Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-24
Preaching to the Preachers.

The Rev. T. III. Pattison, of New Ha-
ven, in lecture in New York the other
night, on the Pulpit, said:
"a popular London preacher had
once finished his third sentence when a
stranger, sitting in front ofhim exclaim-
ed, ''That's Sherlock !" After the next
sentence he muttered loud enough to be
heard. "That's Tillotson !" The
preacher bit his lips, but pursued his
discourse. A third comment, "That's
Blair!" was, however, too much for his
patience. and he cried, "Fellow, if you
don't hold your tonge you shall be turn
ed out J" The interrupter, looking him
full in the face, retorted. "And that's
his own" Next Mr.. Pattison decribed
the trade in sermons, which are litho-
graphed and supplied to clergymen at so
troversial preacher as the ''noisiest eccu-
pant Of towards castien When Lord
Brougham was condemned to listen to
one of these windbags, who spent con-
siderable time in proving that the sun
shone at MONDAY. forgetfuI that he was
not ca the judici4l bench, he looked up
and said, eco on. sir; the Court is with
you so far" Dean Swift warned young
clergymen against preaching against
Atheism and also against pounding into
Plato, Socrates and other Philosophers
"For my part" said Mr.. Pattison, II
never listen to these valiant divines ex-
terminating the muunies of dead errors
without feeling that Whately spoke with
admirable common sense when he said
that there was no use in sweeping
chamber if all the dust came out of the
broom, Just now the pulpit pugilist
distinguished himself by fitting against
what he calls the scientist. Once year,
however, the ground of battle is shifted.
The weary one, the mourner, the anx-
ious, the ignorant who come 20 church
for spiritual light are rewarded with
diatribes against the Republican or the
Democratic party. [ admire the old ne
gro who, when asked during the days of
slavery whether there was any truth in
the report that he had been preaching
insurrection, said, L don't know what
instruction means, NTassa preach de
resurrection Unless L am very much
mistaken, that is what the congregation
wants to hear about. and what alone
will satisfy the sinful and borrowing
soul in Gods house,
A REVOLUTION INDEED
slavery owned one of the blacklist as
well as nleanest negro men in South
Arkansas. He was known in the neigh
borhood as Crow Sam. fused to thrash
Sam about twice week. Steal! he'd
steal from himself and then deny it.
Well, when the war come on, ne was
one of the first to turn against me. He
went into the army and served till the
surrender. After peace was made /
moved over into an adjoining county
and went to work, trying to repair my
broken fortune. One day negro that
I had working for me knocked down
one of my horses, which so enraged me
that struck him several times with
my cane He went away and returned
with constable, who summoned me to
appear next day before o magistrate.
Officers were not quite so numerous
then as now, and the magistrates office
was several miles away. "Well, sir,
when got there who should l see on
the bench but old Crow Sam. He was
fat and greasy and ha3 on an enormous
pair of spectacles. When everything
had been made ready court was opened,
and old Sam, giving me a searching |
look. remarked:
"Pears that I've seed you afore."
'Look here, Sam,n I said, II don't
like to be mixed up this way. Try to
settle this affair without malice"
"De law is gwine to hab its direck
course" said Sam.". ''Things hab
kinder changed since we was in business
but de principle OBJ de niger
lavn't revoluted. Dis niger is as big
. rascal as used to be, so Mars John I'll |
discharge you, fiinging de black ape in
lie cost. "-Correspondence Little Rock
Ark.) Gazette.