The sun., 1878-09-22
UNCLE GEORGES FUNERAL.
THE GOOD Old DIRKEY VINO WIS
"BIPTIzE Nv DE BIPTTS' FiITH."
Six Faithful Friends Taking Turns In Preach
Ing the Funeral sermon and Leading tho
Congregation in singing and In Prayer
just What was said aud sung and Prayed.

Congregation In singing and In Prayer
Just What was said aud sung and Prayed.
F,or, ne hi,p,nd,at
One Sunday not long ago. whom passing
by our little plantation church, noticed an un-
usually large crowd collected about the door
| called one ~ the negroes tO mo and asked II
the service was to b,,of any especial interest.
Uncle George Paynr's funeral sermon
Miss" he replied in the Intensely cheerful
tone ~ which negro always speaks Of II
hcsitaiod a moment. and then in spite of
the heat und the crowd made my way into the
little buildint and sat down ucnr tho door For
somc time had moth M To do but watch tho
different arrivals and the iaudahl" Efforts of tho
9li colorcd sexton to sent his congregation TO
lreme and shunlrd people about just IA the
fancy took him, and ruled all tn" little boys
qu,itsh Young dnmS"ls on their side to whisper
and utter to their hearts content.
Alter little while thrro was astir in the upper
and out " the vostry door ~ constantly that
there seemed To bo ilty OF them ut least. But
when they were quietly seated in their placrs
on" ot Uncle George Plvncs widows arrived,
which was signal for the service to begin.
the ilrst thing WIS a hvmn sung heartily.
vigorously sung indeed with such uVcrwhrn-
ing force that IL WIS very difficult to make tho
words out, By the help of dusky neighbOr l
discovered them to be these:
Ny Lord WAN qs IL le rarlcn,
Hall Oh hMli lallou,aul
Tel dc Lord I'm IN my wav
Nv IUfl wttl.. iu.t,. usi.i.n
Hal, Oh hail IIa.icr'ahl"
'es9' M, fr.G fiyG me :, sC i,., csse FL wi9ss
Han. Oh hail ilalicnhah.
Go. N,r,, rol Go. Nnr'h.go
hail' Oh hail l1lieluah
D,Mp'' cors VIA, yoqq call me,
Han. Oh hall iia.icG,ahi
Got my hsion in dr hard umes
Ny l4tl WHltln- 90 de Eud %.
Down to dc water I've been iei.
laiL ohl haul nel,iu.ahI
souliccn ted Nv lie Heavenly bread.
nNl, on hal, iAiclWani
Jacobs ladder be very tan.
hsil. OH naiii' iiaclujahi
Along. tail ANGEL come stepping down.
nail, chi hSii iItsi@ahi
The Angel brought good udinss down,
Ny L.rd walking lu dr garden,
Hal. oh hail ilaieluJahl
I think there would havo been moro of this
(hut II II hard TO say. their songs So frequently
the preachers came forward aud put an end to
the singing by saying that the regular services
would now open with prayer A venerable.
whlte-haired negro came forward to the read
20 Fqrdcr we come before dec, knee bent
an body bowed. on our ben buckln' canes.
prayln dat we may even yt bow our hearts he
rcuth our knees. ani dat thou q Heavenly
Farder. will hear dy poo old servant dis ono
To come. givin dvself great name. on como
an preach our funeral sermon. You has said
in your descended word dat you will never
fail your people. Come den an stau by
US 70, preach Abraham. Stan hy US. AMI
stan by our hrcthren whose gwne to star
between life an death dis evcnin'. Graut
dat some o desc 20 dyin' sinners may - out
O. dis church concerned about dcre soul dis
cverin' an MS fur dem wc'se gwine To try 10
cap ole He'll. But o Heavenly Farder we asks
dee TO member desc Christians Don't let dem
20 back to de v"rld. an he like desc hard
hearted sinner ur sin Is CROWN mountain
high. an llgtpn f. CROWN waNin cold. An q
Heavenly farder dy grace is measured wild do
desc sinners 90 He'll. send dem dere. an send
down one live coNl ot ire to burn 'cm up. An
y Heavenly Farder | axes doe TO 70 down To
town an member my sinful daughter, fur she's
time an eternity proves her downfall; O
Heavenly Fdrder me axes dee TO member desc
sisters an bruddcrs in do Lord. an don't forget
10 send dem wicked sinners down to He'll
Amen
Only great familiarity with his speech would
have enabled mo - follow him ~ clearly, frr
at,r and sickness had weakened his voice, and
II was almost drowned IA tue shouts and grOaus
which n accompanied him from first % ast. OF
these. besides th" low. monotonous wall which u
was etiquette for the choir Ia keep up. like rusty
Hollan harps. there We're free and Independent
&, ans. end CONSTANT .rles u yysu2. l@-l
thut- soW 'Gp onV 1es. yes q lord'
til only snNtlass -p"h n haye recorded above
was well out of las mouth the choir burst into
song;
on whore l.ir,,her ,ieor-ci
wonder where ut some.
IT, DhurrD d. sl 900 il. .uriins,
thas-i, died ID the acld Of battle,