Smyrna times., 1878-05-22
The Harp of a Thousand Strings,

The Harp of a Thousand Strings.
may say to you my brethren, that am
IioS an educated man, an am not one of
them as believes that education is neceooo ~,
ior gospel minister, for believe the TorS
euucates his preachers Just as he wants 'or'
70 De educated, an although | saw # N ~
Gughtn t to say it, yet, in the State of In
aianny, whar live, thar's no man as pits =
Oigger congregation nor what gifts.
lhar may be some here to-day, nv broth.
l!ns' that don't know what persuasion
am NV; Well, | must say to you nv breth.
rlhe' tnat m Hard Shell Baptist Thar's
Ione 1 IoIks as don't like the Hard Shell
D"P'iotS' OUT Ia rather have hard shell
as no shell at ALL You see me here til,
10y oretnrlng, dressed up in fine clothes
you mou't think | was proud, INV bratb
ring, and although I've been nre3cbor nf
the gospel for twenty years. an aItbonoh
m captain of the fiatboat that lies ot vn7I.
landing' I'm not proud my brethrinr
am not gwine to tell edzactlv w6or M,
teAt may be found; suffice to say. it's in
tue Ieas OF the Bible, and you'll find if
SoIhe"nar between the first chapter of tha
OooK OF generations and the last chantar
ol the book OF Revolutions, and ef v6nII
go and search the Scriptures, you'iI NOT
only lnd my text thar, but a great NAM
teXes as will do you good to read and ~, |
text when you shall find it, you shall find
1t to read thus: ''''u
And he played on a harp of n tbouso,d
strIngs-spirits Of jest men made perfecE y
My text, my brethring, leads ME to sneak
oG Spir!ts. Now, thar's great many kinds
Uoi U spirits IN this world. In the fuss nIacn
mar the spirit as some folks call ghosts
ana thar's the spirits of turpentine and
mar III. ~ tne spirits as some folks call LIQUOR.
al az We got as good an artikle Of them kind
u spirits on my tatboat as ever was fotch
M uo"H the mississippi river; but thar's a
great many other kinds Of shirt Co. a.
text says, He played on a harm NV
perfeck" 'A'''i Ai"oe I
But III tell you the kind NV spirits as is
nent IN the text, is fire. That's the kind a
~ ~ spirits as is ment in the text, my bretb.
ing: NOW thar's great many kinds of |
ire i IN the world. In the fuss place, thar's 7
ne common sort of fire you light vonr J
agar or pipe with, and then tbaf's foyfra 5
ma campfire, fire before your ready. and
ire and fall back, and many other kinds Of II
ire, Tor the text says, "He played on a n
larp NV thousand strings, spirits of lest h
nen made perfeck" 'N0' =
but III tell you the kind of fire as is tc
leIiC IN the text, my brethring-it's hell d
rel an that's the kind NV fire as a great
lahy OF you'll come to eff you don't do
eIter nor what you have been doin'-for +
ne prayed on harp NV thousand d'
es' spirits OF jest men made perfeck" =" OF
Now, the different sorts of fire in tbis so
orld may be ikened unto the different di
ersuasions of Christianity in the world VI
the fuss place, we have the Piscapalians WI
= = they are high sailin and highfalutin' ma
u, and they may be likened unto n turlxnv ca
I]Lafo, that flies up, and up, till he looks VIZ ".
olgger than your finger nail, and the ". "
ss thing you know he Gums down. and ira pn
MIN himself on the carkiss of a dead nj,
'rse by the side of the road. and g He 70, 70,
ayed on harp ov thousand strince To-
lrlts OF just men made perfeck." tbe
ana then thar's the Methods, and thew sim
ay be hkened unto the squirrel runin' mn lea
70 tree, for the Methods believes in thi
me me on from one degree of grace TO aft
other, and finally on to perfection. and am
squirrel goes up, and up, and he iumns wol
IN !, limo to limb, and branch to branch. cipl
y me iuss thing you know he falls, and the
wn he comes kerfumix, and that's ILL., hell
Methods, for they is allars fallin' from a
zee, ah and " He played on a harm of . pag
'usand strings, spirits NV Jest men maIs $500
-feck" 0A iii'Ae I
ana then my brethring, thar's the Ban. lett
:, an ana they have been liked unto vie
ssom on 'simmon tree, and thunders Ems
ron anu the earth may quake, but pro
u possom clings thar still, ah and Won cott
shake one foot loose and the otber,o the
r, and he clings forever, for " He PLAYED sho,
harp NV thousand strings, spirits of mar
men made perfeck. ."-F5Ho. that