The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-11-21

,u hi, pa form, woman in his choir called and asked
me to give NV heart to God told her had long ago given
my heart to God She said won't you accept Chst told
had accepted Christ. She staggered Tor moment
but she rallied and came back with this:
Il hope YOU HAVE accepted Christi she snapped; for |
have been PRAYING for YOU, FELL. PROSTRATE ON THE
FLOOR or MY ROOM THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE
YOUR PAPER CAME OUT AND PRAYED GOD TO
EITHER CONVERT YOU OR KILL YOU"
And then the lady resumed her stand in the choir aud
sang:
"Oh. how love JcSusl"
She ruuIcd of the words il with an axe; her eyes lash
cd rc studied her and thought yes she seems
m love Ics,, like a ti,rcSs loves piece OF meat
That the evil that Ham docsuakng many vicious
hateful rrIi;unSts by his methods. have no doubt that he
has had thousands pray for God To Convert me or Kill me
with emphasis Oh the kill me.
liam makes a lot u that sort oi and he makes
armies o ypocritcs. show you not or two or trcc
but o2crs "i letter, that have to from or'cr CON
ycriS m Ham Ramsay meetings III other towns VINO were
brow beaten and driven to ndorSc Ham and embrace his the
olry They didn't have CUTS stand on, against ' and
against the aciuucs and bgory Of their called Christian
ncrlns Now that Ham is standing them with his
lash they hate Ham and hate themselves for having submitted
to him They send their subscriptions to tins newspaper ana
urge their friends t" subscribe
OF cuuSc Mr. Ham is still rannl about lot Of old news
Icr cl,iy upon which he claims to have based hH charges
AGAINST uI. Ruscnwad. lie protests tha, Inc was honest III
nj, aacL ON R,scnwald Eu, Mr. Ham prccn's t" be Il
.hrDi the gospel ni Icss Christ and SUCH preacher has
r., T., indulge in lcrsorac, in lii pulpit hc has no right
m as,a the character upon newspaper testimony
I'm! al, that !, not To- the point. In ISSUE 4" Oct 81 III Ht
rr,rn Ham, attack Mr. k"scnwad did not accuse inc
,nc ni lrny in error: merely expressed >huck at 'c'
,,,ru, ~ r had made only said tla, MIR. Ham had PICK
cl r man who wa, too big notice him. Hut Just Tor mat
Ham, took N, his whole sermon Friday night Oct 81 III
dc, ii,. vice conditions Chicago icturiig all the h'p'
M o city,, fostering vice district and by implication accuS'
I me- ,i "vb,cwlshinc" the Chicago vice gang when nc
, ,ol accusation against he had carried his audehCc
m llO II, far u h him that they forgot they were III tcmc
m (, and a,rlaic him vg"ors condenlriE me aid NY
urv ,,rr M t'cir demonstration. was not present. p"' III!
;i "a rr,rn and one u Hams uSlcrS "a SNUG ana 'iCt"S
Little mry onl, clappcd his applause III my vic 'a'' :"
deliberately insult her THAT is the true history OF the W'"'
,,u,rvcr., u hen my wife home burning win Hha"c
and INDIGNATION and said that Ham had mad" nc "u' a 'o
,I, ItIu 81 ry fellow i,wusmcn and had applauded
him lulI hcr lose heart. that bchcF'u '''" ""
r,,l,c. liar and should proceed to try to prove It,
How we'll have succeeded will be recoidcd aS Jou''''
J 49, I -, , i,Ic sensation. The public has bccn
i,i,c and Jury aud the ol,c. outside o 'ose WHO WI ~
, Ham H., ,r,n,unccd it, verdict in hundreds OF tcst'o'-
al, and IN uIuurmG "i new su'scrl'phS W '' '"'P"r
o circulation Of les, than 5000 copies three weeks ago '
,,I,,i,,n l ,, ucu Spacr has jumped to nearly o''"
II , .,nr Il, take lot Of ovc-and lot OF patience ana
m mycrromc the seeds oi bitterness an hate thal i'a
, i, ,hc hearts Of those who have followed HIM with
mich ZEAL That's job in Elizabeth CITY ana tue So'e
m lrrlIr down to it the the green grass W"l gro"
aru on the fire sCathcd Sn'okc p'o""'' "
l,rr -, rur ,lis,rlcrcd little corner o earth