Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-16
Misffllamfous.
A C0LpRED ORATOR.
WADEs INTO Col BOB INGERsoLL's Ten
ETs WITH CONSIDERABLE SPIRIT.


Louisville was not unnoticed by the col
ored people. who have discussed his ten
cts and arrived at the truth in spite of the
fact that Col. Ingersoll is great orator.
and what is more, staunch republican.
A few years ago an old, white-haired
colored man known as Uncle Jim John.
son, felt that he was summoned to the SER
vice of his Maker. He accordingly pol
ished up what learning he had. set about
the dilligent study of the Scriptures, and
has Of late been holding forth to small
congregation in private house. Uncle
Jim is a unique genius in his way, and
his Interpretation of the Scriptures is both
novel and interesting. Yesterday he
preached on Hell and Noses" and tried
to stem the current of unbelief which
Colonel Bob had started among a few of
Jims hearers. The colored orator took
for his text the passage from Luke, Il
came to send fire upon the earth.'
You hab all OBJ you heard" said he,
"ob Massa Bob Ingersoll. who did right
smart for culed people oh de rebellion,
for which | gbs him my felicitation. Dat
Is one good spot in Massa Ingersolls life
But you see it amt gwoine to do for US
to be posed upon by these here 'hlucina-
tons oh his on de sacret forum ob religion
We's got to let de politics slip'out an rea-
son about the matter like men of culchah.
We must let our feelins slip around loose
an pick up de pints ob religion, which is
gift OBJ Jesus himself | belieb dar's
some oh you darkies here tonight dat's
been slidin up to Massa Bob's religion. |
has my eye on you now. tell you now,
as shakes my finger at you, dat you'se
sliding down de hill into de pit of hell fire
an unless somebody catches YOU bv de
coat-tail youse gone nggers. | has you
now by the coat-tal holding you from de
burning pit; If you don't beleb what rs
gwine to say, let's you slip. You
need Mt try to 'suade yourselves in your
pride and vanity Ob spirit dat dere amt
no hell. Why sees de flames circlin' and
swoopin' aroun' you now like hungry
buzzard.
"Nlassa lngersoll in his lecture on He'll
and Moses complains OBJ de lack of science
in dem days What for dey want science
denP What did dey all want wild our
'vaporations, Electricity and sich 'ventions
OF de dayP Oh coase we whiles away de
time in scientifics and sich. an we can't
do widout 'em. But dey didn't have no
use for sich instruments way back yonder
in de darkness OBJ de past.
"Massa Bob says dat 'cording to de
Scriptures chile had to glib up two pig.
cons fur de sacrifices. an desc here pig
cons went to the three priests, an dat
each OBJ de parsons would hab to eat two
hundred OBJ de fowls. Now you knows,
you vicious niegers. dat as long as de
priests had plenty OBJ cullud gemmen to
wait on de table dat dere was no danger
OF de priests eatin' to much.
HE says in his speech at de Op'ra
House dat finite don't hab de permission
to commit sin against de Infinite Now
dat's nonsense on de face oh it. You 90
out in de street an take razor an cut
somebody's throat You amt got no par
ticularily about you, us you try once an
you'll be rested by de policeman an sent.
ed before Massa Judge Dupuy. 'Spose de
Judge says TO you, Sambo, is YOU guiltv
or not gully? and suppose you say Use
unguilty, because you'se a Infinite and Use
a finite Would de Judge be likely to say.
Take a harp an go you wayp'
"Ali we needs, my bredren, is to
'vestigate de subject, and we sees
how de poah Colonel has been posed
upon. He tries to 'suade people dat
Eve want made out oh Adams rib. How
was she made den? Did she grow
from de groun'o Here she am: now
what you gwine to do wild de poah
critter? Massa Bob says a bank robber
got one OBJ de silber- plated harps. because
he had faith in de rib Don't de Scrip.
lures say dat if man nab de faith, he can
walk up wild all de angels shoah? You
amt so foolish, niggers, as to think dat
Jesus has de time or de nature to spy in
to all mans accounts an see if de bills
IS all 'ceited. De man dat tells de Lord
to his face dat he don't belieb in de rib.
fies de Almighty, and hell is too good for
him.
81 wants now to call your 'tention to de
flood an de ark. Massa Ingersol. he do
old Noer injustice. He says he war not
married when he was five hundred wears
old. Now dat want Noer's blame. He
couldn't help himself. Anyhow, Noer
war den what you might specify Young
teller. He want as old as de young men
ob twenty to-day. De Bible didn't saw
nufliing about his smokin' desc vile cigars.
nor 'dulgin' in toxicatin' drinks. nor foolin'
wild bad girls. an carrvin' on like de
sport gemmen do now. De fac is. bred.
ren, dat Noer didn't hab de 'eilities dat we
hab. Case whyP Well, he couldn't mt
notice in de paper sayin' he wanted to
carry on wild girl, an de steamboats,
warn't den much count, an he couldn't
trabel. Massa Bob amt got no reverence
for nuffing bredren. He has de 'dacitv
to 'sert dat de count ob de- flood is a lie.
lie uses figgers, which you all knows is
de biggest liars in de world, to prove dat
II rained seven hundred feet ebery dav.
Well, spose it did, Don't you spose de
Almighty knowed what he was gwine to
do? He had de food ranged before
hand: he had de water all 'cumuated on
hand. OATS whar he beat de bad fellers:
and when ebery thing was ready, he let
de liquid ooze ont in a lump. an it filed