Litchfield enquirer., 1869-08-12
SERMON. ;,

may say to you, my brethering, that
 am not an edecated man, an I am not one
 O them that bleeves edecation is necessary for Gospil minister, for bleeve the Lord edekates his preachers jest as he wants 'em
 to be edekated; an although I say it that oughtn't to say it, yet in the State of, In- Tdiahny, whar I live, thar's no man that gifts bigger congregation nor what ] gifts. There may be some here to-day, my
 brethering, as don't know what Hersuasion am uv. We'll. I may say to you, my brethering, that am Hard-shell Baptist. l Thar's some folks that don't like the Hard shell Baptists; but d ruther hev a hard shell as no shell at all You see me here to-day. my brethering, drest up in fine close; you mout think was proul, but I am not proud. j. my brethering; an although have bin, a preacher uv tho gospil for
 twenty year, an although I'm capting nv
 that flat boat that lies at your landing, m
 not proud, my brethering. -''l'''1 --'-'t'
 l Im not gwlne to tell you etasacEty whai
 my tex may be found. suffice it ter say it's in the leds of the Bible, an you'll find it somewhar tween the tust chapter of the book, of Generations an the last chapter of the book of Revolutions; any ifG you'll | go an sarch the Scripturs you'll not only find ney tex thar, but g great many other teres as will do you good to read; an my
 tsx, when you shil fndit, you shil fndlt
 snd Hnd e pssyd on harp rGa u4 string. spirits of just men made perfeck.7 a- ia3a" s~ My tex, brethering, leads me to speak us sperits. Now thar's g great many kind oi
 sperits in the world. In the fust place
 thar's the sperits as som folks cali ghosts | l.
 then thar's the sperits as some folks 5cai
 liquor, an I've got as good artikel l ny then e fkind uv spefits on my fl 1t boat as ever was ,fotched down the Mississippi River; but l lthar's great many other kinds uv sperits. 1 for the tex says :" He played on g harp U, a thon-sand strings-sperits nv just men
 made perfeck.
 -u But I'll tell you iuv the kind of speritsas
 is ment in the tex: it's ire. That is. the kind of sperits as is menf in the tex, my I bretheringa Now athar'sh great many
 kinds of fire in the world. InL ttheT fust place, thar's the common sort uys fire you Tight pipe or cigar with; an then there $ camfire; fire before you're ready to fall
 back. an many other kinds uv fire; for the
 tex says :" He played con a lharp of a 1 1ao.-sand stringsT7speerits of just men E But T II tell you the kind of fire as IS Ement in my tex, my brethering- heA
 fire ]! an that's the kind of fire as a great f1many of you'll come to ef you don't de lbstter nor what you've bin doin'-for "He lplayed on q harp uv a 7thoa.sanda strings sperits of just men made perfeck. u :goe
 Now the different sorts of fire in the Eworld may bea ikenedi unto the different lpersuasions in the world. nln the just Lplace, we have the Piseopaliansss and they fl ar high-sailin an a. high h-falutin' set, and lthey may be- Iikened unto turkey bug ,I gard that flies nptinto the air, an'a he goes Eup and up till he ,lo0ks no bigger thaa youI inger-nail and the fust thing you know he cum down an down. and is filhn' him. self on the karkiss uv deal hoss by the side nv the road-and He played on 6
 harp of sbow sand strings-sperits of just
 msn made psrfeck."