Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-07-03

can preaching
MORNING SERVICE.
may say to you my breetheiing. that
one O. them as bleeves that edecation i.
necessary for q gospel minister. fur |
bleeve tho Lord ed.cates his preachers
jest as he wants them to be educated
an, although say it that oughtn't to
sy it, yet in the site Of Indianny. WHARF
l live. that no man as gifts bigger con-
gregation nor what sits
Thar may be some here to-day. my
breethering, as don't know what persua-
sion am wv. Wall, l may say to you,
my breethering. that I'm Hardshell
Baptist. Thar's some folks as don t
like the Hardshell Baptist. but Id rut
er hev hard she'll as no she'll at IL
You see me here TO day, my breethering,
drest up in fine close; you mout think
l was proud. but am not proud, my
breethering, and although I've been a
preacher Nv the Gospel for twenty years
and although I'm eapting of that fat
boat that lies at yure landing, I'm not
proud, my bree:hering.
I'm not Il gw;ne ter tell yer edzacly
whar ny tex may be found suffice it
tu sav, its in the lcds of the Bible, an
you'll fnd it somewhar. tween the first
chapter Of the book Of Generation and
the last chapter Of the book Of Revolu-
tions, an ef you'll 90 and sarch the
Scriptures. as | have sarched the Scrip
tures, you'll not only find MY tex thar,
but a great many uthcr TExEs as will
do you good to read an my tex. when
you shall find it, you shall find it read
thus:-
And he played harp Nv thousand string,
-sperits Il just men made perfcck.
Ny text, hreethering. leads me tu
speak NV sperit. Now thar a great
many kinds of spirits in the world in
the fu,t place, thars the sperits is sum
folks call ghosts, then thar's the sperits
nv turpen-rIME. an then thar's the sper-
its as sum call liquor. an I've got as
good an artikcl NV them kind NV spirits
on my fat boat as ever was fetched
down the Mississippi River. but thar S a
great many other Nv spcri,s, for the tex
sez: He played on harp Nv a THOU
sand stiinss-speiis OF just men made
perfeck.'
But III tell you the kind Nv speri's as
is ment in the texts FIRE. That is
the kind NV sperits as is mept in the
tex. my breether:nS. Now. thar's a
great many kinds Nv FIRE in the world
In the fust place, thar's the common
sort Of fire you lite a segar or pipe with,
and then thar's cam FIRE. fire before yure
reddy, and fall back, and many other
kinds NV FIRE, for the tex SCI: "lie
played ON the harp nv rHou-sand
strings-sperits wv just men made per-
fcok.'
But I'll tell you the kind Nv fire as is
ment in the tex, my bre eethering-its
HE'LL FIHE an that's $ the kird Wv fire
as many nv you'll come to. ef you don I
do better or wha, you have been doin'-
tor He played on harp NV a THOU
sand strings-sperl:s Of just men made
pclfcck.'
ANoNt VIC SOItS Nv lItC III tit
world may be likened onto the different
persuasions Of Christians in the world -
In the fast place we have Piscapahons
and they are high salin' and high
falutin set. and they may be l;kcnad un-
to turkey buzzard tina, Aies up into tn
air, and he goes up and up ill he looks
no bigger nor your finger nail, and then
Just you know he comes DOWN and down,
and down and down, and he is tillin
himself ON the karkiss NV a dead boss OH
the side Nv the road, and "He played on
harp Nv THou-sand strings-sperit-
of fjust men made porfeck' -
And then thar's the Methods, and
they may be likencd unto the squirrel
runnin' up into tree. for the Methods
believes in gwine on from one degree Wv
erase to another, an finally on to per.
feckshun an the squirrel goes up an III,
n he jumps from linn to linn. an branch
to branch, an the fust thing you know
he falls an down he Gums kcrfummux
an that's like the Methods. for they is
alters fallin' from grace, ali! An'-.'He
played on harp NV Thousand string,
-sperits NV just men make peri.ck."
An then my brcctherlng. thar's the
Baptist, ah an they have bin li.ened
unto possum on a Simon tree, an the
thunder may roll, an the earth may
quake, but that posSum clings thar still,
ah An you may shake one foot loose.
an the others thar, an you may shake
all feet loose, an he laps his tail around
the lin, an he clings thar furever, fur
-"He played on harp NV a rnou-s sand
strings sperits Nv juat men made per-
feck."
Here the reporter could no longer
contain himself. and his notes became
entirely uninteleigiole.
EVENING SERVICE.
Beloved braette erng. lin the man
what preached the sermon which has
been printed in the papers, from the tex,
and he played on harp of thousand
strings-sp rits Nv just men made per-
fcck. must as we'll say l d,n't take
pride in things Nv that sort. for in the
language Nv my text tor tu dsy-I'm an
orfal sinner. the hiefamong ten thou
sand and the one allergether luvely.-
Them is the words which vou"l 6nd :,