Hints and Thoughts for Christians Author:John Todd General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1869 Subjects: History / General Religion / General Religion / Christian Life / Devotional Religion / Devotional Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christianity / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illust... more »rations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: IV. Uncle Jbrry. There are some who seem by general consent " elected " to be " uncle " to a whole neighborhood. Why it is that they receive this title, is what I do not know. Perhaps because they are too old for a younger title, and not gentle enough and loving enough to be called " father." Be it as it may, old J eremiah Slow was known by the title of " Uncle Jerry" as long ago as I can remember. He had many traits of character peculiar to himself, as every man has; but I am to confine myself to his moral character. Now you must know that " Uncle Jerry " lived in a corner of the town, full four and a half miles from the centre and from the house of worship. For sixty years he had lived in the same house, slept in the same room, gone to the same church, and sat in the same pew. He had a venerable look, honest in appearance, but a look that was vacant and inexpressive. He was what we call a " clever" man; by which we mean harmless, inoffensive, and not efficient enough to run against anybody. He was a good neighbor, if a want pressed itself upon him; but he never troubled himself to huut for sorrows, in order to relieve them. No man, in the whole congregation, was more sure to be in his place on the Sabbath than Uncle Jerry. Be the weather what it might, let any stay away that chose, he was always there. Old Kate, with a long white streak in her face, was sure to be there, let what other horses stand in the stable ...« less