Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-05-19
Ordination by Rev. Petroleum '
Naseby.
Church w the New Dispensashun, !

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March II, 1864.
Last Sundy we had an ilnprovin se5un
Robert Toombs Punt, who haz been stud
! dyin for the ministry with me for the past
weeks, wuz licensed and ordained He vJtd
! twist for Bookann0n al only teen wears old
swarm in his votes with GOODNESS and eese
that eggscited the admira hum Nv the pat
riarks at the biznis. I kin saftelev say he
haz whaled moar Abo,ishnists and busted
more Methodist bretherin,, that utter hetrod0-
Xy, than any democrat cf his age in the stait
He haz a bTilyunt fucher
| Aftcr the usual kweStions was put him and
satisfactorily ansered, congregashun waz dis
mist and in presents Nv the elder and dakuns
alone delivered the follcrin
CHARGE.
! Brother-Ilcvin bin regle:ly ordained it
onley remaincs fur me to give YOU a wurd Nv
council. 90 are a goin in the aposel
b!Znis at raTther untavorable time. Man
IS born w woman, haz trabil for his inner
itance-Pye had 50 much Nv it that if | he'd
1t 10 do it over again, | wooGent be born at
all
The politikcl hey;ns is orecast vi h pore
teashus clowds. The itenin NV wlath is
lcapin f,on wun tu another, whilst the thun-
der which wuz wonSt at q distance now roars
| angrily in our ears. (Gratiic riten.) The
old ship Democracy is tossing madlv on the
wild valves, with nary sale sot, her seems
open, the watur "a folin clement to her in
Sides pushes in. The sturd;est part W her
krew seeZed the botes and abandoned her.
end the rest w EN- a fightn for the helm
In tie meantime the old ship is dashin
past the haven of Success, and is heGlin stratc
for the rok NV Destruction. To VI is entrus-
ted part Nv the work Of savin her. Let me
cntrcat yO0--
/. Avoid the soIjers. With them yoo hcv
nothin in common. They will dispitcfullv
use VOC. Wu0st y party wv en- made me
dr.ll pint watur and take the oath Nv
allcjense, which outrage was toliered by con-
jcstions Nv the BOWLS aud inflamashin Nv the
brain.
.. Alluz preech again the niger. Its
soothin to a ginooine, constitoochcncl, suth-
ern rites democrat to constantly hear tharc
is a race Nv men meaner than he is. Besides,
is safe--the niger has no vote. Eff he had
we might vary.
3. Aliuz lev a marter. The state rites
democrisy alluz sympathizes with the sowth,
for nun Nv EN- know how soon their turn may
kun.
l. Prccch agin amalgamashen at least
4 sundys pr month. A man Nv straw that
yoo set up yourself is the easiest nocked down,
part:cNeriy if VOC set him up with a view Nv
nocAin Nv him down.
5. Alluz diioot your wAiskey for new con.
verts. Ittaks much 10 convert an Abolis!lnist
and CT yo0 use the pure ticle, it wood Kill
Il Ordinary conStooshn aforc he'd have time to
vote, which would be aggravatin
6. Sarch the skriptcrs faithfully for sech
passagi5 cz lusscd be Kanan, servancc oba
yoOr masters and sich.
I. Learn to rcde, or at least git Ike shap
ny the letters SO tiXt in your mind that when
you quote buk or nusepaper yoo will hold
it rite side up. Edd;cashen hcz bin great
help . me.
8. Lern tn spell and pronounce Missscgan-
ashum. Its good word.
The CRATE lccding ijecs w our sckt which
it is vOor dootv tn inilulkait is these: The
Digger's ape, Linkia a gorilla, JEFF Davis a
chrishtcn gentleman, the rebclIvul a struggle
for rites, the s3Ier buddy fool, Ben Butler
I bccst, ct scttrv. You air never tn blccyc
in a Fcdril vic ~, but must alluz krcdit con
tedr:5 succc-se | wooGent advise VOC tn
let yoor faith in the confcdrsy 90 so fur as to
talk their skr.p on Yer sa!cry, necthcr woed
i burn srecnbax,
hev dun. Adoo, my brother Let yer
poier star be Dcmocrisy, yer rallyin cry "fhe
Io3nioun az it wuz-thc Constitonshun as it
is which is latitoodjnus. Fife tie good fte,
and the day Will cum when YOU kin lay eff yer
arms, and with 'P NJ" after yer naim, enjoy
the rcpose that alluz follers well directed and
wiggerus effort.
Bro. Punt started to day for Southern
lllinoy, where has a concregashun.
PETROLEUM '. NAsEBY,
Pastor Nv sed Church in charge.