The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-22
For THE RECORD
STORE TALK.


There is no place where you can be better
posted upon the questions of the day Or be
amused by the recital of little Jokes or Incl
dents, than at some of our stores where every
night numbers collect and relate the news of
the day and recount incidents and stories of
"long ago" 81
The subject under consideration one evening
last week, at one of these stores, was colored
churches and colored ministers. 1t was OPEN
was something after this style:
"Years ago the colored people of Pennin, :
ton were in the habit of lighting their church
with candles, and it so happened one evening
that they had only one wax candle, which
stood ON the desk in front of the preacher
The collection had been raised and the hat
containing the money was placed on the table
at the opposite end of the desk from the candle.
| The text for the evening was, If the righteous
scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and
the sinner appear?' AS the brother warmed
up in his theme, referring to the Sinners he
forgot the hat and candle, aud becoming ex-
cited. throwing his arms out at full length, he
| CACidiHcUt w iut Will pCtohiC Va VAChtE duSt
at this moment he brought his hands together
with downward movement, and hat, candle
and money were flying in different directions
on the floor, In The gloom which followed,
many of the brethren who moment before
were shouting Amen!' INDUCED in gentle
smile, if not broad laugh"
| Another gentleman then told of congrega-
| r..
New Hope, which had just been presented
with, and were using, pair of the new style
corn-poppers for the purpose of taking up col
lections. We can remember when they would
have been considered handsome for that pur-
pose. On one occasion the box was passed
around for the usual collection, but before
starting, tho minister in charge, in order to set
an example, held up "quarter" and let it
drop in the box. After having passed around
The church, the box was returned to him, and
looking in it he found the quarter there, but
nothing more. He quietly placed his hand IL.
the box, took the quarter out and placed it in
his pocket, remarking that, he "Jis done dat
for to try 'em II
Years ago, when the old A. M. E. Church
was in full blast in Burlington, and the
"Quarterly meetings were held every Sun
day, large congregations of colored and white
people were easily brought together. A bro
ther from Philadelphia occupied the pulpit on
a particular Sunday, and after having talked
for over an hour upon the subject of crowns, 7"
remarked, just before the collection, that there
would be three kinds of crowns in Heaven
gold, silver and copper; that those who put
gold in the basket would receive gold crowns
those who put silver in would receive silver
crowns, and those who put in copper would
receive and wear copper crowns; and drawing
\ himself up to his full height, he said, in thun-
der tones, Brethren and sisters, how would
you look with a copper crown on?" The eff
feet was great, but the collection indicated
that there were but few in that congregation
who would wear gold or silver crowns.
These are but a few of the many stories
which were brought out. We shah give, from
time to time, the result of other experience
meetings. -