The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17
Negro worship ia the South.

v.
lsiah Simlns. the minister OF small
country church. 81 appear befo' youse
all dis mawning wit my heart full of
lub fur ebery one OF youse which
youse all recognize as well as / does.
Now less git quiet while / read de
lesson fur dis holy Sabbath day. L
shall take my text at the ninth chap
ter and fffty-fust verse of the Cos
pei according TO Saint Luke" "And
1t came po pass, when tho time was
come that he should be received up
he steadfastly. set his face to go to
Jerusalem"
I'm condensed form this means
3acrifice the measure of steadfastness.
Now brnthers an sistahs. youse all
know that the works of Christ goes
to show that His sacrifice on Calvary
was not His postum or thought. We
want to contend that this Is not true
Of de Lord; instead It come about as
result OF a course of akshun cauB-
ed by @ calm and cool deliberashun
dat would lead to Calvary's rugged
brow
Every Christian purson either
stand up fur de lord an, cherry boy
and girl In dis heah community orter
be at de church of God on Sunday
mawnin' to uphold Christ"
Come In" shouted one old negro
In the rear.
"Jesus say" ar came into the
world to die for man. But let me tell
youse de beautiful side OF the problem.
He says, 81 will rise on the third
day. IAN brudders, he's alive terday,
right dis very minute. Gaze he an
swers all my calls. Don's youse all be-
lieve he's alive terday?" f
The whole congregation responded
with various yells and groans
"The pussons who has his eyes sot
| on de prize is sho to win, Gaze when
God is In de heart, rust cannot cor
rupt. Brudders. has youse all got yer
eyes sot on any certain one prize
Youse all must sot yer eyes on the
/ new Jerusalem keep dem dar. Some
people are guessing bout dey religion,
but I'ze shore about mine, brudders
and sistahs, are youse all shore about
yourn?"
yes, yes Lord! Ize shorelp sarg
| out simultaneously from the crowd OF
dusky worshippers.
"A sinner will do anything, but q
man wots got 'ligion won't, Gaze yes
t!ddy afternoon ez I wuz cumin' ON
home frnm old Union church q white
man In big autermoble cummed
| up behind me 30 suddenly that hit
skeered me horse 30 bad dat he tuck
out ter runnin' his level best md run-
ned into O mans wagin' an eE 81 han
pencd nuthfn' wuz hurt, but iemr,e
tell yez, dat man didn't even stop and
look back, he Jest kept goin'. Nov
ne wuz o sinner, an. bad un at dat.
Hosameyer. we all has ter swallcr
some bitter pilis and drink sum gall.
don't we br,idders2'' u :
We sho does, dat we does.n re-
piled several negso women.
keioyed, don't try To lift your self
up. but lit up Christ, de Lord OBJ us
All. OATS how cum 'Merica de biggest
and de greatest country In de world
Ter day. Gaze she lifted up God. OATS
why 80 many proud homes ara In
mournin' now--dey failed ter lift ar,
/ Jesus. A. when sseFsS.ss, sa:i ser iii
up God iRSsn ;sho. sign dat dey's Icat
/. Amen gss Lefdl Glory. be Ter
iGawdip y echoed the negroes.
Y 'Ebery legfelature dat meets in tiis
Iheah fraternity diecnsses how dey can
MI I'D de county wifi BelEians and
IScandtnRvians. Dey afn't got God er
Mighty In dey souls and dars de reas-
Epn whysde blacks ar stronger nj home.
he's got grace In HIS heart. Der f,ayyS
tnone had a plan 0f iredempShui, al
ready worked out befo he cum dawn
heah. One mawnin, befos he left de
courts, Df glory way ack iar lwhar
ne thyrocrite. liant git Id, back slar.ii,
Inc Fsanctnm. he laid otft his 'f,lan AZ,
DEN he rolled down to- dis ;s5id eafff,
an, worked II out TO. the ;lasf Knot r
Praise de Lawds an : all His angels.
praise HIS Holy Name. .,sBhofetl a ft6nd
old sister Ia tho aniens corner. :
.fSuse haft TER patch up ;yo old rail-
feuceH Sometimes but yotEe don't abey,
part ter patch up de word OF Gawd.
All youse have, tor do is ter git out
"a e. cane held by yCprssif an selee
gTaph 70 9awa ter git yoseif saved,
Don1. eber try to skeer 1iRfon inter
fool. Gaze fright Is mot virtue: iTze
eeen footss wot said .dey had ifigion
sit down an woiler an woifer like
mad dog, Now dey ainsJ no 'ligion hi
dat, Amy fool could do dat. ffir fsa,aS jia y,
fdon't give crazy pussons ,iieion. q =. {
The oder day, de German eiriperof.
fsenf word TO his soldiers, (" .YOuse rot
ses 80 ter Paris, we is got ter break
t.nronSh; side Allies ranks no ma.ter
noW many mens At costs MS; youae
EoF Ter 60" But dey couldn't break
snrougn. One day T. heard the voice
fpf Jesus, aud i say, sLawd, II want fer,
cross ober de fiber. He saw W. ys,i,ss
got tsr win 1t out oi, YER Si;easns
+ aDaa I cot down and telegraDl, e.ii n
Gawd.s BY an by, I felt de SnfrtE iist
me UP. senl ana body, an SET me-
across de ribber Brudderg. I ,beaf tNs
German ON par6ri sysyA A,a.,sk s..,s.,. y