Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02
The Man that Played on Harp NV
Thousand Strings-Sperits NV Just men
made prrIcck

The Man that Played on Harp NV a
Thousand Strings-Spcrits NV Just men
made Perlcck.
The following remarkable sermon is one
ol the funniest things in its way we have
read since the appearance Of 'Doesticks on a
BENDER. 1T was delivered at Brandon, Miss
l>sirli, hy reverend captain of a Mississippi
Aitbout
Il may say to you my hreethering, that |
am not an cdcchted man, an am one %
them IT. believes that ndecutiun is necessary
fur ii gospel minester, fur believe the Lord
edecates hls preachers Jest us he wants EN-
To tee olcr.ted. and, although say 1t that
oughtn to say 1T, yet in the state of Indi-
amny. whar live, thar's no man as gits IL
bigger conGregatipn nor what gifts.
'.har may he some here to-day, my breeth-
ring. nas don't know what persuasion | am
NV. Well, may say tp you. my hrecthrng,
that am il llirds1e Biptis. Thar's some
folks as don't like the iIardshel Baptists,
but d rnthcr hev hard shell as no shell at
at all. You see me here to-day, my brceth-
"rn.. dre>t up in fine close YOU mout
think was proud, but am not proud, my
hrecthcrlng, and although I've been u
preacher NV the Gospel for twenty years.
and although I'm c,rting NV that hltboit
nv hrr.thrr;n,, f'0'''
,l.m nnt ~, inc ter ,cII >nu ,,j,uc,i,whor
NV tex may IL. lound sufHrr !, IN s,y w.. 80
III the lcds of the Bible, and you'll find it
somewhar tween the first chapter OF the
DOCK ol Ten ration and the last chapter Of
the book of Revolutions. and .r vi,n.Il ~,
and sar n the Scriptures, as have sarched
the 5 rlrtures, You II not only find mn tex
thar. but i ureut many uth,r f,r,,,s v,II d.,
,uu ROOF to read. am inv tex when vou .h;Ii
lind 1t lou skill iini it to read thus
.ani ho ,,., -
,trinrs-sncrt,. ,r ;,., ,,',, Ip 81 tnousand y,
AL.
,,, ''S' ie"us |" speak OF
s.,,s ~ ~ ' many SINUS OF
,t,,r.s ,l'" '' w. ,a" ~, tno ius' Piace'
thnn tL,n. H. ,i't' "r ,o''o .''A' c"ii Enos's
,j.,, tt"no,, ti,'s,r ''5 u, r." f"' anu
and r,,, 'u'i ms IN can l'q uor'
,..,,;. ~ '''"'' VI ''e'h hihu Wv
Ile'.'S "n . NY nt''"'' rs ever was iotched
. '"o .n'f'''s,PP' river "ut thar
s'' liz I''y o'nr' h'n' VI sper'tS' ior the tex
s,rin,,s rans;t" u,' nai VI HC" sand
OF just men made perieck.'
i .cii you tne klhu oil sperits asis
LII g ".' inat 10 the
Hi"u o' sperits as ls lneht IN the tex, my
..ct ~.
-, ~ ''o u" '''e ""rI"' IN the iuSt place. thar
,p ; ,o;,i'''o', S"It Nv nre you n's segir or
I'l" "l'n' anu t"eh t'ar cain-hre' hre be-
'oie you're reu"y ana iali hack' and many
",",' A"'"S NV Hre' 'or ,ne Tex sez lie
r''Sui On hhrP NV mon-sand strings
'ltI,,s ,m " juSt men 'l','ue p"r'eck,
lo '", w. ,e'' you .ne kiha OF nre ment IN
~ ' VN' ny ",ec'"'n"S-it ne" pre AN
'"'l t'e k'n' Nv hre as great many OF
you II come 10. ei you don't do better nor
Mn"t you nave nm u"ih -ior lie played on
."o nc "'rP NV f"'u shha strinSs-sperits OF
J'sS NV" 'n''e l"r'ech'
Hp"' tne u,n rent sorts NV IRE III the
Nor'u may ne hhehrd unto the different per-
~ 's',ns , ~ ~; 'ne world In t'e hrst place we
,i .''iii, t"u ul,S'"l.'l'o"s, ana they are high
,"'lh ana hlShidlutln set, and they may
.. i,Ncneu mo turkey huzzard that flies
u. III tnI Hlr' ana he goes up and 40 Till he
i''t no digger than your finger nall and the