The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-09
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Az OLp.uaEs ERuON.
a Raptlst RrOihsF on HeIhOdIsts and
PFesby IeFiAns.

A reader OF the ISTELLI0ENcER requests
rs TO publish in cur columns the following
somewhat famous sermon. II We mistake
not we published It years ago, but as our
friend 10 anxious 70 see 1t in print once
more we comply with his request, It Is
from: the pen OF lady correspondent Of
the New York IndtpndsHt and purports TO
DO assrmou she heard delivered in Georgia
nearly . century Sgo:
The preacher was apparently about fifty
years Of age large, muscular, and well
proporuoned. On entering the pulpit be
took of his coat and hung Il on nail be.
hind him, then opened his collar and
wristbands, and wiped the Precipitation
from his lace, neck and hands. He
was clad in striped cotton home.spun,
and his shirt was Of the same material.
He bad Travelled several miles that mo m.
ing, and seemed almost overcome by the
heat. But the brethren sang q couple Of
hymns while he was tanning and cooling
a, and when he rose he looked comtorta.
bic and good.natuTed.
He had preached there once or twice
before, but to most OF the audience he was
stranger. Hence he thought it leces'
saTy to announce himself, which he did, ~
"OId Club.Ax Davis, from scriven cnunty,
q HAli.HaId and HAltsoft Shell Baptist
II have given myself that name, said
he, because believe the Lord elected me,
from eternity, TO 60 ahead in the back.
woods and grub out path and blaze the
way for other men TO follow. Alter the
thiCkest Of 1t 10 cut away, q good, warn
Methodist brother will come along and
take my trail, and make things o little
smoother and q good deal noiseT, A ter
all the unde, b rush IL cleaned out, and the
owls aud wolves are skesEsd back, and
rAttlesnakes is killed of, q Presbyterian
brother, In black broadcloth and white
Crayat, will come along and cry for de-
Ceucy and order. And they'll blth do
good In their sphere. don't dssplse Q
Arnt man, even when he don't dress and
think a. | do, You couldn't pay me
enough TO wear bro'dcloth, summer nor
winter, and you couldn't pay Prssby To-
rian brother enough to 60 without 1t in
dog days.
"God didn'tmAke as all alike, my breth.
rem but every man has his own sphere.
When God has place to ill, he makes .
man and puts him In 1t. When be wanted
General Jackson, he made him, Get him 70
hHhtin' II jams and the English; when be
wanted George Whitfield, he made him
Tor to blow the gospel trumpet % no other
man ever bloWed II; and when he wanted
Old Ulub-Ax Davis, he made him, and set
him to grubbin' 10 the baCkwoods.
but my shell isn't so hard bat can
see good pints in every body; and as for
the Presbyterians, they are q long way
ahead Of US Baptists and Methodists In some
things. They ralGs their children better
than any people on the face OF the earth.
Only Q few days ego q Methodist class.
leader said to me: Brother Club Az, !
vas born q Methodist, l was raised 8
Methodist, and by the grace oil God hope
to die Methodist; but thank God, I've
got Q Presbyterian vile to raise my chill
dren.' And believe, my BRETHREN u the
Lord should open the way for me 10
marry again, I'd try my best to fud
Presbyterian woman, and run my chances
Of breakin' her into the saving doctrines
Of feet washin' and immstSion alter
wards"
Just at this point be was interrupted BY
two spotted hounds that had been con.
tinualiy running up and down the pulpit
stairs. One Of them jumped upon his
seat and began 10 guaw his coat tail, in
which WIS something he had brought
Along Tor lunch. Returned slowly around
and took him by the ears and tail and
threw him out OF the window behind him
Is easily 90 If It had been 0 young kitten.
The other took warning and got out as
rapidly az possible, though not without
bowling and yelling a. II it had been hall
killed, He then turned 10 the audiences
and said, smilipgly: st. Paul exhorted
the brethren to Beware OF Digs |
wonder what be would do II be were In
my place this morning. It appears like
'm 'Oompassed about with dogs, %
David Gays he wal"
He had scarcely commenced preaching
again before there was terrible squeal.
log and kicking among the mules and
horses that were tied TO trees cloee BY. He
put bis head out Of the window, and said,
mo harm done, my brethren. Just q
creatur with side saddle on has broken
loose. viii some brother head the ami
mal7 lor NO sister can walk home this hot
day."
oiie, being restored, he continued
EWell, my brethren, I will nov try 10
say what allowed to about the Presbyte.
Rams ...- g.. d. ...a... ,...
dren A heap better than We do. They be.
have better 10 church and keep Sunday
better, and read the Bible and learn The
CatedbiCm better than ourn do. declare.
INV bTalhTen, their children are larnt thai
Westminster Cstsohism By the time they
begin to talk plain.
"it Amt three weeks since was out 4
cattle huntin'-for two OF my yeaflin' Z
has strayed ofF,-snd l stopped In ct old
Brother Harkey'R, on Mud Greek, and
took dinner. He's deacon Ia the Pres
byterian church over thar. Well, AZ
true ps stand here, my brethren, Sister
Harkey had her little gal a-standln' right
before her, With toes jnet even with the
ctack Of the door, and her hands was a
bSnVin' down BY her side, and her mouth
tnrned an ike q chicken AZ II drinks, and
she was putin this 1lestion,to her out
n thst Cs,echism; what are the bon.
aa which in this lie DO either accomp any
or h1V from Justification, adoption or
Ssuctiacation ? Nov, the question Itself
was enough to break the child down. But
when she had to begin and say that queS.
ton eli over ttor that's the way II vas 10
The book and then bitch the answer % Il,
and which ali put together made this:
The bsRtfis WHICH In this lie do either
accompany or dow from Justification,
adoption and specification, are peace Of
conscience, joy in the Holy Ghos', in'