The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-26
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sat on the end of the seat and raised
his hand.
He said, IF there's a mother here
that wants US to pray for her child.
or children, lift your hand" This
kid lifted his hand
He said, eff there is a business man
here that has interests that concern
his partner, lift your hand" Up
went this boys hand.
And he made the appeal governing
both sexes He said toe himself,
That child is a monstrosity." He
said, Il have made an appeal cover
ing both sexes and to every appeal
he has lifted his hand And he went
back to the hotel
Sitting in his chair he heard a rap
on the door Come in" In walked
one of the deacons, stroking his long
bird-tail whiskers.
He said, "How-do, DR. Broughton,"
He said, How do you do, deacon"
| He said, I'VE amt having much of
a meeting"
Never saw anything worse"
He said, 81 thought I'd come up and
tell you about that little boy that's
| down TO the church.
What do you mean?'
| well, you know you asked him to
lift his hand, and he does. Well" he
said, "he's making a fool of you"
Forget it! He is making fool of
you and all the rest of the fools that
| profess to be Christians"
| And he said, well, 1 thought I'd
come and tell you so you could tell
him to stay away"
He said, "Tll give that boy ten
dollars day to come He's the only
evidence of life I've seen in this city,
He said, IF you think I'm going to
turn the hose on him, you have got
another guess coming"
| WELL" he said, 81 thought I'd tell
you," and stroking his whiskers, he
went out.
So he wept on to preach and made
similar appeals The only one that
would respond was that boy Up
would go his hand. Another day he
heard a knock. Come I'M"
In came this old decaon. He said,
| do you know that boy?"
Certainly l know him; he's the
only one l do know"
He said, you amt having much of
a revival"
He said, mo, you need an under.
taker instead of an evangelist in this
town. You're the deadest crowd that
I have ever seen and if God or any.
J thing else had told me that there
was such a dead. Indifferent member
ship on earth, 1 wouldn't have be.
lieved it,
Well he said, do you know that
boy amt overly bright?"
He said, Hes got you backed of
the boards. He's got sense enough
to make a response"
We'll" he said, Il thought I'd tell
you
! The preacher said, "You don't neec
to seli me-" and the preacher came tc
my friend and he said, Doctor, be
fore i was sure that you were comine
at this time ! made an engagement
to preach on Sunday morning for {
brother minister in another city who
is away, and I'd like to have yol
preach for me on Sunday morning"
He said, Very we'll"
Old Deacon
Returns Again
On Saturday night he heard a raj
| at the door. "Come in!'' In cam'
this old deacon, stroking his whiskers
He said, "Howdy, Doc"
He said, How do you do, deacon.
He said, "Sit down"
He said, "The dominic asked (the.
always call the preacher the dominic
the dominic asked you to preacl
Sunday morning, didn't hep
Eyes"
He said, Now don't you ask TO
converts because there amt any"
He said. Deacon, look me in tn
face if you can and answer me this
You knew that if / did there woult
be one or some. and you don't wan
, that one or some, to join the church.
He squirmed uncomfortably. We'll,
J he said. you can do as you please.
He said, I'D do that without you
consent" He said, ''I'll preach if
: feel God and the Spirit and If / don't
3 won't. / won't do it because yo
: told me to do it, or not to do it. Meth
: er would l do it if you asked me, 0
] you asked me not to-"
t Sunday morning he walked out an
: preached. When he got through h
: said, "If there is anybody here tina
: wants to be Christian, wants to joil
this church, come down and take m
: by the hand"
: Pretty soon there was a shufflin
f and down the aisle came that boy. H
f took him by the hand and said, IS
4 down, sonny"
r He asked him the usual questions
: The child gave answers and d
Broughton repeated the answers. II
s said to the audience:
:. ''You have all heard the question
o / have asked and the answers givel
t for have repeated both. All that ar
| in favor of giving this boy the rigf