Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-06-30
Another Discourse from THE Harp Of
Thousand Strings"

he following, together with the We'll
known sermon on the Harp of Tnous-
and Strings is published in England as
verItable specimen OF the pulpit oratory
of the back woods of the United States:
Beloved breethering, Is the man which
preached the sermon which has been
printed IN the papers, from the tex, An
he played on harp Of il thousand strings
-sperrits of jus men made perfeck.' |
mout as we!l say | don't take pride in
things Nv that sort, for in the language Nv
my tex Nv to-day--TIn an orful sinner,
the chief among ten thousand, aud the
one altogether luvly. Them i, The words
You'll hnd in Genessee. I'm gwine TO
preach without notes kase | can't rite, and
kase couldn't read it, ef | could my
notes are bank notes, Of which have 6
puckc. full, and no.es OF hand which /
shall give 10 our square 10 collect. when /
gets back TO lndiny, tur-I'm an orful
sinner, the chief among ten thousand, and
the one altogether iuvIy.
This tex, my breethering, can be d.
vided mo three pieces -lust-second-
third. Fust I'm an orful sinner. Tina,
means you Individually, no. cae personal
/ Is. Thar ar more sins than one It's 4
sin to drink water and catch the arer
Whar little good spirit will keep yOu IN
, good health-'tIs ii sIn to steal, unless you
/ stea, awhile avay-'l;s sin 10 swear,
/ unless YOU swtar ard sin nOt-'tIS a sin
. 10 lie, unless you he low and keep dark.
Pride is sin. Sum is proud Of their books ;
( now ! amt though I've the gift and gril
! 10 speak III public. sum IS proud Of their
/ Iarnin: thanl, Col, I've none to be proud
ol--for I'm an -orful sinner, lhe chief
among ten thousand, and the Que alto
.ther luyly.
/ Second Chief among Ten thousand. =
/ Thar Is different kinds OF chiefs. Thar ;
/ the mischief, the chief Of sinners. and the
! Cayuga Chief. The mischief means the
. Old Boy, what keeps the fire office below,
aud lets poor folks suffer 10 the cold here
on airth. The chief of sinners means
you, you wharf-rats, arter de myllous,
aullebps animals, what live here about
l-de canawl. Look at them ere hosseS rise
up III judgment a9in You, high Uv bone,
loW ny flesh, tough hides, and short mem
orIes; hear the crows cawIng, for they
know where the CanaWl Is thar will the
crows be gathered. The Cayu9a Chief Is
4 sinner what pitches inter my frens tle
spirit dealers, and my other frens, the
State Prison officers. H. Is one of youl
cold water men who goes for the prohibl.
ton law what Governor Seymour vetoed
If twarnt Sunday | should h-o-r-a-y fol
! Seymour-for I'm an orful sinner, che
among ten thousand, and the one altogeth.
er iuyiv.
/ Thirdly. Altogether luvly,' Dif.
ferent things is iuvly. When my boa
swims like a duck, say she am luviy--
when my wife gives me no curtin lectures
she has the gift Of tongues as well a:
myself, | say she am luyly-Wheu the
wind don't blow, and i, don't rain and don
nothing, ! say the day an .uyly-fur In
the chief among ten thousand, and the ont
altogether luviy.
In conclusion. bree,hering. II that hiG
pile NV SUNS wus one stun, what L bl-
stun il would be, ef you my breetheriu2
wus one bruther what 4 big trutheE You
be, and ef my big bruther should fling tha
big stun into the cdnawl, what great Dr.
splash that would make-fur I'm an orfu
sinner, the chief among ten thusand, ant
the one altogether luvly.
MY breethering, | want TO give motto,
there will lie some carryans on at TN
place next Sunday afternoon al half pas
four, when l shall prove the doctrine tina
of all the shell in the world the hard she'll:
am the thicbest and the best-'or I'm ar
orful sinner, the chief among ten thousand
and the one altogether iuvly.
L shall prove that book tarnln ain't OF
no use, my bree.hering, that ritin' sermon:
and gettin clergy fur um IS -in tha
deserves indemnlfcation- I'm an or.
fui sinner. the chief among ten ,housan1
and the one altogether luvly.
Breethering, let US liquor, n d ther
90 hum, remberin the words Of the profit
Besure you're right, then 90 ahcal.'
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