The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-07-26
A TEXAS NEGRO SERMON.
Taken Down by Our Shorthand Reporter.

=. Belubbed Sisters aud Bruddcrs
: Use nifty discontinued dis mOrnin
J and dat what makes me perSiirc $,
powerful. You know let daI
white breaches have de use ov my
pulpit las Sahbut, to dress my Goa
gregaShun; but when | done dc
polite and Christian ting by him, !
amt spec how he'd misuse de privi-
lidge like he beeR and done.
My bradders and sisters, yotl
tink dat white thrash aint turn he
nose up at our 'ligious %perceedens
Case Il sister got de blesSin' so
powerful she kick de bench and
shout glory putty braSh, he say
sich conduct vas not comprehensive,
and de black folks ought 10 be more
dickorus, and et dey aint, he amt
gwille to preach to EN- no more. |
pity dat poor white crceter. What
does he know bout the wuckin' nv
de spirit White folks is mighty
dish water race, anyhow; dcy aint
the lavurt tribe % de Lord nOhow.
DE tust folks de Lord made was
colorpd folks. Yes, Adam aud Ebe
was Il colOrcd gentleman and lady.
You hearn me prove dat pint be-
fore, and aioder reason what come
ito my logicum is dis: Adam and
Ebe nevcr wHckcd none; dey les
laid rom and joyed deySrlvcS like
God meant folks to do. Ef dey
had been white folks, dry nebber
would Il bin dat sensible. Dry'd Il
been rOotiu ruun ia dat garden, and
plOwin, and hoein, and diggin up
Stumps, and buildin railroads and
the messy and knows what uddcr
nonsense. White folks all cracked
on de Suhjcc o work.
The Yankee lie wasSun all; the
Yankee fool me. Fore freedom
cum, tort he was jes apple pie.
but, my brUdders, | owe de Yankee
a Grudge. Not so much for dat
mule and forty acres he tuck it out !
in prOmiSSin us, but becaSe he's de J
n0sonrestlrSS, unreasonable creeter !
lbout Wurk here is in dis world. He ]
levrr gets tired IL workin hiSsrlf, d
md he don't want You to. Now, de +
MANS get some oh de t
Adam in his composity. He )
dispiSe wuck +; lie amt a
wearin out de SoleS ny his
DOT and de pans NV his bands Il
roun and a pitcbin in. =
Wlers de cOllurcd man my brud- W
datS fool nutt to wuck from Il
hlce, or pines to Il Skilit0n case he u
amt wuck nutf? Whers he cultured 81
IAN dat don't sigh for dc good old N
aya when vittals and cloze growcd Is
bontanechus, and de ravens coined g
nd brung de faithful deere dinner III
cooked My brudderS, Il
ever hate de dcUil like | does when II
goes out to EARN my daily ponc +!
nd feels de cold in my marrow or IL
e sun beatin on my defpnctlcSS re
cad. Den | hates de debil for in tn
'QIuclng wuck trOO he nasty apple. &c
nd den | knows de white folks IS
hats alters turuim and twiStin. III
nd Wurkin is dc dehil's own chillun. at
nd dis, belubbed, is jrs plaiuproot qt
my mind dat Adam and Ebe was -
lllurd folks, and dat de wuckinS w
: de spirit alnt shown to none but al
'se very culImd race What dat hS
ltiiug white preacher turn he nose VI
at right here in my pulpit. III
hite folks 'ligion aint hotter n q IN
ne Norther. Its IA pO''Sctlse sides te'
warm, understanding picty ov hi'
Lords chosen. Dat preacher III
Der went 20 mdeIStan' how eff MI
III pour water in a cup and keep ia
a ponrin, dat cup run ODER elder ev
he head or he heals, and dc tri
uddcr or sister boun to kick or to I'LL
Her 'HlaIlylugcr' or to pOun dc sci
9h sister iude back. Aud 'peals pc
de brudern and sistcrn present eft ia
rs any rraSOn why aspTeacher nv Sol
color what aint Il credit to him, an
Ould call it comprehensive ga
nduct, and fuse to pour de gospil Oej
amy mOreG But den, he's ieS a kn
Ok-larned creeter, aud he don't lns
Ow no better. De Lord aint talk KIN
him face to face and l~ightencd ITO
his iDtelleck like he has dis OF
nble individual what diScoorsin wo
you dis present. III fill my own so!
pit arter dis. III '~s'charge de hal
'pil myself, an g any lady wants ant
shout, I'll promise you it won't sra
de me withdraw de ~raience of my tlol
orpint de finger nv scorn.
'rudder Washington will pass de
and take up Election for de
nv de gospel mongst de Goa
v Cassions and de heeden Oh
nee. "