Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-10-26

Inc Register, puDhshed at
Brandon, Miss, gives a partial re-
port Of sermon preached few
weeks since at Waterproof, not
Tar from Brandon. 1t is to be
regretted that the whole sermon
was not preserved. The follow
ing paragraphs show the spirit Of
the preacher. q
81 may say to you my breeth-
eriBg, that lam not an edecated
man, an ] am not one Of them
as bleeves that edecation is nee
essary fur gospel ministes, fur
Ibleeve the Lord edecates his
preachers jest as he wants 'em to
beedecated, an, although ! sayit
that oughtn't TO say il, yet 10
Spencer CO., Indianny, wharf, live,
thar's no man rs gifts a bigger
congregation nor what 1 gifts my
self.
Thar may be some here to-day
my breetheren, rs don't kno
what persuasion / am Nv. Well,
| may say to you, my brccther-
ing, that I'm a Hardshell Baptist.
Thar's sum foaks as don't like
the Hardshell Baptists, but I'd
ruther have a hard shell as no
shell at all. You see me here to-
day, my brcethering, drest up in
fine close; !you mout think Twas
proud. but l am not proud, my
breethering, an although I've
been a gospel minister fur twenty
years, an although I'm capting
Of that fat boat that lies at your
landing, I'm not PROUD, my breeth-
ering.
I'm not a gwine to tell you
edSackiy whar my tex may be
found: suffice it tn say, it's in the
leds Of the Bible, an you'll find il
somewhat tween the first chapter
Of the book Of Generations and
the last chapter Of the book oil
Revolutions, and eff you'll go and
sarch the Scriptures, as ! have
sarched the Scriptures, you'll not
only find my text thar, but a
great many luther fercs as will
do you good to read, an my tex,
when you shill find it, you shill
find it TO read thus:
''An' he played on harp Nv a
thousand ssrings-sperits Nv just men
made pcrieck."
My tex, breethering, leads me
to speak NV sperits. Now, thar's
a great many kinds NV sperits ia
the uorld--in the fust place, thar
is the spcrits as some foaks cal
ghosts, then thar's the the sperits
Nv turpen time, and then thar's
the speriis as some foaks call liq-
uor,ssan' I've got as good an arti'
KEEL Nv them kind NV sperits on
my fiat boat as ever was fotched
down the Mississippi riveD bu,
the tex SEE: ale played on a
harp NV a thousand strings
sperits NV inst men made per-
ieck." .a4
But Ill tell you the kind O
sperits as is meant in the tex, til
fire. Now thar's a great many
kinds oflire in the world. In the
first place, thar's the common sor,
NV fire you lite segar or pipe
with; and then thar's cam-fre, frt
before yure resIdy, an fall back
and many uther kinds NV Gre, iol
the tex SEE: 1He played on a Larr
Nv q thousand strings-sperits
nv just men made perfeck.
But I'll tell you the kind u,
sperits as is meant IN The tex, my
brecthering-it's he'll fire! an
that's the kind NV fire as a great
many NV you'll come tn, eff yo,
don't do better nor what you hay,
been doin'-for HE played on
harp Of a thousand strings
sperits NV just men made per
feck.
Now, the different sorts NV fir,
IN the world may be likened unt'
the different parsuasions NV th,
Christians in the world. In In,
fust place. we have the PiscapaIi
ons; and they are a highsailin' an,
a highlalutin set, and they ma,
be Iikened untoa turkey buzzar,
that flies up into the air, and h
goes up and up till he looks n
bigger than yure finger.nail, an,
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