Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-08-30
A Curious Sermon.

The Brandon tMiss.) Register reports the
following curious sermon preached al the town
Of WateTproofs, not far from Brandon.
"l may say TO you, my breethriag, that am
not educated man, an ] am not one ofthem
as believes that education is necessary fur o
Gospel minister, fur bleeve t Lord edecates
his preachers jest as he wants 'em TO be ede
Gated, an although | says it that oughtn't 10
say it, yet in the State of Indi my, whar !
live, thars no man as gifts bigger congrega-
lion nor what eilS.
Thar may be some here TO day, my breeth-
rem, as don't know What persuasion am NV.
Well, may say 10 you, my breethring, that
I'm Hard-Shcel Baptist. Thar's some folks
as don't like the Hard Shell Bapts,s, but I'd
ruther have hard Shel as no shell at ALL
You see me here to-day, nv breethrng dressed
up in fine clothes ; you mont think | was
proud but am no; proud, my breethring, and
although I've been preacher of the GOSPEL
for twenty year, an although Pm Capting Of
the fat boat that lies OF your landing, | am
| not proud my Lreebrng.
Pm not gwins to tell you adzdekly vhsr
my text may be found suffice il 20 say, it's
in the ledS Of the Bible, and you will find il
somewhar between the first chapter of the
book Of Generations, and the last chapter of
the book of Revolutions, and you'll go and
Sarch the Scriptures as have sarched the
Sctiprrs, you'll not only find mytex thar, but
a great many other teres as will do you good
10 read, and my text when you she'll find it,
you she'll find it 20 read thus;
land lie played on harpuva thousand strings
sperits Of just men made perfeck."
My tex, brethren, leads me 10 speak OF
sperltS. Now lhar'S great many kind ofSper.
its in the world-in the fist place lhars the
sperilS as sum folks call ghosts, and then lhars S
the sperits up turpen' time, and then thar'S the
SperltS sum folks call IquT, an I've got as
good an aItekel oil them kind Nv Spefil on my
fiat boat Is ever was iotcbed down the - is
slSsippi river, but thar's great many other
kind Of SperiIS, f0I The tex says, "lle played
on harp NV tho u sand strings, speTtS Nv
just men made perfeck."
| But I'll tell you the kind Nv spers as is
ment in the tex; It's FIRE. That's the kind
Of SlerllS as is ment in the tex, my brethren.
Now thar's great many kinds OF fire in the
world. In The luSt place, thar's the Common
sort Of fire you light your segar or pipe with,
and then thaT's fOx-fre, and cam fire, FIRE be-
fore you are ready, and fire and fall back, ond
many other kinds Of fire for the lex says, ale
played on harp uva thou sand strings, Speris
Nv Just men made perfeck."
But III tell you the kind OF fire as is ment
in the tex, my bree,hern-ir's HE'LL FIRE az
that's the kind OF FIRE as great many Nv you
will come 10, ef you don't DO be!ter nor what
YOU have been doin'-lor "He played on a
harp wv thou sand strings, sperls Nv just
men made perIeck."
Now the different sorts OF fires in the world,
may be llkened unto the different persuasions
Of Christians in The world. In the fust place
we have the PiscapallonS, an they are high
Salln', ami high Iaiutln set, and they may
hkened unto turkey buzzard that flies up
mo the ar and he goes up and up, and up
aud up, ill he looks no bigger nor your finger
nail, and the fist thing yCu know lie Gums
down and down, and down and down, and is a
filling hlnIsei on the carkiSs of dead hoSs
by the side OF The road, ami "fIe played OH q
hap Of thousand strings speriS OF just men
made perGecs."
And then thar's the Mehodists, and they
may be llkened unto the squirrel, runnin' up
INTO a tree for The MethodiSts believes in
gwne on from one degree of grace TO another,
and finally on TO perfection, ahl the squire
goes up and up, and up, and he jumps from
limb tu limb, and branch 10 branch, and the
lust thing you know he falls, ant, do"n ht
comes kernumux, and that's like The -,ne
dis, for they is alters fallen from grace-ah
and "He played OH hatp Of thouSanC
strings, speriIS Nv just men made perfeck."
And then my brethren ,hars the Baptist
oh and they have been likened unto q pos
sum on a 'Simmou Tree, and The thunders m =,
ol and The earth may quake, but tnat poSsuH
cIings there still ah and you may shake ont
foot loose, and the others thar, and you ma.
shake all feet loose, and he laps his TAI
around the limb, and he cings, and he cling
urever, for "He played on harp of q thou
sane strings-sperits Nv just men made per
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