M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-10-18
Number 8.
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n y AsAOND oA<-~"AN
The Brandon tMississiPpi) Register
ieRortsthe following curious sermon,
preached at the town Of Waierprools,
not far lr m Brandon:
4 may soy 10 you, my breellering
that ain not ap eIecated man, am Iam
not one, o'Ihem as bleeves that eleca-
tion is necessary fur gospel Ininis:ets
luE-IshlisSei the. Lord edecates hiA
+ preachers jes! as he wants 'em TO be e.
ecated, an, although aysitthst ough
tent TO sS II. YET in the State OF
lndianny, wbar live. tIiar's no man
as gifts bigger congregation nor what
i gifts.
Thar may be some here to-day. my
bre ethren, as don't know what persus.
sion amuv. Well. mag say TO you.
my breethering. that am lIardshel
4 BSpsistss-tTl,at,s.sems.-falA,s.sls.,da, ,da,l,l.,
like rths harlshell B,plilt. but 10
ru lher have n hard she'll as 40 she'll ut
al. You Sc me here Today. my breeth-
riog dres:. up in fine close; you mout,
think was proud; but am not proud
my brethrn5 and although I've been
a preacher av the Gospel for twenty
yeers, pn' although I'm .tapting Nv
the Aat boa. tha, now lies at your Ian.
ding I'm no; proud ms sree:hing.
I'm not gwlne TO tell you edgdskly
Hhar my text may bN,found; suffice it
tU say, lis ia the lels of the Bible, an
you"H fna it somewhar tween the first
chapter of the book Of Generations, aul
the last chapter Of the book of Revolu.
tions, and ef you'll 60 aud sarch Scrip
ters, Os | have sarcheJ the Scfipters,
you'll not only find my tex thar. but
great many luther t:res as viii do YOU
good TO read, an my tex, when you shill
find it, YOU shill find it TO read thus:
"And he played on a harp of a thousand
strin5s-sperits of just men made perieck."
i MY tex bIeethring, leads me tO speak
Of spcrits. Now thar's a great many
kind of spe:its in the worli--in the
fust place, thar's the sperits Is sum
FOLKS calls ghosts, and then thar's the
speTits Nv turpep time and then tha:s
the sperts as some folks call liquor,an'
I've got as good an artekel Nv them kind
Nv sPerits on my alt boat as ever was
fetched down the Mississippi river. but
thar's great mani other kaI o sperits,
for the tex; ole played or a harp iva
thoH sanl strings-sPerits Of Just nsg
made perfect" -
ButI'll tellJou the kiul Nv speritai
as is meant in the tex, its FIRr. That's
the tind OF sperits as ment in the tex,
my breerhfing. Now. thar's area.
many kinds Nv fire in the world. lit
the Gust place, thor's the common sort
NV lire you light your segoror pipe with.
andthenahar'S cam FIRE, fire before
! gs 'Ss feddy, and fire and, 4fsll buck, and
mapy otherkinds of FIRE, fof the tex
sel: lie played on a harp uy d tAou-i
sand s!riDgS-s9erils pl Just men made
perfect sisf'i I'.- ....''..
q. Bttllrlteil you the kind Of fire as is
mepI in the tex nay bree.hing
Hail FIRE an that's the kind NV
bre asa g,eSt many " YOU will come
loi. ei,yo don't do betlerHor what YOU
he" bin doiu'--lor "lle played on a
harp iva tAOu.sonl strings--sperits of
Just Hlei uldut ptIltCk.
Now. the different sorts Nv fire in
the world may be lkened unto the
different lpersuasions NV Christians in
the world, In the lust place, we have
the Piscapafians; an they are u high
sailin, aud high falutin set, and they
may be II kenel unto turkey buzzsrl
!hat flies up into the air, and he goes
up and up, aud up Snd up, i'll he looks
no bigger than !osr finger nail, and
The first thing you know, he Gums down,
and is d film himself on the karkiss
Nv dead hOss. by the side NV the road
and He played on a harp w thou.
saud strings--speEits of just men made
4 purfeck,' .... ..... .s.s
Aod 1hen thar is the Methods, and
they may be Iikened unto tho squir1el.
runnin up into tree, for the Me thedis
bleeSes in gvne on from one degree of
grace to another, and finally on to per.
lecshun, aud the squirrel goes up uad
up, and up and up aud he jumps from
lin to linn, and branch 10 brsn h and
the fust thing you know he falls, and
NN"h Nv ep"iNo hSihutbUNAt anu t0hl9
iGe the Methods, for they is always
falling from srOce-ahl And--'He play,
ed or harp NV a thOu.ssud strings
sperlts Nv Just men make perleck.' ..-
! And then, my breethriug. rfIars TIE
Baptist ah! and they hev bin hkened
untU a possum on a simmon tee. and
the thunders may Ioh, end thc earth
may quake, but that possum clings there
still .ah! And you may shake one foot
loose, SUI ,mc S,ss.'s S,..s. .har .t a,d YOU NAV
shake all feet loose, and he laps his tail
around the limb, aud he clings, fTv5
for-'He played on a hard Nv a thou!
sand strings--speti!s of just men made
pefeck. 1E a.
DOcroR was employed by a poot
man toaItend his wife. who was danger
ously ill The docter gave a hin.
/ 'ths I he had fears of not being paid.'
Il have i've pounds. said the man to
the doctor. ard if you kill, or 6Grs,you
| shall have them
! The woman died'in the doctors hand,
and AFTER reasonable time he called
for his five pounds. The man asked
The doetorif he killed his wife. ao9
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