The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-25

My father took one look at him and
then ran all the way home. When he
got into the wagon he said to his
brother and sister, "Whatever con-
Nerted is, Daddy's got it, and am go
ing to bed"
My grandfather and his brother
were both sound,y converted that
evening and they stayed long enough
10 learn that chorus, ~ do believe"
and went home singing it. The chill
dren heard them lcng before they got
near the wagon ard were afraid, for
they lad never Known their father to
ome home like that before. When
my grandfather rot into the wagon
~ called his children round him and
aid: Don't be afraid of me-, dear3.
God has sent hcme a new frther to
you tonight" And he put his arms
as far around those five motherless
children as he could get them, and
then dropping on his knees he erect
ii the family altar in his home, and
prayed that the same blessing tfat
Rad rome into his own heart and life
might come to Ills children.
There was not any sleep in the
wagon that evening for the chi'dre,
wanted to learn the words OF that
wonderful chorus. and they sang it
YER and over again.
Fairly the next morning there was a
'rcck on the dcor and my grandfather
'ooked out to see his brother who
'>ad been converted with him standing
here, and he sad, "Cornel'us, my
'vife is on her krees in my wagon and
he wants to BE- converted. went you
~'eare come over and help her?" And
hose two Gyrsy men with such a
United kncw'ed-e cf Christ, and with
ut any Bible went frcm wagon to
yagon end from tent to tent telling
f their experiences until they had
ed Il number o. Gvp7 es into the
-now'cdre cf Jesus Christ. I'll before
hey had their b~eal'fast. The third
,rother was converted that morning
md they became known as "the three
-on"e.ted Gypsic,." Every day when
hey finished their work they would
stand on the viliare Green or on the
:orner of the street and have little
service and tel what great things God
I'D dine for them. And It'd " there
'ue hundreds in the southern and east.
arn counties Of England who date
heir conversion from the work OF
hose three Gypsy men.
Of course my grandfather was anx-
Gus that his children should be con-
erted, and the eldest ones soon gaze
their hearts - Jesus Christ. One
AL my father g0ing into a Methodist
'fnrch in the city of Car bridge dur
'~s series cf meetings. when the in
'-:tation was given walked down the
p 'sle, and as he was goinr past the
''rst seat an cd man said, looking
t him, "Oh, ha is nc body b. a Gypsy
Nd end my father heard it. He was
4 child of nature and sensitive, and
dropping on his lnees at the altar
ne said looking Up to the sky. "Then
Jesus. you will have to take me, for
|. Nobody else wants me-" Another old
man came to ny father AMI putin
'is hand on mv iather's head said. az
know your father, son, and u know
about his Giving fis testimony for
Christ, md ycu want to be Chr stian
TOO. don't vcu?" And my father re-
Md: "Yes, sir" The cd gentle
man prayed with Wy father and that
light he surrendered his heart to
'esus Chr st. At the conclusion of
the meeting rurnin~ kcme as hard
as he cou'd 90, he rushed into tte
wagon and throwing his arms around
,i7 fathers necl he said: "D1ddy
m con"erted" Ny grand eather wept
tears cf joy for Re knew that he was
whole-souled by, and then sad:
''How do you knew you are covert
"d?" That was hard question to
" to a Young c"nvert and my father
bought for cute while and then
plar ing his h-nd over his heart. he
aid: "I don't lncw Drddy. cnly
feel so ice and warm here" I shoI'd
link ttat my father fe't scmethin~
the burni~~ wi hin him that those
wo mer fet as they walked with
Christ on the read to Emn- aus.
My father soon wanted to learn t.
rad the Bible, aid asked his fatfcr if
C wor'd allow h'm to 60 to school
ne went to s"hTcl that winter in az
cbout four weeks, learning his alpha
bet, and that is ell the schooling 3ha-
70 ever recei''ed Yet one Of our Lon
lon dailies said Of fim few years
!g", that Cyp~y Smith was one of the
fnest eypoleats Of the possibilities
If Anglo Saxon speech nee the days
8 John Bright. In these days some
hody made m" father a present Of
his Bib'e an English dictionary, and
Sadies Biblical ctionary ard he used
to carry them everywhere he went.
When he was selling clothes pins they
we're under his am, when he went to
bid thy were uGder his pillow, and
while his relatives used to male fun
# him for earryi G them, re us"d to
lcnce them by saying: "Scma day
am poinp tn he able 10 read them RIGHT