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And he seemed to feel it, and know it too, for there was a kind of look o' triumph about him, as if he had conquered the Evil One, and was considerable well satisfied with himself. "'H'are you, sais I, 'Elder, to-day? Which way are you from?" "'From the General Christian Assembly, sais he, 'to Goose Creek. We had a "most refreshin' time on't." There was a great "outpourin' of the spirit."
And since none give but eke receive, A thrust in his ribs made Abdul grieve For good blood outpourin'. His men wept, watching Abdul bleed And life's light waning dim, Till he cursed them. "Open the fort gate wide! To saddle, and scour the countryside For a leech!" he swore. "God rot ye, ride!" 'Twas thus, in the guise of a friend in need, His enemy came to him.
Solomon Black's voice, "I should hire a reg'lar reviv'list along in th' fall, after preservin' an' house-cleanin' time. We need an outpourin' of grace, right here in Brookville; and we can't get it no other way." And the minister's cultured voice in reply: "I shall give your suggestion the most careful consideration, Mrs. Black, between now and the autumn season."
An' thar war Brother Eden Bates a-answerin' 'Amen' ter every one. Ye hev received the outpourin' of the Sperit! Shake hands, brother! An' sech ez that. Ter hev hearn the commotion they raised about that thar derned lyin' sinner ye'd hev 'lowed the meetin' war held ter glorify him stiddier the Lord." Job Grinnell himself was a most notorious Christian.
You know you have showd yourself a proper fool for to come, for to go, for to talk to a man that has seed so much of the world as I have, bout "refreshin' time," and "outpourin' of spirit," and "makin' profession" and what not; and you know you showd yourself an everlastin' rogue, a meditatin' of cheatin' that Frenchman all summer.
And yet he believed this was a message from on high to be up and a-doin'. "This church, brethren, has jest got to be replaastered, an' I don't see how we goin' to do it 'ithout we have a outpourin' o' the spirit that'll give us mo' church membehs."
You know you have showd yourself a proper fool for to come, for to go, for to talk to a man that has seed so much of the world as I have, bout "refreshin' time," and "outpourin' of spirit," and "makin' profession" and what not; and you know you showd yourself an everlastin' rogue, a meditatin' of cheatin' that Frenchman all summer.
And he seemed to feel it, and know it too, for there was a kind of look o' triumph about him, as if he had conquered the Evil One, and was considerable well satisfied with himself. "'H'are you, sais I, 'Elder, to-day? Which way are you from?" "'From the General Christian Assembly, sais he, 'to Goose Creek. We had a "most refreshin' time on't." There was a great "outpourin' of the spirit."
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