Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-07-14
de sun DO MOVE. !"
Rev. John Jasper, the Famous
Richmond Preacher Visits
..-- Chicago. .
The Appeal calls on Him
after through inyestigashun
And a hean Of medItaeh un

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We want to prove to dis here nashun
Dat"de Sun do Move'round dis whole creashun.'
When the APPEAL man called on Rev.
erend John Jasper the noted divine
Tuesday, he was cordially greeted by
the venerable gentleman. He is the
guest of Mrs. Bryant, 1862 State. "Iam
glad to see you Mr.. APPEAL" said Rey.
Jasper. "You see these daily papers
have misrepresented me and my Ian
guage. 1t is true I am not an educated
man, | am no grammarian, 1 never
went to school day in my life, but l
know the English we'll enough to ex-
press any idea l wish to convey" Rev.
Jasper.s language in making this state
ment was as perfect as that used by the
average Southern white man. "What
is the object of your visit to Chicago?"
asked the APPEAL, II am trying to raise
money to complete my church in Rich
mond. l need sl7 ,0OO 1 was born in
Tluviana county, Va, July 4, 1912 and
am therefore rs years old. [ was con-
verted in 1889 and began to preach in
1910 and I am now pastor of the Sixth
Mount Zion Baptist church." "How
about the Sun theory?" "Well, I am
supported by the Bible. I am not an
astronomer but I believe what God saws
in his holy work. Now to prove what !
say I'll give few quotations from the
scriptures:
Psalm cxiii, 5: From the rising of the
sun unto the going down of the same.
Psalm l., verse !: From the rising OF
the sun unto the going down thereof.
Malachi l, IL. For from the rising OF
the sun even unto the going down OF
the same. My name shall be great.
Ecclesiastes l, 5: The sun also ariseth
and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to
the place where it arose.
Judges xiv, verse IS: And the men OF
the city said unto him on the seventh
day before the sun went down.
Joshua, x, II, 13, IA: Then spoke
Joshua. Sun stand thou still.
Isaiah, xxxviii, s: So the sun re-
turned ten degrees.
do not these prove that the sun
moves" The daily paper reporters
should be heartily ashamed of the
lies they have writted about Rev. Jas
per's language which is just as good as
Southern white people use. "May God
bless you and your paper and may you
do great good for our people," said the
aged preacher as the APPEAL man babe
him adieu. ~
Miss Lulu French after visit of two
months to Mrs. ]. I. Curry, left for Be.
lott, Wis. -.... ..
Miss Lizzie Earl leaves this week to
spend two months with her parents ir
st. Joe, Mich.
Mrs. j. W. Jones arrived from Cana
da Tuesday and is now at her former
residence, 1856 Thirtieth where she will
permanently reside.
A first class barber shop for sale
cheap. One Of the best locations il
Chicago. Inquire at APPEAL office 80;
Dearborn. Rooms IS, IA and Is.
Mrs. Geo. G. Booth, of Wyandotte
Kan, and her sister Miss Tennie Nc
Lynn, of New Haven, Conn, are guests
Of Mrs. H. J. Webb, 6252 Morgan st.
Mr.. w. H. McWill celebrated hi
5eth anniversary Monday evening at hi
residence 1924 Dearborn street. MI
w. H. Jackson presented him crayo1
portrait of himselfa also one of Miss Hen
| rietta Vinton Davis.
Thomas Van Blake. q waiter at tn,
Woodruff Hotel, had difficulty will
Andrew Waters another waiter. II,
reached for his revolver and began Il
club Waters over the bead with it whel
the pistol was discharged and Val
Blake sank on the floor dead. The fun
eral sermon was preached by Rev. Hen
derson Wednesday.
At the annual meeting Of the Autumn
| Club, held Monday night, the followin,
officers were elected: r. A. Giles
president; w. B. Cross, vice president
J. I. Mcdowell, manager; II. G. Drake
master of ceremonies; G. III. Harrison
treasurer; T. w. Lee, secretary; Boart
of Directors, F. T.. McGhee, w. B
Cross, II. G. Drake, Y. B. Moore, D.