The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-10-13

THK GArrs OF HnLL.--Most people have
read the sermon on the text. They shall gnAw
dle, and Zee into the mountains Of Hepsi-
dam. where the lion roareth, and the whAng-
doodle moarneth for its Hrst-born." and have
laughed at il as 4 witty invention. but We have
something that actually happened, that VIII
hsnish the whang doodle into the vale Of tears,
and cause the lion TO "dry up incontinently.
VIM. Reynolds, Of Peoria, Is well known "A
an enthusiastic worker in the Sabbath School
cause. He is perhaps better known than any
other nan in the State, and We give the follow.
ing story as he tells Il. as near as We remem-
Der. The main faces are all absolutely true.
He was in the southern part Of the State last
week. Organizing Sunday Schools. when he en-
eounterea q hard-shell Baptist neiEhborhood.
The minister settled over the little hoek, look
ed with jealousy upon the movements Of the
new lights. and finally announced his intention
Of preaching against them. On the Sabbath
designated. the Sunday School men gathered
in force. when the preacher announced that
well known text;
Thou art Peter and on this rock win
build my church, and the gates Of he'll shah
not prevail against it,"
Aner giving Peter good setting out. the
minister closed as follows. in that singing
tone that is indescribable, except 20 those who
have heard il; Yes my brethren. ah-an the
gates Of bell shell not prevail agin' it, ahi Now
you'd like To know these ere gates o. hell ahi
Well. my bretheriag, thar air four gates o.
hell ahl
Thar is fnstly, the Sunday School systum ahi
That thar is one gate to hell an, whar they
bring young men and winmen togither ali, an,
onder the igee Of teschin' on 'em the Bible an,
they set 'em hankerin' arfter one another an,
an so open wide the gate o hell ahl An the
next gate o. hell is wuss n the fust ali. That
thar is Bible so-si-i-ties ah, whar they put the
word into tho hands O. them rs haint larnin'
sufficient ali, fer to understan' ii ali; an this
here. brethering. is one Of the wust gates Of hell
ali, of which we read about in the Bible ali.
An the next gate o he'll, my brcthering. Is
temperance societies ah, whar they 60 rite into
yer house and bust into yer rooms sh and try to
diskiver Of We hev anythin' ah that Is good
for the stummicks sake ali, an when they find
it ali, they spill il out onto the groun' al and
let it run to waste ali. [Signs Of dissatisfac-
tion among his church members. Greatly excl
ted. he continued. !; Yis, brethering they do an.
They air boun' to bust up all O. our bizuess,
an'-an' ali. tharby they open another gate o.
hell ali. These air the men that air all roin 10
come amongst US. and prevail ali. agin that
rock on which will / foun' my church ali.
Yis, brethering ali. they air sot out to do il ali,
an we must jine hands ali, an war agin EN-
ali. that they shell not prevail ah.
" An the next gate O. hell ah, my brether-
ing ali, is the Republican party ali. (Signs Of
approval from his audtOrs.l Yis, brethering
ali, the Republican party ah, wot hel sit all
the niggers free ah, and turned 'em sgin thar
masters ah, an agin them as put thar money
in 'em ali, an heE eheeted and robbed the
south ah, outen it's material rites ah, an the
gates o. hell she'll 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
hetiOn.-FrOm the H PasO, (IH.,) Journal.