What has exceedingly hurt you in time past, nay, and I fear, to this day, is lack of reading. I scarce ever knew a preacher who read so little. And perhaps, by neglecting it, you have lost the taste for it. Hence your talent in preaching does not increase. It is just the same as it was seven years ago. It is lively, but not deep; there is little variety; there is no compass of thought. Reading only can supply this, with meditation and daily prayer. You wrong yourself greatly by omitting this. You can never be a deep preacher without it, any more than a thorough Christian. Oh begin! Fix some part of every day for private exercise. You may acquire the taste which you have not; what is tedious at first will afterward be pleasant. Whether you like it or not, read and pray daily. It is for your life; there is no other way; else you will be a trifler all your days, and a pretty, superficial preacher. Do justice to your own soul; give it time and means to grow. Do not starve yourself any longer. Take up your cross and be a Christian altogether. Then will all the children of God rejoice (not grieve) over you, and in particular yours.

John Wesley

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cakes	1	Cake

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Oatmeal *
1 1/2	c	Boiling Water
1/2	c	Crisco shortening
1 1/2	c	Granulated white sugar
2		Eggs
1	c	Sifted all-purpose flour
1/2	c	Powdered cocoa
1	ts	Soda
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Vanilla
1	c	Sifted powdered sugar
2	c	Coconut
2	tb	Butter
1/2	c	Milk
		Pecans (chopped)
		Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

FROSTING
* If using minute oatmeal, chop it up in small pieces before soaking it up
in hot water.
Mix oatmeal and boiling water and let cool.
Cream shortening with sugar and eggs, add rest of ingredients along with
oatmeal mixture.  Beat till smooth. Bake in 8x12 greased pan at 350 degrees
for 35 minutes.
Frosting: Mix powdered sugar, butter and milk and boil till thick (about 6
minutes).  Be carefully it doesn't get too hot and burn on the bottom, you
must continue to stir constantly. Add coconut, pecans and vanilla.
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