The sun., 1870-01-03

ish;" An old mistess said, "spell that again. :"
speosi speu ehiidtshf " An third time spes
msess an said ,,s dish Childish Aca
want TO learn. go away from mer' An did; an
that was my schoon',
been knockin' about an aroun' ever since some OF
us coored folks wanted Sunday schools for our chill
dren, an we started 'em but we had white man
teachers. One day said to myself "what do all
these white folks como TO our Sunday school for :
quence 1" An said, "No; coiored folks hsint got
any edecation or eloquence" An reflected deeply
on these matters. Where shall colored people get
eloquence and edecation I" Iasked myself AT last l
came TO the conclusion how they must get 'em aud
that was to go to school like white folks and have
canes cane, C. cracked over lhsir hcads sensation SO
read and then got young lawyer TO teach me TO
write, whose ofilce--whch was an old Scotchman's,
his boss-l swept out and made the fires In. That
younglawyer was nice man, and taught to write;
an he got on famous an went rain day With
the governor Of the Police in them days, and tho
horse ran away, an the buggy VIVA upset. an the
lawyers neck was broke, an he died. An perhaps
there are people in this house 70 night whove heard
LIS name, which II was Cyrus Eddy.
That's the way Learned 70 write. An my friond
taught me another thing an that was this proycrb
% oCornelius, yd soid se "remem6er th. an write i.
happy" An SO I did; but always had plenty OF
friends. God raised 'em up for me. An when
Bible, nor write their names, felt ashamed an /
told EN- to learn-to 20 TO day school, to Sunday
school, TO night school TO study at home eyenns,
an learn to read and writo so We wouldn't have 10
depend ON white folks FOR our. Sunday school teach
ers. An they did learn, one way an another. An
now we We scholars among us, an teachers, too an
shoots an learnin But all this Ia nothin' without
the spert OF God In the heart. We must have reii.
religion. mo. mol Never mind eioauence, but be
religious. Fight toe good aght Of faith. Yes yes
glory TO God. Brother Butler don't cere for your
be man OF truth. whose wo,d csn be relied on.
Bless you all, my brethren. Bless you all, my els.
ters ryc had over half centurys work since
was ordained, an have been up an down, an here
an there, an mad IL rough an smooth, an round an
about l"Poor old mani Poor old man ~ pui the
through II YOU trust in him safe to Heaven at last,
Tor the Redeemei's sake, Amen.
THE PASTOR LAYS DOWN THE RULES.
Atthe conclusion OF the Patriarch's address, the
Rev. Mr.. Butler rose and said:
Let the ushers put iyepcrsons In a se:;. Where
there only four in seat let them sit up close,
and make room for another. Two hundred more
ends of the galleries. And now as TO order. We
must have order and for that purpose, III state one
of rules. Oue of our rules ie, that II catch
you whispering, laughing or talking, we put you
out. We have policemen here to take care Of disor-
derby persons. II you don't want to be taken out,
then don't laugh, or talk or whisper. 1 saw some
whispering and laughing in the gallery over there It
must be stopped or you'll be put ont Another rule
is that there must be standing .up to look over
heads. You must sit gown. and II you can't see,
you must be satisfied with hearing. People come to
church TO hear, and not see or be seen. Brethren,
put five IN a seat all through, and our friends re-
quested to kindly submit to that necessity
When as many Of the audience as possible had been
seated, the hymn beginning
"1he Lord OF Garth and sky,
The God Of ages praise J"
was given out and sung, after which the Rev. Isaac
Jennings, being called upon to lead in prayer, re-
sponded as follows
THE REV. Mr.. JESSISos's PRAYER.
o our Father, who art the everlasting and eternal
God. who dwelleth In the highest heavens, and
whose presence lleth an immensely Of space and an
eternity OF time while angelic hosts arc busily Gu.
gagged in celebrating Thy praises in regions OF uncre.
ated light, we, who made little lower than th
angels, desire to celebrate Thy greatness here on
earth. We acknowledge before Thee, with shame
and confusion, that Il Thou hadst brought judgment
TO the line aud equity to the plummet, we should
have been cut OF before this night, and found our
place in the hopeless lake of eternal woe. {" Yes.
