The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-05
Children Cry for Pitchers castorla.

Zeba, with his eyes fixed upon the ceiling,
appealed strongly to the Lord to appear
before the hayward sinners, who would
not hearken to the word and come for
ward to the mourners' bench. rCone
down, Lord Come DOWN. shrieked the
preacher in an agony Of entreaty; wes
a-'pendin' on you to come right now and
convict desc hardened hearts. Come
right down trough de roof; Wen pay for
every plank you bus off,"
Ebenezer Church on Fleabite creek. had
once been a bush-arbor, the congregation
having worshipped under a canopy Of
leaves before they could raise money
enough to erect a building. Gradually, as
they became more prosperous, the small
frame building was painted white. and. a
few months after, an abbreviated steeple
was added A special meeting was held
about this time, during which Truxton
Terrill, the old bush-arbor preacher, ex-
horted after this fashion:
I'VE is list enjoyin dis ebenin, my BRED
erin and sisters. de deep saterfaction OF
the new garnet fur our bell, but she need
pantin' powerful Tell de truth, she
hab de appearment Of a clean collar on a
dirty shirt, and we propose TO take UP err
collection dis day an hour to paint daE
garnet along wild de church. So drop
your change, cen little, brederin, and
pray. please, for de aforementioned SUBJ
ject!'
on another occasion at Ebenezer, while
Ike Bethune, one of the local leaders, was
working up a big revival, white preach
er offered 10 help Ike, and in preliminary
conversation asked him the prevailing sins
of his congregation 'Infidelity to the mar
ital vows, stealing, drunkenness or what
is the main sin here?" he inquired. II want
to touch them up on II a Bit"
Look here, now, Marse Walker" Ike
protested, don't talk on dat sort OBJ ting
at all was gist a gitten' dem people het
up, an now you wants to frow cole water
on de whole meetin'. No, sir. Jesse LAM
haste 'em on playin of de fiddle and lack
OF Christian sperit and SIGH as dat; den we
kin git up powerful rousement. But dem
'tings you speak bout is too pussonal.
sir"
Previous to protracted meeting on the
Burnet place, in Middle Georgia, the Lead
ers sent an old arkey named 81 Bloodworth
who usually raised the tunes, down to Au-
gusta, to catch some new songs with which
to fire the enthusiasm. 81 listened atten-
lively to the revival songs in Augusta, and
when the middle Georgia meeting was fully
under way he introduced hymn with the
following refrain:
Good news! Good newsi
The Injuns brought the tigers down,
Good news my Lord!'
The new song took splendidly with the
meeting and became popular, some time
having elapsed before 1t transpired that
the words old 81 had really heard were.
Good news! Good news!
The angels brought the tidings down,
Good news, my Lord!'
This Middle Georgia church was near a
crossroads Junction at which stood a
Baptist meeting house, and the two de-
nominations were rivals for the favor Of
the surrounding tenantry. 81 Blood
worth's brother was the Baptist preach
er. A meeting was appointed to be held
at the Baptist church on a certain even
ing and on the same evening the Metho-
dists also held forth. Bloodworth, being
possessed of a stentorian voice and bound
less energy, preached so Justify that the
Methodist congregation left their own
meeting and fiocked to hear him. The
Methodist minister and the deacons there
upon sued Bloodworth for breaking up
their meeting. The scene in the trial JUS
tees office. when the deacons, dressed
in their Sunday clothes, with their tall
hats and unwonted serious faces. pre-
scented their petition that the wicked :
should be prosecuted" was a unique one.
The Methodists lost their case, the judge
deciding that every man had a right to
worship according to his own conscience;
that those who strayed over to the Bap-
fist meeting we're free agents, and Blood
worth in no way TO blame because of his
energetic preaching. The Methodists
were advised to make their meetings more
attractive in future, and the dignifed
deacons withdrew, Disguised that the
wicked were not to be prosecuted"