Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-14
4 COlored Camp Meeting.
Philadelphia Times.l

81 can't 'splain why dar amt more oh
de cullud pusswashen heah to-day. peas
as if day hadn't heard de news" Old
Aunty HARRISON famed herself as she
delivered these words yesterday after
noon at the colored camp meeting at
Creedmore Park, at the same time holding
fast to the dress of coal black picka-
ninny, who manifested great desire to
roll in the dust to the detriment of a
stiff1y starched white dress.
CHOW, dar's Bre'r Chopper, a
powful smart preacher, an he am awful
'spinted dat de big crowd done didn't
come, but de sermons will go right along
lis same as eff de park was full oh sinners
seekln' repentance. Sit still, you Daniel!
Can't you have youself on such 'casion
as disher? Pm 'fraid dat chile grow up to
be bad, sab; he hab no revrens for 'ligion.
Look dab. sab; dar's brudder gwine to
preach"
A small man arose from his seat on the
platform, and, spreading out his arms,
called the assemblage to order. He
preached long and earnestly, casually al
luding to the new revision as an attempt
to 'sadd to and take FROM which the col
ored people opposed. When he sat down,
amid the solemn toned "amens'' of his
hearers, brother sprang to his feet and
commenced singing "Roll, Jordan, roll. :"
On the second line he was joined by the
entire con gregation. In the excitement
of the scene an old elder, whose face was
fringed with a few gray hairs, jumped
from his seat to the middle of the plat
form and performed eccentric gyraJiOns
in the excess of his joy, occasionally
shouting "Glory," ''Praise de LODI"
'sHallelujah," to the unmistakeable de-
light of the younger white spectators
When the conductor of the meeting
succeeded in stopping the singing small
table was placed IN front of the platform
and an invitation given to those who
were generously inclined to contribute
toward the expense fund Some pennies
found their way to the table, whereupon
the old map, SEEING dilapidated silk hat,
elbowed his way through the crowd on a
collecting expedition. Twenty cents re-
warded his efforts, but he was not dis
couraged. Ascending the platform, he
pushed aside singer and announced
that he wanted a dollar to give to two
itinerant preachers who occupied seats
with the speakers
'tBredren and sisters" he said, with a
wave of the hand, 1--WE want dollar for
desc yer two brudders; fifty cents fur de
one and fifty cents fur de udder. Now
come right up to de table wild your pen
MES. an when we git de dollar we will
sing fer yer. Oars penny from dat lit
tie boy. Oars anudder. Keep de ball a
rollin' De good Book say, Whose glib
to de POI lend to de LODI We is de POI
an we want yer to come right up. We
habbent got de dollar, but We'll sing
something"
The singers clapped one another on
the back and sang their loudest:
De gospel train am comm,
A comm roun' de curves,
A puffin' and blowin'
An a strainin' ebry nerve.
Git on board, chillen; git on board,
Oars room for manv mo-.
"Come up hyer and git on the kyers"
yelled the man in voice like fog horn,
but no one came The excitement of the
meeting eliminated in the announce
ment that the dollar had been raised and
cent in addition. The old man then
said:
"Next Sunday morning, at 10 O'Clock,
minister from de State oh New Jersey,
Camden, will preach hyer-a white min
lister l am tellin' yer about-and ebbry-
body am 'vited to come, and doan' for
git de pennies. De meetin' am now
'smissed'