The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-05
WALLER uosEs's" SERMON.
A Sensational COl0red Preacher Of
Virginia..

Healing Springs Wa) Letter to New York
Post
Sunday before last, l assisted at GER
emonies conducted by 'Yaller Moses. !"
at the pool on jackson river, i'm front
Of the COAX Swamp Meetin' House. "
Moses is what one might call a sensa-
ton preacher. He can read. but other
wise is totally uneducated, and Speaks
in the broadcast negro dialect. On this
occasion there were only four candi-
dates for baptism three women and
one man, Zeb Jenkins. jenkins had
long been looked upon as hardened
sinner. He was bornland raised in Din
widdie, was bought by gentleman from
Lynchburg, and has for the last ten
years gained precarious livelihood
by working round here and there
for the farmers in the up
per valley Of Jackson river. He is be-
tween so and 80 years Of age. There
was sermon before the baptism. Mo-
ses is very fond of showing his know
ledge ofthe Holy Book, which he al
ways quotes, verse, chapter and page.
He apparently thinks this gives import
ance in the eyes Of the simple people
whom he addresses. His sermon on
the Sunday in question was SO remark
able as to make me take notes Of. it,
which here give. ''Belubbed brud-
dren and sisters, take my text this
day, from de Gospel of st. Matthew,
chapter nineteen, verse twenty-four :
1t is easier for camel to go through
the eye ola needle than for a rich man
to enter into de Kingdom Of God.
Likewise, also from de Gospel OF St.
John, chapter fifth, verse twenty-nine :
'Saach We de Scriptures. I often hear
de cullud man complain of his hard lot
in dis life. He say he do nothin but
hoe corn, split wood and plant pota-
toes, while de white folks dress up fine
an ride round the country, a-smoking
lone Jack tobacco. You, Bill Flanders,
who's sittin' thar on the second bench.
wild yer new brack coat, yer was a
lamentin' to me no later dan fodder
day dat tho yer work hard all der yea
round yer lief off no richer in December
dan when you commence in January.
Yer don't want ter be por! yer wants
to be rich. Why yer por simple be-
nighted African, poverty is de greatest
blessing we should all pray for it. De
por man he 60 to Heaven widout goin
frou de eye of a needle, but de rich man
he must trabel on dat road--and | will
jis show you what a mighty por chance
he has OBJ gettin' trou de eye Oh de
needle. De camel is berry large ami.
mai and is used in the East, as a beast
of burden; when say de East, don t
mean East Virginia, but de far East OF
which St. Matthew speak in de second
chapter and first verse OBJ his Gospel.
where he say. Behold dare came wise
men from de East to Jerusalem.' Many
Of my hears hab nebber see camel.
Your 'spected preacher vas in dat sit
uatior hisself till he visit old John
Robinson's tricky moral show, which
pass dis way, las week. Dose Of my
bruddern and sisters who hab see de
camel in dat snow will understand de
great difficulty he would hab in 9i.tin'
trou dc eye of needle, on account OBJ
de hump on his back. If man be por
an honest an truthful. he 90 straight
to de Kingdom Of God without bein'
troubled by de needle. But yer must
likewise 'sarch de Scriptures. Lew Mar
shall tell Bob White, las Sunday, How
can we sarch Scriptures when we done
got no Bible, and dono how to read Z
Yes. hear i'm say so. | reckon you
think 'Yaller Moses is gwine TO sarch
de Scriptures for de whole congrega
ton. No. old Noses can't make you
good he can only tell you how ter
make yerselfs good. But cherry brnd-
der, ebery sister. can ssrch for hisself
and trace truth from her may liar. and
drag her howlin to de light oh day.