The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26

Iefsu1, fooke1 &29Ekel anu angry a1sa St4r
OF the nearest sisters exclaimed Why,
INC Dave. ART We slammed 10 cut up sicn
= way at hartszens" Cnele Dave. facing
the crowded hillside. Strengthened Up aid
pointing one long arm al the resreAsing gsri
ard the ether at the minister going In the
opposite direction. ne said. with hall
sgfSocated yell. Oar 60 sally: dar go &c
parsoa: whar de dawg2 Yah. yaa. yah.
vi. VI. yi-i-f-i.' The natural mirsaful
procAvifies Of the race. the reaction from
the intense soiemnity Of the occasion and
their fears for the drowned s.ri Inc re-
Hemhrance Of the interrupted baptism. the
sight Of the wriggiiag figure going up tae
hill and of the dripping parson with mas
shiny plug hat disa ppearing along the road,
and the sympathetic influence OF Uncle
Dawes hiIarssy. all canhsned threw the as
sembied peop.e into commissions Of cacnina-
ton. The sisters Rugged each other and
sat down upon the ground with tears
streaming down their faces; while the men
and boys rolled ana wrished on ne grass
In thrces Of laughter. Whenever tbs waves
seemed aaieting down, Uncle Dave 5 II an,
yah. vi VI" would start them afresh, uniit
finally the entire crowd ceased from pure
exhaustion. When Sally heard the laugh
ter she fled with rush. but Aissah
Brown and his companions cast backward
amazed. indignant glaRcss and marched
haughtily on.
Many sisters called the next day 20 in
quire after Sally's health. On Friday the
girl came 20 Mrs. Perry In great distress
and said she had been told that the dea-
cons, under the influence OF Parson Brown.
had determined that she should not ap-
pear at. the communion the following Sab
bath. i saw at once the decided anImus
of the preacher, and I told Sally 10 send
the deacon who came 10 notify ner 70 me.
Saturday morning Deacon Beriah Joiies
appeared / asked him the nature of his
message 10 Sally. He said, DE session Oh
Zion church. kunnel. arter considerashun
an prarr hab arroved at de conclashun
dat Sally wilkins were not bap;ize in de
Holy Ghos'. an In corse. she were not
mem5ah oh de church.
Deacon ''B riar'' was an aged back negro
Of more than the average intelligence of
his race. and had an excellent reputation.
He cultivated a few acres of cotton. and
between seasons used his mule team in
carrying merchandise for the thrifty Col
Podgers to aud from Hot Springs.
well. deacon | replied. Il don't quite
understand what you mean by not being
baptized in the Holy Ghost
You see. kunnel de minister say he
not got 10 de Holy Ghos' when de dawg
stop de perce6un.'
''Oh. yes parson Brown dropped Sally
and nearly drowned her and houndered
away from playful dog, without saying
Holy Ghost and now ne asserts that she
was not baptized"
''Yaas, kunnei Use don reckon dat about
hit"
Now. deacon. you are fair minded
man, and ] want 10 talk to you concern
ing this matter. Didn't the session Of Zion
church, after examining her. agree that
Sally had been thoroughly converted, and
her aj Init tn ri H.
bership?"
Vas. kunnel. the session did sartain.
but she had to be baptize."
You admits then, that the session en-
tered into a contract with Sally wilkins,
granting her church membership IL she
would be baptized?"
"Yaas. kuanel, sartain'
Wei, now. did Sally decline In any way
10 be bapiized?''
NO kunnei dat So"
Now. you refuse her membership be-
cause your agent, Brown, says he failed
to complete her baptism. DO you think
that is fair? You see. you render your
selves liable for breach of contract"
Il don reckon dat SO, kunnel" scratch
ing his head. de gal mout be haptize
agen.''
Baptized again? Why. the girl has been
baptized once. 1t is the intention which
constitutes the act. Sally was baptized 10
all intents and purposes just as much as
any of the other converts"
The deacon departed to consult Parsou
Brown, and returned early in the after
noon He stated that the minister de-
clared Sally had not been baptized, and he
would not baptize her.
| said to him: Deacon. In the Bap,ist
church don't the members govern the
church,"
"Yaas. dat so, kunnel'
Now, In Ssliys case hasn't she the
right TO appeal to a church meeting to de-
termne whether she is a member of tho
church or not?"
faas, dat SO. kunnei Use de rankin
deakin. an jes call a church meetin' to-
morrer night
After his departure / went down 10 the
store ard saw Col Podgers and explained
the situation.
Yes majah, | shall he delighted. sah
TO bring rresshur 10 bear on Deakon
Smith and Deaken Jones They each
nave an account ut my stow. Dam shame
najah. dam shame. sah to treat the gal
so, sab. You kin rely on f. podgers
sah''
also met the good old lllterate siarkey
who officiated at the Methodist church
Up the river. and who had great grIev~
nnce against his Baptist brother for the
:.
told him Of Sally's trouble. and he was
quite Indignant and said he would be
glad to receive Der "a member Of his
church.
rms gave me new idea, and I hur-
rsed hoTne and studied mp an argument
In favor Of snrinkiing Then called
Sally and explained to her all the pass
ages in the Bible where BAPTISM had an
pareutlp been performed without INNER
sion Sally was quite convinced and IN
tinated a desire 10 join the Methodists
Upon consultation with Col Podgers
and Capt. Jerry. IL Wac decided that IL
would not do 10 run under fire. and let
the u7ean-xpirited Mr.. Brown triumph
SO IL was arranged that we should at
tend the church meeting. with all the
outsiders and sympathetic M.thodists ve
could get. | instructed Sally that IL the
case seemed ~ be going against us
would give her a signal. when she should
get up and state that size had concluded
the Methodisis were right and the Bap-
lists wrong. and she accordingly with
drew from the latter church. Sunday
evening found the church packed At the
end opposite the door was a platform
with "a small desk for the minister. while
benches without backs seated the congre-
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