Negro Sermon

A Tribune (Tenn.) letter to the Cincinníiti Commercial, bao the f'ollowing : Laat Sunday weok thero was u grand revival meeting of thonumerous contra-; bands, nt iho brick church near the village. ïho houao was crowdod by the most fashionable black helles in tho country, the most of thetn "a lamode.'1 An okï man aróse and stated that he hnd formerly been a circus preacher, and " dono been over de country from station to station preaehing de gospel," and he telt like "talkin' to tho bredern and sistern." He eommeneed his discourse : My Belubed Bredeux - I htsbent got no Bi ble. De rebel when de}7 squatuhited fr.otn dis hero place, done toted dem. Derfore, I am deslraioed to make a "toxt" myself, and ax yoq - "WIIAR DO YOU LIB?" Is jour dwelliü' in de tonts ob wickednciss? - Now. my beilubbed bredern, do world am a wbirliü' and a whirlin' jast as it allure) has bin. Dish bere world ueber stand síül for do Yunkis or for do rebs, but keeps on its course jess de saine, and why shouldeii't you do so likowise? If dé Lord is smiling on ua dark sbeep ob delloek, and Fuder Abraham bus got Lis bosom rcady íor to d'.ccib us, why shoulden't wo btí preparred for the glory ob dut day? My tex requires ob you, "Whar do yon lib?" Is you Btrolin' round wid no hoie of de tuture freedora stairing you ia do faco? Massa Liukuin has done tole you that ii' you wuik i'or de salvatiun ob de Uuiojí, dat you shall be saved. no matter what de Legit-latur' ofKaintuok may ay to reverae uontrury óacoí - dat is, il' de Union be saved likewsie, and Massa Linkuni is de mau wat wil) stand up to de ruck, so deríore, 1 ax you - " íViar do you Ubi" De good book done tole you dat you cau't serb Uro mustera, but dat i.s a qassengerë oí' skritur I nebber could ui:durttunü' wid all my lamín, loa de most ob us has been eerviu a heup o, mustera duriu' dis discowdüderu'.iou of de white tolks, ' wbereia we colored gemmen. is iütorosted, den I usk ugin and ugin do momentus quesitoa oí " Whar do you lib'i' Now, my bruddert, I is perfeetly aware dar, many of you don't lib much, but dat you jast ;'gas8Íaie round ;" you inn't the right stripo ; yuu dunt Ub novihar. Whoreior is dis state of society, after all de white folks am doin for you ? Look aroun an aroun yo, and see de glorious mimes ob our oolored brudden what is fiün and fjün for you in de array. Dura Hornee Greely and Fred Douplass ; dar Jack Mims and Wendal Phillip; durs Lennox, Kaymond Lovd Garnson. Dat last mcntioned eoled pusson is a tickular friend of' mine, aad was narned aftpr de place whar doy now is truinin a lot our race. Do garrison was natneo after de Garrison. Den dars Mrs. Beechurn Sto; look dat lady isp't she going f'rom de camp to de camp juut like de Martii - gale - what dü Èngiish people had i de las war in Florence, and don't dey cali her de Florence Martingala of dia hemisphere? Bü-ye aleo ready to answer de question as to "Vhar do you llb?' So dat de glorifiontion of Uncle A.brahra Linkun hall resound ober de earth' and we dark'.es no loDger to hue do coro, but lib forebcr on de fut oi dolan'. Bradder Jen-y will ploaBe pass roun de hat.