Daily American organ., 1856-11-07
WHOLE NO. 623.
AMERICAN ORGAN.
Sermon from a Disciple of the Harp OF
a Thousand Strings.

lhOusand Strings.
The following very pathetic sermon was actual
iy preached by Hard Shell somewhere among the
mountains OF Georgia, which we give verbatim .st
titeratim. His text was this
lie that is not for us is against us. and he that
gathereth IL not with US scratcheth board . s3d
After having read this text, he proceeded thus
This passage ov scripter, my deer bretbring,
which have Jist read, s frum holy rit IL Ii
spenscaole truth that he who is not fur us Il apinsf
us We can find no better imblamatick prnf ov
this, mi brethring than jst tn look round and see
who Is not with us. see them here, mi brethrinp
tu Ga. Thar sets the softhanded Prisbterians, and
here the seifcommsshuned Baptista and yande,
the back-slddsn Methudis Whar ar they brsth.
ring Au--a--all ftin one annther; besides thew
re all linked and twisted and conniyin iupetber
tryin tn upset US, but thanks my deer brefhrino
they're not got us yt No, deer bre ethrine tbev're
not yit abel Let EN- rip with they're hell fire faith,
and ri skooled relygun. Let EN- fling their WOOD
en- thunder bolts at usi We're the prmatives.H
Yes, my brethring, we, the Hard Shells as thew
call us hev stood the shock ov their fry slang and
stand az long-as long as the iron wheel ov time
kontinues tn role on in the world But NV deer
brethrng, now Gums the orful pint In the subjeck
-" He that gethers not with us scratches a boards
Mark, mi deer brethring, the latter claws
scratches board | understand bi this mi deer
brethrng, that he that is not with us and does not
gether nntew over flock, neither lays hold oy the
pix ax and digs that thare may be abundant har-
visit gathered untew the Lord. Yes, them dana.
gogs, snekin and hulkin and skulkin about like an
old red fox in hen house, tryin to win the effec.
shuns ov shankhi chicken, tha viii be tumed to
scratch board through all eturnety.
Yes, mi deer brethring, methinks see that ten
der fingered Prisbetarian, whu was called off ter
eturnety fue yers ago, scratching board; and
methinks see upon his rite bac slider slratch-
ing his board; and upon his left the pore msshun-
AIRY Baptist, whu had been sent tew kollidge and
got fine edecashun, he tew is skratchin board.
and VIII have to skratch and skratch thru all etur
nety. a
Aud thar's that pore sinner, he never saut the
salyashun OF his sole. Methnks see him I'M
8ulied in the sulphuric Of an oiful he'll thar he Is
wepin, waiin, mashin his teath, and skrschin a
board Ha ~
0, sinner, tern, why don't yer term Now ia
the time; TOR when yer stan befour the Judgment
bar yer will here that orful dune pronownced
aginst yu, "Departe, yea kussed intew the dismal
pyt and skratch board" And thar yu will haft
tew skratch and shiatch and skratch harder than
ever gra hound skratchcd rebbett from his
den. Ha
But, ah, mi dieing friend ah, it will not be
sait pine board yu win haft tew skrateh, ah. No,
no, ah; it will be ruff, snarly, crossed -graned,
tuf oke b rd, ah. Yes, yes, all, it will be clabb
bord ov nots and splinters, ah which yu will haft
tew skratch and skratch from everlastin tew ever
lastin, ab, uuntel the foundashuns ov brimstun Is
burnt out, ah, and its faims ar quinched, ah and
the wauls ar kOoled, ah and untel the blast oy an
endless eturncty freezes yu as stiff as pokurs, ah
Amen.