yes But Thou hast remembI , mercy [" Glory
to Godr'l Whilst Thou has spared 8, We have seen
so many OF our associates whom we have held social
converse WITH aud who were Just as good as us. cut
down in their pride. Death, rushing In without
gard to age or respect to persons has entered the
brethren carried feet foremost to their long home,
n s eyes ,6s nna OF a. Ser SSSes Are
their spirits have gone TO world unknown to US.
|" All, ah, ah. ...hI'l We, too, are travelling on TO
that. dismal bourne whence no traveller has ever re-
turned 10 tell US what we shall find there. Let deep
sepeern 60 through every heart tonight. l.. Yes,
house in orderi" as the prophet went TO HCzekiai,
the great King and told him he must set his house
In order for he was wanted. Oh there's a trying
day G.coIning and there's 4 dying daY a-coming
t"Lord have mercy, Lord save ~ Let souls
to the Lord a. the psalmist David did. The year il
almost TO a close, but Death is making his inroadl
upon the human iaiiy, ana before inc clock strikes
[" Yes, yes. Ah....brl Hear us, o Lord, tonight,
and grant us apoweriu time. Grant that this be
soul-rcyiying time aud devil-driying time. ['Yes,
yes. Amen Now, at the Commencement of our
meeting give us the spirit and give hun who IL 10
speak the spirit, that his words may come from the
cease to live, go with Thy beloved children through
the dark, loathsomc valley Of death, and on the
sannas 70 Thy name, world without end, amen
lCrics OF DO Lords yes. yes. Amen amen."l
The Rev. Mr. Butler next came forward aud said:
will now announce hymn which is familiar to
alto Presbyterans to hethodsts, to Blptsts, tp
everybody. And 1t Is solemn hymn, aud asks
solemn questions: Hear it:
And must he to judgement brought.
. And answer IN that day
fof every VAIN and idle thought.
ANA every word say2"
The reading OF the five verses OF this hymn wa
accompanied by eIclamations and groans, and oni
woman sLreked SO loud as 10 startle the audience
The hymn was sung to the tune o Ga China ant
to solemn, appealing strains moved the heart t,
its depths. At the end of the third verse anotAai
woman set up shrek, which inspired the audiehc,
to sing the remainder Of the hymn with increasn.
power and JUNCTION. When the singing was con
cuded The pastor gave orders that no more persons
should he allowed to come through the middle door
or into the middle aisle, and then proceeded ia
preach cxtempoTncousy the discourse Of the even
ing.
THE REV. MR.. BurLEEs SERMON.
The voice said, Cry And he said, What shall cry
All nesh grass, and all the goodness thereon IN,
flower of the held. The grass withtrcth. the howe
ildcth because the spirit OF the LORD bloweth upon
surely people grass. The grass withereth th,
Hover iadeth put the WORD Of our God shall stand for
ever. isaiah AL., B-S).
This fortieth chapter Of Isaiah ig the most magnn
cent OF all writings aud of all ideas. It's dignity, Its
energy its submlY surpasses that OF all other com
positions. 1t seems to have been the custom amona
the monarchs OF antiquity to send herald before
ihtm 10 announce their approach,to level mountains
ana raise valleys, and to remove all impedlments
out Of their way, and the prophet in this chapter
with the assistance of God, gets 10 view the giory OF
Christ in his appearance and here represents him
about TO commence his career OF conquest ana Of
salvation destined not to terminate until the nations
of the world should become the kin sdoms of our
God and OF ms Christ. lie seems TO describe the
mission which happened centuries after, of tho man
IN the wilderness of Ju1ea whose raiment was OF
camCls hair and who wore n leathern girlle about
his lolns, and preached until all the people round
about came To be baptized Of him. The prophet re,
views all this, in tins great chapter In the ed
ns verses lie says THE voice Of him that or. eth In
The wilderness, Prepare sc tha way Of the Lord,
make straight in the desert highway for our Gsd,
every valley shah be exalted, aud every mountain
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