Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-24
.Ya,,ar ueses.s. sermon.


GIRIA.
lHedlirs Springs Val Lsttfr 70 Ssi0 Tork Post.
Sunday before last, assisted at ceremonies
conducted by "Yallsr Mose.," at the pool on
MeetiD' House" Moses l. what one might call
8 sensational preacher. he can read, bat
the broadcast negro dialect. on thss occasion
there were only four candidates for baptism
three women and ore man. Zeb jenkins. Jen-
K ne lad long been looked upon as a hardened
sinner. He vas born and TaiSed in Dinwiddie,
was bought BY gentleman from Lynchburg
and has for the last ten years gained precs-
rious livelihood by working round here and
there for the farmers in the upper valley OF
jackson river. He IL between 80 and 60 years
OF age. There WAS 3 Ger mon before the baptism.
Moses is very fond or showing his kno Wedge Of
the Holy Book, which he always quotes, verse,
CT ap;er std age. He arpsTes tly thinks this
gives importance in the eyes of the simple
people whom he addresses. His sermon on
the Sunday in question was 80 remarkable
a. to make ne take short botes of II ,
which here give. 'B dubbed bruddern aud
sisters, take my text, dis day, frOm de Gospel
OF 81. Matthew, chapter nineteen verse twenty
four: "lt is EASIER for g camel TO go through de
eye Of a needle than for a rich man 10 enter into
de Kingdom CT GCd' Likewise, also from de
Gospel Of 81 John, chapter fifth, verse twenty
nine; ''Sarch ye de Scriptures" / often hear
de cUllud man complain of his hard lot in dis
lite; he say he do notiu but hoe corn, split wood
and plant potatoes, while de white folks dress
MP line and ride round de country on horseback
smohiD' Lone Jack tobacco. You, Bill Flan-
deIs, who's slttin' thar on de second bench,
wild yer new black coat, yer was a lsmentn' 10
lie no later can fodder day dat tho yer work
hard all der year round yer let of no richer in
December dan when you commence in Jan
uaTy. Yer DON'T want TO be per! yer want to DO
rich. Why, yer por simple benightsd AfIicsn,
poverty is &c greatest Dressing; we should all
pay for 1t. De por man be go 70 Hsavin wiG-
out gOin' tTou de eye oh a needle, but de rich
lie must trebel OIL dat Toad-and l will iis
STOW you what mighty poor chance
be has oh get trou de eye Oh de needls.
De camel is a berry large animal and is used in
de East, as q beast OF burden; when / say
de East, don't mean East Virginia, but de far
East oh which st. Matthew speaks in de second
chapter and first verse OBJ his Gospel, where he
say, Behold dere came wise men from de East
to Jerusalem Many of my hears hab nebbsr
see camel. Your spected preacher vas in dat
situation hisself till he visit 'Old John Robin
sons tricky nor al show, which pass dis way,
las week. Dose OF my bruddern and sisters who
hab see de camel in dat show will understand
de great difficulty he would hab In gettin' frou
his back. II q man be pOr an honest an truth
full, he 60 straight to de Kingdom Oh God with
out beib' troubled by de needle. But yer must
likewise 'sareh de Scriptures Lew Marshall
tell Bob White, las Sunday. 'How can we
sarch Scriptures when we done got no Bible,
and dono how to read" Yes, hear I'm say So.
1 reckon you think 'Yaller Moses is gwine to
sarch the Scriptures for de whole congregation.
No, old Moses can't make yer good; he can only
tell you how ter make yerselfs good But cherry
brudder, cherry sister, can sarch for hisself and
trace truth from her may lair and drag her
hOwlin' to de light oh day.