The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-11-12
BISHOP WINNERS DARKEY,
Bill Apps Story of an African
Whose Ideas Were Scattered.


| Whose Ideas Were Scattered.
Not long ago, says Bill Arp, [
heard a story about an old darkey
named Ned, who used TO belong to
Bishop Wilmer. Ned was little
scattered IN his i,Ieas Of religion,
but he concluded to join the church,
and consulted his master about it.
The result was his admission iuto
the Episcopal Church. He sat
alone III the gallery for few Sun
days, and was not happy. "Mas,.
ter,' said lie, 81 does not like to
trouble you, sir; but Ned are
mighty lonesome in de 'Piscopar
Church. | tink, sir, when fine dc
church be SO happy and feel 50
good but, master, you see how it's.
sir. | set up in dc gally, and dc
preacher away off, and he wears
such curious close, sir, and he 20
back and take 'em off and put some
more, and he read and pray and
pray, and de folks jump up aud so5
down SO much, sir, dat Ned git all
confuse, sir, aud when the preacher
preach, sir, he do not preach to the
hairt, sir, or If he do it all git cold
Tore it git to me, sir. De folks
down dar git it all, sir, and Ned
don't know whar it cum from nor
whar it agwine, sir. If you go no
lection, master, l would like to line
the Presbyterian Church, sir, for
dere is some of my folks in dere,
sir, and dey sets in dc gally and l.
not feel so lonesome, sir"
His master pitied him and gave
his consent, and so Ned joined the
church OF his choice, and for sever.
al Sabbaths was seen in his accus-
toned place III the gallery, but
still he was not happy. With u
humble bow he approached his
master ono morning aud said:
"Master, 1 knows L trouble you
bout dis ting, but, master, Ned he
not happy, sir. He tink dat he be
happy in de Presbyterian Church.,
sir, but you see how tits, master. l
gifts along very we'll sometimes
when the preacher fire up and
preach to de heart, but master, he
fire up so seldom aud he stand up
so straight sir, and he collar so stiff,
and he talk so much about sankfi.
cation and dopshun and dc riginal
sin aud all dat, sir, aud his long
words sound so dismal, sir; dat
Ned git sleepy, sir, and don't woke
up, sir. He don't preach to de
hairt, sir, and so last Sunday /
went to hear de Mefodis, sir, and
de preacher he jess roll he sleeves
like he was at log-rollin', sir, aud
he liven MP everybody, sir, aud de
tolks all sing together aud dey pray
aud den shout and everything go
straight to de HART, sir, and fore l
knows it | was singing and shout
inu too, sir. Master, you see how
it is, sir. | is found dc church at
last dat / was a huuten and de one
dat suits . poor nigger wild no larn-
IN aud If you lets me jine him
feel so taukful, sir"
His master lectured him ON his
indecision, but finally consented,
and so Ned was taken into the
Methodist Church. A few months
his master learned that
Ned had quit the Methodist and
joined the Baptist Church. lie
was diSguSted and vexed, and,
calling him up began to abuse him,
but Ned's humility always atoned
for his sins. His conduct had not
been very exemplary of late. He
had u Weakness thorn in the
1eSh-and had been cited to come
before the. church-the Methodist
Jhurch-but he didn't come.
"HOw came you to quit the Meth
)dists, sir ~ said bis master.
Ned bowed very low aud said:
master, l iraId you be mad wild
ne so | no come to ak you. like
ie Mefodis, sir, very much, sir;
ley preach to de hairt, sir, and suit
ne mighty well, sir, and | tink 1
,et long wild 'em aud git full of
grace, sir, but, master, dcy is
wrong about one ting, and dat
makes me quit 'em, sir. Dey is en-
.irely too 'quisitive, sir; dey takes
notes, sir, OF ebe-y little ting aud
sir; dey 'squires into
vi my family affairs, sir; dey is too
quisitive, sir, for poor nigger dat
was raised an orfun, sir"
swell, how are you getting along
With the Baptist Church" =" said his
"aIe they not inquisitive,
90 ~
sob, no, sir; de Baptist doc
rine Amt dat way at all. When
IOu jines de Baptist, sir, IT'S jes'
lip and done wild it."
amy dear, look down below