American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-04-06
Mr., NashY,s Sermon.
Church of the new Dispensashun,
Jan. the 31th, '64.

sum remarks TINS mOrnln Dased upon the
bootiful parabul of the prodigal sun.
wood reed 2 700 the passij, but the Bible
I hev is the only one in the township, and
I lent it yesterday 2 Squire Gavitt, who
sed swearin witnesses on almanacs woodent
do in hoss cases, and he hesent brung ii
back. The skripter sez, in substance
There wuz certain man who had 2
sons. The youngest had a taist for that
branch NV agricultooral persoots known
ez sowin wild oats, so he askt the old man
fur his sheer NV the estait He got it,
turned it into .greenbax, and went off -
lie commenst livin high-bordin at big
hotels, and keepin trottin hosses, and play
in bilyards, and sich In abouta year he
run thro his pile, and wuz ded broak.-
Then his credit played out and he wuz in
tite plais for his daily bred. The ijee
struck him that he had better put for hum
wich he did. The old man saw him a
cumin, and he run out and met him, and
Civ him anew cote and an order for pair
nv shoes, and kid a fat cah, and the -four
doins. The oldest boy objected to these
sayin,
'Lo, hev served thee these menny
yeres, and thou never madst no splurge
over me, but when this thy son, who hez
fooled away his pile, returns you kill
calves and SIGH" Then the old man re-
torts sayin, "My sun who wuz lost is
found, the sheep who went astray is cum
back, let us be merry"
My brethren, this parable applize ez
well to. the present time as though it was
made,fer it. Uncle Sdmyucl IL the old
man, the Southern wing of the Democrat
ic party is the proddygal, and Abishnists
is the oldest sun The south got tired
and went off on its own hook. 1t hez, I
maik no doubt, spent the heft Nv its sub
stance, and will shortly conclude to cum
home. Now the crate qwestion of the
hour is how shall he be received. My
friends, Dimocratc rool is to foller the
skripter Wen yu can maik a point by so
dom. In this pertikelcr Godlinis is game,
haleloogy, thereof, let us be Cody. Let
Uncle Samyuel see the repentant prody-
gal far ori-let him 90 out to seek him,
or send Fernandy Wood, and when he
hez found him fall, not upon his neck /;
but at his feet; let him put onto him the
pcrple robe which is royalty, and upon his
hand a ring, which is dominion which is
improvement upon skripter.
But the Ablishnist, who is the elder
sun, steps up and sez "Nary." He wuz
a doin we'll and he vented out frsm us,
takin all that wdz his own, and sech ez he
Good steel, all Nv which he hez spent upon
such harlots ez Afrikin slaivry, Staitrites,
and suthern independence, wich last two
menshund is whited sepulkers. I sent
my son Grant and Rosyecrance and Ben
butler after him, but 10! wen he wuz
strong and wiggerus he did despitefully
use them. Now that he is week sfrum
hunger, let him brindle Eff we can talk
him to our buzms, let him cum on his
neez, let him cast off the harlots that hev
sedoast him, that ther may be no 'moar
trubble in all the land.
My brethren we must talk him back
ez the old man did in the bible. Why
do you ask ? Becoz he wuz alluz the old
mans pet and he'd things his own way
We wuz his friends and shared with him
the steelins, but sence he went out. the
Ablishn brother and his friends hev con.
trolled things and whair air we? Exc
ansers no whair ! We okepy low plaisi:
in the sinagog, and the doggy keepers &C
mournin about the Streets and refuse 2 be
comforted becoz their cash is not, and ei
we talk back the prodygal shorn NV hi'
strength, Nv what avail is he to us? HI
must cum back ez strong ezever, he mus
bring his harlots with him-he mus
ROOL! Then shell we hey Post Orfses
and then shol we.agin live on the fat ny
the land, dodgin the cuss NV laber. Bre
thren let us be dillygent in this graft
worke instant in seem and out NV season
A collecshn wuz takin up for the per
pus Nv cending Mishinary to Massychu
sits, wich yeeled Z dollers Ez the amour
woodent pay the ralerode fare, it wuz vo
ted to apply it on repairs on the church
wich did by havin my boots haf-sol'
and buyin new pare Nv pants.
PETROLEUM v. NAsBY.
Pastor NV sed Church, in charge.