Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-09-27

(Miss9 Register, reports the following
curious sermon, preached at the town Of
Waterproofs -
may say to you brethering that ! am
not an edecaled man, an am not one %
them as bleeve that edecaton is necessary
fur gospel minister, fur bleeve the
Lord edecates his preachers jest as he
wants 'em to be edecated, an, although l
say it that oughtent to say it. yet in the
State OF lndianny, Hhar live, thar's not a
man AS gets bigger congregation nor
what ! gets.
Thar may be some here TO day, my
brethren, as don't know what persuasion
l am uv.-Well, ] may say to you, my
breelhering, that I'm Hardshell Baptist.
'Thar's some folks as don't like Hardshel
Baptists, but I'd ruther hev a hard shell as
no shell al all.-You see me here to day,
my breetherng, drest up in fine close ;
you mout think | was proud, but am not
proud, my breethering, aud although I've
bin preacher Nv the Gospel fur twenty
years, and although I'm Gaping Of that
flat boat that lies at yurr landing, I'm not
proud, my breethering g
I'm not gwine ter tell you edzackly
whar my tex may be found suffice is IN
BAY, IFS in the leds of the Bible, an you'll
find l., somewhar tween the first chapter
OF the book of Generations, and the las,
chapter Of the book of Revolutions, and
ct youll go and search the Scriptures, as |
have sarched the Scriptures, you'll no,
only find my tex thar, but great many
ulher teres as will do you good tu read, an
my tex, wnen you shall find it, you shall
find it III read thus -
"And he played on harp Nv thousand strings
-sperits Of jnst men make perfect"
My tex, breelhcring, leads ma tu speak
nv sperit. Now lhars great many kinds
of sperits in the world--in the tust place,
ihar's the speriIs as sum folks call ghosts,
and then thar's the sperits Nv turpen time.
and then t.,ar's the sperits as sum folks call
liquor, an I've got as good an arlckel of
them kind Nv sperts on my hat-boat, as
ever was fo,chcd down the Mississippi riv-
er, but ,har's a great many other kind of
sperit., for the tex sez -" lie played on
harp Nv 4t0u sand strings-sperts OF
just men made perfcck."
But III tell you theikind Nv sperts as is
mcot in the tex, it's fire. That's the kind
of sperits as is ment in the tex, my becetI.-
ering. Now thar's great many kinds OF
fire in The world. In the fust place, thar's
the common sort NV fire you lite segar
or pipe with, and then thar's cam fire, fire
before yuro reJdy, and fall back, and many
other kinds Nv fire, for the tex sez -" He
played on harp Nv n thousand strings
speri:s OF just men made perIeck."
But Ill tell you The kind Nv fire as is
mcnt in the tex my breclherng--il's he'll
fire an that's the kind nv fire as great
many Nv you'll come TO, ef you don't do
better nor what you have been doin-tor
lie played on harp of a thousand strings
-sperits Nv just men made perfeck."
Now. the different sorts Nv Ere in the
world may be likened unto the different
pcrsuasions of Christians in the worl |. In
the fust place we havs the Piscspalions
an they are high saiin' and high ialutin
Set, and they may b. likencd unto turkey
buzzard, that flies up into tine air, and goes
up and up, till he looks no bigger than
your finger nail, and the fnst thing you
know, he Gums down and down, and down
and down, and is q film himself on the kar.
kiss Nv dead hoss, by the side Nv the road
and lie playedson harp of thousand
strings-sperits Nv just men made per-
ieck."
And then thar's the Methods, and they
may be likened unto the squirrel, ruunin' up
into tree, for the Methodist beevs ir,
gwine on from one degree Nv grace to all
other, and finally on to perieckshun, and
the squirrel goes up ard up, and up one up
and no jumps from linn to lin, and branch
to branch, and the fust thing you know, he
falls and down he comes kerAummux, and
that's the Methods, for they is alters fallin'
from grace, ah And" lie played on
harp Of thousand strings-sperts Of just
man rnada navfeck "
And then, my breethring, thar's the Bap.
tist, sh and they hev hin likened unto a
possum on 'simion tree, and the thunders
may roll, and the earth may quake, but that
possum clings there still-ah And you
may shake one foot loose, and the others
thar, and you may shake all leet loose, aud
he laps his tail around the limb, and he
clings forever, ior-" lie played on harp
Nv thousand strings-spcrits Of just men
made perfeck.
A FEMALs CAPTAIS.-Among the
boats on the Erie Canal is one commanded
nv a famale-Mrs Captain Peck. The