A wise old country preacher was on a quest to find what it was about another country preacher that made him so well thought of by the people he served... Here is what he put in his journal: When I was a country pastor, I kept hearing about a former shepherd of my flock, Josiah Elliott, who preached there back in the horse-and-buggy days. What a grip that man had on the hearts of the people! I became very anxious to know something of the source of his mighty influence. Other pastors of greater scholarly and social attainments had followed him, but I heard most about Josiah Elliott. One day I went back on the creek where my farmer friend, John Brown, was plowing, and asked him where lay the secret of the old preacher*s power. John reflected for a moment, as he often would do, and then remarked simply; He just loved us. I pray that when I am no longer here, that that may be truthfully be said of me towards the church family God has sent to me.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:48:54 +0000
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