The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-28

his candle, too, an dvrvct.'. %. ."'.r h'SH
wild dat bruddcg's auul.'
AT another p"nod Ia 'm ' he ~"
"Ef we cam pr,a'u q e., u. CO. Knot nam
cf we cant ,Nho. HIS %. ... .' !Ilm an
eff we can't live Him. u...,. 81" !.I!lh I've
served under HIM ini. vs. las year.
longer dan Moses led i>g'ci 80 jr Wilderness
an et don't know what q 81 Is, "cA Il oc'
ter shut up an go home Jesus 'dWch.'
nv soul from hell fur'!Iwu years ag" ~
Fredericksburg, in Old Vagina, fraiS,
Him! O prais, Him! l. a.. btudd'F Nho"'
for Jesus who doa't know jesus
After the more furious pos>a-', ~ cNN"r
taton were over, hc gave his iae!s Il Or
PRAYER, something in lAl, "ia, g., ~"
ole Faddcr Jupiter "a colur d pIyrca T.. So"
Jupiter he used 10 cit II Bible in on bar Ht'
a prar.bOOk in anuddcf, al ~ N"'"N
under his arm; an drn ned s.ut ouI 10 see
wddrrs N dc taddcrlcss; N one Cay me
old Faddcr Jupiter, n SAY t. '.m. RAD.
IderJupllcr, now many pounds "i Hc'' H''S Z
prayed? How many pounds "I sugar h"N'
| We eXhoilrd? How many cul~'i '"rcI nav,
| We sung To dem pore widurr, ~ ndtoLlcsaf
IN he says: Not one" N den S|y:
| Pears like, Fadder Jupjl'E gen "il@ mere
and p ny dar, n yen pay every Wldder 10
death, N sing every iaodrglcSS tHHd 10 "t
grave; N call in help to bury 'om N lyn
told him dat when he sung he must call
bari o flour long meter, - tar snort meier
he must take a kc1 OF lard, "a dW's short
enough, anyhow; and fur particlcr meter me-"
ham n some coffee; ~ den rv must take
de Quaker prar book, Il two-whcclcd cart n
fill up dc ole pra'r-bD"k with coal; N Whcn
de O'widdcr come he must drive de- ole pra'r-
book down 10 some wilder sisters ~ say
Sister, I've come TO pray six bushels OF coal
with yc, m den open de Ccllardoor, dump dc
old prarbook, IN pray Dc cellar full o coal
The sermon was inlcrSprrScd with impas
stoned rcCit1tiOns from Watts and Wesley
There was no logic, and no clear idea OF any
thing except the love OF God ANA charity
Now and then, with pompOus air, the speaker
would say: AN now, 1rrddrcn, We will
proceed to consider dc third Cor fourth orI
htth) point" and after moment of solemn
cogtatiOn, would plunge into an eXhort
ing appeal and sarcasm, and yell until the
ralters rang. His face was convuscd, and
sObS shook his whole frame when he sat down, |
and strange, wild III mn was sung, the sing
crs weaving their bodies to and fro to the |
of the music.
One of the moOn-iacCd ministers then arose, |
and babe those who desired the prayers Of the !
church to come forward and lay their sins
upon the altar An indcscribablc rush of some
twenty persons cnSucd Old men and young |
girls hastencd together to the pulpit, and knet
with their faces bowed upon their hands, and
Il low remulous prayer to 80 my Heavenly
Fadder," was heard, rs one of the old deacons
poured forth his soul in supplcation. Dur
ing The prayer an cXhortcr passed around
among the congregation, singing out the i'm
penitcnt, and personally addressing them
"Yc better go now" "How'll we feel when
its's too late, m dat amt no gettin' dar?" In
Il short time the church rcsounded to grOans
and prayers, high over all Of which was heard
the clear voice Of the colored Quaker chan
ing:
For cycrywhar went to pray
met all he'll right on my way"
but Heavens God, m we'll get dar by m by.
o bless Him, ~ sing wild dc mornin stars"