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I have a pleasant story which I will tell in rhyme

About a circuit preacher who lived in recent times

He was a circuit rider of good John Wesley's brand

And rode the finest circuit in all the blessed land.

At one of his good charges, some members, not a few,

Became quite sorely troubled about the word "INTO"

The good book says quite plainly in Acts chapter 8

They went down into water, as Baptist people state;

The preacher preached a sermon of extra zeal and might

And to his satisfaction he set the passage right.

"INTO" does not mean in-to, but only at, near by;

They went down to the water and got a small supply.

But near the place of worship there lived a Sister Brown,

And for her splendid cooking she'd gained a great renown;

Her yellow legged chickens, her luscious cakes and pies

Had often made that preacher roll up his weeking eyes.

And her delicious coffee, the circuit all around

The preacher oft admitted, it's like could not be found.

So when he preached his sermon of extra power and length

He stayed at the Brown's table to rectify his strength

But Sister Brown was a Baptist, the stoutest in the land

She oft reproved the Methodist for changing God's command.

She heard the preacher's sermon, and thought the sermon o'er

And asked him home to dinner as oft she'd done before

She ground the good brown coffee, her kettle steaming hot,

And put it at or nearby the famous coffee pot:

She poured Brother Jones a cupful, I think if was no sin

"Why you forgot, dear sister, to put the coffee in."

"No, no, Brother Jones that's coffee, I ground a good supply

And put it at the kettle...INTO is at...nearby

By logic of your sermon, I thought it rather thin,

If "AT", "NEARBY" means "INTO" I put the coffee in.

So if you'll promise no more such stuff to teach,

Nor dodge God's plain commandment when you attempt to preach;

I'll go and make some coffee, just to the Bible dot

And I will put the coffee INTO the coffee. ----Porter

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Nelta -- nib Nelta Brock http://members.xoom.com/atlen/

-- Anonymous, September 05, 2000

Answers

Have you ever seen any of those pictures depicting Jesus going into the water up to His waste, and John the baptist pouring water on His head?

-- Anonymous, September 06, 2000

Nelta, I have not always agreed with everything you have written, but I have found these last three submissions by you (Psalm 118, Acts 2:38 and this one) to be things I think are pretty good and I have even saved copies of them. Thank you for sharing these items.

-- Anonymous, September 06, 2000

Hello Malcam,

I never ask that anyone agree with me. If what I have to say has merit...then God will give the increase.

Sometime today I hope to post a sequel to the Preacher's Coffee. I was wrong about the author of the first one. It was written by a Baptist. The sequel is from a CoC fellow named J. Porter, a well-known preacher of his time.

Thanks for responding, Malcam.

Nelta

-- Anonymous, September 06, 2000