Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
THE REV. JOHN JASPER.
A VISIT 10 TIE COLOREO LITER
ALlST OF RICHMOND, VA

Chat with an Intelligent ousdToon-Ths
Rev. Jasper's Personal Appearance
The Sermon aud Its Effect ON the Con
gregation Visitor, Rebukrd.
made an extra eNertiun tn keep the Sab
bath last sunday, in rising at o'clock and
trampng nearly two mit4i t. the church of
Rev John Jasper, who has II national reputa-
tion a. literaliSt in biblical eNege>Is His
place of worship Is large, Suhdly built, and
somrw hat attractive brick in the very center
Of Africa" the extreme northern prolonga-
tlnn nC Rirhmond 1t will hold nearly 80,
and was we'll filled About a dozen white
persons BESIDES myself were present, and
the uShers conducted them with great
Inliten'>s Ia sat i'll the amen
corner: but ~ went with the
uuadrunn waiter Of our boarding house, felt
a sort of obligation Ia avrpt II seat in his
pew And by the way, this qualrron gentle
man who forbid, me 10 publish his name
has an intellect that Is not t" be Sn"rh,d at
He tells me he is a second cousin Of Senator
Mason. of the Confederate Bri>tish embassy,
and he certainly looks il
HAS CHANGED HIS MIND FoUR TIMES.
He l. now much better educated than the
average white man. but still talks plantation
lingo though he can write beautiful English.
And here discover one reason why The
c0ior,-i l-srplr make such slow progress in
Language. studies; his associations ar all the
time pulling him hack, while the white
children hear fairly good English half the
time He can SIeak English, hut perceive
II Is an "n"r'' ~ II " W'iP l"ftlE" "l'Eue'
He says II" has changed ms inllId -FOUR uille
ab"ut ''"I' Il' war anu IN" hlsS'th ~
hrst he Took the notion 81 IN" "i" l"'kS' thht
nlSSers were hiad" I" IL" kept DOWN ana
whlt" i"lAs 10 ""NN' next u" thought the hlS-
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