French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-26
REV. R. BROWNING
CONTINUES REVIVAL

The evangelistic services of Rev.
Raymond Browning will continue
through this week.
UnfavorabIe weather cut short the
crowds at some of the services last
week. Larger attendance is expected
this week
Services are held at 10 in the fore
noon and at night
Considerable interest is being shown
in the meetings.
Sparks From Rev. BrOwning's Anvil.
1. A friend of mine was talking to
an old negro preacher one day and he
,, said, Uncle, do you speak extempora-
neously, or do you depend upon
notes?'' The old darky replied, BOSS,
de fust year preached to desc mig
gers, l depended mostly upon notes,
put now boss, l don't preach for no
niggers unless they pays me the cash."
2. Perhaps should use some hu-
NOR in my preaching for a joke is like
a capsule; it enables people to take
some things that otherwise might be
unpleasant. Laugh at my stories if
you like, but you will find there is
good medicine in every one of them.
3. l learned something about
preaching years ago when, as bare
foot boy, attended little school that
stood on hillside in Tennessee. AS
1 walked to the school-house 1 would
often see lizard summing himself on
an old rail fence. With long grass
straw that had moose tied in one end
of it, used to slip up and stroke the
lizard on his back until he closed his
eyes. Then the moose went over the
lizards head and he found himself in
o;-, Ii o. h.
end of the straw. Do you know
friends, I'll never catch some of these
old sinners in a lifetime, unless
tickle 'em a bit.
f. Sometimes I stand at the front
door of home and push the button.
do not hear the bell but somewhere
it is ringing in that house. AS stand
in the pulpit preaching the. Word OF
God, He is ringing the alram bell OF
conscience in somebody's bosom.
5. Sin is a marvellous detective, for
the Scripture says, "Be sure your sin
will find you out" A friend of mine,
who has large family, bought pea
nut rOaster. Sunday morning came,
and while the rest of the family was at
church, he took the peanut roaster and
carried it in the smoke house and Lro-
ceeded to roast some peaL;ilt 81 q azs3
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the building was affre. They al ran
out, formed bucket brigade, and
when they jerked open the, door of the
smokehouse, there stood this gentle
man calmly turning the peanut rOGst-
er. =~N
6. When old Sister Silverpitcher
has an entertainment in her beautiful
home and fills the big cut glass bowl
full of punch and favors it with vine
or brandy, l can see the devil push up
a long toboggan slide right out of hell
until the top end of It touches that CIT
glass bowl and here is TIE place where
many a young fellow puts his feet on.
that treacherous descent, which lands
him in hell.
z. A dog doesn't whistle. You cai:
argue that he isNnore intelligent than
a canary and therefore, since The "a
nary whistles, the dog "an~do the
same. SuclI logic is irrefutahle, but
the fact remains that tie log lOeGn
whistle. People who play carGs and
dance will argue that they are just as
good as anybody in the church, but
!he fact remains that dancing and card
playing church member have never
been known to win souls for Chr!sr.
8. If sometimes / should SEE
beautiful dimpled baby lying in the
cradle and as stopped down to souch
it's tender cheek, l should see It's little
mouth open and a hideOus forked SER
pent tongue dart out, it would be no
more repulsive than to observe deck
of cards spread out on the table IN
some Christians home.
8. When you hear the telephone
bell ring, you take down the receiver
and listen to someone speaking fro3n
a distance. Now the Bible is Coo
telephone to humanity and we should
open the beautiful pages and loose It's
golden tongue and hear loving
Heavenly Father speaking over this
royal telephone.
TO- Running a revival meeting is
like running a street car. l call the
stations and the people hop OFF.
IL. A good many people insist up
on calling me Doctor. [ appreciate
their kindness bu do not care tor
the title because don't deserve it, {
am not D. D., Ph.D., or LID.
About the only title that would fit me
is r. F. D.
IL. walked into store recently and
a man asked me if was an insur-
ance agent. 1 said, N''Yes, 1 deal in
both life and fire insurance. My COM
pany guarantees to keep man out OF !
the everlasting hre and TO give MIN /;
eternal life" Do you carry a policy /
with this company?
13. While watching the fishermen
hauling in the herring nets down on !
the Roanoke river, / noticed that mosc !
Of the eeIs managed to slip through
the net. We may cast the gospel nec .
ever so carefully in any community, |
but there are a few old eels that are
going to wiggle out and drop into |
hell
IA. Before a locomotive engine is i
built there is always track laid for |
it to run over. Before God created !
you or me, there was a grand trunk |
line of righteousness laid out, over I
which our souls might run swiftly anc
surely to God and Heaven.
S15 My biggest job is to discover !
the will of God for my life and then to
move along it.