. Origin and annals of "The Old south," First Presbyterian church and parish, in Newburyport, Mass., 1746-1896 . onfidently made it a matter of prayer; and be-fore the day was out, Rev. Dr. Dimmick came in andhanded her the money. Forsooth, however, youmight even here and there have found some Christ-ians of a different sort; not so helpful to a pastor norso pleasant, with more human nature than have doubtless heard Rev. Mr. Miltons remarkabout one of his own members: The crookedeststick that ever grew on Mount Zion! Zion some-times grows among its slopes strange timber; scrubbyoaks
. Origin and annals of "The Old south," First Presbyterian church and parish, in Newburyport, Mass., 1746-1896 . onfidently made it a matter of prayer; and be-fore the day was out, Rev. Dr. Dimmick came in andhanded her the money. Forsooth, however, youmight even here and there have found some Christ-ians of a different sort; not so helpful to a pastor norso pleasant, with more human nature than have doubtless heard Rev. Mr. Miltons remarkabout one of his own members: The crookedeststick that ever grew on Mount Zion! Zion some-times grows among its slopes strange timber; scrubbyoaks and the prickly pear, as well as the straighterand statelier trees. Perhaps their nature has in itmore for grace to contend with. But I learned herea useful lesson for a pastor. It is not well to be tooeasily or quickly offended. Plain people do not var-nish words, and a chestnut burr may contain what issound and good. It was not pleasant, I suppose, forRev. Mr. Williams to be told that if he chose to livein Oldtown he might go there to meeting! Never-theless, it was kindly meant. They liked to see their 82. JOHN PROUDFIT,1827-1833.
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