Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-08-15


AsHARp SELL SERxoS.-The following, to.
gethcr with the well-known sermon on the Harp
Of Thousand Strings has been lately published
In England ss u veritable specimen Of the pulpit
oratory Of the backwoods Of the United States
Beloved breethering, I'm the man what
preached the sermon which has been printed in
the papers, from the text, And he played on a
harp Nv O thousand strings-spirrits Nv just men
made perfeck' mout as well say don't take
pride In things NV that sort. for in the language
Nv my text for tu day-I'm an orfM simmer, the
chief among ten thousand, and the one aitegether
luriy.
Them is the words which you'll find in Genesee.
I'm Qwine to preach without notes, 'kase / can't
rite, and 'kase couldn't read it eff could my
notes are bank notes, Of which have pocket
full and notes of hand, which shall give to our
squire to collect, when gets back to Indisnny,
fur-Fm an orfM sinner, the chief among ten thou
sand and the one aifergether iuvly
This tex, my breethering, can be divided into
three pieces -fust-second--third. Fust, I'm an
orful sinner. That means you individually, not
me personally. There ar more sins nor one. It's
a sin to drink water and catch the ague whar a
little spirit will keep you in good health-'ts a
sin to steal, unless you steal awhile away'-'ts a
sin to sware, unless you sware and sin not-'tis a
sin to lie, unless you lie low and keep dark
Pride is sin. Sum is proud Of their larnin thank
God I've none to be proud of-for Tn an orful
sinner, the chief among ten thousand aud the one
aifygether lurly.
Second. Chief among ten thousand Thars
different kind Of chiefs. Thars the mischief, the
chief of sinners, and the Cayuga Chief The
mischief means the Old Boy what keeps the fire
Office below, and lets poor folks suffer 10 the cold
here on airth. The chief OF sinners means you,
you warf rats, arter-de- e-mellons, amhebuss ami
mails, what lives here about the canawl. Look
at them ere hosses rise up in judgment again you,
high Nv bone, low Nv flesh, tuff hides and short
memories; hear the Growers cawng fur they
know that whar the canawl is thar will the crows
be gathered. The Cayuga Chief is feller what
pitches into my frens the spirit-dealers, and my
other frens the State Prison officers He IS one
Nv your cold watur men who goes for the prohi-
biiion law what Governor Seymour vetoed. II
'twarnt Sunday should hooray Tor Seymour
fur I'm the chief among ten thousand, and the one
Ottcrgether luviy.
'Thurdly. 'Altergether luvly.' Different
things is luyly. When my boat swims like a
duck, say she am luvly-when my wife gives
me no curtain lectures, (she has the gilt Of
tongues as we'll as myself) | say she am luvly-
when the wind don't blow and it don't rain, and
it don't nothin, say the day am luvly-f,r I'm
the chief among ten thousand and the one aitergeth-
er luviy.
In conclusion, breethering. if that big pile Nv
stuns was one stun, what big stun it would be
ef you my breetherng were one bruther, what a
big bruthcr you'd be +; and if my big bruther
should ding that big stun into the canawl, what
great big splash that would make-.fur I'm an
or.jL sinner, the chief among ten thousand and the
one aitergether luuiy.
| My breethering, want to give notice there
will be some carvings on at this place next Sun
day afternoon, at halfpast four, when / shall
prove the doctriu' that NV all the shells in the
world, the hard shells am the thickest and the
best-fur I'm an orfui sinner, the chief among ten
thousand aud the one aItergsther !uuly.
/ shall prove that book larnin ant Of no use,
my breethering that ritin' sermons and getting a
celery for um is a sin that deserves indsmnifca-
tion--fur I'm an orfuL sinner, The chief among ten
housand, and the one altergether tuuiy.
Breeihering, let us liquor, and then 60 hum,
remembering the words OF the profit Be sure
you re right, then 60 ahead