Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-01

BROTHER NEWTON. hen Newman
Hall was in Philadelphia in 1870 he
lectured the short time he spent there
constantly, sometimes on Sundays
preaching four or five times. You
correspondent, with party, started t.
hear him at an evening service. He
was announced at six at church fal
up town, ana for eight o'clock at st
Thomas Though we none OF us knew
the church by name its location and
the hour were so Commemorative decided
upon hearing him there, Arriving an
hour before the time, in the hope o,
thus securing seats, we found 81
Thomass to be colored peoples church,
and the services already fully under
way-having their own services be-
forehand, we discovered upon getting
in.
We are received at the door by US
hers in dress coats and white ties and
gloves, and taken to seats in the gall
cries, the rest of. the church being al
ready packed, aisles and all, with a
mixture Of white and black folks.
A moment after we were seated, as
a prayer was ended, "Brother Newton
was announced it is to record
some of his pungent utterances this is
being written. Among other things,
he said:
eve are going to beg tonight,
while we've got lot of you of both
colors here, for some kinds Of mixtures
is good and wholesome. We're a-beg
ging in the int'rests of the church.
What interests, do you say! Why, the
int'rests OF keeping Of it good and
warm and light; goodier than that,
comfortable for all Of ye to come into
and worship the Almighty. We want
to raise the money for the fire and the
lights. What, do you say We oughtn' t,
because the Bible says salvations free!
So it is, 80 it il! Who's agoing to say
it! Salvation's free thank the, Lord !!
(Then there was a responsive shout
all over the church srhank the Lord J!
Eyes, yes" "Amen!') "sc's water free
thank the Lord SOS water tree; but
We have TO pay for the pipes and the
buckets what ye get it in, dot YET Yah!
now don't ye? Never circumstanced
that, l SUPPOSED U
Constantly through his remarks there
would be a surge like wave. the effect
of which was very singular, beginning
with the leaders around the pulpit, and
spreading as quick as thought over the
church s'Thahk the Lord,
'Yes, yes, Dress His name"
When he said something comical, as
he constantly did-littls unrepeatable
things-there would low gurgle of
laughter 90 through the audience, when,
quick as flash, he would turn upon
them sternly:
:'Laughin'; are yes Better weep, the
lot of ye-a-laughin' in the house Of the
Lord, sins and all sins and ALL"
He gave an account of having the
week before attended convention in
New Haven.
.And l went regular, and the fuss
they made over me was great. 1t was
Builder Newton here, and Builder
Newton there, and Builder Newton
every where; and I began to believe
was great man, you may bet. But
when that convention was broke, ! met
them members in the street, and they
cut me dead. So concluded it was
builder in the meeting and niger on
the street" t.t
Some one behind him pulled his coat,
and whispered something: then he an
ncunced. "Hs
'sThe builders tell me l must stop
my talk, cause they mean to tune up
in the 'chor. All right. can sing,
though; and if ye pay me twenty-five
cents a yard for the good cause OF a
hghtin and war,nln' this burdened
church, Ill measure ye as many yards
rs We choose. But now while We listen
to the 'chor perform, yc will come for
ward to the altar and deposit yer mon
ey. And as The people in the galleries
can't get down because Of the crowd
on the stairs, the bredren will pass the
baskets round to the reserved co.pses'
up there. And you amen-sisters down
yer, you've been shouting and a
grooming; let's see if you know as well
about giving"
Then the .Black Swan" who was
in the ''chor," sang divinely, and Mr..
Hall, having arrived, spoke his
little piece. -EDrroR' DRAWER, IN
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