Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-06
A Genuine Negro Sermon.

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ing genuine negro sermon, preached by l." I'm.
Gle Nathan" pious and jealous contraband
in sole Wirginny," who had always full
houses when he was announced. It speaks
for itself:
MY Belubcd Trens: You must bear wild
mo to-day; 1'ze under the painful necessity
OBJ bein somewhat pussonal. A darkey long.
in to desc regions here hab been cutting up
t4uite aAtrenuously, an de- Lord hab sent me
here dis day to take him down peg or two.
He bin gwinc and gwine bout 'mong de in.
ncrcent lambs of this flock, like wolf in
Sleeps clodin seekin who he mout devower
sumbody. ion all know that many years
ago cum TO this place, and wild de Lod's
help l gadered great numbers of desc wan.
dcring slmeps into the Lod's fold and the
Inethody church. Sence my old master and
mssus dun died hab bin sold out oh de
family. 1t nab not bin my privilege to visit
you often sencc, cn in my absence desc Bah
It's and Caineltes come in and hab bin Lead
in many OBJ desc preshus innercent Sleeps
into dc water. saying, 'cept ~ be merced W
cannot BE- saved Now my deer frens dis
am all grand mistake. for dc words merce
an nersbun am not widin the leds oh d. ole
Bible. But our Babtis frcns 'magin they see
it OH ebry leaf oh de sakred pages, but jest
as SURE as ye arc born faint dar no
how, and DE- bess proof Oh it am d. fac da am
II tryin to make new Bible to got it in. My
text dis day am in d. book of Revolutions, an
it reads, For dc grato day oh rath is come.
an who shall be able to stan.' Now in dc
fust place presently we will make some re-
marks pom dc New Diversion. Dis was bout
dc time Oh Dc crate effort oh our Bab,is frens
to git up new translation Oh do Bible; and
in dc tus place next my belubbed frens, dc Or
ful question do arise, will do Baptis be able
to stan!!! My Lodi! God bress you, my
frens. da won't. for dar'll be no padlin in dat
day AN de Baptis can't 60 at all 'cept by
padlin. Da cry day and night, Souse 'em
ar sabs sand. an sfia 81 a. 6sSks k oB B"1 Jurdsn an
singing,
'On Jurdans stormy banks stan
And cast wishful eye
"Oh, my brudder Baptis. twill bc wish.
ful eye; no posseshun for you dar. All,
when day come, all Dc water-cratt will be fast
on dc sand bars. De heavens will pass away
wild great noise. De earth will melt with
fervent heat. Do 'Hio Rber will bile like
pot and be dried up, an all the coal mines will
smoke like tar.kill. All, my honeys, l
'magin hear DC poor Baptis crying for dc
rocks an de- mountains to flee away, and ebry
rock be red hot. All, my Lod, an no water
for our Baptis frens-tight place, my frens for
desc bredrens; no water. good Lod, no water!
Do next question am. my honeys, will de-
Mcffodis be able to stand God bress you,
my frightened herers, da won't do muffin else
lod brcss you, honeys, da will dat! Da an
do Pre,nyterian frsns am gwino to heaven by
do baptism OBJ de- Holy Ghost! an in dat day
da'll rise above the burnin worl. Da mount
up on do wings oh faith, and not trust the
oars and paddles, for da all burn up. Oh, my
honcys, know do Baptis darkeys say de-
Mcfodis am like de- grasshopper. day jump
so high da jump clean ober heaven! God
bress you. honeys! da nsbcr rest till da jump
back, and jump in agin. Da say do Babtis
like Do grub worm. slow but sure My Iod.
honsys! you put de grub worm in do lilo
lsiber. how fur you tink der trabil! My I.od.
spose h. git to do bottom, fish cotch him.
All. my Daptis frens. youso fond oh de water.
d. dcbil cotch you before you git to the land
Oh do cbcrlastia Lriss. Oh. my honeys, de-
wust sin oh vi the Bap,is is dat da got tired
oh do ole Bible. do ole family Bible. de dear
Dressed Bible that lay on the stan. My Lod,
an dsy gwius to make new ono wild a ca
nawl ,lroo IT,. 50 long da aoat clean 10 glory |!
God bress you. Bab,i.; don't you know dat
ii you ads anything to dat good book. God
s,nite you wild de- PLACE. bull.fross an de- very
sipolas. If you takes anything away from dat
book. he take your name clean out oh heaben!
In de- ole book it read. indeed baptiss you
wid water. but thero cometh one after
inc whoss shoes l am not worthy to
unite. He'll babtise you wid de Holy Ghost
and wild fre.' An da gwius to make it read.
l indeed 'mercs you in water. but be sbsll
indeed 'msrce you in de Holy Ghost an in
fire. Ny Lod. honsys! who sbsr hear oh
any body being 'merced in FIRE. 'cept de tree
lIebrswsers children. who was cast into thy
burning fiery furnace BY de edic Of King