The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-13
AGEORGIA NEGRO REVIVAL
BLfND PREaoHER sTTRS mrs HEAR-
" SOUES.


n Souls.
They Shout aud Sing and Dance Under Hia
tnprcssiNe Declarations, IN Which They
Evidently Agree, That Some. ~ Not All,
Arc Drifting to Heil--A Fantastic Scene.
TWEED. Ga. Nov. IL" clar to do Lawd,
Massa Zcke, YOU an de res ob do buckra PEG.
pie mus cum ober to do meetin' tonight. for
shure. De sperrit a m moyln' de niggers 10, do
quarter. an dey Is linin' like hot cakes. Bring
dc missus. an de chlllen. too. an ioy will ike
de shoutln' an ~singin'," said Aunt Huldy. an
aged ncgress OF unto-bcllum tyne. as she
carded some cotton in n corner OF tho kitchen.
Dem niggers fOm obcr do crick am terribly
stirred M. Dey am checked full OF ligion.
Use bin gcttin' n heap of 'liglon myself. an II
il hadn't bin FUR de toofache Use had, I'd
wouldn't min get up an shout. too
And Aunt Hubby carded with more vigor AZ
she pondercd over the good results. OF the
"tracted" meeting. Mossa Zeko was the son
OF hor former old "marster," and she loved
him from childhood. Now. honey. Is nussed
you rom a baby. an yo' nebher has toll me an
untrufc. A blind preacher rom dc Norf will
preach tonight. an he les speaks his min, I
shall look TO- you ALL Aunt Hubby chuckled
with delight. and sung a verse OF a weird
melody as she placed some cotton in the cards.
The young man promised to attend the meet
ing, and on a recent evening, in company with
the writer. visited the Cave Springs Baptist
Church. situated two miles from hero and a
short distance from the 0comee River. Seats
were provided outside. and through the open
windows the weird proceedings could be OBJ
served. The congregation was large, and the
women's side was gay with briHht-colored
head korchiefs. ribbons and streamers, while
the men were more soberly. hut neatly attired.
About two weeks ago Pas or Simpson no.
ticrd n deeper religious feeling than usual in
his flock, so. to incrras Q il. called to his aid the
Rev. ID. w. Ford. the blind revlvalist of Mary
land. Mr.. Ford has been blind for twenty-five
years, hut such is his freedom Of action In the
pulpit that m one would imagine he was de-
prived o. his sight. His sermons are a series
Of emotional climaxes. aided to their comple-
ton by appeals to the congregation. to which
ihs worshipners. never tail to res by
cries o." Yes" or No." as the question may
demand.
me church was very full the night the write,
preacher, had gone forth among the coiorsd
iosls =, aud he hal already made hfty-seven COM
vic vfst ed 81 NEE n sn bow iT9nf tS seh.f heads sap se penite SSpy
and weeping bitter tears. Revivalist Ford
s sonrsS nSps; i He fbsgSrgl tnr1sssj j II piESa ant int ,s tie
t tsSsrT Of he'll md the SdciiS;hffhsu i heaSs%. The
snrr,ks., screams and groans drowned the
speakers voice. and many women were over
shouted words not understood, but the terrible
I e pSrn % om wntsn w was enacted islt; GENES aef rs 81 villa .e *
element. H. H talked about the steps leading
y Se he shouted Is "Prld us Is ru nniHG away
S SlfR ne y To 5sp Nv ,s G2d H., E q rs are you al
Yes. it is sos shouted the he sS IN
""SS9u W sae cnn deny wat It. G ,bn y ySply'
II / had my voice Tonight we'd carry
these people home. Did, you know that some
of YOU are drifting to he'll as fast as time per,
You'd better halt, sinner. or hell will be your
I Al q this t i%SHnctare ~ an n, elderly s e < woman sDg n{ jtgSmp %
whirled round and round, swayed backward al:
most to the verge of losing her balance; and
look on her face. While the convert was shout
Ing, sthe worshippers sang:
OH you better git to prayin'!
Do my Lordi
An y1n better git to shoutin'i
swo ar" ' feaSm ne nth The a1 pre ache; an"S YOU Sue do en&
pay your honest debtsl That's another link to
Is that the way to live in this world? God sees
Here several cried out:
ea @%SSa'a aRSat sSGqt'SS s fss St aRGtho 'EF ES%s9' 8 h $as
living with another mans Wife,
e, SSadIIe W6ma With saots an "a mccarthy ear frgnt sf baeSb an an
one side of the chancel. sprang into. the clear
s spiies before enr the the altar stTa and began to . shout' she shs
jumped up and down.. shaking the floor as the
congregation sang:
40 sinner, will you etthn harvest pass,
And die and go to hell at lastP'
The noisy shuttle OF the romans shoes on
the wooden toor was In perfect unison with
wildly over her head the while. and screaming
GLORY! Halleluiah! I, at frequent intervals. as
permit. bending backward and forward. sway.
ing this WAY and that, in an utter abandon 16 OF
stretched arms Of two "]ssiisteTs;,%
Y must reform or you al viii. get into
@ Vii pain md yo sho out s tae pGGf ay, You can g si oa
in your ~wickcdness as much as you want to,
but Tell YOU; God bless your sopl; there Is
viii regret it, Mother. where is your daughter
and son tonight? At a iroltc or card martyr
Gospel train and be saved"
4 Cir, IN, the amen corner, shouted some
ing time with their feet. In an instant the
whole. assembly was singing, n sort OF chant.
the refrain OF which was alternately:
eff you wants to go to heaven wild me,
Den put on your trablin' Shoes
A voice in a high key singing out the argue
ment az it We're, the congregation vociferatinR
the chorus. to the rhythmic patt,ng Of countless
feet. swaying OF bodies and nodding OF heads,
Brother Ford pictured heaven in what
sounded like verse the verse had q certain 2
mfHGIoiy and a regular cadence, but the lines n
each other. The whole. however. had q weird
pieiures1ueness about 1t that wrought The
preacher appeared utterly unconscious OF him
self 1T times. and swnyed back and forth monot-
onouslY. When he finished, this sister In
the amen corner sang:
I've a mother in glory. she outshines the sun,
Outshines the sun, %outshines the sum
I've a mother in "lory, she outshiEes the SIM,
Way mp beyond tho moon
All joined in the chorus. The very air seemed
TO pulsatc with emotion, aud the effect was
thrilling. With the Inspiring strains tho
"shuuters T" are again on their feet. whirlinR.
bounding, and swnylng with fresh ylgor, "
was long past midnight before the meeting
broke NJ.
THGSE Funny NAMES.