Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-09-07
HU NJ OR O US.
The Four Gates of Hell-A Genuine
Hard-Shell Baptist Sermon.

William Reynolds, o Peoria, is well-known
as an enthusiastic worker IN the Sabbath
school cause. He is perhaps better known
than any other man in the State. aud we give
the following story as be tells it, as near we
remember. The main facts are all absolutely
true. He was in the southern part of the
State last week organizing Sunday schools,
when he encountered Hard She'll Baptist
neighborhood. The minister settled over the
little flock looked with Jealousy upon the
movements OF the new lights, and finally
announced his intention of preaching sermon
against them On the Sabbath designated
the Sunday school men gathered in force,
when the preacher announced that we'll. known
text
Thou art Peter! aud on this rock will I
build my church, aud the gates of hell shall
not prevail against it."
Alter giving Peter good setting out the
minister closed as follows. in that peculiar
singing tone that is Undesirable except to
those who have heard it,:
'sYes, my bretbering ah-an' the gates of
hell shell not prevail agin' it. all Now, you'd
like to know about these gates o hell, ah
Well, my bretheriDg, thar air four gates 10
hell all
'sThar is, fustly, the Sunday school, system,
ali That thar is one gate to hell, ali, whar
they bring young men and wimmin together
ali, and onder the igce of teachin' on EN- the
Bible, they set EN- hankerin' artter one another
ali, and so open wide the gate o hell an
''Ah' the next gate O hell is wuss'n the
fust ah That thar is Bible so-ci>i.ties ah,
whar they put the word into the hands O
them as haint larnin' sufficient all, fur to un-
derstau' it ah !; an this here, bretherine, is
one of the wust gates o hell ah, Of which we
read about in the Bible ali.
AN the next gate o hell. my brethering,
is temperance societies all, whar they 20 rite
into yer house and bust into yer rooms ali,
and try to diskiver eff We hev auythn' all that
is good fer the stummick' s sake all, an when
they find it they spill it out on to the groun'
ah, an let it all run to waste ali"
GSigus of dissatisfaction among his church
members. Greatly excited, he continued j
"Yis, brethering, they do. all They air
boun' to bust up all O. our bizness, an'-"n'
ah, tharby they open another gate o he'll ah.
These air the men that air, all. goin to come
among us. and prevail. alb. agin the rock on
which will foun' my church all Yis, breth-
ering, ah, they air sOt out TO do it ali, Hn' we
must jine hands ah, an war agin' 'em ali. thar
they shell not prevail, ah.
An the next gate o he'll alb. my brether-
ing ah, is the Republican party an. GSgns
of approval from his auditors Yes breth-
ering all, the Republican party ali, wot hcz
set all the niggers free all. and turned EN-
ngin thar marsters ah, an agin them as put
thar money in 'em ah, an hcz cheeted and
robbed the South ali, outen i,s material rites
all. an the gates O hell shel not prevail agin
it ali"
We can give the preachers name and adj
dress if necessary. The party were too much
annoyed to take accurate notes. But Mr.
Reynolds himself will vOuch for the truth of
what we have written Truth is stranger than
fction.-E Paso (IH) Journal.