The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-05

moons or on stated evenings In the week per
forms the office of prayer-leader. depend
ing entirely upon the inspiration OF the mo-
ment for affecting sentences and SMILES.
He's a locus preacher" said copper
colored matron once, in allusion to one of
these self-elected expounders.
Does that mean an exhorter?" she was
asked
well, not 'zactly a 'zorter," was the re-
ply, but II means he's pushin' II close. In
a couple of months from now he kin read
right sharp out OBJ de Testament" with
marked emphasis on the last8yllable)
1t was after he had acquired this desira-
BILE accomplishment that a certain exhort-
er named Zeba Hampton gave the follow
ing remarkable homily on Pharaoh, Moses,
and the ship of Zion
Moses take de sun of man out OF de
bullrush and put him on a tall brass pole;
and while he was gwine up scorripin
bite him. De scorripin sting neber hurt
him much, do kase he was pure cen heart.
De pure cen heart shall see no evil, bless
Godl God tole Pharo to let de chil'un Of
Egypt go, and he wouldn't Den God sen
down frogs and dey git cen Pharo mouf
and cen his bread tray, and 'sturb him
turrible. Den Moses cum, when Pharo
warn't a-lookin', and tole off de chifun
of Egypt wild mama, same like de farmer
tole off a string oh hog wild corn. II take
dem tree whole long days to git to de
promise Ian. Den, fust ting, dey git hum
cry and want some water. Den de Lord
he ride out on de heaven and holler TO
Moses to smote de stone (dats rock,
my brederin, an Urinary rock), and arter
de stone been smote, dey all come to see,
and God boiler to Moses to smote her
ag'in, and den all dem chirun of Egypt
come over dry shoddy. AFTER dat God
TUX an tole Moses to strike de plum trees.
and 'nough plums come down for 10000
folks to eat and git 'nough.
when Pharo 'scuvered dat de chil'un
was gone, he gethered together his mi
mics and went arter dem, and when de
day Of judgment comes, my brederin, de
Christians will be standin' about in squads
of two and three, like blackbirds on hill,
and II Jest make me smile to ponderate on
1t. Yes, my brederinl When Gabriel
blow'd his horn he axed God IL dat were
loud enough, and God say, No. blow her
louder den seven claps OF thunder to
skeer de sinner, and blow her low and
calm so as not to 'sturb my people Obi
my beloved II don't make no differ we'd
der you die cen de woods. OF out in dee
field layin to de hoe-handle; de ship OBJ
Zion will come to You wherever you is,
and de trees will ben to let her pass. My
brederlni Dis yere fire we know cen dis
worl' is hot, but hell fire can burn dis fire
to ashes. Brudder Hawkins will please
lead us cen prayer"
Visiting in North Carolina some years
ago, was urged by colored attendant
TO gosto a camp meeting near by to hear
an "edication" (educated) preacher. I
went. and this was part Of the sermon 1
heard:
DE Bible is a very ole book, my bred
erin, a very ole book. II neber was fixed
no SIGH fashion as II Is now cen de old
days 1t used to be print on rolls what
could be mash UP cen a mighty leetle size
Saint Paul. he Tub de Gospel dat much till
he swallow one OBJ dem rolls. Dat make de
scribe certify dat de word of God was cen
him."
A South Carolina brother who had long
manifested an anxiety to preach, finally
obtained permission to do so, and the sub
ject given him was the parable Of the
loaves and fishes. He was told that he
must give special emphasis to the mira
culous character of the feast and he did
so as follows:
"Dey was a big supper party give in
Galilee, an a uncommon lot of people was
axed to come TO 1t. When dey all got dere
the misses find she had forgot to give de
order for supper. Den Christ, who was one
of de party, tells the misses TO fotch in
two plates what was on de dresser. and
off of dem plates dc whole party had all
de fine bread and fried fishes what dey
could eat. And dey ct and ct, and De
mericle of dat supper was dat hey didn't
bus"
Once. in the transporting enthusiasm OF
a revival meeting the aforementioned