate sin and I am going to burn you up every time you come here. l* 1 am going to preach one night on tattling, one night on worldliness and one night on dynamite. If you don't like me, the joke is on you, for l love you. If you cant be a sure enough man, be as near one as * you can. The dog had the advantage of * blood on me. He was a thoroughbred! * l hate a Hazard but I love * man.
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 A congregation numbering fully 200, filling the vast auditorium of the Methodist church, was wonder fully impressed last night with the power of Rev. Burke Culpepper and of his burning message. He took for his text "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlast- ing life.' He styled this the biggest text in the Bible. 'If I could,' tn, preacher said, T would stud it il the stars; I would burn it in the sun; l would simmer it in til, moon; 1 would chisel it on the rocks: would flash it in the lightning; would mutter it in the thunder; would writhe it in pain; I would scent it in the flowers; I would prial it in the thorns; I would fan it ir the zephyr; I would scream it in the storm; l would ring it in your bells l would flare it in the whistles; would honk it in your auto horns; would rumble it in your commerce and would over-arch every door iil the world with these wonderful words of my text"
 Then the preacher launched into 2 long line of argument by elimination telling us what is meant by the in carnation of Christ. Incarnation is the biggest word in the lexicon of heaven or earth" The he paid trib- ute to Franklin in chaining the light ming; to Edison for his wonderful enlargement upon the discovery of Franklin; to Niagara for her power and grandeur. But incarnation is bigger than all these. He declared that he believed angels were listen ing to him while he spoke and that from every town where he had been for months past, prayers were going up to God in his behalf.
 He declared that it takes sure enough preacher to preach these days. He must be a man, not a "Lizzie' He must become all things to all men. Rev. Culpepper paid his tribute to the great Fulton, the mighty worker in steam. But even that is not incarnation. Then he told of the marvellous work in horti- culture of the famous and world re nowned Luther Burbanks of Califor- nia. He declared that he could take a child and then grow rose to re semble it's face. That he could graft a sweet orange on a sour tree and grow sweet oranges. That he had produced the thornless rose and the spineless cactus. That ere long it would be true that the desert would be made to blossom like the rose be- cause of Luther Burbanks He is the savior of the horticultural world. He can almost make the flowers talk but even this is not incarnation!
 Then he told of how the sunbeam becomes imbedded in the charcoal, and under great pressure we have the shining diamond-a veritable oongealed sunbeam. Then he told of the oyster in the great oceans and bars. How the grain or sand be- came lodged in it's body. How it suffered and died, and in dying gave to us the beautiful pearls. In this picture we get a closer view of what Christ meant when he said he was the Pearl of Great Price" He sui fered for this old world and then died for it, and in dying gave back to us what is dearer than anything else-the pearl of great price
 Then the preacher took us to the altar with two perfect beings and made them man and wife. They lov- ed as only two pure, healthy human beings can love. After three years a beautiful little baby is born into their home. Tt is not her baby" said the speaker; "it is not his baby it is their baby. Here we have the nearest we can experience of human incarnation. She would have died for her child; he would have died to save her the pain"
 Then the preacher took us back to the coming of Christ. Man had sinned and fallen away from God. But God was merciful. He said am spirit, while man is but human. I love him still. 1 will take upon my self the form of man; I will suffer