The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-05
Old j. Jerry Terms PREACHER. 3.

uunouuCon tnDb q new preacher Wculf
address the congregation, and that new
Method OF presenting gospel facts Woult
be adopted. The colorcd people weze yeTJ
aExious 70 hear the me-, preacher. 4
new way Of presenting the gospel excited
eurioslty. Sunday night the house wa
well filled. The preacher was rathel
late. Finally he came. Ali eyes were
turned toward him. He was Jerry, the
ex.politiciar. Ascending the pulpit the
old man wiped the perspiration from bis
brow and hsid: "Let US pray.p The
congregation bowed over, and the old
men raised his hands and exclaimed:
Lord, de. agent of all light an de.
stsoyer OBJ al! darkness, hab mIssy on de
ainners OBJ de Lam. Take dc lie outen de
nyoufs ob de politicians, an enable your
sarrant to discharge his 'sponsible duties.
! Amen"
The preacher wiped his face again, and,
after regarding bis congregation for Q fow
secoLas, said:
"We'il omit de.singin'. Dar hab been
too much singin' ln' too little action iu
dis wori9. De cricket siags an de bee
labers. De cricket dies when Winter
comes, but dc bee hab laid up dc sweet
meats Of 'pentence. Afore I entcrs inter
dc tex' ): may not be outcn place to tell
you my 'sperience Kin do IL i'm few
words. foun' dat VAS on do wrong
road, an dat man Of my 'huence could
do much good. Iquit politics, took out
License, an am now o preacher. Now
fur do tex: lie dat Ibis by de sword
shall perish by do sword De naiogous
OBJ dis is, he what Ibis by de ballot box
must perish by de ballot box. De saliva.
ton of q maf,'s soul is wuth MORN all de
votes he kin git, but do gardin OBJ 'ligion
hab growed up in weeds. Ny mission 10
ter pull up de weeds. 'sposes ter make
@ reform. Garfield was q preacher an
den turned politician. I was q politician
an den turned preacher. / leaves do
paths Of de wicked an goes ter de righ-
teous, but he leaves dc righteous an goes
ter do wicked. De Bible says fur ter
preach de gospel ter every libin creature.
What de use Oh preachin' ter de creeche-
ef dc creecher won't heah7 None. De
Bible means dat yer shall make 'en ter
harken. sees good many ole tufts in
dis house, an wants 'em ter come up
ter de mourner's bench right now. Da's
got ter come. De Lord doan say wish
you would do anything, but says yoa's
got ter do it. Firmness 10 religion. De
rock Of nges Is made outen flint. Bfr.
Johnson" said che preacher, addressing
ainner, "come up an I;;v;tt yer head on
dis bench. I'se played kyards wild yer,
but you'se got tar reform. Come on,
tells yer; is yer comin'f"
"No isn't" said Mr. johnson.
"Den I'll fetch yer. You'se been
standin' of dc preachers long 'nough."
The preacher left the pulpit, advanced
to whore Mr. johnson was standing, and
caught him by tho collar.
"Tnrn me ioosei doan wanter hab
no truck wild yer, man."
Come up heah tor dis bench or I'll
drag You dar. De gospel is reused. De
time OBJ salvation is at ham,"
Turn mo loose, tell yer. Use bad
man and toats matches In my hat"
= "Yas, an yer'll toat sulphur in do hem
OBJ yer Garments. Come on heah or I'll
jerk de stufiins outen you."
The two men began stvuggling, and
the widest confusion prevailed. Using
de ole tug-boat Of Zion,p said the preach.
or, and the congregation obeyed. Finally
Mr. johnson was dragged TO the bench.
He was warned not TO lift up his head /;
and rs deacon was stationed over him
with club, he did not look up. go
out and 'pel 'em tor come in" said the
preacher. De feast OBJ de Lord mus. be
tended, boy,"' exclaimed tho preacher |;
put yer head ON de board Of 'pentence.
Go on. or yer'il be lame fer q week. Git
down dar, ole mani Young CONAN, put
yer head down dsrl When de Mofny
and SenkuHs business fails yer's get %
use do improved plan. Doan let dat
man out, z exclaimed the preacher, asf .
largo individual made break for the
door. "Hole him. Now. yer raskil.
would yer run from de lam's When do
lam won't fetch 'em yer mus use de
ram. Da switched de iam's tail at Jeri-
co, an, dc walls stood still, but when da
pushed wind through do rams horn da
tumbled. oh. yer doesn't wanter come,
does yerY Deacon, hit this man." The
deacon sprang forward aud was on The
eve of Draining the ainner, when he an.
nonnced his Willingness to go. Some
fifteen or twenty were thus taken up, and
frightened by 80 determined an example
The other. Binners meekly obeyed. With.
in an hour from the time preaching be.
gan ,seyenty.fiye mourners were at the
bench. Old jerry stood ia the midst,
exhorting. sDar's a bright star;ahinin'
in dc East-put yer bead down." he said.
as Q bt v looked Up, as though hunting
for the star. DC Gospel car is rollin,.
Sinners Is comin' ter pentence." a re-
tracsors mourler jumped MP and attemp,
ted TO run, but was pfomptls knocksi
doS;n by one Of the acgoons. 3 The lneots
ing lasted until nearly daylight, sud the
preacher LEFT, highly sasistieh with .he
result. It Is said that other preachers
arn going to adopt his method, and that
. sweeping religious campaign viii soon
be instituted. Litile RocE Gdsclts. & g