Smyrna times., 1855-09-19
WHOLE NO, 234.
a Cur.9us Sermon.

The Brandon [lliss.) Register reports the
following curious seru,0n preached at the town
OF Waterproof. l.ot far from Brandon :
II may say to you, nay brethering, thst | am
not an educated man, an am not one Of them
as believes that education Is necessary fur a
Gospel mister. tor believe the Lord edecates
MS predc chers lest as he wants 'em 20 be edeca.
ted, an although / say ii that onghtn't to say
it, yet III the State ot indianny, whar live,
thLrs uu man IS giis bigger congregation nor
what | sis.
Tn may be some here today, my brethren,
as duh'I Know wha! persuasion am Nv. Well,
may say to you, my brethring, that I'm Hard
Shell Baptist. Thnr's come olks as don't like
ine Hiru Shell Bap; ST., hui I'd ruther have
hhru ene.i Is no sneli ~ aii. Yon see me here
to.Uay, my preihr'ng,j -az,'d up in fine cothers;
you lnouglt lhlak | va proud; bul am not
proud, my brethrung. aud although I've been
preacher Of tn Gospel for twenty years, an
although I'm Gaping the fat boat that lies
at Your landing I'm not proud, my bTethring.
Htn nOl gwme to tell edzacly whar my text
Indy tH ioanG; suince 10 say, 1t q in the leds of
;hc b.ult, aud you'll find 1t somewhar between
lhe hrst chapter Of the book oi Generations,
and The ldsl cuaper ot the bouk OF Revolutions,
and ci you'll 90 and sarch the Scriptures as
have srrched the Scriptures, yOu'il not only
lind my tex thar, but great many other teres
viii do you good 10 READ, and my ;ex when
ye shlli tnu ii, you sh!i iind II to read thus:
"hnd he played on harp NV 4 ihouss nd
stru gs-sn rls q! jasi ntn inside perfeck."
My lex. brelhrlng, I.3js ac 10 sycs K of sper.
lis. N" lhars Il :. .cat II a.'y kiad Of speTits
ia the wurU--in The IGst p!ocu tbar's the sper-
Is ae eoin" iolks ell ghosts, aud then thar's
The >p-ris Il, tur!,rn.t tIue, ana IL; thar's the
81. r.IS IS sum iulh7 cali liquor, an I've got as
goa an arirk'l @. t-lc;n h.nu q spirits on my
iii boat - ever Wds :otcn Gown Inc n lssisspDi
rFc-, bu thdr's great tiAHy other kind Of
rp@rts, or The tex says, "ilc played on harp
w t-h-O-~-san olrlngs, eperit5 Nv Just meu
made p' ri,ck."
But III tell you the kind Of sperits as ia ment
in lh' tex. rs fire. That's the KIND NV sperits
as Is ment in the tex, my breethring. Now
tnar's great mauy kinds Of fire in the world,
In the tust pldc", there's the common sort Nv
hre you light your segdE or pipe with, and then
thars toX-hre and caun-fre, fire before your
ready and fire and tall back, and many other
kinds OF fire, ioc The tex says, " He played on
harp wv thousand strings, sperlts Nv lust men
made peTteck."
But I'll tell The kind of fire as is ment in the
tex, my breethlng-lt's HE'LL FIRE! an that's
t.lr kind OF ire great many uy YOU II come
10, ct you Gont do better nor what you have
tDrn Goia- --ior 3" lie played on a harp wv
koasa.d Strings, sperl's Cf just lnen made per.
F., ieck."
; Now the different sorts of FIRE in the world
may be Lkened uHto he different persuasions
vi Christians IN the world. La the fust place
we have the Piscd pal .Ohs, an they are a high
sahln' and high taluiln' eei, and they NAV be
ilkencd unto turkey -buzZard that flies up in.
4" ne ar, ana he goes up and up and ND and
up, TIL he looks ho Big er than your finger
( ul'i, ana HE lust thin. you know he cums
/ Gown Hnd Gown and down and down, and is q
/ uIiiin' hmsc.I on The cdrksns of dead hoss hv
lnt side ol The road ana = He played on a harm
! NV thousand strDgs-spiIIts uv lest men made
/ perieck.'
Aad then thar's the Methods, ard thew NAV
Oc HkcHed uHio the EQuirrcl, runnin' I'D unto
iret, lu: The Melheuls believes IL gwine or
; from o"e degree OF grace 10 another and final
ly on 10 perfection, and the squirrel goes IN
dhd up ami UP, ami up and up, and he iumps
.Iu,m i.InU To IInb, and brunch 10 branch. and
,nv Iu>t tn.mg YOU knuw he tails aud down ha
Comes kertGnN, and that's like the Methods.
my IS aitrs IaIlen from grace-ah! and
tie p!yeu GA harp Nv Il thousand strings.
~ r:is Nv jest men made perieck.'
A"u lne", my bret l!...s. thar's The Baptist
ID and ihey nave been lKened unto a pCssuu
oL s.lnliUn Tree, and tbundprs NAV roll and
tne earth n.ay quake but Inat possum clings
there stIIi-ah and now you !lay shake one loot
loose, aud the othcrs Thar, AID You Inuy sha ke
all feet loose, and he laps MS tai abound the
limb an he clInss and he clings turever, for
tie played on harp Nv Thousand strings,
spirits NV jest men made perteck'
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