New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-29
RaorHER CsAFFosD's FAREWELL SERMON.
REPORTED By BILE EASEL

REPORTED BY BILE EASEL.
During NY soiourn u Mississippi shortly sitter
harp Of thousand striIlEs} had occasion 10 visit
friend Id the neighbora0dd Of Port Gibson. The
next day being Sabbath acgsnapsnisd him to Zion
neighborhood and this Was to he his santerysarmon
Zion Chapel was some hundred yards from tie main
road and surrounded By forest fEees Having arrived
rather to- saIly fSr s sefgGs myssf aa asnd
in brushing away the cloud Of mos q1itoes t1as
rounded d. At length strange specimen of the
genus homo made his appearance On horseback ;is
His dress was decidedly peculiar. On his head he
wore an old fashioned bell beaver several sizes
too large. To remedy this defest cotton hsntsana
handkerchief was stuffed between the hat and fore
head His coat was Of d most ancient pattern blue,
with brass buttons, short waist and long swallow
The collar came within an inch Of hiding the back
part cf big head. His vest was extremely long and
bis pants ditto short. The latter were held down BY
leather strap passed under huge palr q progans
Of unsanned leather color altogether his presence
strongly auggested Dan Marble in his Yankee charae
teEof Jonathan Homeapun. But to the serTon-or
at least portion Of tfor il Was utterly impossible
| TO repoTs the whole. $55545
The congregation was large ID it had besn nora
ted. abroad that new servant Of the Lord was TO-
Brother CFaftord skunk into the pulpit with more
than ordinary hamilit and after devotng few mo-
i nlent5 to silent prayer he rose
Gingerly pushing up the sleeves of his store coat,
i whereby he displayed q paiF of targe, long, bony
hands 0f d beetTed color, he grasped tile handle
Of an earth pitcher and ponTed into y Tin cup q
dfaught OF water which he drank with iniInitabe
His appearance in the pulpit wa study for an ar
tist. HIS face was long and lans eyes pale greg,
nose aeauiIine, complexion sandy hair SANDY
head BALD On the top with The exception of aaiaH
patch on the organ of reverence, Sas Il 70 alaa
/ and. altogether the picture Of Greeley whilst indIctHg
d Freesoit Abolition document for Che benefit Of his
j Southern subscribers
He began apologetieaI1y, as follows
Yoa don't SEE me fo.y in the dress aefE wear;
4 come among you as stranger and am HOW trseEed
/ out in my store clothesl am not proud mani but
thought it would be more becoming before ssEaIs
After this he raised hymn in which the eongFega
I ton joined He then began biz sermon:
dear brethren and sisters, first and foremost,
Time s,Yirle to tell you about the affecting parn
/ had with my congregation at Bethel Chapel. -Arfsr
had get through with my farewell sarraont as Game
down onten the pulpit, the old gray headed bIetern
and sisters who had listened to my voice for twenty
d years crowded around me. and, with a5bgng
voices and fearful eyes, said-FareWel brother
8 ford! e
frcked out ii their inery Of brass ieWely gewgaWs
jimcraeks paint and fodnces, looked up with tf1eIr
bright eyes, and pronounced with their rosy lips
/, Farewell, brother CrafOrd
The Young men IN their tight patent leather boots
II high collars and fashy Waisteeata smelling Of poma
tum and cigar smoke their shang coats, and
striped zebra too, said arsVeI, brother
s Crafford
The little children lambs in the feld-Tifted up
their tiny hands and small voices, and with ac
4 cord, said-Farewell, brother Craaord ~
q The coored brethren Of the congregation now came
lbIack sheep who had been admitted to the
:. field under my ministry with tears rolling down
their sable cheeks, they too, adFareWefl brother
4 Crafford s#5 n q
o AS got on my horse and bade afeu to my congre-
< CATION forever turned to take last look at the old
church where had preached the riches
e Of Christ for ulorn twenty Garland as gazed at
e its dilapidated walls and moss covered root III too,
I. seemed to say-FareWell, brother Crafford
= IF As rode down through the village, the people who
poked their heads outen the WindeTs and the servants
who leant on their brooms all seemed to say-Fare
IS well, brother Cradord
a As passed along down the highway, through the
forest the wind az it sighed and Whstied through
the treeops playing the leaves and branches the
burden Of salvation, it, too seemed to sayEareWeu
:, brother Craford y.
Crossing a little creek that was gnrgdng and sing
n ing over its pebby Bed as it reoiced on its way tc
the great ocean Of etefnity, it too seemed to say
n Farewell brother Grafford 88 5$ B3 36Ss
i,As trode along down a hot dusty lane, an old SOW
r that was asleep in o fence corner jumped out Of
IS student with i loud broosoo, ,brooo too semes
II to say-Fa arewell, brother Gra aford
s MY horse he got frightened and jumped iron
annnder me- and as he curled his taiLover his back
kicked up his heels, and ran of-he too, seemed t
say-FareWel, brother CSraftord louisville Dali
~ Courier. Nj