The Portland daily press., 1869-09-04
Terms SS. 90 per AMMAN, In adrance.
A Hard,sheIl Sermon.
[From the Ell Paso I'll. Journal

lFrCm tne FL fdso Aih' o"I
Most people have read the sermon on tne
text, ."They shall gnaw file, and nee Into
the mountains Of Hepsidam, where the non
roareth, and the whangdoodle mourneth ior
Its first bom," and have laughed at 1t as
witty invention; but we have something that
actually happened, that will Danish the
whang doodle into the vale of tears, and
cause the lion to "dry up" incontinently.
VIM. Reynolds of Peoria is well known as
an enthusiastic worker in the Sabbath school
cause. He was In the southern part OF the
State last week, organizing sunday sehoois,
when he encountered a hard shell Baptist
neighborhood. The minister settled over the
little flock, looked with jealousy on the move
ments of the new lights and finally announc-
ed his intention of preaching sermon
against them. On the Sabbath designated
tne sunday School men gathered In force.
, mhen the preacher announced the well
Ihou art Peter; and on this rock will
puiiu my church, and the gates Of hell shall
not prevail against It,"
After giving Peter a good setting out, the
minister closed as follows, in that pecliliar
signing tone that is indescribable, except TO
those that have heard it:
"Yesr nv brethering, ah--an' the gates Of
hell shall not prevail agin' it, ah! Now you'd
like to know about these ere gates O. he'll ah! !!
Well, my brethering, thar are four gates q
hell alb. ..
Thar is fustly, the Sunday school systum
ah. That thar is one gate TO hell ah, wbar
they bring young men and wimmin together
ah, and onder the lice of teachin' on 'em the
Bible, they set 'em to hankerin' arter one an
other ah, an so open wide that gate o. hell
ali!
An the next gate o hell is wus'n the fust
ah. That thar is Bible So-si-i-eties ah, whar
they put the word into the hands o. them as
haiGt larnin' sufficient ah, fer to understan' it
ah; an this here, brethering, is one o. the
wust gates O hell ah of which we read about
IN the Bible alb.
'An the next gate o'hell my brethering
is temperance societies alb, whar they go rite
into yer house and burst into yer rooms ah,
and try to diskiver eff ye hev anytsin'ah that
is good for the stumack's sake ah, an when
they find it they spill it out onto the groun'
ah, and let it all run to waste ah.'
Signs of dissatisfaction among his church
members. Greatly excited he continued:l
"Yis, brethering, they do ah. They air
boun' to shut up all o. our bizness, an'-an'
ah, tharby they open another gate ohell, ah.
These air the men that air, ah, goin' to come
amongst US, and prevail, ah, agin the rock on
brethering, alb, they air sot out to do it, .ah,
an we must jine hands, alb, am war agin 'em,
ah, that they shell not prevail, ah.
SAN the next gate O. hell, ah, my brother
ing ah, is the Republican party ah. ISigns of
approval from his auditors. Yes, brether-
ing alb, the Republican party alb, wot hez sit
all the niggers free ah, and turned em agin
thar marsters ah, an agn them as put thar
money in 'em ah an bez cheeted and robbed
the South ah, outen it's material rites ah, an
the gates o. he'll shell not prevail agin it ah..'
We can give the preachers name and ad-
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 fiction.