Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-09-04

c0dsf Of Ceowia
BRUDDERs AND SISTERS: DE dis.
coursement die manning is lucinated
from de tex in de book, which say;
IA suttin man had two son" Now
de nyoungest son was berry conten.
tionable nyoug man dat was in no
wise repose TO do de will oh e father.
Aud darefore he was a prcjigal son,
aud the last state OBJ dat man was wuss
dan the tust statel
DE Bible say dat die nyoung man
call 10 e father and say, Father, GIN
me my share oh de subtun, and will
teck il and go away to a fur country.
and you shall not see my face no mo-
Now, | reckon de ole man war tired
bodderin wild dis prcjigal, and e was
willin 10 let him hoe e own row. For
we read in de Bible dat de nyoung
man teck his share Of de substun and
gone into fur country, and dare he
spen' he substun in riotous extraba.
gance. high libin and sinl An after
e money war all trow away 9 war re.
duced 10 great necessity. SO great
war de necessity e war reduced 10 dat
g had 10 hire heself out TO one rich
man to mine hogl
Now, de Bible don't say, but il is
supposed. dat dat was berry mean
wife man. cause we read in de book
dat de projigul was fain to full he
belly on he husks wat e feed de hog
wild. And when e come TO hisself he
say, Ode berry servant in my faith.
ers house hab bread fur to eat and |
amt hab none. I'm gwine back to de
ole man and AK i'm 10 teck me rs
hired servant And so be teck de
pearl ring OF he fiuger and trOw um
to de hog. And de hog run at um,
cause you read in de book, "If you
cast pearl beto swine he will turn
round and ren you'll"
Now, wen de Dyoupg man was yet
long way Oh de ole man see um, an
he run out TO meet um, and he ketch
40, and trow e han roun e neck and
kiss um, and put anurrer ring on e
han and gle um one wife shirt wild
COLE stud in de bossum, and tell de
hired servant to kill de fat calf an
make great feasil An cOrdin to de
way he say so it war done.
An wen de feast was ready he sen
round TO all de rich nabor and invite
um all to de supper. And dey all
wild one consent begin TO makeexcuse.
One man say he jess buy yoke OBJ
oxen, and e got to go look after he
purchase. Anurrer man say'e Ia.
king in piece OBJ new groun' and e
'aint got time. Anurrer man say e
jess married to a nice nyoung wife an
an he cant comel
Well, wen de ole mau see how ebe.
rybody discount um e git bex, and e
say to de hired man; eco out into de
highway aud byway, and gadder all
ye find; for de loss is foun', and lie
blind kin see, and de def can hear,
and my son dat was dead am alive
again. So de hired man went and
he gadder de bin and de lame, and
de halt and de deei, and all de po' peo-
pie in dat Ian, and he fetch um and
set UNI down, and dey make great
FEAST An alter dey dun eat de frag.
meut wat dem gadder up full seben
basketful and five small fishes ober.
just here member took his hat,
walked of n few steps, filled short
black pipe, STUCK II between his teeth,
aud walked of. Whereupon the
preacher resumed in an impressive
manner:
al don't call no name to day. No
name today But de word oh God
is struck de heart oh one relentless
sinner in dis congregation, and e gone
of to meditation by heself Dis, my
brudders will show you de power of
faith. We will close de sarbice by
singing de him found on de page OBJ de
book:
"come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick aud So"
Song of the tramp: "Barns and