The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29

South Carolina squire's story of
the Child who liz Preaching the
Gospel With such Power to BEack
and White sinners. t.e
From the New York Sun.
About a dozen prominent members of
the Southern colony in New York met
in the lobby of downtown hotel the
other evening to talk over old times with
a genuine old South Carolina squire"
who is spending a few days in the city.
This gentleman of the old school acquired
the title of Squire in the old days, when
it was a little above that of Judge" and
far beyond that of Colonel" as a mark
of popularity and dignity and he wears
it gracefully still
Squire, suppose we all take something"
suggested a big colonel from Kentucky.
Il can't do it, boys" responded the
squire, and a PARKWAY look came into
his kindly eyes. ''You see, I've stopped"
"Wh-e-w," whistled the colonel, with
long-drawn-out sound like fall wind.
I can hardly believe you" And every
man in the party looked as If he was
thinking the same thing, but none made
any comment.
How did such a misfortune come upon
your" finally ventured a Virginian, after
the first great wave of surprise had sub
sided, for they all knew that for nearly
forty years the squire had taken his toddy
three times a day before meals to whet
his appetite, and three times daily after
meals to aid his digestion
well. boys, it was this way" he said.
THE little niger girl preacher convert
ed me, and I've dropped a good many of
my old ways, such as cussin, swearin,
and drinkin'. I reckon you maybe all read
that little editorial about her in last Sun
day sun suggesting that she should come
70 New York and preach in Madison
Square Garden. Well, all I've got to say
is, II she comes you must all go to hear
her, and If her sermons don't touch YOUR
hearts more than all the Parkhurstian
bombs and Talmagic Roman candles that
you We listened to since you moved to
this district, then I'll go back to my wick
ed ways
Who'd ever have thought that what
a burned little pickaninny had to say would
influence a man of your common sense
SQUIRE spoke up the oldest man in the
eS,roWd' testify. wouldn't have be-
neVed II of you. What manner of child
frOm?'' 00iiie
4 don't know a great deal about her
past history, which is very short one
as she is only 8 years Old" Commences
the squire, as he took a long draw at a
corn-eob pipe, but she was born near
Virginia /
think. in the fall of IS. Her daddy was
a preacher and died three or four years
ago. rms child, whose full name is
Claretta .Norah Avery, has always eager
~ attended religious services and taken
great interest in the spiritual veIfare
OF her people. She says that the love
of God entered her heart when she was
year and a half old, and has never left
It, but of course you all won't believe
that, for no genuine darby has any idea
of time I'd been hearing and reading
a good deal about her, and not believing
much, and when business carried me To
a small town in the lower part of tbs
state, where she was holding a meeting
| decided to go around TO the church ~
hear her. 1t was quite late and ] 90,
there Just in time to catch the last SEN
tence of her sermon
I m going to stay in the field here
until die and when death comes. some
time, way over yonder, where nv Jesus
IS, I'll live there too, singing always
that new song with Him in glorv.'
Her voice had a mournful ring in n
and the little creature made most ma
thetic picture as her head bobbed IN
from behind the pulpit and her great ewes
rolled over the congregation in an an