New-York tribune., 1897-06-27
He rose. He rose.
lie rose. He rose.
He rose from the dead

Their voices rolled out in OF melody OF
"ohoerIul beauty and harmony. for no one
sing as can the negro. He throws his whole
soul into it. and his voice. naturally musical
has softness and a sweetness peculiar TO his
race. They love repetitions. and to appreciate
their songs il 4 necessary to hear then, sing
them They infuse an energy and a rhythm in
oescrloaoe into them. and all their favorites
nave a refrain, one line for the leader and the
next as response. AS soon as the song was
hnlshed. short mul- ito with a most earnest ex-
pressioh stood up and said slowly and solemnly:
L want TO ask the prayers of ever body in this
laoerhickle for Brother Isham Henry, who
hVes at my house. He is mighty sinner"
Amen soma one said fervently. evidently
likewise convinced of the snfulness OF Brother
lsham Henry. This was followed bv similar ra
quests Tor prayers for backsliders and then the
minister rose and read the text He was we'll
educated, and a fluent eloquent speaker though
many OF his remarks scared far above the heads
Vi ms hearers But his very earnestness and
enthusiasm were infectious and to these they
responded with all the ardor Of their emotional
natures What seemed most unusual to an on
locker were the CALCULATIONS and constant audible
expressions or approval from the congregation
one ola ia' sister sat motionless. with her hat
on the back of her head and her eyes closed
but every time the preacher paused she said
with startling suddenness oh my God :, and
In tone SO utterly devoid of expression thai
you wondered how she did it. To every state
ineh' ne made another sister answered loudly
and cheerfully: Yes. sir as IL she were renIv
ing 10 some question directly addressed To her
while there was a constant volley OF "Amens,'
ana Yes, Lords from all the house
AGREED ABOUT MARS HILL
But the preacher took no notice Of these in
terruptions. lie was saying: paul stood unor
mars Hi and faced the stately Acropolis"-
1es ne did; yes he did" enthusiasticauv
snou1ea d sinser-colored youth who plainly had
never before heard Of Mars Hill. and doubtless
thought the Acropolis was some great no,entata
After panegyric on Paul the preacher went on.
And Lycurgus the lawmaker OF Snarta y.as
heatheh' yet a man OF remarkable Integrity"
Da' am de trufe; dat de trufe" yelled
out an old negro whose appearance evincad mora
iamlHary with the plough than with the an
cient iaweivers and his neighbors nodded know
lhgly one old woman was content m ,tta- =
cultural "Umh! Umh" whenever the re,narLs
OF the divine especially pleased her. while
young damsel cried "Whoo-eel Whoo-ee," and
rocked herself to and fro
lungs were now getting exciting. The minis
Ter was dwelling on the love of God and His do
sire to save sinners. with frequent allusions ~
'ne oehghts or what he was pleased to term the
glory world"
we must answer somewhere. some day for all
our SINS" he announced
There's no way to get around it. and what
an awful day that will be when all the dead get
and Japhet in the person Of the Chinese the
japanese. and the proud Caucasian; the chill
oren OF Ham in the person OF the despised negro
no longer black. for he left his flesh and his skin
behind"-
His words rang out with passionate intensity
and there answering moan throughout
the whole audience. They were now keyed to
the highest pitch and they began to SWAY and
Groom and groan The voice OF the preacher
was for the time drowned by this surging wave
OF sound. At last II could be heard, but It was
now only hoarse whisper and the words were
indistinsuish bic He coughed and cleared his
throat and took a drink Of water and his voice
rose again with shrill nsisence:
'Oh what long line IT will be-that line Of
souls waiting for the Judgment! Nobody can |
count them-nobody save God Spurgeon will be |
there. and Beecher will be there. and John Wes- |
ley will be there and somewhere In the line III |
be Somewhere In the line"
Somewhere" echoed the great congrega alton
as voice.
The beads Of Precipitation were tricking down
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