St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-09-04
Brother Noses Sermon.
81 TIE "TEXAS PRODUCTS MAN.

81 TILE IEAAS IkODlC MAN.
Houston TcXas) Post.
Use guine ter take my tex said
Brother Nose, as he adjusted a gorgeous
pair of Undetermined Spectacles, "from
dat part oh de Bible whar de prodisal
son am invited ter come back ter de
parental mansion ob his fader. Dis
hyar lesson permits Oh much argerment
from de pulpit, which it am my boun-
en- duty to expounderate ter de entire
gifts mad. De prodigal son lef' his ia
dcr's house wild ali de money dat de
contemptibul villyun could put his
paws Oil, an nebber eben sed goodbye
to his foxes. He kept gwlne round
from one place ter nudder until he got
broke den he fed de hogs Ob some nd
der man, an lived upon de hus' ob corn,
an while dat trifin' boy wus i'll dat fix
he cum ter de 'clusion dat he would
arise and go unto his fader. He went,
an he did in 'cr powerful big hurry, too.
When de ole man saw dat boy OBJ his
cunning down de road, did he git mad
am grab 'er pecan saplin' for ter beat de
lazy, no count rascal wild? No, sar, he
cried out in de fullness oh his joy, wei
come ter my arms, my long los son. an
he slowed de fatted calf an dar was
rejoicing ober de return OBJ his son who
eat wild dc appetite ob 'er tired tramp.
Dis hyar lesson, which am de mos beau
tifullest in de entire testimcnt am put
1ar fur to show desc no count sinners
dat merciful an forgivin' proverdence
am ebber ready for ter welcome yer
into de fold. Does yer heed dat? Does
yer keer for de mercifulness of de Lord
an try ter make ycrsef better? No,
sar, yer does not. Dar's de mater ob de
mule in yer hearts, an de weeds an de
tares grow dare as rank as curklc-burs
in err cornt field. De seed Oh de gospel
liab no mo- chance in yer heart den a
chicken roost, W hen de most, Of yer is
loatin' round in de nabsrhood Oh it, an |
Zion Baptist church am gittin powerful
at de fate OBJ ole Eph Robertson. Dat
ole nig2ah wus dokuu in dis hyal
church for Ugh onto thirty years, an
las week he WIS killed JUS as he wus
gittin outen Squire Browns chicken
house wild Il sack cross his shoulder, an
doesn't dat fact Illustrate to yer minds dat
de unrighteous am bound ter fall in de
path OF niqucrty an sin. Kin ebil pre-
vail in de land gin dc 'spress commands
of de Bible. 1t kin not, an you'se guine
ter fine it out. Does yer all go ter dc
ant fur de lesson OBJ industry an try tC
be honest an go down ter de grave wild
clear coincidence? How many of yel
is gwine dat way9 kin tell yer dar's
powerful few. De mos oh you niggahs
will go out ter de Gyarfieid meetin' an
when yer does dat somebody's hog git
stole fore mornin.' After mo- den tif-
teen years 'sperience in de sarvice ob dc
Lord, finds dat dc hog am 'cr tempta-
ton dat few nigsahs kin rersist. l am
'er weapun in de hands Oh de debbil
which has coDkered mighty near de las
one ob de members oh Mount Zion
church an dat am a broad 'scrtion for q
preacher ter make, but yer coincidence
tells you Pm right. Oar wus ole unkle
Lem Williams, who used to okerpy dc
lef hand corner ob de amen pew, an
had bofe Oh his legs twisted like'el
grape vine wild de rheumatix. l used
ter look upon dat ole man as 'er Chris
tian purerted by de grace oh 'ligion
but imagine de morterfcrcation dat shO;
frew my heart when | ketched dat ole
man de oder day in de woods 'er butch,
erin up 'er hog dat he JUS killed wild
his musket. 1t was de hog ob Ter mud,
der man, an dc only 'scuse he give wue
dat meat at his house wus powerful
skase Don't yer all know dat when
Gabriel blows his horn an yer stands
fore dc Judgment seat dat yo're gwine
ter face dem hogs9 Ebbery one Oh dem
will be dar, 'rayed agin yer as everdence
an | tells yer right now dat Gar;s gwine
ter be some niggahs wild powerful weak
knees when dat time Gums. Yer XIX
hide de ear marks from de law, but vel
can't git ahead Oh de Lord: an de min.
ute dat Gabriel gives de fust toat unor
de silver horn, dar's gwine ter be Ter hear
OBJ weapin' an ier Wailin', an''er 'nashin
Oh teeth, but it won't be no use ter mash
De sin am committed, de guilty ketoheC
an de mos OBJ you won't git no chance
ter play de harp an wear de gyarments
oh snow. De big golden book will be
opened, yer name turned ter, an RICH,
dar agin it will be 'er big lis OBJ clothes
lines yer.ve robbed, an de hogs, an dc
chickens yer've stole, an smoke houses
yerve broke 10, and tell yer bredderi1
am sisterin, dat Mount Zion chnrcI
amt gwine ter be represented very wei
in de hebbenly land. Some oh yer hard
headed sinners may tink dat Pm Ter mi
ratin' bout dis ting dat I'm 'er maxim Il
Wusser den it is, but see by yer face:
dat yer feel guilty. Some Of yer i:
tryin' to count up de hogs right now, an
if Gabriel blowed bout dis time da,
would be {; mighty big commotion il
dis hyar crowd, an lots ob lakes wouli
be jumped into, an brier patches spli
tryln' ter git away from de vengence ol
de Lord, but yer'll hab to face de music
When de angels sing dere GLAD songs q
praise mighty few OBJ yer will be abl,
20 ralse lie tune. | want yer all to reck
erleck dat in dis wilderness OBJ sin dar'
many deep pits, and wild beasts roamin
an bellowerin' round seekin whom ,le7
may destroy, an if yer aia't might
keerful some obyer are gwina ter git il
| 'er pit OF git eat up an be los.' Yo1
| mus remember dat yer all kin git d
same forgiveness dat was extended d,
prodigal son in de Bible. If any one oil
yer feels like turnin' yer back on sil
| an chicken roosts, an wants ter sery,
de Lord, cum up an okerpy desc fcon
| benches while tly ter git de Lord il
| an earnest prayer ter give yer one mo
chance. Raise de hymn ober dar Brud
Jones an let de sinners cum.
Acrostic on the Name of Winfield SEQ.
Kaauecek.
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