The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-16

read to you if I can-ah. l nm an
unleurncd man, but the spirit speaks
through my mouth-nh. | can only
read n littlc-a very ,littls-ah. My
text you will fnd in King SoloMcn's
Book Of SQOgs, in the 4th chapter and
9th vcEse: "My dove, my uudefled,i is
but one (,akc notice. she is the only
one of her mother; she is tho CHOICE
one Of her that bare her" Oh! my
fcIlow.travclur to those boundaries
from which there is no retur1-ah.
There is but one church-ah, We
must join that church-ah, Oh! my
fellow traveller, | um going to preach
Us the spirit moyeth me, aud from the
word US ful it 10 this bOok-ah. If
| speak the truth, aud who could doubt
it, receive it-ah: il | fail to speak
the word, Lave nothing to do With ii;
throw i. away !; cast it aside-ah. Ny
text is-"Nly dove, my undefled, is
but ono she is the only one Of her
mother; she ia the choice one Of her
that bare her,"
Oh my hearers you must know that
there is but one Lord. ono faith, one
baptism and :his is the language OF
this book Of inspiratiOn-ah. Every
one OF you who have reached the agc Of
accountability, you must be christian
ICED aa4 haze jour s:r9 Tashea away
ah.
l cannot believe, as some people
think. There is bot one way-thc
straight gSy-ah. Oh my fellow
traveller, If | could only convince you
that am right; md whether you will
or not, force you to believe US | do, |
would be contOnted and shout glory
halIeIpjah. AS the dove flies, The dove
is updcdled-ab, Tho dove has Il
body and 4 neck like tower OF
stteng,h-ah. It's head is on its neck,
With yellow On its bnck, green on its
breast, gold in its claws, and healing
On i,4 wings-ah. 1t goes head fore
most-ah. Who ever heard Of a dove
flying tail foremost ?-ah. Oh wha'
docs dove mean? Pure, holy and an
deiled-ah. We have many doves
We have sheep to represent the filth
fuI-ah. We have rocks, sand
thorns aud thistlcs, which We must al
encounter in our pilgrimage through
this veil Of tears-ah! Oh my fellow
traveller, We taye one special rock, o
which it is spoken-ah. Upon Iii
rock ! buili MY church, aud tue gOte'
of hell shall not prevail against IT,
My fellow. traveller, this church
lOOkesh as bright as the morning star
|
lar as the moon; clear as tho SUI
lean as beautiful as the rain low; a
terrible us uu army with LauneTs.-N'
Oh my dove, my undcI!cd-nh
: Here brother B. paused 10 TAX" breath
10 pull OF his coat anu w'pu the perS
pira,ioa which rolled down his cheeks
although the thermometer stood . dc
| grces below zero. Oh, NY friends,
: believe the scIiplurcs-eyery word .
! them-uh. | say there ia bGnve
and hell. some people say there
! no hell; they are iuide!s-Ah. Doc
not this bIok suy that the Itch nal
: went to hell that he cried unto Laz'
! rus to dip his tiugsrs in the water anI
: cool bis parchcd tOngps-ah
Oh my friends rcnOuncc your bottle
, your croquct. your hOrsc'shOes, you
checker boards-the devil and oil hi
wulks-ah. 81 couverted--comC un
listen to our ,cachlngs-uh. DO as "
tell ysu to do al. Support hand
t ,omely the church and its ministers
! aud We will land you safe OH that bl,s
! sed shore, where milk aud honey flow
J and tho waters Of life revCr faIleth-
i ah. Religion lnakes us huppy-ah
It causeth man 10 fall down and fgh
e for his euemies-Rb. Oh sisters
c could hug you Ill. Oh brothers
love evcrybody-ah. Religion vii
: mike one do DO as / have dunc--leav
the pleasures, joys and comforts Of tn
, family circle. my beautiful hOne, t
travel over rough and rugged roads
Oesct With daRgers aud Temptations ol
every side, to come even Among thcs
towering mountains. needless Of Tears
partners, and other Yurmints, OH
hundred miles from my Grc.sIdc, II