Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-08-17
A COLORED CAMP MEETING.
Israel in II er Tents--The Sermon.

A correspondent Of the New York World
attended "a colored camp meeting near that
city. The sermon commenced at p NJ,
and was heralded by the sound Of tin horn.
The WorH says:
The text was declared to be selection
from tho forty fifth chapter Of Genesis, the
twenty fourth verse And Joseph said
unto them, see that yo fall not out of the
way
Having balanced himself upon his heel,
and fingered the hymn-b book with his index
finger, Mr.. Biggs said
The llttleness OBJ dis tex is its great OBJ
lection. 1t don't splainify itself Otherwise
the meanln ain t 50 clear dat two or tree oder
constructions mayn't set demselves up agin
scripter.
But my brudders, it is written dat false
prophets shall arise, which is hidden from
de wise and prudent.
Derefore, propose briefly to tell what
de tex don mean which will lead us by de
eye Of faith to the correck Interpretation.
Firstly: See dat ye fall not out. Ifye
wait till ye hear suffin drap de divine injuDk
shun will fall froo Do not see froo glass
darkly, like de wicked wild dere opera re-
yoyers. Frank heaben de pore can see de
scripters wild de naked eye. Don't 60 to
goin blind like de owl, which only sees by
night for de purpose of robbin hcn.coops
DE debbll always comes like a tief in de
night. lfye wouldn' fall out by dc way de
wise apostles trod, see straight before you,
or de scripter will be of no mo avail dan
stolen guide board.
Voices in the congregation: Dat sound
doctrine, 'Ue'sa close preacher !" Oats
evanglica
Moreover in de second place: See dat
ye tdN not ont ! Dis phase OBJ de tex leads
l,-al i
description oh falls. De debbi has many
OBJ dem; de pitlall, de windfall, de vim
min : waterfall, de back slids and so forth.
No body falls widout cause, and in nine
cases out oh ten, intemperance is what's de
matter.
"Oh bruddern see that ye fall not out
by de way. Better to 90 home upon your
shields, wild your heads to de foe, and de
gospel banner in its scabbard, dan to tall
in de march.
(Ezclamations Amen - 'Hallelrojo-
rum !" GLORY ~
/ Great feeling in the congregation cries
| Of He : ortodox 'Dere ain t no doubt
about him r. Hes chile OBJ de lam ~
ray Here | would add dat de tex don't
say, fall not out by yer ,ceight' 1t amt
dat sort oh weigh. De gospel excepts no
: sinner on de pint of color, or sex, or size
1t cured de man wild de drapsy, and built
: up dc gloomy skeleton. De troo signifca-
: ton is, don't lose yer road; go ahead hit
: or miss, or try over again. Keep leggin
it. Watch de cart tracks Many good men
: has been in 'em-Moses and Deuteronomy,
} and Isaah and Pentecost 1t is de way dey
long hab trod | say to you my bruddern,
keep to de track DE heather roar and de
!, politicians hab dere peculiar ideas but mind
: old Joseph he was a Gubenor, and wore
de coat oh many coors.
Would We know this chosen way 1t is
jus yer in de straw. behind de altar. Come
and kneel in it, while we sing de good ole
hymn"
The following words were then sung with
great enthusiasm
come ye sinners poor and seedy,
Weak and wicked, sore and def;
See de debbil, sore and greedy,
Waits to get your latest bref:
Moses on de mountain craterer,
Pnts ye to de Dressed land;
Jine yer great Creatercr
While ye hab de chance In hand!
While We hab de chance in hand,
. Only a few seekers for peace came up on
this invitation, when the Rev. Joel Jones
cried out
''lf dere's not mo starw in de altar, pre-
cious souls will be lost. Brung up de tod-
der, elders!'
The following hymns were sung during
the crying and shouting of the penitents,
, most of whom were converted every year.
"De Lord he said to Simeon:
[ Come down from yonder sassafrac,
or in the coming kingdeom
; Take wild de wicked de back track;
Wild Christian drop from off de back
De burden OF sedition,
q Or from yer heeban get de sack
And t%raPel % TO oPerdition'
HalleloQjerum!
Irabel to perdltlon
Away ober yonder
Along de sid oh Eden,
, Whar Jerusalem de wonder
y And de wicked Anaconder
on de tree oh life is feedin.
Methusalem,
Much older than Jerusalem,
on de tree ob life is feedin.
when can road may title clear,
: Mid storms oh sorrow rainin',
Den will safely trabbel where
. My mansion lies in Canaan:
De great white throne is in de rock,
Where grows de heabenly roses,
: And | shall gaze amid de flock,
And hear de pipes OBJ Moses
: The scene in the altar, when all the con-
s verts were assembled, was extremely inter-
l. esting and characteristic. The penitents
q moaned lugubriously; the officiating clergy
= travelled in and out, crying;
s "Heb faith, sister, ''.Jis' uras wild de
i Lord, and he'll oblige ye!' Hope on,
IS hope berry much
; As each penitent felt the moment of re;
), lease arrived, a great shout went up, and
is there was much sommersaulting in the
straw.
The advent of new born soul was COM
IS monty announced by the legs .protruding in
q the air, and many of the weaker vessels in
: the plentitude of thankfulness, threw away
i their superfuous garments, and went into a
: course of spiritual gymnastics. Sermons
n are expected during the week by Reverands
a Barjonas Islip, Philip Lowe, Washington
!. Dorsey, and Z. Arthur Jones.
n The following hymn Of the day seemed
# to us the most eccentric:
n "De gospel omnibus is come,
- She'll make her trip, and no mtshar
!, Great Gabriels horn goes 'fee-iau-fum
| De flaming cherub holds de strap.
= DE Lord upon de topmost box
u Holds up de hand for passengers,
e And takes dem up from Oberywhere;
He asks oh none TO pay de fare,
. But frow up, Satan, passengers
Il BlowI blow.
n If yc would come out right side,
" Blow. hlowl!
II And wild de gospel people ride up"
IS Why is playing chess a more exemplary
y occupation than playing cards? Because
> you play at chess with two bishops and at
/ cards with four knaves.