The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
~JUST A Chats

A book called "A Singular Life re
called to me an Easter Sabbath mornin1
of a few years ago. Immannc! Bayard
vas the young preacher in the book, an.
because he could not subscribe to al thu
doctrines CT the church, and for Other
reasons, also, he went to work in Il little
chapel in the Sums. The story is pa
thetic and strong and sweet. This othc'
story concerns Il young preacher VIII.
lived in North Carolina and whose work
was among the cotton-factOry foil
where he had a little chapel. ! happen
ed to be strOlling near the chapel thai
Sunday morning, anu | saw this tai
young man. delicate looking to be sure
standing in the simple door way Of the
chapel shaking hands with the folks a
they went in. and smiling and seemingly
saying something or other CHEEKY. !
thought both for his reason and 70,
another reason. that this must be !:
pretty good kind Of a fellow, and wen
in and he shook me by the hand an(
smiled and said something CHEEKY. thai
he was glad to see me and to walk in O,
something IKE that-and | went in. Over
the pulpl against the wall was stretched
some coarse cotton cloth. with appro
pirate Easter legends traced in ever.
green. | afterwards learned that tho
young minister made these with his owr
lands. For they said he could play tn,
organ. could sew, and he led the sing
ing well. Otherwise the church Wa
unornamented. but it was more thar
well filled for some reason or other. .Jus'
before h services the young man he
looked too Ike the c~onsumptive thar I'm
manuel Bayard was, came down the aisle
and shook hands with those whom he
had overlooked. He was smiling as h,
went, and his throat was refreshiugly
dressed. his face radiant. and his sui:
nulte smart. There was nothing in the
1cril"h put a PLAIN setting forth Of an
Easter theme. no reference to anythino
unusual. But the congregation locked
unusual. | could perceive that manv
We're much affected before he closed
BIS discourse. He was going Ia C,i.
lorna where he could better stand tLe
cllfla'c. vt the end of the sermon be
SIMPLY sand: There will be service ao,i,
IN this church tonight" No ono corf1
nave !oid that this was a farewell sor
mon. unless 1t were judged by tho cian
OF emotion that were quite il nvflaaa,
about. If there had been dprino -,
sermon no reference to his donar+,nl
mere mad been the Sunday 5efo,a . IL
,ie BOY told me, a slight reference ,fta.
- ioiloNIIS manner. Said tho =,
man with emotion somewhat snnnr.eenl
some one was unkind enough 10 =.
Ira ! was gong to leave yol al. he
'auSe was 10 get more money. ,binI
men, ought TO say that | will NOT o.
1lore-the truth is | will get less tha,
! get IRON YOU That was all. What he
sot was little enough, God knnvs
Z =
1t struck me that tbtS
must be doing a lot of weekday vori
- ~ heid 80 dearly among these naonle
nnu ne was. | asked about him after.
wares among the operatives. He WASH,
= p"h nurse and had improved himSnlf
q ,n'eii practice among the sick of his
n":h ana ne could sew and he did sew
gong around in the MORNINGS ,n1
Spending the ~forenoOns among tho ch;l
XVI rent garments while the oL1nr
nluleh ana their parents worked in the
aors. ne did not stop here: he was
ni'eh seen with his coat off sweening 49,
noor ana putting the little homes in or
~ even making up the beds and fresh.