Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-06
A NEGRO BAPTISM.
A PICTURESQUE SCENE WHICH,
NOT EASILY FORGOTTEN

= nv cNSoNOE oStNE WHlNu IL
NOT EASILY Fopcor-- %
EN-.
Arrival of the Preachers--rha
the wat.,,. raao N'owd at
ef''d Religious
"''"re OF the Converts.
Curious Sight.
- ~ I'm" .il VI .iie pond, between tho
,.o,,1,.,d :, ,,o ~. NC .iie pedestrians are
io'ao,. n.u - 20 ueep, ana down at tho
,IohoncIos fro,,, ~, "nere the mill race
80 ~, -. 'uo ehu vi The dam, thev
Angnst dnv For ~; pieas,'ht this warm
tnatio IT, .''ia 10 the center of at
S,,a,.ebado,,,ad ene dressing Rooms
ba,,,.;,,e, a lao,,, -, al snaue trees all
ara bere IN NC -, y, s''iaii poys to-day.
datas Co.. b.,lt;S,s, pen spuce 10 the cand
u,ota,. Aoei ana leave the
All colors re
+ha ,,ro,,,d So lio represented among
W iioin .ne almost white com.
aahnny blno,, - ~ .ne hiulattos to the
s.hefo' de woh,, African az iashloned,
of the rainbow flash ana r,s ,hu all colors
in the SUNLIGHT nc tbo 80, u5'ie ana hutter
ments of the female nortia,. s.iis Tue gar
Each has ON her S,,nda,, y. 'ne negroes.
ribbons and morvalons t,'j ~ 'o-meeting
the combinations of COLI :, are someo
hats and bonnats III Tue various
But a stir in the crowd o,no,
arrival of the nreocbar, - W, rs The
inolv give orreati,,,-a $500, a'iu .ney smil-
.tis - -, s-s'' oio''iiu as they make
their water garments. Two of tbav " uon
the water and wade ont IN ~ sn'ef
plate. as marked bv etol~o elo nome
water is about waist deem Roth ~ !, tue
are pretty dark in color. self sat;seo s,'eil
manner, and OF that sleek apne.roroo'.,
rotund outline of figure that are Tho I'M ",,
adiuncts of popular negro nraooLons ~, w
the fattest chicken is too moor for a., ~
the highest biscuits are foo boa.,,' 'sui,
the coolest buttermilk is foo 49, J., e t
them when they confer the claw, law, iol
their presenc- on Brother NJ or ST. " VI
at dinner after the monthly n,ora:- y.
preaching. Verify they live on tLa "a -
the land and their shadow never crow ~
less. e0"9
AT TIE WATERS FDcR
Some of the converts en,orr,o s
dressing rooms and beom to oo rao,ii 'ile
on the edre of the nond oooone,1n's 'es''e
old tried brothers ana sisters a p's' .1i y
the signal for singing to co,,,,,o nv 'nis Is
A short. stoutly bnilt daacon
| compleyion il about that Of a 49,, "nose
/ starts the time. '''sal,
oh,r.t,,. .,.,u;,o ...
WIS. 10. % ( ny n'ouriier'
Use inc down d. PHI, 81, ,o,
You cannot cross today
si2s' bredren, de good Lord hears you.
Sc sWlae Gown ae Kiooer OBJ Jordan,
J ne hrsu sister, accompanied by
COUPE oI ueacohS' enters the water and
""''eo ouo " Wileie ,he preachers await
lei 0o'li,ns' ohe - quieI ana nervous
aa.a ,'' an ~ Misrepresentation as she
~, ,o,J ~, ~, o,.a n.y. Ia. ing SeG got
, ,lie ny '' '''o oi'"o 'naV IL VIII nave
u,
- -C.'e' go o'' ny 'e'lA gives out tne
80 So - "a hioio 20 through
49, WI ~ riae siusias - settlng louder,
1nI ~, ~ 49, - Ili''i' vi tlie singers
ro ~ fave, han WI" dona 10 se'eins Wofhea
oit,LIo +o,,,,,oro,,,o,, 20 ~ -. ."e "a
-: tr, - 5io 1I 10 pe-
SINUS " 0Pi ea'. l'9eli' tai young
-+lloN coiileS ~ me front, swinging his
nrl.is NV W. a "inI u u, as ne enters the
80, A., ,.-, ~ II oie"hS lorth INTO
So w ~ ~; tiei. annsils mo
-, -. ~ '0-i- -, NV -o" eonS WIN
'o"1,i1 "a .o..
w. ~ ~ ''ti 49, I'' .. uoao
Cod Ta,rd Good 7 avid OD-s'
The words oro snoken he is dnftlv slid
under the wafer nv the nracticed hands If
+bn rroochars and ne ba comes nm q Ion.
tiyad man he lots tho neirbhorbodd knoy
IL. stI,ea fornd him Tea fond him. hross
10 T,vrd }, and voving liz Lands and
en,oshinr the water MI oro1nd he stands
and shouts until the attendants lead him
ashore.
cApr or TIM, cANnrnArre
} ,r. - -,;...,i,,,. 80. -, a., oeio.,,
: 1iiie 10 9HPPlH5 """!' ~ 'no ot"0et'
uon give inc cauuI'uteS hhucl tihie 10
obstruct the water way, but quickly lead
, them out to do their shouting on dr.
, land
There is a sweet rhythmcal ring to the
! next tune that floats over the pond,
, couple of hundred of negro voices joining
a in the old song:
T In de sweet fields OBJ Eden,
In de sweet fields OBJ Eden,
: In dc sweet fields oh Eden,
ober dere
Excitement is getting good hold on
the crowd now, and many OF the newly
baptized members are going arouhu
among their friends receiving congratuH'
a lions. One old woman is apparently
+ crazy with excitement, and is embracing
q everybody who will submit to be saIuleu
! in that way. In her tour Of salutation
,. she gradually approaches our way, ana,
a rushing up to our companion, VINO Is