The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-13
TIE BRETHREN OF OLD ZION.
An ERNEST DiY'S URESTLTNG WITH
SIN IT UfLLEI STREIM
a sermon On n Bluc-Firc TEXT that the Rev
Peter Roster Valued ut $40. hut Let IL
po Mt S:s-Keady for the Golden Chariot.

~ RtO. nut let u
go Mt S:s- Ready for the Golden Chariot.
The Zion Church tcolorcd camp meeting
at Valley stream l.. l.. began second weeks
attack upon Satan yesterday. Tho Rev. Mr..
Brooks. who opened the season there. had not
found the speculation profitable. The highest
collection on any occasion during the previous
six days was hut nity-onc ccnts. and notwth-
standing the sale of lager and II eccentric ice
cream. made with boiled milk. he found him
self sl5 in arrears. The reverend gentleman
therefore abandoned the enterprise. and the
Rev. Peter Roster a veteran of note succeeded
him. TIL, Rev. Peter is tall and well whiskcrcd
He is Gs years Of age. and ilnds solacc in
young, comcly. and lightcolorcd wife Of 30.
She led the singing. lie announced a good buc-
fire text from St Matthew; And these
shall 70 away into everlasting punish
mcnt. but the righteous into life eternal
If can be favored with about twenty
minutes" l." he began. " | think can get through
with all have to say. II people will only cease
| to talk. II they can't stop and listen TO me, I'll
| stop and listen to them There's no use in both
| of Ms talking Thcrc'n be nobody To- hear. It's
| common among men to undcrvnlly and try TO
dc away with tho writings OF the ENang.llsis.
Some say that Matthew was n man. and
hal no more right to assume inspiration
| than they had. The writer Of this book was
divincly inspired Jehovah held the pen. and
have we the audacity TO say that it was not writ
ten by God? And III walk by it. blessed be
God through fro and water oh. wish coul i
preach His word today Oh. wish everybody
was here. The Christian know where III 60
ing now. and the snner VIII d, knS rhe hhe
prea her raised his tone, walked the platform.
and flung his arms about You may lak, tho
| err | know that my Redecmer lveth. My
brethren. Brother Brooks il short fifteen dol,
worth. which Iwant YOU To pay for. and yon
may owe mo the other live. l once lived
with gentleman, and poor man cHng nm
from starving. lie shu, 10 door in his face
+ wife and my second wife that II they only had
one lonf9 broad IN the house. 70 giN, hall te
did 50 once We sat him down To- table. ane
as we could not give him z bed, gay. MIN =,
cents TO - and gei one. ny ireni5; ID" iLori
heard man say z few, weeks ago thni tn9r'
wasn't no he'll. When I'm dead, nc sad. II
,iiri the other day Just as h. lived Just bcior,
h., died he was worried by lllcs, and says he
They Thy'I re ma IN a hurry M He taiked aioni moth ms
but them lics. and nothing about his soul Now
MY friends. the world Is wicked; lean 20 and kil
mans house on lire hui ali would have TO DC
would be 10 -ay 10 "A lawyer. here's $4,000. ge
lnc IN and | should hc Tree. II Z, man onll
, has money he's all right. Praise the Lord Bu
wi works Give IT, therefore God secs yoi
> button yDur pocket You can't dodge tod Al
: ui,,hfv Ynu can't iojre him nj all He se~
| vn, mi tho itrun Snn, pnopl. PROFESS 10 hay,
| min and some p.ol'I. good works but neiihe
. | of cm amount to row of pms. You must hay,
, | faith and works together. Forty y-and- -cigh
+ venrs my blessed Rndeemcr | have been in In.
. war. md sometimes / feel that have nothin,
| To do hut to wrap the mantle around me- an,
step across the river. | have been forty-and
| eight years wrestling with the world. the nesh
| and the devil. I'm gOin' to step in the charlp
| mil 90 n.rrss Nou f.ll vour folks when Won L,
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