Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-24
1.-THE SUN DO MOVE"
IL Went Down Over Gideon and
When IL Goes Down Don't II
Move!

IL Went Down Over Gideon and
when IL Goes Down Don't II
Move!
The audience at the First Baptist church
Friday evening was afforded greater merri-
meut than usually is insured by circus and
a big menagerie thrown In. Brudder Jasper,
the 76-year.old negro, with hio tall, lank
figure. bald head, and earnest simplicity had
come to tell how 'the sun do move"
Rev. DR.. Henson with we'll bred Difference
introduced the lecturer, and made him
thoroughly at home. Nevertheless the
brilliant Baptist divine appreciated the
real humor OF the evening as well as any
one.
want YOU TO understand" said Dr. Hen
son in In Introducing Rsv. Jasper, II want you
10 understand that Brother Jasper-John
Jasper-is not at all like other lecturers. Ills
business 10 religion aud nothing else. When
he lectures in churches he wants the exercises
conducted as though 10 were Sunday, and
guess he's about right, l commend this new
departure 10 lectures In churches. l VIII
read the chapter in the bible which Brother
Jasper wishes me to read"
DR.. Henson said he would read the chap
ter, but he did not do 1t because as be said
there were too many hard names In 1t.
Brother Jasper went to the pulpit aud READ
IL himself in bis rich plantation dialect. IL
commenced: These are the generations OF
shem; Shem was 100 years old and begat
Arphaxed two years after the flood"
DR. Henson interrupted him as he was
about 10 begin his lecture TO explain that he
had just learned that Brother Jasper aud
himself were born aud raised In the same
county In ''ole NIrginny." "ln that county, "
said Dr. Henson, "they raise persimmons and
men. aud raise the men on the persimmons,
We were raised on the same diet am not
sure that shall agree with Brother jasper s
astronomy, but am sure viii agree with
his religion. ] Will tell you though. that
believe more IN Brother Jasper's philosophy
than do in Herbert Spencer's | am not
sure Of Herbert Spencer and am sure oil
Brother JASPER
The persmmons apparently agreed verv
well with the youthful Jasper, for at nearly
four score wears of aye he Is a strong, lusty,
vehement speaker
Ladies an gentlemens," he commenced,
'bruders an sisters, Use rather say because
Amt wese washed alike in the de blood OF de
lsmbl Buffers and sisters, leave II to you:
Shall 90 right to de pint or / shall 80
through all the arguments"
do just as you please, " said DR.. Henson,
who had taken n seat below the pulpit, DO
Just as you please We can stand II II you
cam
EVERYBODY laughed, and Brother jasper
said he would cut Il short. He did this 10y
commencing at the Hood After the food
Rev. Jasper came 10 the story OF Abraham.
IF you'll jcs' get out yo' bibles, y" Rev.
Jasper said. ''you Will think my right train o
ideas is in accordance wifi de gospel. When
de dim light o. the stars was sOt TO show dc
dimness on the earth de LaVd said unto Abra-
BAN, AS de sands on de seasho' so shall thy
seed be-. Little knew dat Abraham what wese
comm TO. De Lawd be wanted sacrifice.
Den de Queshun was: Where is de bullock
for de offerin' or vhar is de rant Abraham
spoke up and he say: Here am !, Lawd.
Then said de Lawd, Lawd Abram: Go kill
your son for de sacrifice. Den de queshum
fust arises in Abrams mind-You babe me
XIII my son, den says ! mustn't do It Dsn
lie Lawd pointed into de bushes an Abran
war saved"
In similar way the colored divine told a
number OF the old testament stories much "a
the amusement Of his auditors. Finally lie
got 10 the story about the warlike Joshua.
dat were very fat war | tell you tinGs
was movn'. An den we comes 20 de time
when de sun stan still by de order o. de
Lawd for Joshua If IL never move. tell you,
bruders and sisters, IL do move. Now de
Queshuu comes, If dc sun stan sim. when did
! II start agul Jes turn over a chapter or two,
an IL saws dat de sun 40 down ober Gideon.
Could de sun 90 down If II didn't move. The
sun gwine down aud not moviu'-who would
ever link sech ting Does gwIne down mean
stan stilll If OATS youse English grammar
you better done away ~Id H. Den turn tc
/ Ecclesiastes, fust chapter and fifth yerse-and
IL youse dom fin II spit In NV face, an derc
/ you will see DE sun also ariseth and de sun
/ goeth down. aud bssteneth 10 his place whar
/ be arose Now. could anyone believe de sun
DO dat and not movel Dat Is what de Lawd
say Now, which will you hang 10, de Lswd
or de clntistsf'-Chicago Inns.