Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-08-20
Harp Sermon.

MY BELIEVED DREETMERING.-f am an un-
larnt Ilard shell Baptist preacher, or whom
yottv no desabt heerR before, and I now AD--
pear here to axpound the SCriiipters 5II3 HEIt,
out the narrar way which leads from . Win
world to the streets Of the JurOOsalum, and
my text which choose for the occasion is in
the led of the Bible, somewhere between the
sccoIl Chronic ills and the .Iast chapter Of
Timothy Titus, and when you find il you M
find il in these words. ~
And they shall gnaw a flle and flee unto
the mountains Of HcpSidam, whar the lion
roarcth and the wang doodle nourncth for its
iirSt.bOrn"
Now, my brccthering, as have before told
you am an uneddicated man, and Know
NUth!ng Thout grammar tHik and -coliidgc
hishialootin; but I'm plain unlarnt preach,
or of the Gospel, what's been fofcOrdained,
and called to nxpound tho scriptcrs to q; dyjh,
world, and prepare preverse generation for
the day Of wrath; for "tlIey Shall gnaw a
file and flee unto the momtains Of IIepSidam.
whor the lion roareth and tho wang doodle
mourncth for its firet.bOsp."
My bcluv-ed brcethering, the text. says,
"thcy shall gnaw .. file.", Il don't say they
m"y but they shOM And now there 8 more'n
one kind Of file. There's the 'hand.saw fllc.
rat-tnfilc, singlc-file, double-filc and profile;
but the kind Of file spoken Or here isn'tOmr-
of them kind neither; beca1hG its figgcr Of
speech, my breethcTiUg, end means GOiu. itr
alone and gcttin ukered. for They shall RnisM
n fiic md flee unto the mountainS OF Hcpsi.-
dam whar the lion roarcth and the waaHHE doc
die mourncth for its first born" r. :. 1"''i'
And now there be some here with 3ne close Z
on their backs, brass rings Oh their fingers
and lard on thar h.r what gQSeS y wbtiy they're.
young; and thar be brethren here what. as
long as thar constitutions and forty cent tIisl;
key last goes it blind; and thar bs sisters here
what when they get about sixteen years 0ld.
cut thar tillar ropes and goes Il with rush e
but say, my dear brccthering take care yoG :
don't find when Gabriel plays bis lasst tEslpp,
that you've all vent II alone and got pkered: !.
for 'thcy shah gnaw the Ale and Hee unto lhe,
mountains Of Hepsidam, whar the lion roar.
eIh and the wang doodle m0urneth for is tirst, ,
bOrn." ~ a
And, my brccthcring. .tharis more dams
besides HepsidAm. ThaI,S RoGter1am. Had
dam, Amsterdam mill dan end a. ~ SaseAA-
danl-the last Of which, my bfSSssA HIT 81
the worst Of an and reminds ne Gt 1|Rs ~
stance once knew IN the state N. fIiJ N,
Thar wcr 9 man what built hin \ III ESH
cast fork Of Ager creek, aud Il waR & IIUhl9
mill and ground sight Of grain, but The ~ w
what built it vas miserable sinner. aS.d NJ
er civ anything to the, church; and bEeetb-s,
ring, ono night thar come dreadful slorii w
wind aud rain and the foundations at Tthe Rreak
deep was broken ups and Waters rllsheE dpIR
aud swept the mans ptilldam into -kinedesaS
come and 10 and behold, in the morning y EhIlsR
he got up he found bc was not worth D deie,
Now, my young bTeethering, when skoEdDa al
temptation overtake ye, take cafA Il dy9g @ dShlit
iaI from grace and become like that ,mARs&
mill NOT worth dam. for ''they shalt gn2iS0
q tile and Nee untO the mopptsinAf fOf, hepai--
dam, -whav the lion soaFeth and The Enhgsd&ia,'
"Whar the lion roareth shdi AIk M -.
die mourpeth for its AtEt-born,n J. This - ~
the tex, my brcetheFihgr is snothot 2RH
speech and isn't to be taken, AIN saYS; IL
doesn't mean the howlin', .wittAGyheSS .xElkFCT
John the bard-shell Baptist was fud on lCSuktS
and " nd asses, but it.mNans; my breethriHk'N
the city Of New OPleaNs, the mothor Oe hag,DtS
-whAr corn hweTth siK lbias .aihpghsConS
DAY and marry red stha aTexA-~SheN ~ "A
are ~ thick a blaeE haGE ien - ssSSS
ham, and gambleEa' thi6yt ,aaS - ~
60 skitting about thc stsci IT. = n
. 6asn-yahd Iwhatt they hav creaIE En sassi acsrsei
horses gildcd carriages marblI SSIcca Wiz
brandy and sugar in 'Cm-,wksssF koascSsaf -
are scarcer than hOn,s teeth, and sahSneo
wOm4R' 0hce tnk in yO4ri lbeiuS- =, ,bit.cadlser
and 6ahbooslcd him out Of tive AnaSa sjsanA
twcnty-sever dollars in thA tEihtIi'Ia Ga
shecp's tail but she. cdn't do q h. ,sl1Aa.
lelujahi "fOr they shall gnaw : q ~ -
unto the mountains Of nepsidam whas -
lion roaTeth' and the wang doodle haousneEh
for its 6rst-born." I, 4, h.. - .iisN
Mybrecthering am captain cfthat flat-boat
you see tied up thar. and I've gOta bOaEiyaf
her fiour, bacon and oats. and and
apples. and as good Moaongehely whiakyras
you ever drank and I'm mighty apa Ah,1iea
pricc for it all. But what, oh. nv heetheF-
ing wOOld 1t All be worth ic hadn't roli1nin.P
Thar 'httshin like relidgiD my ibreaAleefina.
It's better nor silver aud gold iimeracka, asssl
you can no moro get to: heaven wiN1eMklGt
than jaybird can Ry. WITHOUT tail. Thank
the Lord, I'm an insdiCAtSd man, myslw6bth.
ering, but I've scarched the scripisss aaosE !.
Dan to BGrshebee, and found oaA Zion 49,
side up aud the hard shell relidsln thss shtnSsf
all relidgins. And i\'snct like the Methodlsle
what expects to git To heaven ~ h0aIse7 7hell
fire, nor like the UniSersAlise %A6 - -
the broad gage and goes dshaWA A0lush ~ PslsP
the united bFeetheribg what tknej sHap
6y the scatsof their trcwser aaa ltiisoenai
their selves into heeySd nor ~ OslAss,
wnat buys through keeB hFSelf aEsnteizA-
but It shall be lik ,imy nAsusslssi. m
aman what had' y f11lsyg sRkN
got thar tAs ~ I. NJ ~ - suAA o -
rolled Up hIs II ~ eve ~.
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