Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-11-26
A Sermon from Disciple of the Harp
of a Thousand Strings.

The following very pathetic sermon was
actually preached by Hard Shell some
where ameng the mountains Of Georgia,
which we give 0erbatina ct hte1 atm. His
text was this
lie that is not for Us is against US and
he that gathereth not with us scratcheth
board
After having read the text, he proceeded
thus:
This passage oT scripter, r-y deer Dreth-
ring, which | have jist read, is frum holy
rit. 1t is in spenscable truth that he who
is not fer US is against US. We can fad no
better emblamatick pruf ov this, mi hreth-
ring, than jist tn look round and see who is
not with u.s. | see them here, mi brethring
tn da. Thar sets the softhanded Pfisbiteri
ans, and here the seiG-commissioned Bap-
lists, and yander the back-sliden Methudis.
| Whar ar they, brethring? Ali--a-all fitin
one another ;sbesices they re all linked and
twisted and conniyin tugether, tryin tn upset
US, but thanks my dear brethring, they re
| not got US yit No, deer brethring, they re
not yit able. Let EN- rip with they're hell
fire faith and hi schooled relygum. Let EN-
fling their wooden thunder bolts at us =
! VIA e. shssngi a atyesssk: my brethrins,
ws, ths Hard shSs Z alfsls.shes.-
/ stood the shock oy their II slang, and will
kontinues to role on in the world. But my
deer brethring, now Gums the orful pint in
the subiect-'He that gathers not with us
scratches board
Mark, mi deer brethring, the latter claws
l-scratches a board. / understand bi this
mi deer brethring, that he that is not with
us and does not gether untew over flock,
neither lays holds ov the pix ak and dig. that
there NAV he abundant harvist gathered
untew the Lord. Yes, them damagogs, sne-
kin and hulkin and skulkin about like an old
red fox in a hen house, try in TO win the ef-
fecshuns ov a shankhi chicken, tha will be
dumed to scratch board through all etur-
, nety.
) Yes, mi deer brethring, methinks 1 see
that tender fingered Prisbiterian, whu was
, called off ter eturnety fue years ago,
scratching aboard and MEETINGS see upon
his rite a bac sliden, msshunary Baptist,
whu had been sent two kolledge and got
r fine edecashun, he tew is skratchin board,
{ and will have to skratch and skratch thru all
t eturnety
And thar's that pore sinner, he never saut
the salvashun of his sole. Methinks / see
him engulfed in the sulphuric of an orful
hell, thar he is a wepin, wa'in, mashin his
teeth, and skratchin board.
O, sinner, tern, why don't yer tern? (? Now
:, is the time for when yea stan before the
# judgement bar yea will here that orful dune
!. pronounced aginst you, 'Departe, yea kussed
j intew the dismal PVT, and skratch board.
J, And thar you will haft tew skratch and
Is shratch and scratch harder than ever a gra
> hund skratches rebbett from his den.
rs But, ah, mi dieing friend, ah, it will not
le be a saft pine board yu will haft tew skratch
b ah. No, no, ah; it will be ruff, snarly
Is crossed-g graned, tuff oke board, alb. Yes, yes
= ah, it will be clabb bord ov nots and splin
! ters, ah which yu will haft tew skratch anC
u skratch from everlastin tew everlastin ah
oe untel the foundashuns ov brimstum is burn
b out, ah, and its 1aims ar quinched, ah, anC
Is the wauls ar kooled, ah and untel the bias
is ov an endless eturnety freezes yu as stiff a
pokurs, ah. Amen.