Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-12-21
His Famous Sun Sermon.
He Challenges Philosophers
JOSHUA & THE DIVINE COMMAND.
Declares the Earth is Square

The Sixth Mt Zion Baptist Church
was filled TO overfiowing on Sunday,
December /, 1895 at IL A Nj. The an
nouncement had been made that Rev
= John Jasper would preach his famous
Sun sermon" and large crowd OF
4 white persons filled the spacious edi-
fice They were composed OF the stu
dents of Richmond Female College
and Richmond College Even the gal
leries were filed with white people
The hymn was lined by Rev @.
burrell, Secre aTy of the Coiored Y.
M A The choir was at its best and
rendered the melodious selections
which enraptured all true believers.
Rev Burrell read the 2nd chapter OF
Genesis. Prayer was offered by Rev
J @. Braxton.
Rev John Jasper, the venerable pas
for arose and said: Since this subject
aas become SO question, l have preach
ED this sermon no less than 275 times
s In this and other states. One of my
songsters in the gallery asked me to
preach it for his benefit. There had
Rbeen controversy between him and
z mis- associate.
II ever spoke the truth, l never
thought of the philosophers one time
!. during my discussion, and the gentle
N man that said my assertion was a base
81 contemplate lie, / had never said
word concerning him. / blamed him
for calling me a contemplate base lie
and for publishing me as such because
3 preached Gods revealed will
Now l didn't add anything 90 the
Bible IN preaching that sermon and
s neither took any thing therefrom. AS
3 ne had published me TO the world as a
F. N1aac nfa.s~ ~ 4
4 self upon she world and invited them
TO come and hear me.
From the time l preached it and he
published me as contemplate base
lie, made this offer he bring to me
editor or editors aud if did not prove
by uncontradicted testimony that
was right would not preach any more
An Episcopal minister asked me Co
preach it for him and his friends. and
if they thought preached a contemp-
q tlDie base lie, they did not tell me so
The legislature of Virginia wrote me
and asked me to preach it for their
AceS@modati9E. II they thought
was a contemplate base lie, they did
s. not tell me so.
Mr.. George d. Wise asked me tc
H preach it for the benefit of himself
and some of his friends, and if they
Thought was Il contemplate base lie
they didn't tell me so.
Mr. Ford asked me to preach it for
number of northern people, ]
preached it, and il they thought
was contemplate base lie, they did
M not tell me so.
was invited to preach this sermon
at the Old Market Hall. There were
more people who could not get in than
there were on the inside If they
thought was contemplate base lie
they did not tell me so.
"a Rev Jasper was severe on the minis
ter who unjustly criticized him Said
he, He is no more entitled to be in Il
pulpit than hog is to fill the seat of
the president OF the Uaited States
His intentions were to sustain the
philosophers
The philosophers have no right
Ito believe as they believe unless they
could give ample satisfaction on the
assertions made by them.
HIS EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
Now you know am called one Of the
old fogies because have never aspir-
ed to school-house. stole seven
months schooling in a New York
spelling Book. William Jackson was
my teacher started out to pray, be-
came reconciIed to GOd through Jesus
II Christ. God said that / should be q
leader in my day and should answer
- the infidel Moses led the church 4C
years and l have been leading this
church 90 years
The philosophers from the North
came TO see me and when had gotten
through with the argument they left
without word to the contrary and
stated that they we're fairly beaten OF
the Bible but would come back and
have it over again and have never seer
them since. / am here in defense OF
the Bible and to maintain His honor
There has never been a time that God
has aspired to counsellOrs to lead hin
IN the way of judgement. / am not I
fettered man so far as the schOolhoust
fs concerned.
WHAT GOD WANTS.
have got just the kind OF education
that God wants me to have. And
don't want any other. Ny sight is yer,
weak now. / have had eye-sight sam.
rs an eagle in days past and gone.
can't see to read so we'll, but
CAN sER TO RECoLLEcr.
amt so blind as not to see to recol
Iect. You just make up your mind t,
listen to the old fogy for an hour ant
half. Now you make up your nint
TO hear all this old fogy has to say II
ar hour and a half
Exodus 1873. "The Lord is a MAJ
o. War, the Lord is His name" Thl