The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-05
HOW JONAH LOOKED.
An African Convert Supplies History Whers
the Bible 10 Silent.

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An African Convert Supplies History Whers
the Bible is Silent.
Here is composition written by
little African girl at Palmas five years
after she was caught running wild. II
was read at missionary meeting by
Bishop Clark. The spelling is correct
ed:
"HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND THE
EARTH"
"Do you know what history is? His
tory, you know, teaches us what is to
happen in the past event. Geography
shows where the thing has happened
at. History tells US when Adam and
Eve were created, and geography
shows us where the Garden of Eden is
which continent and which division.
History tells us that Adam was the
first man that was created, and while
he was sleeping God took out one OF
his ribs and made Eve. After awhile
he went to walk among the trees OF
| the garden. Conversation took place
| between her and the devil. The devil
| told her to eat some kind of fruit
which God had told her and Adam not
to eat. She took it and eat it; also took
some for her husband. When Adam
saw it he did not take no time to ask
where she got it from.
History, geography, and the earth
Just do go together. One tells us about
this and the other tells us about that,
etc. Histories are interesting to read,
indeed they are. 1t tells us about the
whale. The whale is the largest
animal in the sea- Whales is spoken
of by the Bible. When God had sent
Jonah to Ninevah to preach to the
people about their sins, Jonah refused
to go. He went into ship with some
people. He first went in there to hide
from God, but God caused storm to
take place. The ship went from this
way to that way. The people was
afraid indeed and they began to cast
lots. The lot fell upon Jonah, SO they
up and throwed him into the sea.
while he was going to the very bot
tom of the sea he went with this ami
NAL, so the whale said: My friend,
where are you going?' Jonah an
swered and said unto him: I have dis
ODeyeQ my NOu anu dill u ing w o
from His face The whale said, You
ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Don't you know that neither l nor you
can hide from His faceY Jonah said:
oh. whale! I am afraid. I do not
know what | am doing or saying.
The whale said: oh, Jonah, Jonah,
hearken unto me, and take heed to
yourself, for indeed l will swallow you
ND soon.' Jonah said: Have mercy
upon me, oh, whale, and, if it is Gods
will, He will carry me safely to the
land, so may obey Him The whale
said: Jonah, put your head IN my
J mouth, and get ready for your llfe.'
:. Jonah said: Whale, think you had
T better swallow me, because ! see there
:. is no use talking The whale said
Jonah, the idea of your running away
: from God. You will bear the conse'
! ouences; that is all 1 got to say AT
the same time he did swallow him up.
Jonah thought the whales body
. was his grave and end. Therefore
Jonah offers up prayer to God for ms
sins. if he should die before he should
. get to the shore if it was Gods will te
= carry his soul to Heaven. The whale
= did not rest day after day nor nigh
- after night, so, after three days, the
. whale went to the shore and vomitec
f up Jonah. ~
=. Jonah was like drowned rat N
n Y. Press.