Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-06-12
IErnm the Nashville nnion ]

POWERFUL AND THRILLING SERMON
ON THE CAUSE OF C0WARDICE.
By Rev. s. D. Meros Armageddon
Baldwin, Grand Interpreter of the
hidden Mysteries Of Cog and Magog;
High Priest Of the Wheels Of Eek
iel; Chief Opener Of the Seven Seals
Of st. John; Expoundsr of the Billy
Goat of Daniel, and Keeper OF the
Beasts of Seven heads and Ten
Horns in the Vision Of Patmes.-
Delivered in Nashville, during the
fight at Fort Donelson, by request
of His Excellency Gov. Isham G.
Harris, the Texas Ranger, and the
Vigilance Committee, and furnished
by the Author for Publication in the
Nashville Union.
We have the unspeaksble pleasure Of
laying before our readers this morning.
one Of the finest efforts Of the ablest
and most incomprehensible of modern
divines. DR.. Baldwin is descendant
Of the prophet Samuel on the one side,
and Habakuk on the ether, and Of
course is "good egg" or. as has
been beautifully said, ga whole team
and yeallOw dog under the wagon"
OF his early history we can only say
that his name had significant origin.
When he preached his first sermon, an
old lady remarked to one Of the breth-
rem as they went to lunch, We'll, that
little hess preached screaming SER
mon." The brother replied, "I don't
know about the preaching, but / am
sure he bauled one" From that hour
he was known as "Brother Bald-pin,"
by slight photographed corruption.
Of his great book Armsgeddon too
much cannot be said. 1t would do
credit to a Lunatic Asylum. 1t is a
work Of wonderful freight, being the
heaviest thing of the kind extant. 1t is
said as an evidence of his systematic
mode OF doing things, that when writ
ing the great chapter in Armageddon
on the "Goaf NTH iSeven Horns" he
was in the habit of drinking sepen horns
day himself. on the sagacious sup
position that like aOould produce Hke!"
The following sermon, is, however, his
great effort. 1t was commenced on the
memorable Sunday of the Fall Of Fort
Donelson, and its delivery was unluck
lily cut short by announcement of that
unlucky event. But we must no long
er delay the sermon.
The services of the occasion were
opened with
FRAZIER BIZ A TEXAN RANGER.
Oh Lord, thou knowest that this
thing of praying is altogether out Of
my line, and as hard for me to do as
for Wigfall to keep sober, or JEFF Davis
to be made pay his debts, or Floyd to
keep from stealing. But thou knowest
that We are some on tangle-foot whis.
Ky, good at horse racing and tip-top at
poker, and can hold four aces about as
often as John Morgan "or any other
man." Help us this day, for we are in
pack of trouble, and It will be the
last time I'll ever trouble you. AMEN.
THE CURSE OF cowARDrcE.
TExT.-"Curse ye Meroz-Curse ye
bitterly"
Beloved brethren and sisters, you
are assembled to-day to discharge the
most important duties of your lives
The Yankees in "chsriots Of fire" are
eavorting and charging like the "beasts
with seven heads and ten horns" spok-
en- Of by st. Jobn-(Brother McNairy,
make that bloodhound of yours quit
his indecency or I'll expel him from
the church, even as Judas was cast
out of the synagogue )-the uncircum-
cised sons of the Philistines are riding
over the holy soil of the South in char
lots of fire, even as the chariots Of
Elijah and Aminidab, and my soul
waxeth "fearfully and wonderfully
mad" OH brethren let us do as King
David, the sweet psalmist Of Israel,
did, when he arose and went after his
sling. (Stop, my brother, don't be in
such hurry to leave; / didn't mean a
gin-sling, but the sling of the "spirits
Of just men made perfect" which will
send rock into the temples of Abra-
ham Linceln.) Brethren, let rs see If
we can't perforate into the meaning of
my text-shl "Curse-ye-Me-roz" z"-ahl
My text suggests two points-tAs con-
-ardice ofa euss, and the euss Of eoward-
ice.
Firstly then, there is always coward
ice in low ornery euss. A cuss is
always as full Of cowardice as eur Pub
fishing Houses is of piety, which you
know my brethren is an Exclusively
religions concern" and publishes
among other excellant books, my
great work on prophecy called Ar
mogeddon. Price one dollar and fifty
cents-ahi
Secondly. The cuss Of cotOord;ee.-I
Who my brethren and sisters is a euss
Of copardtees A cuss of eowardice is
one who bellows like "Bull of Bash
an" in time Of safety and then runs
like "fatted call'' in time Of danger.
There's Isham G.. Harris who issued
proclamation q few days ago talking
about "defending the sanctity of our
homes and wives, and daughters, and
dying in the last ditch" Yea, he ca
vorted nightly, and shouted as he