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A Cure For Pride

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Day
4
Month
January
Year
1884
Copyright
Public Domain
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An oíd man who had lor years been a strict church member, and who had dore much effsctive work for the cwise of temperance, was found lying by the roatlside the other day in a state of intoxication. He was drawn up before a comniittee of the church and asked to show cause why he should not be excommunicated. "i acKnowiedge that I was drunk, brethren, and I've got a mighty good reason fur it." ' Family trouble?" asked the chairrata of the cornniittee. "No, sir, forl've madeno trouble. it was pride." "Pride?" exclaimed the chairman. "Yes, pride. As I went along to town 1 met a dranken fellow and f boguu to think well of myself because I had nevor hceii drunk. " Pretty soon I began to feel proud of it. A l'ctle further on I met an ordinary lookin1 feller an' wouldn't speak 'to him. My neck got so stiff with my pride that I wouldn't even nod to people. I reflcoted that my pride was wicked and I tried and tried but could not throw it off. I tried to pray but was a little too proud to pray with fervor. 'This won't do,1 1 mused. 'I am gettin' to be a regular Pliarisee.' After walkin' 'round awhile, I met an old negroe an' asked: " 'Únele, can you teil me how to throw a my pride? " 'Dat I ken, sah; dat I ken.' " 'Well, I wish you would, for to continue in this proud way will be dangerous to my soul.' ' 'Wall dar's one thing dat neber fails ter knock down a man's pride, boss, an' dat is whisky. Get drunk an' when yer gets sober yer'll fecl mightily humiliated.' "I acted on this suggestion, and got as drunk as a- well, as an owl, though 1 never saw an owl drunk. When I got sober I was the most humiliated man in the world, an' I prayed with an earnestness I never feit before. I atn now willing to leave my case in your hands." ' 'Brethren, ' ' said the chairman, " wha do you think?" "Wfll," replied one oldfellow, I feel sorter proud. How is it with yourself?" "Sorter 'Pharisee.' How do vou feel. Brother Jenks?" Proud as a peacock. Brother Larkins, how do you feel?" "Mighty proud. Let's go down io the still houe an' humiliateourselves."

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News