Show A S That's Thal s 's The Kind l Of A Sermon Rev Moore Preached Last Sunday Sunday Sunday-Ho He Riz Rif U Up In Richeous Rath and Spoke Ste p His Mind Mind Good Good Rep Results Re Re- suits Read Read Below Berow Last Sunda Sunday was a eventful day in inthe inthe inthe the history of the Bingville Bing Church and also in the career of our cd pastor pastor pastor pas pas- tor the Rev Samuel Moore As everybody c knows the Rev Moore has been preaching in Bingville ilIe for lo 10 these many years 10 or 15 years anyhow anyhow anyhow any any- how and for the past two years or j I I I I i I I I I more he Lint aint am t received a 1 red cent of I his salar salary which is per annum and I has been to in are s to twice Vie that extent I As a l result of this ignominious state state state-of of affairs the Rev Re Moore has been hard put to it to keep soul IOU I and body to to- to gether If the truth was knowd he has often went hungry hungry hungry-he he has wore the sleeves of his coat out at the el elbows elbows el el- bows and his pants out at the seat and it might be said that what few clothes he has had for the past year and a half have been old clothes give to him by bv members of his flock who had com- com pashion on him In spite of f these the Rev Rc Rev Moore has lias labored on with a sweet beautiful to behold behold- behold I he has ministered to the sick and has I with the living wherever his words of cheer was leas needed there he has been found He has married couple after couple and has not received in re return return return re- re turn a cent for performing the opera- opera Last week eek the Rev Moore circulated about to town ton n that on the Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day morning he would preach a I. I sermon sermon sermon ser ser- mon which he thought would interest everybody in Bingville Bing but he wouldn't say what the text was nor what the sermon was to be about As a result I everybody was curious to hear what he heI might have to say and when church I opened last Sunday morning it was filled to overflowing It is safe to s say ty I that every member of the Bingville Bing Church was nas present not to say anything of others who makes it a habit never to toI toI togo go to church among them ther being the scoffers After the choir had sung a anthem and the Rev Moore had made a prayer he announced that he would preach I from the text Them as i preach the gospel shall live of the gospel gos gos- pel pd Ve We th tint tt the the- members of the mn Bingville Church and l e everybody dice ehe of m. Binl and vicinity n nver ver got rich ich a aw nut awful n ful ut erba erba drubbing as they hid had b by bythe Y the time the Rev Moore finished his his' sermon He swung his hie hands about his head and he hammered he the pulpit with his fists fist until he made the splinters rs fly I and ill III the time he poured into the audience volley olley after volley oUe of richous rath It was a surprise to them I t present being as they thol thought the Rev Re Moore foore was uis meek an and lowly and anti didn't ha c enough spunk punk j tv talk to them in that tint He spoke poke in part as fol fol- lers 1 The time has came when the members members mem mem- I bers of this church has either got to topa pa pay me enough of m my back to enable me to buy food and raiment to keep me from starving and freezing to death or else Ill I'll stop here and bring suit against the church through Amos Hillyer our talented talented tat tal tal- tal lorer and legal light to recover reco what you owe me with interest Sal Sal- vashion is free and I am willing to help them as want to get it but when you say that is free you OU dont don't need to think that I who am a agent for can live on wind and thanks thanks you you dont don't need to think that because is free that I dont don't suffer sutTer from the cold when I aint got enough clothes to keep me warm warm 1 What does docs the tell teU you you that that that you shall give as tithes to the church tenth one-tenth of your our possessions posses posses- How man many members of this church gives tenth one of their possessions possessions possessions pos pos- sessions I answer not one and most of cm em dont don't give You dont don't need to think that you can set here Sunday after Sunday and drouse off to sleep while I am up here in the pulpit all s et up tip and hollerin un until tit I am hoarse trying to wake you up that you OU can reI refuse re- re re 1 I fuse to pay me anything for my labor a r I and to ever enter into the Golden Gold Gold- en m Gates There is a day of reckoning coming brethren for all that has I dropped collar buttons and suspender buckles buckle's into the contribution box in instead instead in in- in I stead of coin of the realm When the Rev Moore foor finished there was a silence like a graveyard hovering over o the vast audience Hank Dewberry Dewberry Dewberry Dew Dew- berry who aint been to church for forI goodness knows when and was standing standing standing stand stand- I ing near the door started to go o out I but the Rev Moore sa says s Dont leave this sacred edifice Hank Dewberry until until un un- un til tit I give gave you ou nor nobody else 1 The Rev Moore then ordered I Deacon Snodgrass and Deacon Butterworth Butterworth Butter Butter- worth to take up a 3 which they done and the result amazed even the Rev Re Moore After the cot col col- col had been took and the audience had been heen dismissed by the the Rev Re Moore counted what was in inthe inthe inthe the two plates and it totaled up to 57 14 in cash all good money with no holes in it to say nothing of notes wrote in pencil by 30 10 or 40 folks who didn't have thc their pocketbooks with them saying that the they would hand th the Rev Moore their the foller foller- ing day which they all aU done so that the whole amount raised by last Sundays Sunday's sermon n now w foots up It wasn't only the members of the Bingville Church which helped to raise this money for the Rev Moore but also well citizens of Bingville who aint members of the church and dont don't claim to have any religion Bill Hepburn our artistic blacksmith give 3 and said he was sorry he couldn't afford to give give ive no more Hank Dewberry Dewberry Dew Dew- berr berry the laziest loafer in town give 4 cents which was every cent Hank had in the world Monday morning Hank Ha said ne nc wished he had held back 10 to to buy a package of smoking to- to I backer but he that 10 would do the Rev Moore more good than it did him so let it go Them as wasn't members rs of the B Bingville ng Church said it was a sin and a shame that them themas as was members wouldn't support their pastor The first thing the Rev Moore foore done Monday morning was to visit isit Hen Weathersby's store where he bought him a 1 new store suit and new pair of boots new hat new shirt new n necktie and wd a new overcoat o Mrs Irs Rev Re Moore also accompanied hit hii and purchased for herself f new clothes which she bad bad- 1 Iv lr needed When the Rev Moore Moore- got goton goton goton on his new clothes he went up and down Main street his face beaming be-aming with wilh joy and shaking hands with cv everybody he met Folks remarked that he didn't I seem like tike the same man as he was before before be be- fore and nobody blames him him for the way he larruped the church members last Sunday The Rev Moore says he now knows what kind of medicine his flock needs needs ands md ret he-ret when hereafter ft r when the the- need it he lie wont won't hesitate to 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