text_original: Passing a crowded church on a Sabbath afternoon, I stepped in, when the preacher was descanting on the power of religion, and, in illustration, he told of two wicked young men in that state, who were drink  ing and gambling on Sunday morning, when one said : " I can lick the religion out of any nigger."
text_transcription: PASSING A CROWDED CHURCH ON A SABBATH AFTERNOON I STEPPED IN WHEN THE PREACHER WAS DESCANTING ON THE POWER OF RELIGION AND AN ILLUSTRATION HE TOLD OF TWO WICKED YOUNG MEN IN THAT STATE WHO WERE DRINKING AND GAMBLING ON SUNDAY MORNING WHEN ONE SAID I CAN LICK THE RELIGION OUT OF ANY NIGGER
phonemes: pˈæsɪŋ ɐ kɹˈaʊdᵻd tʃˈɜːtʃ ˌɔn ɐ sˈæbəθ ˌæftɚnˈuːn, aɪ stˈɛpt ˈɪn, wˌɛn ðə pɹˈiːtʃɚ wʌz dˈɛskæntɪŋ ɔnðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, ænd, ɪn ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən, hiː tˈoʊld ʌv tˈuː wˈɪkᵻd jˈʌŋ mˈɛn ɪn ðæt stˈeɪt, hˌuː wɜː dɹˈɪŋk ˈɪŋ ænd ɡˈæmblɪŋ ˌɔn sˈʌndeɪ mˈɔːɹnɪŋ, wˌɛn wˈʌn sˈɛd : " aɪ kæn lˈɪk ðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ˌaʊɾəv ˌɛni nˈɪɡɚ."