Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 1885 Page: 7 of 8
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rTa ft I S T 1 AS MB SSKS GSR.
SADDLE BAGS.
R. B. NEAL.
|and while waiting went with him to a
wedding. The prospect for a fee was
not promising. After the ceremony con-
- versation was resumed, and remarks
[A fund of Anecdote and Incident in
the lives of Preachers of the Church» saeci or frightened, and several had
when requested. Address R. B. Neal, th0se on the floor frightened. Alter
Oenterville, Ky.] listening to several, I said, “I can beat
my first marriage ceremony. any gj.ory told y.t. I married a couple,
ters. He started for the Bible college’warm and earnest exhortation, urging
at Lexington,took stage to Walton,land- j sinners to come out on the Lord's side*
ed at the station and found that he had and now, as their opportunities might
, , i an hour or so to wait for the train, lime be cut off, saying to them, -‘This is the
Tersation was resumed, and remarks i ^ ^ t0 drag. Every way he turned, last night of the meeting, and I may
were made about the couple being em-. » the faee.' ;never have an opportunity to preach to
a big sign stared him in the face
^ Fresh Oysters,
( Served in any style. Walk ii
Julius was never known to 'be with-
never have an opportunity to preach to
you again.” ' “Amen,” said old Bro. R. *
loud and deep. It was almost too much
for the gravity of the occasion.—Apos.
Guide. _
NOW . READY !
THE
Ray- Burnet'. Debate.
Tt was while I was a student at Ken- anq the man was so badly frightened . ,
Id Kentucky the la. (hi,, he to*o. to p.v ,h, p«Dcb.," !«• » ™
requires the preacher to obtain a license pretty 8oon the newly married man made ip>, he stalked
«- rz I1 - >" -isrsrs; r„r sxrs
missal I saw a manhad, U‘ the dozen gauge for oysters, answered,
Myles, and overheard him ask if he had --■ «A whole can ” “You mean a quarter,
STn : 0, r.;-T- 001., or h,lf c». Said «,». "N. .
knowing it was corning, when the man developedinto an A1 evangelist. All do api-tite thou. ^ y ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Baptist -church, the
came to me and asked if I had a license not know what lam a ou op _ ! order and briskly proceeded j scriptural authority for the mourning-
to marry, I answered boldly, “Yes su-.’|pen it because it wili beam'd for Kendrick's friends.! S andW-nces; also the rise
-“Then said he, “you must go home> with possibly one exception,,the beloved j ^ w[thbut a friend and impa-! and progress of the reformatory rnove-
me and marry a couple.” “All right, 1 ther himself. Bro. H. and Bio. Picke . j .ent. be stalked the platform tili the: ment of the CampbeUs, and whether
answered. 'started for the Bible college together. tQ him that “Oysters are j they set up a new church.
As Bro. Myles and I rode in the bug- j They had a preliminary correspondence. ‘ when Jnliu3 stalked in and
gyi k« clid the talking-. I was silent, j with dear old Bro. Pres. Milligan, who, ^ ^ ^ ^ around a ta. --
and hard at work on that ceremony. | wrote -Come up on the campus whenjou ^ b; ttureen of steaming
Presently Bro. Myles asked, “Have you, come to the city, young brethren. A ; ^ ^ saw on it, he began to feel
maiTied many ?” I answered, “No, not. we£t well till the train neared Lexing-; ^ ^ uncomfortable. This feeling was
This discussion embraces questions
not usually discussed between Baptists
and Christians, viz., the origin, age and
went well till the train neared Lexing-j80l*P ieevel S?\ ' This feelin^ was It is perhaps the liveliest discussion
book.
Price, in cloth, 50 cents; paper, 23 cto
If you send postage stamps, sen*
cent stamps. Address
T. R. BURNETT, Bonham, Tops,
manv ” I would not nave nun ui ui»u >ton. me ous man, mo b a srrouD of men m ---------x-— .
after reaching the house being much j young men t "Yes. Want l , ^ d at the door. Julius turned ■ « is contained in yOu,
frightened and momentarily expecting. “No” Somewhat mystii.ed, the bus. ^ ^ & turned hi3 back 0n the dlS ^ f
the expectant groom and bride to rise man pr08ged the matter with, i crowd and into the tureen of soup. The _ ,v f
mp before me, we were invited into the ;are you going m the city' lo ao. ; f man„ and his crowd took in
parlor, and then I asked mine host SP Milligan’s,” was the reply. ave y ou theaUuation Julllis- agony was increas-
lie would get the papers for me, which, trunhs?” “Yes” "lhen von wan a ^ ^ once and awhile by an audi-
when I examined, discovered to me the! -bas t0 take you there.” “No, we are ^ ^ ^ (Ud level best, but
fact that the couple to be mamed were, going 0n the campus.” “ e wia die conldn-t hide that pond of soup be-
colored. I felt, relieved somewhat, for 1, “On the campus aur.. It,^ou dontbe- ^ ^ ^ ^ paid;ui3 bill
thoughtless style would be demanded, lieve it, wo caushow you Bro.Mdhau ;oy the whistle of the,
people came Into the parlor, with some j the college campus. U^ha , , ^ no ite, a lighter pocket-book!
Sking and giggling. I soon bad the j the ’bus man, tnore Saddle Kock oysters than he|
knot tied, and dismissed them. The The boys felt just a ee e re^n h , ^ befor(J or sLnce, at one time.
bride began pulUug her husband toward they went m a bus on the college . carpet-sack
the door; but he held back struggling1 pus to Bro. Milligan s residence. Bra; ^y
nrnblput in the bottom of bis!H. credits Bro. F. with the larger half.eith -
Test pocket, which proved to be two and of the mistake. They can divide as stick to the text.
