Comedy of Contrition.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7970, 6 November 1905, Page 2

Comedy of Contrition.

AMI'SIXC TALK OK A XK<il«> PFAITKXT. Writing n, til,, r.-li^-i..„ of 111,. Antcl'. icnn negro in si Cuntrmp, rare revii'W. Mr P. M. Davenport relates n genuine example of iIH- '■'cxlraorrtiii-m-.v suggesti-hilily" of the racf-. Jn ii liltl,. (own between Cleveland, Tennessee, ainl Chattanooga il was delermincd l,i give ■„ negro ,„, h „ i,,,,,! |,ft '" godly of theft ii cliuvch I rial without wailing for any legal forma lily. The ilny iras s-t, the -aieeling «„s crowded. H„. -prcai.-hvi- presided. nr.A aflrr n slat,'in,-ill of Hi,- charges, announced ihai || K . -actus,,| w ,,uh| hv given a chance 'to it,- heard. Mr wont forward ami look the |,|„,.,, ol lhi. preacher on the plat form. "Ijtill'f g|(,|, llllllil, t,, Na y A,,' |„y_ so'f," -lie began in n penitcivt voice, "I'si! a |i,,' ini.s'aJile sinner. Bu| hredren, so is- wH wll inis'ahlo siiinors. An' -de good .|,o„kj savs we j miisl I'orgih. How many funis, hr,-\ (Pen? Till .sown Him™? Nn. (ja seventy times seven. An' 1 ain'l -innrd nn seventy limes seven, ami Fin jes go' to suggest ilui wo | urn (l , js j, M | 0 a frrgihness intTt-in', anil everybody in (lis greal comp'ny ilat is will-in" (•„ forglll line, come up, „„ w , while We il,, sing one of our den-h ~|e ■liviims and sliuke ma hand." And lie started one „f 11„, powerful revival tunes, -ami , U „ . h -,„„. v1 , ,„ c """;'. lirs «'' who hadn't. gi Vl .„ anything t„ ,-,„. ,|„„ a ti,m and Here anyway. Him those who hadn't' lost nuirli. and then Hie others Finally Ihe.v -had all passed before him except, one, and she stuck to Ami lie said. 'liar's „,,,. ~„• ~,is able sinner si ill |,.|", -,!„( „•„.„•. f( ,;._ 8.1. she won:, f,.,.e;i|,." (*,,,, was, he old lady who losl tl„. steers.) "Xow r sugges' | ha| we hah a season' of prayer, ~„' , Ns |H) , ll|( , An.l after 'Vlirv |, a d prmed and *"ng a liiiinn. the old lady came up * 0(1. l