The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-30
HARP SERMON.
BY a Distinguished Hard.
Shell BAPTIST Preacher.

and the last chapter of Timothy Titu,
(sisscrs, you won, find i. in the sous. Q
the great and wise man Solomon, so vol
media, look, but when you lind it. SO,
will end it in these words: For the,
shall knaw file and fee unto the noun
'aius Of llepsi'lam. where the lion roare,;
and the waug-dosdls mourrelh for Ii:
6rst-born. n..s
My children, l rejoice NTH you allan,
most especially with the sis,ers, that you
beloEcd Pastor is again permitted TO s,na'
bffore you, restored to health and happi
ne,s; hale and hearty as two-yesr.old
Aud xhy 90 rejoice more on the sisters
accnun, ihaR upon the brothers. ] woult
merely sny 'hat mos. of the sisters, tha
is the goad.looking oues, will understand
why; snd it is only necessary for me tt
repeat it here, for they shall knaw Glt
and fee unto the mountains Of Ilrp,idam
where the lion r"ateth and the wang.duo'
dlr mournelh for his 6rs,.borp."
How likenngrls did thy seem. as they
moved 'iselrssly, in tie din light ofone
!allox dip. across my chamber floor. or
smvu;hed tho pillow for Ry fvvrrisa,
aching head. Oh. how many .imes did
they call back to uemory the early days
ci uy Mary Ann" "'but who, long years
,ince, became back.s!ider aud the com
pan.oa Of the fellow who plays on u
harp ofa thousand strings and wen;
With h.m to live sier" the spirits Of jus,
men. sni | suppose 'womon too. are made
p~rf-ei. Ba: 1t a,r tell you my hearers.
they will have 4 hard lime Of making b h:r
psrfec:-''For they shall knav a Gln and
.!teuu,o the mountains of llepsidam, where
the lion roare'h aud tho wang doodle
w"urueth for his frst.born."
My beloved bre,heriag. the text says
th.y ,l,al! Easw fls !. aces 10. say
.acy moy.Jr' sh,a. Nov. ,herr it more
than ene kind Of sie. Thern'. the hand.
nav ils, ;hs rst.t>i! Gle. and single Gle,
and double Gle ard profile; but the kind
ef Sic spoken Of here isn't QUO of them
kind. uather. bekaws it is 6sure Of
Of speech. and means goin' it alcse and
setsiu' ukrrsL--"far they shall gHaz :
hls. and Gee unto the mountains Of Hep.
.idsm. where the lion roare,h aud the
xsBS. doodle mouroe.h for sis 6rs!.born. "
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And there be some here with Ene close
on thar tacks. brass rings on their fingers
and .ard on thar bar. what goe. is Will,
they're young and thar be Others her,
what. a. long sa their eens,i,ooshins Ant
for,S cen, whisky last. goes it blind
Thar be sisters here what, when they get.
sixteen years old. u,thsr ti!lar-ropes nnt
goes it With rush. Bn, | say, my deal
brethsring. take care you don't find, her
Gabriel blows his born. you're band
played out. and you're ukurel--ah
"F0T they shall gnaw file. and Gee unt'
the mountains Of Ilepsidsm. where ,h'
.Hon toareth sad the waDg.doodle moura
s,h for hi. &rn-born"
Nuv, my bre,hering. "shey shall ae,
un:o the mountains Of llepsiiam; bu
,hsr't more dana than Ilepsidam. Thar
Rc,,er dam. Iiad.dsu, Amsterdam. AM
Dnnt.csre. s.dam--sni the last of.wh'cl
my brs,Aering, is the worst Of all, and re
minds ns ofs cirkumstaps I ons, know.t
in tie State ofIllcnoy. There was maj
what bull, him mill on the north forl
Of Agcr Creek, ana it was good mill ant
ground d site of grain, bu. the man wha
built i, wax miserable sinner, and ncve
gave anything to the church; and. nj,
dcsr breltcriug. enc night there came
dreadful storm OF wind and rain. and ii
| mountains of the great deep was broker
", sni the waters rushed down ant
suep. tha. mans mill.dam to kingdom
cum. and when he woke up. he fouad b
wasn't worth a.dam--ah.. For ihry shal
rnaw Gle and are nn,n the mountains q
! Hapsidsm. where the lion roarcth an
the waug-do"dlo msurar.h for his FRS.
I borL"-ah!
Now. "Whcre the lion rusreih and ih
war; lnodle mnurneth for his first born
-sA. Thispart Of my text, my beseecf
ing br,thriug, is no, 10 be taken rs
ssyr 1t don't mcan the hewling wilder
le<p whar John, the Harl.shell Bap,il