, ___.1,„ ! thev nlease, I have chronicled a fact.
NOW READY
Sifting CampbelliBrn,^
SOME MEN FORGET TO PAY TIIE
PREACHER.
While at Kentucky University I
preached once lor the colored brethren
at Lexington. The young preachers
accepted the opportunity to practice on j copie«i
_ — . • ^ 1 O -»-v tvi il TW1 1
A DEBATE
. • B 4 j
BETWEEN i ll , l
THE “TEXAS METH0W6T,” AND
THE “CHRISTIAN MESSENGER.”
;T
A Pamphlet of ForW P ^ges. r • ic« 25c. jmt «opf•
for
.00 Two collar* per doMB.
of them that love God.” I insisted up-j , _______ _ TEXAS.
on a literal interpretation, and that BON HA. ,
tttST OPENED A LARGE AND <-\RE*
HAS lULLY SEI.ECl' -l) STOCK OK
I half dollars for the preacher. they please, I have chronicled a fact.
I confessed to Bro. Myles after start-
ing home that this was my first mar-
riage ceremony. On Monday morning
when I came into the chapel, one young | I had had my patience tried,and had; ”'d "s warm7 I had a new piugj^0"8 oru"I“'*’........ '
preacher, Bro. 0. A. Carr I think, sang my wife disappointed in the expected! ^ whicll j bought, feeling the. Pte«ae m** only 2-wnt su««». .
out, “Bro. Frazier, lend me two dollars. fee severai timeg by these impecunious, of sajnetbing to make me look; t bokh.iv. Tex ah.
and a half." The joke was put. j fellows, and determined to try to collect; aBd ttis new plug hat I| * '77. v v
---* J from some of them. My phm was 10 (|(1p0Sbed in an open window. My text [) \ \ l 1) ^ ^ I iN ri
another of the KIND. • write hi in a polite letter, sotting f oi th||wag Romans viir. 28, “We know that
• A. B. Way, of bad memory, formerly that I could excuse his forgetfulness at ^ thill?3 work together for the good N () r t n side p U R Lie s q i \ R E.
of Alliance,Ohio, was called to marry a the time on the ground oflns excited - --
colored couple, and thinking it would condition, and saying you have been ^ ..........
Wgoodto get off a joke at their ex- j married now about three months> liud!paul meaTit what he said. No matter
pense, after the ceremony said, “It is know by this time whether you have {h{ippened% it was for the good ofj
customary on* these occasions for the a good choice or not. If you have mad* ^03e w]u) iove Goa.
minisfer. to salute the bride, but on this a bad bargain. I will excuse you but
occasion we will omit that little formiv; if you have made .a good choice, l wi l
la.” This, of course raised quite a laugh, expect you to call on me. He ea
The groom, however, was equal to the ed.
occasion, and watching his opportunity
"bffore the evening passed by. faced the kendiuck and the oysters.
minister when he could get the att*n- demean Julius Kendrick, the man; ing to my text. _ j THORP'S SPRING,
tion of the company and said, “Mr. who sa|d in his alumni address that The colored brethren were very lirbg- j HOOD CO TEX
Way, it is customary on these occasions ‘ wew o30 cormpt at .be capital j nai.t, ami put out a detective force, that. ^
to give the minister a ten dollar bill, <|f g(ig nation that ilie man in the moon brought in the bat. sl‘0,llT1B s,pl., isso, *•<! Co«itHe l»«t Tli-.rsdy
but on this occasion we will omit : . . when she passed over; --— Itelby.UW- There an teu duimet wi»><.U «tk
that little formula.” The laugh turn- Waahlngtono Well, Julius at one! At Newcastle, Ind.l was t«8.sung
ed. time did not kno v as much nor was lie Bro. Geary in a meeting. Old Mo. - of fh«se*«o». Emy day S. «W«* ta.I*pwf«
---- ;as well l- nown as now. Reared up near, was a good amkn brother, very earnest- thirt of 8tod, .„a Brinkman
anothkb of AX0Tiir.it KINO. 1 Corinth before the (3. &• 11. It was built.ily a.ul piously throwing in h,s amen.
Waiting one day for a train in Deca- hi$ acquaintance,especially with the lus- j here and there, and not always ' ' -* -
_ Til T oTxonf artrnA hmiTH Wltih ______ ,IM
F ALL & WINT ER
G O 0 1) S !
When I was ready to go home, my
new hat was gone. Several voting
preachers were present, and twitted me,
savin-'*. “How cl j e s it woiiv, Bro.
zier >" I said, "I will stick to my text." «^~u. ________
,\ud I walked home bareheaded, stick- —R A N 00 L^fciUU,
IX Which he .* .IrH-.nms . . -'ll u V"1* **
I" r:l' m ^Uot afl'-.r<D. lit:* oi i ewtunuer* *'"* ^'lWi
m'T v UivritcU ;* rtUI h •'**' Hu-a.
Coiilltll before tuel>. 6.- iV. IX. ^ 7 . SpringU » prohibition »ote4 for ita *0»1U1
Waiting one day for a train in Deca- his acquaintance,especially with the lus-. here andL there, and not a wavs ineM the moral hahiu ©.
tur, 111., I spent some hours with Bro. ,ions bivalve, was limit id to the little right place. I.^ was tl«
Pinkerton, pastor of the Decatur church, tun cent can 0f dry, chippy cove oys- meesing, and I was closing witu a ery
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Burnett, Thomas R. & Wilmeth, C. M. Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 1885, newspaper, December 16, 1885; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth914179/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.