The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-06-14
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When stones arc scarce always kill tw,
birds with one. '4.+ = ~ ~ ~ '3'
They who "pine' in their youth, cal
never looE spruce in their old age.
Words without the deeds are like til,
husks without the seeds. H..
1t is best grinding ut the mill before tn
water be past. -,7r 3ga gy.g,,s
A thoughtless word may excite worl,
! Of thought. g.lp- 5-ap i.
Truth is the only reparation that can b
made for years Of injustice. ls3 H
9 Cliques: arc generally dangerous, tb
click Ola pistol is particularly 80. ,a n
A WlrrY BunLEsQuE-"HARp or +.
THOUSAND STElSos-SpIulrs or Jusr Nix.
MADE PEEfEcr."-Thc following bur
lesque; on the style Of preaching iormcrl,
too prcvalen. in the Southwest, was, Gf
teen or twenty years ago, printed in al
most every newspaper in the Unitet
States, provoking roars OF laughter where
ever it went. We ind it preserved il
Burion's Cyclopaedia Of Wi, and Humor
where many other good things arc cnl.
balmed. The reader will imagine tha.
the place where this sermon was delivered
was a landing on the Mississippi river, and
that the preacher was on his way with bis
aat-boat to New Orleans: '' WI '
l may say to you my brcthring that
am no edicated man, an l am not one Of
them as believes that cdication is ncces.
sary for a Gospel minister, for l believe
that the Lord edicates his preachers just as
he wants 'cm to be edicatcd an although,
say it that oushtn't to say it,, yet in tie
State ofIndiauny, wl,ar i live, thurs no
man as gets bigger congregations nor wha.
gifts. -. ~
Thar may be some here today, my
brethring, as don't know what persuasion
am Nv. Well, must say to YOU, nv
brelhriug, that ain Hard Shell Baptist.
Thars sumc folks US don't like tho Hard
Shell baptist, but I'd rather have a hard
shell as no shell at all. You sec me here
to-day, my brethring, dressed up in hne
clothes; you lnout think l wus proud, but
am not proud, my brethring, aud al
though I've been preacher Of the gospel
for twenty years, an although I'm cap
ting Of the tlat-boat that lies at your land
ing, I'm not proud, my brcthring. >isif8
ain now gwiue to tell cdzactly whur
my tex may le found; suffice to say, its
in the leds Of the Bible, aid you'll find it
somchwar between the first chapter Of the
book Of Generations, and the last chapter
ofiha book of Revolutions, and Of you'll
go and searcl, the Scriptures, you'll not
only find my tex thar, but great many
other texes as will do you good to read,
and my tex, when you shall find it, you,
shall find it to read thus: a' aHts
o Sand he played on harp Of a thou
sand strl!n1gs-spcrits Nv jest men made
pcrfeck." +" e.
Ny text my bretllring, leads mo to
speak Of sperits Now, tlar's a great
many kind, Of sperts in tho world-in the
fuss place, thar's the spcrits as some folks
call ghosts, aud thar's the sperits NV tur-
pentinc, and thar's the sperits as some
folks call liquor, nm I've got us good an
artlkel of them kind Of sperils on my fiat
boa'as was ever fotcht down the Mississippi
liver; but thar's great many other kinds
otspl1its, for tho tex says, " Ho played
on harp Nv u t-h-o.u-s-and strings, sper-
its Nv jest men made perfeck." 'F
But, Ill tell you The kind Of sperits as
IS meant in tile tex, is rlrE. That's the
kind Nv spirits as is meant in tho tex, my
brcthring. Now thar's a great many
kinds Of fire in tue world. In tho fuss
place tbar's the common sort Of fire you
light your cigar or pipe with, aid then
thar's fox-fire and campfire, and FIRE It,
fore you're ready, and fire and fall back,
and many other kinds Nv fire, for tho tex
says, lie played on the harp Nv Il Mous-
and strings, sperits ofjest men made per-
feck." 1''7 9tin tlsfll ~ l.z aU Jt''i
But I'll tell you the kind Of fire as is
meant in the tex my brcthrip e-it's,uELL
FIRE, and that's the kind NV fire rs a great
many Nv you'll come to Of you don't do
better nor what You l,avo been doin-for
"lle played OH harp Nv thousand
strings sperits NV jest men made por-
feck." - ~ u. 'Ii'l
Now the different sorts Of fire in the
world may be likened unto the different
persuasions Of Christians III the world
ID the first place We have the Piscupalious.
an they arc highsailir' 4nl u hishfalu
tln, set, and they may b. lkenel unto a
turkey buzzard that flies up into The air.
anu he goes up, and up, till he looks M
bigger than your finger nail, and the fust
thing you know, lie cOl,es down, and down,
and is film llinsel, on tie carkiss If u
dead lloss BY The side Of tho road aud me
played on a harp Nv MO,sand strings,
sperits uy jest men made perferk.' D.
And tlen thar's the N1ethvui5, and they
lnay be likcncd unto The squirrel running
up into u tree, for the Methods believes Ii
gwine on from one degree of grace to at
other, and finally on to perdiiion, and the
squirrel goes up, and Up, aud he jumps
from limb to limb, and branch 10 branch
and the fust thing YOU know he fills and