The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-08

HnOulu nave engaged the attention anu
sympathy Of the natives. We must also
give a brief Wow Of tho history Of the
preacher and his appearance, and for this
suffice il 10 say, that no came down the
river on n fat.boat from the Wabash, In
tho interior OF tho HoOsiOr State, tied up
at Waterproof, gave them to understand
that he was preacher; aud they not hay.
ing hud anything in that limo for several
years, thought Il would DO a favorable
opportunity to take q benefit, and %
Brother Zeke seemed to DO rather on the
yordant order, they expected to have q
little amusement mixed up with tho exer-
cises. The b'hOys rustled up house foT
tho services to DO held in, and on Sunday
morning Brother Zeko rugged up in his
finest tackle, his Sundays best, and rolled
on to his place whore prayer was mot
wont to be made" His dress consisted Of
q pair Of Kentucky jean pants, very much
too short and fitting tight to the, skin; o
corduroy vest; red neGkGloth, and a blue
cloth cont, the style Of which reaches
back to gono-by period that knowN no
recent date. Ion .,~trg
The collar was stifIly bracod with buck
ram aud coarse flannel, and mounted up
very nearly to tile top Of his head-the
skirts projected below tho calves Of his
legs, and sct of each from the other, like
the prongs OF q boot.iaCk. These wore
tho leading features oil tue. costume, the
whole conference.-the and personnel oil, tho flat
boat Apostle presenting tho extreme con-
verse and opposite Of our modern shang-
hal gentleman,
Rising in tho pulpit, he delivered him
self as fOllowss ,INHg ..'
Imay say to you, my breethring, that !
am not on educated man, an | an not one
Of them as believes that education 10 no.
ccsBary fur u gospel minister, fur believe
tho Lord educated his preachers jest az
he wants ON 10 b educated, an although
| say II that oughtn't tu say II, yet In the
State Of Indianny, whar 1.-Two, thars no
man as gifts bigger congregation nor
what Iglts.
Thar may DO some here to-day, my
brecthring rs don't know what persuasion
am Nv. Well, may say to you, my
brecthring, that I'm q Hard:shell Baptist
Thars some folks as don't like Hard;
shell Daptists, but I'd ruther have u hard
shell as no she'll at all. You see mo here
to-day, my breethring, dressed up In these
fine clothes; you mont think l was proud
but am not proud, my breothring, and
although I've boon preacher OF tho Cos
rel for twenty year, an although I'm
Capting Of the Aat.boat that lies at youi
landing, | AM not proud, my breeGhrlng
I'm not gwinO to tell you adzackly whai
my text may DO found; sutIiso II to say
| ia In tho leds 81 tho Bible, md youth iint
IL somewhat between tho fust chapter o
tho Book Of Generations and tho las
chapter Of tho book Of Revolutions, ant
Of You'll 20 and sarCh the Scriptures ~
| have saFclled tho Scriptures, you'll no
only find my text thar, but o great NAM
other texes as will do you good to read
nniny text when you ShiIl find II, yol
shill find II til read thus:
"And no played on harp nv n thotl
sand strings-spOritB nv Just mon niad'
perfeCk." =,
Ny tCxt, brecthring, leads mo TO speak
Of sperits Now thar's greRt mani
kind ofsperits in the wOrld--in tho furs
place thar'S the sports as some folks cal
costs, and then tllar's the Sporits Of turpen
time and thars the Bpcfits a. some folk
; calls liquor, an I've got as good an artoko
nv them kind Nv sperits on my fat-boa
rs over was fotch down the Mississippi
river: but thafs d great many other KIM
nv spcrila, for the text says, "lle playte'
on a harb nv 4 t.o.u.sand strings, sperit
Nv Just men made perteck."
but III tell you tho kind nv sperits a
, Ia ment In tic exits fire. That's tho kim
, az sporits as Is ment in tho text, M
. broethring. Now thar's q great man
kinds Nv fro In the world. In tho i!lS
thnrs tho common sort Of FIRE YOU light
, yorir pipe or Segar with, and then thar
: fox.ir6 and ehSmphire, FIRE before you
ready, and fire and fall back, and man
other kinds Of Rrc, for the tcx says, vi
) PLAYED on n harp Nv thou.sand string
!. sperits nv lust men made perieck."
. But ri toll you the kind Nv fire a. !
=. ment In the tex, my breothring-itl hel
!. lire--and that's the kind Of fro as q gre,
| many Nv You'll como to, ef YOU don't q
better nor what you have been doin'-iC
ale played OIL a harp NV q thou.Sall
Rtrings, sperits Nv Just mon made perieck
L Now the different sorts nv IRE N ii
world may DO llkenCd unto the dltiesret
!. petsuasions Of Christians in the world.
In The fust place We have tho PlScapi
leyuns, an they're a high Sailln and
hivh.ialutin set, and they may be likene
I. INTO a turkey.buzzufd that flies up I'M
\ The ar and he goes up, till he looks 4
4 bigger nor yur fingcr.haiI, and the III
i thing yot know he kims down and dow
!. and Il d fillin himself on the carkiS9 ny
/" y dead hoss by tho side Of tho road, and "ll
y played on d harp Nv a hOu-sahd string
i spefits Nv iust men made porteCk."
! And then that's tho Methods, and the
! NAV 10 likcned unto the squirrel, tu
|. MIN up into a tree, for Method! beleey'
y In gWine on from one degree Of grace
7 an other, and finally on to aperfecksu
y and the squirrel goes up and up, and
:, innps from limbt0 limb, and from brant
y 10 branch, and the fnst thing. YOU kno
y he falls, and down he comes kerlltmu
Z And that's like the Methods, TOT they
e !, cd e On t 4 hafp " 4 thousand strings spt
= liz Nv fist men made perfcck"
u And then, my bteelhfihg, thara y
,, taptist.ahf and they havo been likehl
j. INTO a postum on 4 sitntnoti tee, and y
Is lhundefs may roll and tho earth mi
!. quake, but that possem sLicks thar Still.a
y and YOU may shake one foot loose, al
II The others thar, and YOU may shake
Y feet loose, and he laps his tall round !
" limb, and he clihgs and he clings and
y clinfs ttifevet, for "HS played on Q ha
!, oo Nv 4 thousand sttihgs,-speritS n, y
o o men made petieck" -Brdndon all"
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