Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-23
Frsu. ,le NepJerry S. C. COnserrotis'.
somethiug more about sperIts.


Something more about SperIts.
"And there were nine of them, all stand
ing round the door, and the last one Of
them said they would take sugar Ill
therein, and little boy, eight years
old, says he, Pap, I'll take a little ii II
kills me.
My dear brethren: The last sarmin1
preached you, was on the subject OF sper'
it's In that discourse | told you of the
different kind of spcrits, evenly OF the
spcrits of just men made perfect, for there
was nine of them all standin round the
door, and the last one Of them said they
would take sugar in therein, and little
boy, only eight years old, says he, Pap
III take little if it kills me" and in the
present discourse, will tell you of the
use that is made of sperts.
In the first place, my brethren, there
are those who don't use those gifts of ma,
tur iu their purity, nor as their own con
science dictatcs-tor instance the candy
dutcs-but they are i'll the habit of pour
ing cut taucleleg and buckeye i'll KILN
doses, and shcy arc sulped down by the
peopl. in summer and winter, in seed time
and in harvest. and the 'last one OF then
said they would take sugar in therein, an
q little boy only eight years old: says
Pap, I'll take a little, if it kills me.
Now, my brethren, do you spose these
candy-dates kcer for the good of the coun
try, or the internal comfort Of the people
Not a bit; for eff they had q sly chance
and they thought they could make any
thing by it, they would take a ielier "t
by himself and treat him to pop skull an,
red eye, and there might be nine of then
all standn' round the door, and the Las
one OF them, if they was "xt, would sa.
they would take sugar in therein.
But my brethrcng. there is another class
of sperits rappers, who are very ditttrcn
from this class. The objection have L
them is that they are too kcertul. If yo'
keep look out: yeu can most amy tim,
see one Of these fellows step oil To th'
sperit land, by his self. and under The
prctense of the muiy-gr'lbS, or some othr
ail:ncnt, call for four fingered load fl"
his stunmic sake. ! have seen them /;
slippin' away from their friends, when
" there was nine of them all >tandn roun,
the door. and the last Ole of them salt
they would take sugar in there II, and ;
lit,i. boy only eight years old SAYS he
Pap, Iii take Il little if it kills me- \
mai:y hard she'll baptist, bIuc-bcIlicd
Presbyterian, cavor,in Methods, and
higll.taIutin Piscopal bI"ng TO this sect
and they arc cxpcciin some day TO pa,
upon that ;larp Of a thousand strings
sperits of Just men made perfect" but il
that day it will bcno go, for they will al!
sbe standin' round and the last one I"
them will take sugar in therein, but there
will be no sugar"
But my brcthering, thcreis is still anothc'
class of Spcrtual people, who are aiway:
standin' round the door Sometimes
want to axe one Of my bre,hring to tak'
q drink with me, drink with sugar in it
ond can't do it, "tor there are nine 0
them all standir' round the door, and th'
last one of them said they will take suga
in therein, and the little boy only eigh
wears old, says he, Pap, l'l| take it'll