The daily Gate City., 1855-10-12


The Register published at Brandon, Miss,
gives partial report of sermon preached
a few weeks since at Waterproofs, not far
from Brandon. 1t is to be regretted that the
whole sermon was not preserved. The fol-
lowing paragraphs show the spirit of the
preacher;
81 may say to you, my breetherin, that |
am not an edecated man, AN | am not one %
! them Us bleeves that edecution is necessary
t for gospel minister, fur bleeve the Lord
edeeates his preachers list us he wants 'em to
be edecated, an, although | say il that
/ oughtnt 10 say it, vet in the State Of indl-
amy whnr live, thar's no man as gifts bIg-
/ ger congregation nor what gifts.
4 '.Inere may be some here to-day, my
! brethren, as don't know what persuasion 1
/ am uy. Well, | may say 10 you, my breeth-
ring that I'm Hardsheil Baptist Thar's
some folks as don't ike the Hardshel Bap-
lists, but I'd ruther hev hard shell than no
+ shell at all. You see me here to-day, nv
I Dreethring, drest up in fine close; you mout
think | Was proud. but am not proud nv
breethrcn, an although hev been preacher
Nv the Gospel for twenty years, and although
I'm capthng NV that hat boat that Lies at
.
'.l'm not gwine to tell YOU edzucklv whar
my tex may be found suffice it ia say it's in
the leds of the Bible, an you'll find It some
whar tween the fust chapter Of the book Of
t'eneration and the last chapter Of the book
of Revolutions, an ef you'll 20 an sarch
the Scriptures, as have sarched the Scrip
lures, you'll find not only my tex thar, but a
great many luther texes rs will do you good
ia read. an my tex, when YOU shill find it,
you shill find il it tn read thus
And he played on harp NV thousand
strings-sperits of Just men made perfeck.
My tex, breethring, leads me to speak Nv
sperit. Now thar's great many kinds nv
/ sperits in the world-in the fust place, thar s
the sperits as some folks call ghosts, then
thar's the sperits Of turpen time, and then
thar's the sperits as sum folks calls liquor,
and I've got rs good an artikel wv them kind
uv sperits OH my fiat boat as ever was fotch-
ed down the Mississippi River, but thar's a
great meny uther kind NV spcrits, for the tex
says lie played on a harp Wv a Thousand
strlngs-sperits Nv just men made pcrfeck.
But III tell YOU the kind NV sperits as il
ment in the tex, it's fire. That is the kind
Of sperlts is ment in the tex, my breeth-
ring. Now thar's great many kinds uy fire
in the world. In the fust place, thar's the
with, then thar's the cam fire, fire before
yure reddy, and fall back, and meny luther
kinds NV fire, for the tex sez: He PLAYED OF
! harp nv thousand strings -sperits II,
! Just men made perfeck.
But I'll tell you the kind Nv fire as is men
in tex, brethring-lt's hell fire an that
the kind w fire as a great many ny you'll
come 10, ef you don't do better nor wha
, YOU have bin doin'--for s.He PLAYED on tn
harp NV Thousand strings--sperits IL
just men made perfeck.'
Now, the different sorts NV fire in the worl,
! may be likened unto the different persuasion
) Of Christians in the world. In the fust plac
We have the Piscapalions; and they are
high sallin' and high falutn' set, and the
may be liken'd unto a turkey buzzard tina
q dies up into the air, and he goes up, and u
u t,ll he looks no bigger than your finger mai
O ana the fust thing YOU know he comes down
4 nd down, and down, and is lilin' himsel
n the karkss Nv IL dead hoss by the side u
. he road-and s He played on n harp Nv
j : thousand strings--sper.ts Nv just men mad
''perfeck.o
And then thar's the Methods, and the
! may be liken'd unio the squirrel, runnin' Il
:, mo a tree, for the Mcrhedist believes /
f swine on from one deg ee II, grace to anoth
n, and finally on 10 perfexshun, and tn
squirrel goes up and up, and up, and
N jumps from linn 10 linn, and branch to branch
j. and the fust thing you know he falls nm
y Town he comes kerlummax, and that's lik
:, The Mcthedis, for they is alers a fallin frol
5, grace, ah And" He played on q harp u
d s-a thousand strings--sperits nv just me
"made perfeck."