Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-04
5slEvxR INNINGS AUTHE VAR
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& I'm Cuss OF CeaARDIes.
 4 7lriRiag Ssoesk Ssrmon preached m Nash.
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 tss nKE xEaos ARxAeEDDes BALDWIN.
 rms discourse. lsays the Nashville Union') vss dslixesea as the request of theIexan Raa. esrs visilaDce Committee, and of Gov, Isham q. Hsnis then present, who recognizes the Rev. Baldwin as Grand Interpreter of the Hid. aes. Mysteries of Cog and Magog High Priest of tAs Wheels of Ezekiel; Chief 0pener ol the Seven Seals of St John; Expounder oi the Billy Goat of Daniel, and Keeper of the Beast of Seven Heads aud Ten Horns in the Vision of Patmos, &c.,, Sc.
 Dr. Baldwin is reputed to be a descendant o the prophet Samuel on the one side, and Ha bakkuk on the other; and, of course, it is { .gsod egg,' or, as has been beautifully said, 's vhols team and ysller dog under the wagon. Of his early history we can only say, that his name had significant origin. When he preached his srst sermon, an old lady remarked to oae of the brethren, as they went to lunch sWeIl, that little hoss preached screaming semon' The brother replied: Il don't Know sbost the preaching. but 1 am sure he bawled oael. Fruu that hour. be was known as Bro ther Baxl dwin,' by slight orthograph,cal ees> rupsioa. Of his great book Armageddoa, toe pzueh eanpot be said. It would do credit to q lanatie asylum It is a work of wonderful seigi1 being the heasiesf thing of the kind es, taas It is said as an evidence of his systemat- ie node of doing things. that when writing the great chapter in Arnageddon on the Goat wits Ssrea Horss,' he was in the habit of drink. ing sesea horns a day himself, on the sagacious exposition that Ike would produce Hke.' The following sermon, is, however, his great effort, It uss commenced on the memorable Sunday ol the fall af Fort pouelson, aud its delivery was unlackily cut short by announcement of that unlncky event. But we must no longer delay the sermon.
 THE CURSE OF COwARDICR. -s--'s
 TEn-' Curse ye Meroz-Curse ye bitterly.
 Beloved brethren and sisters, you are assem- bled today to discharge the most important du. ties 0f yUur lives. The Yankees in chariots q Ire, are cavorting and charging like the beast with seven heads and ten horns spoken of by St John-( Brother McNairy, make that blood hound of yours quit his indecency, or III exPei him from the church, even as Judas was east out Ui the synagogue)-the qIcircQmcised so1s ef the Phiiistines are riding over the holy soil of the South m chariot, of fire, even as the ehariOts of Elijah and Aminadab, and my soul .waxeth teanuIly and wonderfully mad Oh brethren, let Us do as King David did when he arOse sud went after hIs sling. (Stop, my bro theF, dOnt be in such hurry to leave. I didn't mean gin-sling, but the sling of the just men made perfect, which send a rock ito the tenn. ples Of Abraham IncoIn.) Brethren, let us see we can't Perforate into the meauing of my text-ah! Curse ye Me-roz-ahv My text s1&gests two p0ints-the cowaidice of a cuss. and the cuss of cowardice
 fIrstiy then, there is always cowardice in low ornery cuss. A cuss is always as full of eowardice as our Publishing House is full of Paety, which you know, my brethren, is an ex- ellsively religious concern,' and publishes among sther excellent books, my great work on propL- ecy, called Arclageddon. Price one dollar and fit5 ceuts-ahl
 Secondly. The cuss of cowardics. Who, ny brethren and sisters, is cuss of cowardice :? A cuss of coWardiee is one who bellows like a bull of Bashan in time of safety, and then runs like : fatted calf in time of danger. There's lsham C. Harris who issued a procla- nation few days ago talking about defending the sanctity of our homes and wives, and daugh- ters. and dying in the last ditch Yea, he ca vorted nightly, and shouted as he smelt the battle aiar of,' but to day he roameth like dis consulate WhaDgdoodle on the dark mountains or HePsldam, roaring for her first born, and will sot DC comiofted because they are not Instead ol staying to fight that son of Belial, Andy Johnson, he is packing up his duds fer grand sAedaaaie. Ny brethren, he is q cuss and a tcqss of cowardice'
 Then there is Gideon Pillow, who has un. deFtaken contract for digging that Hast ditch of which you have heard so much. I am afraid that the feather will fly when ever that case is opened. and that Pillow will give us the slip. Inc. sword of the Lord isn't the sword of Gid eoa rliiow. am certain. SO shall not bolster eim up any longer. Gideon is 'cuss,' my brethren, and icuss of cowardice.' .a
 Inere is Wash Barrow, who has been hand sng millions of dollars, and staying cozily at home, while lewd fellows of the baser sort do ne lighting. I believe that this Barrow be. lon8s to the herd of swine spoken of in the new Testament. of whom the devil took possession. Why don't he bristle up at the Yankees? Does ee want to 'save his baeon' more than to save shs South If he does he ought to be we'll smoked. He, too. is 'cqss, and cuss of
 ~Ihen there is the Vigilance Committee. ot Nasnviiie. Vigilant about what. I'd like to knoW. As'vigilant as a cat to steal cream. II gaess. as the apostle Falstaff says in his sermon e0tunce Hal. Why don't they shoulder, their nasses and go out to fight the Yankees, in. ssead af running off poor mechanics who have nofreuds My friends, they are an .ousses, and .cusses of cowardice.' = '.
 Ny Brethren and Sisters: III tell you who are not cusses of cowardice Myself, the au. thor Of the Armageddon, and Dr. McFeprin. au- thor of the Confederate Primer,l and Dr. Sum msfs. author of the Confederate Almanac. and. brother Huston, who is getting up Confeder. s.e b!ble. We are not scusses of cowardice.' :
 Ny brethren. just get the Almanac and look Ior that Confederate eclipse If the sun. and then get down Brother Macs Primer and read mt heavenly little story about the Smart Dix ie Boy, and then buy ascnpy of my Armaged: 9on for one dollar and fifty cents, and you will ngnt like" Enter messenger,w wildly exclaiming !: Fors Donelson's taken, and the Yankee gun. ooats are in sightr1 70, Lord my brethren --V Lord! Let's skedaddle," ssy ak
 
 oARRrIsa BUNDLES. Many persona have a contemPtihls fear of being seen carrying a bun de however small. having the absurd idea that there is social dsgrpdation in the net. The A-sA rlE s5aar