National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-19
EXCURSION AT FAILS CHURCH.
HOW TO RAISE MoNEY-HUMoROUs AID
DRESS FROM A COLORED PREACHER,

HOW TO RAISE MONEY-HUMOROUS AID
DRESS FROM A COLORED PREACHER.
Correspondence OF the National Republican,
FALLS CHURCH, VA, August, 1875
The eolored portion Of the community here hay
ing connection with the Baptist church gave q
grove festival on Mr.. Parker's farm recently, tor
the beneht Of the church. The numbers which at
tended from the local surroundings wero gWsIled
by two crowded carloads from Washington. The
chief features OF the day were, nrst, feasting.
then speaking, the latter commencing about u
m. The clerical brothers speech had 90 many
excellencies Of African idioms that presume 70
send you q concise report oft. The pastoral ora
ed large nag. The silken folds OF smaller one
dropped from the side. The speaker commenced
substantially as follows: "You see dis dag, bred
derinH Well, bredderin, it's de cause oh your IN
dependence, an de Church dun put It dere, De
look at Il in dis light dat de Church put It dere
"Bredderin, when I was q sojer, and used to 20
round wild my nspsaek, canteen, forty rounds Of
stan under de flag; not dis tag, bredderin, but
6nodder nag; an dat flag had holes In f. an when
dat Gag went down anodder man picked him up,
breddern an It's cause Of dat flag dat you'Se on
your own legs now, bredderin." (Here johnson,
IT,, made so much noise that his kind father
checked him thus; III ySG''e making dis speech
ss 5SsSlnE S aS Is Ga III ni ttS saS S
Second Baptist church OF FAILS church wants TO
shouted out, "Stop eatin' chicken over dar.
snow, my friends, wants cherry one to give his
dollar. wants eberybody on dc groun' TO glib
OATS three months old. am goln' to charge you
for cherry word dat / utters to-day. But Use
goin' to glib It all back bredderiu, in little while.
The Second Baptist church has bought two acres
Of groun', and den they bought de road, and now
dey has the church up and all de outside hxln's
on but de inside, bredderin, is not completed yet.
aaNr daNk has ffrfk 40 hnll do nn0r
Be liberal, my brudders and sisters. wish you
would stop estin' chicken ober dar. When gets
through go in and eat eberything on de tables.
to S9999 m make up de tl0o. Fact, bredderin,
needn't laugh, its no easy thing to DO when you
M to the Church and see what It is How far Is Il
brudder7" (They answer about half mile)
swell, then, rs o mile and half Oats dc
asked . man how far It was TO . certain station,
he say one mile. After I'd walked and walked
more dan mile, perhaps I'd meet anodder man;
he'd say I'd have two miles further to walk. But,
bredderin, am informed, to the disgust Of Falls
Church-to the disgust Of Falls Chureh-thers is
z whisky;shOp here. Now, when you get up der,
way the Church does. Don't clip around by de
back way, brudders, but keep to the right Don't
Don't have any Whisky bottle IN your pants sGh
pockets, under your coat ! have seen one to-day
but mentions no names I've understood dat
they've had prayer-meetings and done one thing
an Annodder to stop II; but they can't do Il; an
q IFS stopped, mi be de cOiOred people dat
does IT,
He reminded his son several times that II he
was o making cis speech TO get up and make g.
and talked about one topic aud another until his
tongue run like perpetual motion. At last he
concluded with admonitions to his bTodderin not 10
spend their money IN peanuts and confeetonaries
and closed with this noticeable period: 81 see
before me chestnut tree; when de nuts get ripe
please bring me some down to Warrington
The collection was then taken by dint OF the
oftexpressed injunction By the pastor 70 ''be lib
eral, brudder"
The day passed OF with Iobriety and order, and
much TO the enjoyment OF the exeurslonists.
80 WA Woo"