The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-09-11
Thu Harp of a Thauraad Strings"

The Harp of a ThouIaud Strings"
The Editcrs Drawer of the Aucust Hsrper
republishes the famous old sermon-" he
played on harp of thousand strirSs"-
which is certainly good enough to be reprint
ed ut least once every five or ten years, and so
we initiate the example of Harper:
may say TO ye, my brethring, that am
not "n educated man, aud l an not one o.
them that believes education is necessary for
a Gospel minister, fur believe the Lord edu-
Gates his preachers iis; as lie wants EN- to be
educated; and although say il that oughtu't
to say 1t, yet III IndLanny, whsr / live. thar's
no man as gets q bigger congregation ucs
what / gets.
Thar may be some here to-day, nv breth.
ring, as don't know what persuasion am uy
Well, may ray to you. my brcthriug, that
am hard-she:l Baptist. ThiE's some folks
as don't like hard shell Bap:ists; but I'd
rather have hard shell rs no she'll at ALL
You see me here to-day, my brethring. drest
up IN fine close; you might think Wa proud,
my breihrIug, but / am not proud; an al
though d! We been preacher Of the Gospel for
20 years, an although I'm c.ptiug Of d ilet.
boat that lies at your landing, I'm not proud,
my bre'hring.
I'm not gwine to tell you exactly whar my
text may be found. my brothring; suffice II TO
say it's IN the leds Of the Bible, an you Il find
It soinewhar tween the fust chapter Nv the
BOOK OF Generations an the last chapter Us
the BOOK OF Revolutions; an II yOu'll 20 an
sarch the ScHp;rrs, you'll not only ind my
text thar, but CRATE mcIuy otEer texes as
Wi! do you good 10 read; an my text when
you shall find it, you shall find it 10 read
thus:
AN Lo played On harp Nv = taoualuI st..nys-
sperct' gi just men made p-rieckJ"
Ny text. brethrinc, leads me 70 speak ~
speTets. Now, thrr's great m"nny kinds nv
sperctS IL the world. Ia the iust place. tni,r's !
the speTrts as some folks call ghosts; then
ihHrS the spcEets nv tgrpIuut.luc; an th-
sperets that some folks call hcker-an' I've
got rs gUod eruhic uy them kind nv spercts
on my tiat-Joat as ever Was lotchcI down the
Mississippi; hut tIar's great meury other
kinds OF spiTcts. 70! the text says: lie PLAYED
on LarP ~ "a thousand l,TlLgs-sperets NV
just met made pe.lackt."
But IN you w the kind " suerc.s that is
mcIt b. the tcXt--it's fire. That's the kind
Nv speTets that's mcMt by the text, NY brcth-
uug. Now, thar s. great m,GuT kinds Nv
ire in the world Ia the flst place. ,her's S
thc common sort Of tire you light "a pipe or
ClguT with. then thar Camaru, GIg before
you're ready 90 fall buck. an meury other
kinds Nv tire; for the text scvs: "IIr p!ayrI
on a harp Nv thousand str.rs s,--spcTyta u
just r"u ,Iai" pert ext
Eut III ;rL yoH the kind ~ fire ae is mem,
ia the t"-t 10y Jr r.thr.ug-l;.S hsLi-tre and
that's the Kind ui lire ,.s q great !ueuug uy
you val! cum 10 # yor don: ic better u0r
what E'u .r l."u dul- for He played on q
harp uy - thousand striuss-spcr.ls II JUS:
Inau ind p's'.oE'."
Nn.. a.. uu..r-a. kinds US fro n the
world mgv hn H."url i.tr the different lsr-
ra"7ta"s DR. 'aa ,og!i. In tHe fat place. We
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