Show DIP AN DONE DON WID WI IT Old Negro Tells the Bishop Why He HeIs HeIs Is a Baptist Atlanta Constitution Bishop Vilmer of Alabama had hap bap b and confirmed an old negro asla aaa as a member macumber of the Episcopal Chur h South I In a few ew weeks the bishop bj hoo learned that the time old man titan was a sh el ci elder elder cider der in the A M 1 E meeting house Several weeks later latet latex the time bishop heard that he had hal resigned reigned that membership p and had been bien immersed becoming a u professor profesor of the Baptist persuasion When en next the bishop met the old negro he lie asked Josiah why wh did you leave lea e my m church Anybody hurt your feelings s there or anything like that Lame Lais no Maise laise Hooker la ha no De Dp dey de is gemmen ef doy dp aint not tn else Dar aint nobody hut my m No Xo suh I let lef Ie dat da church caze ease I read rend in iii de book bool Dey Doy De all Jl reads read an back so cheerful ak Jak an Jes des kaz I cant read I cant come in lii right an n he folks look round when wien T T I wrong an ati hearty heart I Ib bound b und to leave dat church And why wh did you ou leave the Meth Leth Methodist th tho odist o ottI t so suddenly sud 2 Well Yel you see Maise raiE Hooker dein dem demiE iE folks dey is alas lra s holding holdin a 1 Qui Now Nosy o you OU know YOsef iuis Hooker men cant aut stan too much quinn into l I bilged bl ed to quit dat church UDo Do you ot think Joskin you ou can stick t ik to the Baptist church i iLa I La L yes YE massa masS wid d Rap Bap i i iU lists U t I n f done wid it ie i |