Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-12
Original Sin

DISCOURSE Ey A NEGRO PREACHER.
/ Alta point on the Rockingham turnpike,
/ in Greene county, there Is a rude booth, OF
! tabernacle Of boughs, laid upon fence rails 10
/ form a shelter from the sun, beneath which
are number of poles and logs used Is
/ benches for the people, and, facing them,
rude stand for the preachers. Ashhy Ne
/ Guirc was one of these preachers, and was
very Justly esteemed among them as faith
/ iul and fearless servant OF his Master. His
integrity rendered him unpopular where he
/ lived. and he was, therefore, always ready
/ for distant excursions 20 districts where has
1 presence was hailed as treat % those who
/ cni1ved bis wit. and were instructed by his
stores of Biblical wisdom. Ills mode of
T travel was 10 sc- ont with a staff q one hand
and in the other small bundle that contain
/ cd an extra shirt, handkerchief and crayat.
/ With these he would often be absent on
/ tour Of TWO months. and several hundred
/ miles. On the occasion that | wish to de-
tail, bis subject was Original SIN, and his
text was. The fathers have eaten sour
grapes tae clllircns teeth are sc. on
edge.
'Out wid dat idea of yours, YOU child of
Belial ont wild him For | sees him IN
your eve, and dlr be one here IN De midst of
dis solemn ombsemhly dat secs him In your
/ black heart, 90. mercitul God dar il a man
in dis presence dat says in his heart dat dc
LIri done gone damned hlm % de fires OF hell.
cause bis prltJgeuito-, de great Adam, stole
de fruit Of his Master 5 garden Here there
arose general noise Of appreciation. and
the old men and women shouted "Haiielu-
iah ' and the preacher gave an emphatic
Amen. Dat Is it what ! am arter / sc
jist got dat ar slrYiut by It's tail, and pulled
him ont OF bic hole. whar he hides hissclf
whens0ever he hears de footballs of DE sar-
wants of de Lord and when as We goes by,
why, YOU see, he jist comes outo Of his hiding
place agin, and am ready 70 piseu De iitjie
children wic his venom. Brudderin letus
Kill dat ar ycn0mous beast, and presarye hi-
skin, dat de memory Of dis day sarvice be
m0ngst the dIscJmhments Of dat redecnIng
grace dat says, "Out OF de mouth of de babe,
and from dc broken 5abblc of De breast
child. de Lord will still de enemy and De
avcnger. DAT De praise and dc glory mought
be his own.
Day tell me dar is Il land great way of,
and dar was in dat land, long time ago, u
certain Woishman, named Peagasian. Now
dis old W Wcl-hman. be done gone travel a
great way to put bis fist in de face of man
in Africa, dats whar day say We come from.
and his name was Gus, OF Gustin and be
ses, Il dar you. TO fight me On dat ar subject '
Now reckon dat ar Pelagasian cum T.
Africa cause he kn0wcd dat war q sore sub
jeet wid De black mans ancestry, dat AT
rsinal sin oi father Ham. whose sour grapes
set oar teeth on edge. Howsumcver. jist
give me time and ! viii show you dat he
did not know nudin abou. it.
in de lust place, what am aboriginal sin
Dis Welshman mistl1k 1t. lie links dat II
be De trausgrcssum Of dc law and that am
de pint. when hls uncircumcised heart put
him on dc wrong track. Ii am no sch cir
cumsriucc. Cause how can a breast child
transsress de law, when it knows no law
And how can the Africans, IN dat ar land
We come from, how can &c hcadens transgress
laws dat is not revealed TO dem sort of
people?
And if dcy has laws written on de ieshly
tables of dar hearts, dat circumstance would
not be aboriginal sin it would be willtul
sin, which Is a fact not TO our present pu7-
poses. What is il? Why, it is no trans
gressum Of 10 sort whatsumcycr. Ii Is like
a rattlesnakc dat Jim Brown catehedand put
in a tin bucket, and totcd hum: and his
father, he Gums hum, and he seed dc snake
and he seed the children all round 1t. count
ing de rattles, and p0king at 1t wild sticks,
and he ups and kills it. and he cuts of It's
head and puts it behind DC backlog; for,
ses be. dem ar snakes Is always pisen and
! feared de young ones would be playing wild
dc teeth Now dat ar snake never bit any
body. " hat for kill him? Cause lac dan
ger0us When the snake bite, he no trans
gresz de law for it is de law 10 bite. But
bis pison is dangerous. Dat are de circum-
stance ON which dis subject revolyes. In
sum way desc sinful men here IN de Lord 5
presence have got out Of de road dat leads
dem hum to heaven, and it am de particular
object Of dis blessed gospel TO get dem in de
right way again.
Again, when Faded Adam 20 down dat
back stars DAT lead right INTO de devils
kitchen, he left de door ajar; and all OF his
posterity, dey were all born right dar, right
on dem stars and dc fust ding dey see is dat
door aiar, and dc fast ding dat dey smell is
dem savry meats and drinks dat be in dat ar
kitchen. Aboriginal sin am de circumstance
of being born dar, wild dat open door williul
sin am dat oder circumstance dat dey don't
wait till dey be grown, but dey crawls right
down dar-and de mother, well, she gineral-
ly helps dem d0gn dar But in time anudr
er Adam Gums, and he has a mighty tussel
wild dc owner Of dat ktbhen, right on dem
starr, and be "Opens anoder door right above
dat kitchen door, and he hasten it open wide,
and be sets us as watchers right dar on dem
stars, and pays go much head for all dem
little children dat dc fust Adam left on dem
y.
into nv door" And he has angels, too,
appointed over dis business, and he make it
difficult to get by all his saryents and he
sends US down dar in dat kitchen, and we is
to pull sum Of dem willful transgressoTs as
brands from de burning flames. My dear
brudders, don't you sec as how dar am nigh
ty difference betwixt dem ar two Adamses?
Now dat AZ circumstances am set forth IN de
blessed words Of de 'postle to de highways
and hedges OF de arth in de blessed words of
de pistle to Romans; BY de sin Of Adam,
death has passed upon all men, by the
righteousness OF Christ all shall be raised
from the dead; by Adams sin, many
transgressors by Christ, many be made
righteous but where sin abounded, grace
did much more abound"
In de end of dis bisness here We are,
fellow-sinners, standing at dis open door,
and if you gets by us dis blessed Lords day.
goes down dem stars to de death dat waits on
YOU, it will not be cause grace does not
abound, nor cause we won't make some lit
tie effort to save your souls.
'Brudders, 90 among dis congregation,
and entreat EN- to cum to dc blessed cross ;
and de Lord have mercy on dees sinful men
dis day, and save sum for Jesus sake. -
The Mass Freeman.
On the cccs.on Of Nilfsons frat appearance
as Ophes, bouquet with two living doves was
presented on the stage When NILSSON received
the basket she was delighted. She looked al the
audience to zee who sent it there, looked at the
doves, and, STOPPING down, kissed one o. the
pretty innooents, where1pon the audience sp-
plsuded rapturously, especially those who bad
seen the came Old doves in 'Fsust, - in Lucia"
and half dozen other operas. 1t is whispered
that Nilsson took the birds to her hotel and sent
them to the kitchen to be killed. dressed, cooked |
and served up for her supper after the perform |