The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
CHURCH BUILDING 1N"AKKASsAW."
How the Emmanuel EmaucIpated Baptist
Church or Zion Managed 1t.
From the 81. Louis Globe. Democrat.

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For months tho deacons and elders of the
- lmmanuei Eniancipated Baptist Church OF
Zion ZiS poi , 7 eountE, ArksnsawI bad been
ious portion of the colored population talked
about. Begging went on right and left. Every
bones" felt obliged to eontribnte" foh luck"
The sombre;;yisaged chief elder asked no
their offerin lae tor Sso"R Eversthin ne't Of ne mede
able value was cheerfully~ taken-pennies. due
f pills, county aunty scrip s ooammissary "punch.outs."
the gifts to, TIC cash basis by barter and ex.
mile OF leyec. tho chance of undressing it when
needed being taken strictly on faith. Across the
alone expected. that is. money or building ma.
terial: 4 curious lot Of personally accumulated
It ch f%T'c" size; th"rse's So T".heT .As Fen q 4sii:
road road tics a stick Of Gull cypress piling.
f tishsd or out t0S Of y the I Nj fsaEh plbsnkk wSlt
a dozen pieces of iron pine. all dif.
ferent sizes and lengths. from a burned cotton
the gin boiler. one small wagon.load OF rotten
limestone from an old railroad culvert, a bundle
ule ran. The deacons and elders watched the
growth Of the pile with honest pride. Tho nc
proceeded more slowly. hut 1t was characterized
by great variety. too. There were two oak and
sma cypress sSm s,ll fioo Q i,s'G @ oak { anf m tSTsc yssi aoy, pine nns
seven windows. already glazed. nil OF different
sizes. and all second hand oak and cypress
'' Si'"A " uNIl II
ROOT, and corrugated iron from an old milIshed
for the rest. And so it went.
for donations. and gave literally from its yard
at the negro,s own valuation, But still moro
.,,cnll :" lumbcribeing taken with innocent free.
dom and without question. For the additional
stun cash Or its eauiyalent-mill labor orders
deacons and elders all laid OFF TO make the final
and largest, payment for, raw material. They
fled solemnly into the mill mans Office and took
of their hats.
White folks. We has come to buy de lumbar
fob ouah. house OF Worship"
The mill isn't running this afternoon because so
many Of the men had 70 help Dig the church
and cut ,er right through" and visions of a
mans mssf n pr"h'a He a rSn ni! "aaT !sg yoa the the sil %t II
dimensions made out !"
n sab; but we is got the money" this:very
pLEonaiy,h thought you would hgger up do
Vel, ! amt q carpenter, bpt maybe, I con
Then began an exploration of patched and
ragged apparel on the part OF the whole delega-
get a hundred at least from each delegate. His
eyes began to bulge..mila ayarice illuminated
bis entire visage. upeame the FIRST brown and
hoTny nst., 1t clutched three quarters and
eight nickcls. Back It went. and this time dug
deep. The net result was another nickel and
ayaricious now. The remainder OF the deleRa-
ton had meanwhile been conducting searches
the mobilizcd fund lay before the sawyer.
",Count hit, boss" and his every move was
closely scanned until the task was finished.
Very soon the sawyer looked mp, contempt IN
every line OF his face.
And YOU want to get lumber enough for tho
We'll, white folks. we kinder oh .spected It
would nm, 10 nails. too. You keeps EN- in yoh
The mill man was from the North, and he
swnre. That pile contained one single paper
dollar. six silver dollars, two labor orders for so
cents each, and tho remainder in halves, quar-
ters, dimee, nickeis, and pe~nnies-SI445 all
turned It over TO his fellow committeeman for
any reason.