The daily gazette., 1881-03-31
From n. Y. Star.
NEGRO CAMP AT PORT JERvIs
WHAT A coLoRED DIVINE THINKS OF
BOB INo'eOLL,

WHAT A coLoRED DIVINE THINKS OF
BoB INa'soLL.
A protracted darkey revival has
just finished at Port Jervis. The
meetings, which were we'll attended
by the "poo' white trash" were prln-
cipally under the charge of ElderJ ohm
Green Of Middletown, N. Y, and
George W. Higgins, of Port Jervis.-
The latter divine recently gave dis
course on the subject of dHell," and
made the following reference 10 Colo
mel IHgersoll:
my deah hearers, dar am many in
fidders who am preachin' gin de
Lord Almighty, AN 'mong de res i
Bob Ing soil. Gle pronounced the
name with indescribable scorn. y
Now, my deah bredderE, when Bob's
wife comes fur to die an when he
stan's a weepin' over her coffin lid
ah; yea, on de coffin lid--ah; den.
breddern, den de suffulgin' sun will
look to him like as If t was made OF
sac'cloth-ah, an he will b'lieve dat
lie sun am darkened-ah, an dat de
stars am fot from dere sockets-ah:
an dat de Lord which lays de forkin'
lightnin's an makes de thunder roll in
It's concave-ah, am sot his face agin
him, an den he will b'lieve dat dar
am place of f'tarnal punishment, sich
ez we read of way back into the Pro.
phets-ah."
or course the hat was passed fire.
quenlly, and upon one occasion, when
he thought the contributions were not
as large as they should have been, he
sprang 10 his feet and exclaimed: 81
wish TO dress dis dyin' congregation
what's a se.tin' here befo' me, an to say
TO de gemmen what's q passin' de plate
Tor TO wait some time at each person, as
II sometimes takes the gemmen good
good while To 81. down inter deir pOck-
cts, an 1t someti es takes the ladies a |
good while too, for they most all of 'em
wears deir pockets under deir ovarskirts |
which am de libberv of de debbil, an it |
sometimes takes 'em good while fer to |
get into DER pockets, an as said to the /
onset, breddern be libberal, ye who'd be
6orned again in de sunny realms of |
dliyerance on de banks of t'othe- side
o. Jerdan."
In speaking Of the "backsllders" In
the church, Mr.. Higgins made q very
sage remark He said:
~ tells you, breddern and sistern, dat
dem as b'lieves oncet In de Calvary
Christ as wore on His head de go!dipp
crown wild sebenty-two thorns IN II an,
was smoted in de side with spear, and
was erected on de cross of hemlock, an,
who busted de cords OF de sepulker will
not backslide; and | have but one mo,
word to say to dis dyin' congrega ion
what's a settin' hero befo' me, and dat
Is, dat dem as backslides has never fo'
slid"
Brother Eldridge who expects some
day TO become one of the select" TO
preach the Gospel but who has not "re-
eeived orders" yet, said, In closing
lengthy dissertation on Heaven:
Am now, breddern an sistern, l
tell ye that when the sun has sot to
rize no mo- in the Eastern horiza an
when de morn gifts ez red as drag
yings blood-ah, an when de day Of
Judgment comes suddently--ah, den
1e gates of Heaven shell be unbarred
-ah, yea de gates of pearl what opens
On de streets of gold and brass she'll
be open-ah, an de saints o. glory,
black an white, shell parade up de
ront streets of Heaven-ah to de
'ountain of grace--ah, and de Lord
she'll riZe from up off his great frone
IN, and shake 'em by de hand-ah.
md will say to 'em, Welcome, wei.
,,ome to Heaven, for / am de Lord of j
laoob an David; yea of Noah, Shem, !
lam an Japet-ahp " What coulaI
% more vivid than this word picturef
he effect was wonderful. Shouts of
'Fo' de Lord" burst from the throats
II all and many kneeled to be prayed
or. 10 recount the numerous singu-
ar speeches would occupy many col 6
INNS, 80 it will be necessary TO omit '
he prayer of Brother Pompey Flood
u which he referred to "Beecher's a
nisdominion" and described how peo- f
lie wanted to "go a sailing up to the q
ternal realms of everlasting intermit- I
ent heaving on beds of flowery 5
ase." [
One of their most popular hymns, /
ntitled "Rebuking," is set to a tune I
realty resembling the old college air |
Co-ca-che-lunk," and runs as fol-
Ows:
on. when was sinner man
l loved my ways so well, c
But when l came to ind out .
was almostin In hell.
No rebukin' in de churches,
Hallelujah
Praise ye de Lord, \
No rebukin' In de churches.
Halleuj III
Love and serve de Lord.
/ came up out OF Egypt.
Fer TO camp upon this grounds;
When Gabriel blows his trum-pit, c
The Holy Ghost came down, q
CHoRUs-No rebuRin' etc.