New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-22
Another Discourse from the " Harp of a
Th0msnnd Strings
THE HARD. SHE'LL BAPTIST PULPIT.

The following together with the well known ser
mon on the Harp of Thousand Strings" is pub
lished in England as veritable specimen of the
pulpit oratory of the backwoods Of the United States;
Beloved breethring, I'm the man what preached
the sarmon which has been printed in the papers
from the tex, "And he played on a harp Nv thou
sand strings-sperrits Nv just men made perfeck."
sort, for in the language Nv my tex for tn day, I'm
an orfu sinner the chief among ten thousand and the
one altogether uyly. Them is the words which you II
find in Genessee. I'm gwne to preach without notes.
'kase | can't rite and 'kese couldn't read it eff
could. Ny notes are bank notes, of which have o
rocket full and notes OF hand, which shall give to
our squire to collect, when gets back to lndlanny-
I'm an orul sinner, the chief among ten Thousand,
and the one altogether luvy. 49, .5e&.. 4s-
This tex, nv breethrng, can be divided into three
5pieces-fust- third. Fust, I'm an orful sin
ner. That means you individually, not me person
ally Thar more sins nor one. Its sin 70 drink
keep you in good healthts sin to steal unless you
asteal while away its sin to swear, unless you
swear and sin motifs sin to lie unless you lie low
and keep dark. Pride is sin. Sum is proud of their
books now amt though I've the git and the grit
to speak in. Sum is proud of their larnin; thank
God I've none to be proud offor I'm an orful sinner,
the chief among ten thousand and the one altogether
luvly. 81 s. -,
Second. "Chief among ten thousand" Thar is
different kind of chiefs. Thar's 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 in the cold here airth
The chief Of sinners means you you wharfrats arter
demelons, amfiebus animals what live here about the
.canawl. Look at them ere bosses rise up in judg-
ment agn you, high NV bone, low nv flesh, tuf hides
and short memories hear the crows cawing fur they
know that war the canawl is thar will the crows be
gathered The Cayuga Chief is Teller what pitches
into my ens the speritdealers, and my other trens
the State prison officers. He is one Nv your cold
watur men who goes for the prohibition law what
Governor Seymour vetoed 1ftwarnt Sunday should
hooray for Seymour-for m an oru SINNER, the cnlef
among ten thousand, and the one altogether luyly
sThurdy. Altergether luvly." Different things is
luyly. When my boat swims like duck, say she
am Iuyly-when my wife gives me no curtain lee
lures (she has the gift of tongue as well as myself
say she am uyly-when the wind don blow, and it
don't rain and it don't nothin, say the day am
luvy-fur Pm the chief among ten thousand, and one
altergether luvly.
In Conclusion breethring if that big pile NV stuns
was one stun what big stun it would be, ct you my
breethrng were one bruther what big bruther you'd
be- and eli my big bruther should fling that big stun
into the canawl, what great big splash that would
make-frr I'm an orful sinner, the chief among ten
thousand and the one altergether luvly.
My breethring, ! want to give you notice there
afternoon at half past four, when | shall prove the
doctrin that Nv all the shells in the world the hard
shells am the thiekest and best-for I'm an oru sin
ner the chief among ten thousand and the one alter
gether luyly.
shall prove that book larnin amt of no use, my
breethring that rtn sermons and getting clergy for
UNI ia sin that deserves indemnfcation-for I'm an
orful sinner the chief among ten Thousand, and one
altergether luyly. lsH o. .05s
Breethring, let us liquor and then go hum, re-
membering the words of the profit Be sure you're
right, then go ahead"