An Extraordinary Sermon.
The Rev Mr Sheriff, of Kirkcaldy, in a discourse, said: "My friends, I had a call from some of you the other day, wanting to know my opinion about liberty and equality, when I told you if you would come here to-day I would let you know it. Now, since that time I have travelled in the spirit all over the world, and J shall just tell yon what I have seen in my travels. I have travelled over the earth —its frozen and burning zones, mountains, and valleys, moist places and dry, fertile lands and deserts—and I have found grown-up men and children, big and little, strong and weak, wise and ignorant, good and bad, powerful and helpless, rich and poor—no equality there. . I have travelled through the sea—-its deeps and shoals, rocks and saudbauks, whirlpools and eddies—and have found monsters and worms, whales and herrings, sharks and shrimps, mackerels and sprats, the strong devouring the weak and the big swallowing the little—no equality there. I have ascended to Heaven, with its greater and lesser lights, its planets and comets, suns and satellites, and I have found thrones and dominions, principalities and powers, angels and arcbangels, cherubim and seraphim—no equality there. I have descended to Hell, and there I have found Beelzebub, the prince of devils, and his grim counsellors, Meloch and Belial, tyrannising over the other devils, and all of them over wicked men's souls—no equality there, This is what I found in my travels, and I think I have travelled far enough ; but if any of you are not satisfied with what I have told you, and wish to go in search of liberty and equality yourselves, you may find them if you travel somewhere that I have not visited. You need not travel the same road that I have done. I can tell you positively you will never find them on earth, neither in the sea ; not in Heaven' neither in Hell. If you can think of anywhere else you may try. Meanwhile, I have given you all the information I can. It rests with you to make a proper use of it."
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Opunake Times, Volume I, Issue 7, 24 July 1894, Page 4
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