Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1908-08-25 | Page 2 | Not All Dead Yet

NOT ALL DEAD YET Heres a Colored Man Who Once Held George s Horse New York Aug 24 In a sermon 4 4 delivered yesterday esterday at Zion African f Methodist Episcopal church In Som f ff 4 f N J the Rev Mason lason Brooks a ervle negro clergyman said that he is f ff 4 f 10 13 years of age and that he remembers f bers bees having held General George f 4 4 4 horse on the road be between f ff f 4 tween Somerville and Raritan 4 f 4 The clergyman said he was born In f 4 Cuba In 1770 and was wa brought to Som Somerset Somerset f county count N Nw iw Jersey when a achild 4 child He said that he was 10 years Jears f fold 4 old when he lie le held George Washing 4 tons horse He Illustrated mus rated this tills part t 4 of oC his narrative by walking out along alon aloni 4 the road to Raritan and locating the 4 exact spot at which he said ho lie had hadi i i 4 held the horse hors f 4 Mr BrooKS BrooK said that he had 4 4 4 preached for tor the last seventy years 4 and that he has 1193 spent five years Jears in f Egypt where he did missionary f p 4 4 work 4 tt 44 44 4 M 4 M 4 4 M 4 t