Show A MAJORITY ON tue THE wro WRONG G SIDE several years ago a celebrated methodist minister and revivalist well known for his bis eloquence and zeal in converting souls was preaching in in louisville the feeling hal had got pretty well up and one night after a very I 1 PO powerful sermon he came down from the pulpit for the purpose of receiving the boern mourners erb ers while the good old hymn of canaan oh canaan im bound for the land of canaan was wag struck up and chimed in by hundreds of voices the hymn was concluded but there were no penitents penitente peni I 1 tents a the altar in vain he exhorted his words and appeals fell upon the earsom ears cars of his congram congregation atlon without exciting an emotion at length he be concluded to make a bold strike and follow it up with a test and resuming the pulpit after a few words worda of exhortation be he sol soi solemnly emilly announced that he would put a question upon which he expect expected all to vote in in view of the estimation they placed I 1 ced upon their i souls with fidger finger raised most significantly and in in acost a most solemn manner he announced all those in favor of christ will please rise to their feet only some ei eight lit or ten res responded bonded to the announcement no and while the minister was watching intensely for others to signify their position by frising rising 1 a worthy member who was on his feet interfered and suc sue suggested that the reason might be that the true disciples were too modest to vote at this juncture a loud voice was heard in the gallery 1 I say brother its no use a talking or trying to forc ethis vote this con cremation gation gatlon is 13 for the devil by at least hundred majority |