St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-20
DARKEY RELIGION.
The Result of an Experience Meeting on a
Plantation.


forgbben and my soul am sot Free"
''Who dat dun cum froo wild ligion now?''
exclaimed Sophie, throwing down her broom
and rushing to the gate
"Come back Sophie,'' called Mrs. James,
''and finish your work.
''Oh, Miss Amy, please nam, lem me go;
I'll cum right strate back and clean up de
hous afore you can say Jack Robertson" and
without waiting for the desired permission
the girl dashed off to the quarter.
''Let her go, Amy advised Mr.. James,
the strongest rope on the plantation couldn t
hold her now and l verify believe it would
break her heart if she missed hearing dat
brudder given his sperience."
II am so tired of all this excitement"
said Mrs. James, as she picked up the broom
with a sigh and began the work Sophie had
left unfinished.
''Be patient, Amy" cheerfully responded
her husband, ''there can't be many more
sinners to come through, and the excitement
is SO violent it will soon exhaust itself, and
then l trust the place will settle down to its
usual quiet and order. They try me sorely,
but this is not very busy time and I strive
to bear with their ignorance and folly. See
there, now'' he continued, walking to the end
of the gallery, ''every hand has dropped his
! hoe and pillow, every mule is idle and the
time l am paying for is consumed in listen
ing to that 'sperience."
well, - said Mrs. James, ''there would be
both charity and philosophy in submitting to
the temporary annoyance if it really resulted
in moral good; but their ideas of religion are
so very peculiar that it strikes me the sinners
are equally as good as the Christians"
''That is all true,n assented Mr. James.
IT sometimes think they put on the garb of
religion to conceal their faults and shield
their rascality. But. poor creatures, they are
| ignorant superstitious and emotional, and
they will not let US help them, even when we
are anxious to do so. They are jealous in
their worship of God, according to their light,
and hope they will be rewarded according
ly."
We hope so, too. Meanwhile we will leave
Mr.. and Mrs. James 20 discuss the matter
while we follow Sophie and hear the regenera-
ted brother give in his experience.
''Who dat dun cum froo now" breathless-
ly repeated the girl, as she joined the dusky,
eager crowd on the quarter
''Bress your soul, honey" replied Mann
my Rose, "dats Dick Ruthers, de vlest sin
ner whatebber dun sot his foot on dis here
plantation.'
Crank God fur dat good news" earnest
ly calculated Sophie,
"Yas, my sisters and brudders,n shouted
Dick, II is fregenerated soul. [ am done
flung off de ole flesh and corruption and is
dun newborn agin in de Sabour. / is
sarched de Lord faithful and is foun' Him.
Glory Hallelujah!'
'God be praised! Glory tr the Klng!" yell
led the frenzied crowd. $50 on, brudderI"
''Yas, my sisters and brudders, dun bin
de debbil's bes fren, 10 desc many years. but
de Lord dun call me outen my wickedness to
gloerrfy de gospel, to preach His word, and
is gwine TO do it. Vas, is gwine to scatter
de seeds OBJ de truff so fur dat all de wurl will
know dat our blessed Jesus dun die on de
precious cross to sabe sinners!' And Civ
ing way to his enthusiasm old Dick shouted
! until he was thoroughly exhausted. The sa-
BILE sisters and brothers joined in the rejoic
ing and cries of Crank Godl' ''Bress de
King sGlory hallelujah! filled the air.
''Dat is truff for you, Nanny Rose,n
painted Sophie; Kit pears like as how desc
here torn down sinners dus always make der
most parlific Christans.'
''Dat's so, chile. Don't you member Paul
| chillun! Can't you see as how Dick gwiue
fur to speak sum more of dem blessid
words?n
"Cas my frens," resumed the brother,
hopping off his face and frantically tanning
himself with his old hat. 81 has been pow
| erful strong in my sins, and when you all
tells me, Dick, you. had better pray ak
you 'whars de use?' and den 1 say as how
dun lib forty years widout praying and
spect l kin get fru de rest of the time de
same, and den, poor fool, 1 laffs like dun
bin say something mighty smart. But it
pears like [ dun laff too much, kase one day
hear voice say, Dick, you's wrong dar,
and dis night you is gwine to pray
"Den | gifts skeert and de more thinks
the queerer 1 feels, and bimeby I fines my
self stealing off and afore knowed it
was down on my knees a seeking de Lord.n
''Jes so! brudder, ies so! OATS de way de
conviction of your sins takes holden of you.
Yu's speaking de truff now.'
'Well, den l wrestles wild de debbil day
and night De white angel he STAINS ahead
of me and tells me to come on to glory; de
ole debbil he stay ahind me aud tell me to
cum bac and joy de worl and its pledjurs.
bin a mighty sinner and 1 struggle so hard
with Satan dat feels like was gen up; but
dis now as I was a blowing 1 feels de sperret
a work all ober me, and l hear voice say,
Dick, you has fought the good fife ann you
has wun the victory; go tell de wurr dat
your sins am forgbidden and your soul am
sot free. L is dun sot de holy seal on your
furhead and you is filled wild glory. You is
called fur to preach my wurd, and Dress
| Con | is gwine fur to do dat blessed thing"
s'Dat's so, my brudder. Gin us de rite
ham of fellowship" and, amid general
handshaking and glorification, Sophie re-
membered her neglected duties and return ed
! 10 the house.
''Miss Amy" she exclaimed, aglow with
excitement, ''Uncle Dick Ruthers is dun gin
in de bes' 'sperience 1 is hearn dis year; it
shure dus bang CREATION
| II am glad to hear it, Sophie" kindly re-
| piled Mrs James, who had recovered her
usual placidity Of temper II hope he will
be good Christian and lay aside all his evil
ways. No doubt he can accomplish great
deal of good on the place.
II beliebs you, Miss Amy" replied So
phic, shut lem me pitch in and fix dis hous'
up in high spang style. You shure Use dun
hope me heap while was gone, but it
peared to me as how 1 amt bin gone outen
dis yard no time 4 clar; it is shure good
thing fur de folks to git stirred up to seek de
Lord.i
Mrs. James only reply was a smile and
sigh and mental hope that the stirring up
would soon be ended and peace and quiet
ude resume its sway.
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