The Turnbo Manuscripts
by Silas Claiborne Turnbo
1844-1925
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HE DESIRED TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD, BUT THE DEVIL PERSUADED
THE MAN TO LISTEN TO HIM
By S. C. Turnbo
Soon after the Civil War the citizens of Franklin Township in Marion County,
Ark. built a log house in the river bottom just below the mouth of Becca’s
Branch. The house stood at the foot of the bluff and was used for school
and church purposes and it was also used by the electors of Franklin Township
as a voting precinct before it was removed to Peel. Bill Flippin and Bill
Jenkins two noted preachers in the Christian Church who lived in the Flippen
Barrens east of Yellville held several protracted meetings here, on one
occasion while meeting was going on there a man who was drunk made his appearance
one Sunday evening to listen at what the preachers said; he told them that
he was much interested in hearing the gospel preached, and that he would
make money by going home but he had rather stay and hear how souls ought
to be saved and that he had a soul that needed to be saved and he wanted
to hear the gospel plan of salvation and he would stay and be an attentive
hearer. While the congregation was collecting, the man lay down on one of
the benches that was used for a seat and went to sleep before the speaker
began his discourse and slept sound and snored loud during the services
and until after the congregation was dismissed. In fact they had to wake
him up and take care of him by taking him to a citizens house, where he
received kind attention until he was able to go home.
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