Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-24

ANOTHER DISCOURSE.

ANOAuEn AISCOUIo5E,
From ''Ths harp ola Thousssd s1r,nss. ),
The following, together with Ii,
well-knOwn sermon Of the sHarp OF .
Thousand strings" u published ],
England as veritable specimen Of ID.
pulpit oratory in the United States:
Beloved brethering, I'm tie mar
what preached the sarmon which ha,
been printed in the pspen, from thu
tex "Andhe played on q harp NV .
thousand strings-sperrits NV just men
made perfek. l mout a. we'll say
don't take pride in things NV that sort
for in the language Nv my tex for IA
day. am an ortul simmer, the chiel
among ten thousand, and the one alto
gether luvly. Them is the words which
You'll find in Genesee. I'm gwine to
preach without notes. "kase ] couldn't
read it CT I'd pocket full, and notes
Of hand, which | shall give to our
square to collect, when gets back to
Indianny' fur-I'm orfnl sinner, the
chief among ten thousand, and the one
altogether luvly.
"I'his tex, my brethring, can be de
vided into three pieces-fust-seeond
third. Fust Pm an orful sinner
That means you Individually, not me
personally. Thar ar more sins nor one.
It's sin to drink water and catch the
ague whar little spirits will keep you
in good health-'tis a sin to steal, I'M
less you "steal awhile away"-'tis sin
TO swear unless you swere and sin not
tits sin to lie, unless you lie low
and keep dark. Pride is a sin. Sum
is proud Of their. book; now I amt
though I've the gift and the grit to
speak in. Sum is proud of their larn-
in" thank God I've none to be proud
of-for I'm an orful sinner, the chief
among ten thousand, and the one alto
gether luvly.
"Second-"Chicf among ten thous-
and" Thar is different kind Of
chiefs. Thar's the mischief, the chief
of sinners, and the Cayuga Chief.
The miscellaneous the Old Boy, what
kcers the fire office below, and lets
poor folks suffer in the cold here on
alrth. The Chief of sinners means
you, you wharfrats, arter the melons
amhebuss animals, what live here about
the canawl. Look at them ere HOSES
rise up in judgment agin you, high NV
bone, low NV flesh, tuff hides and short
memories here the crows cawing, fur
they know that whar the canawl is thar
will the crows be gathered. The Cay
uga Chief is a Teller what pitches into
my frens the sperit'dealers, and my
other frens, the State Prison officers.
lie is one NV your cold water men who
goes for the prohibition law what Gov
ernor Seymour vetoed. If twarn't
Sunday should hooray for Seymour
for I'm an orful sinner, the chief among
ten thousand, and the one altogether
luvly.
"1'hurdly-"Altogethcr luvly." DIFF
ferent things is luvly. When my boat
swims like duck, say she am luvly
when my wife gives me no curtain
lectures, (shc has the gift of tongue as
well as myself) ] say she am luvly-
when the wind don't blow and it don't
rain aud it don't nothing, | say the day
am luvly-for I'm the chief among ten
thousand and the one altogether luvly.
''ln conclusion, brethcring, if that
big pile nv stuns was one stun what
big stun it would be, eff you, my breth
ering, were one bruther what big
bruthcr you'd be, and if my big bruth'
cr should fling that big stun in the
canawl, what great big splash that
would make-fur I'm an orfnl sinner,
the chief among ten thousand and one
altogether luvly.
"My brethering, l want to give no.
tice there will be some carvings on at
this place next Sunday afternoon at
half past four, when l shall prove the
doctrin that NV all the shell in the world,
the hard shells am the thickest and the
best-fur I'm an orful sinner, the chief
among ten thousand, and one altogeth'
er luvly.
81 shall prove that book larnin' amt
of no use my brethring, that riten sar-
mons and getting a celery for UNI is a
sin that deserves indemnification-
I'm an orful sinner, the chief among
ten thousand, and the one altogether
luvly.
"Brethring, let us liquor and then
60 hum, remembering the words Of the
profit "Be sure you're right, then 60
ahead"