Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-09-01
Deacon blackberry and Elder Pills
bury 20 TO the Negro Church.

negro church, in Washington, in rOm
pany with some members of Congress:
Last Sunday morning Elder Pills
bury camo To my room, and invited
me TO accompany himself and several
Senators and Representative to
church. TWAS pleasant morningand
Therefore accepted the invitation with
great pleasure q had not had lime
20 attend church before since my ar
rival ia Washington.) He informed
me that they intended TO 60 to The
negro church, in the lower part of the
city; that he and Mr.. Sumner had
been in the habit of attending divine
service there fora long time; and that
il seemed almost like home TO them
there among their negro brethren
That they received so much more at
tention there than they did in any of
the white churches.
expressed my delight at being
favored with an opportunity to attend
church conducted under the auspices
of this unfortunate and heretofore
down-trodden race OF our fellow citi-
zens; and, after he withdrew from my
room, took more than ordinary pains
in the arrangement OF my toilet for
the occasion.
About 10 o'clock, accompanied hy
his honorable friends, the elder called
for, me at my room, aud, after distrib-
uting freely among tie party some of
the contents Of my demijohn, we re
paired TO the negro sanctuary. On
our way, the elder and | were in the
advance, and, as we turned the corner
of the street, we met an elderly gen
tleman Of color, with some books un-
der his arm. "That is elder of the
church" said Mr. Pillsbury; and, as
we approached him, he said, elder
Snowfall, allow me to acquaint YOU
with my friend, Deacon blackberry,
of Illinois, one of the apostles of hu-
man rights" | bowed and shook
hands with the elder, at the same time
assuring him of my great pleasure in
making his acquaintance. The elder
returned the compliment, and we
walked along arm in arm until we
reached the church.
"Whut is the name of your church p
] asked.
"De church ob de Secon' Advent,
culled, sab" answered he "an' hab
de honor to be one Oh de founders oh
dis institution in dis city"
"Ah, indeed, elder" said I, "you
deserve much credit for your enter.
prise"
Our conversation then turned on
the many difficulties he must have en-.
countered in building up his church,
in the face Of the rrcjudices Of slave
holders, copperheads, aud traitors /;
and it was continued until we reached
the door.
After entering, the elder conducted
us MI to tue front seats, he going into
the pulpit
The elder seemed to be brim full Of
sermon. lie, therefore, made short
work of bis Introductory ceremonies,
and hastened to the selection of his
text, which was from the 18th chap
ter of Judges, and was as follows !:
AN sampson slew dc Philistines wild
de yaw-oone oo de ass
After recounting the various ups
and downs through which Sampson
had passed, and comparing them to
Inc ior' unes OF the Republican party,
Of which he claimed to be a respec
ted member, he finally came TO the
explanation and application OF his
text.
MY oreddern and slstern, said he,
IRON dc forcewine, yon will preseive
dat Massa Sampson am dc pussoni6ca-
tlon oo de great Republican party oh
de present day. Jist like Sampson,
days got de power to do anything (;
an dares not Delilae Twin dat can
cut dar har on, nederY No, my bred
aren an slstern' An Massa Sumner,
Massa fhililps. an Masea Greeley am
de Trinity ob dis great party. De
Phillstines am de obstrifferons rebels
uown soui. DE reconstruction meas
9res am dc law-bone with which dis
hepuoilcan sampson smashed out de
power 90 de rebels. An now my
6redren an slstren, whar did dis jaw
bone come IRON! why, III tell you
whar IT comes from! 1t came from
dc great Republican Congress, which
am dc ass. OATS whar il come from
Yes, my breddren an sistern, il am
dis great loyal ass dat dis negro con
gregauon hao TO tank for making dem
so much better dan dc common white
lrash' Now lll tel you nudder ting /:
Oar was Andy Johnsing. What did
ne spect 10 oe why, my belubhed
6reddren an slstern, he 'spected to be
Balum, aud was going to ride dis ass
ailer he got into de Presidential char
DID he ride um lax desc honorable
gemmen here, did he ride on de rump
oo dis great and glorious Republican
ass Nara ride did he get De ass
war too much for him. So dc ass bab
been riden dis would-be Balum eber
since an dey's irvine TO ride oI,h.r