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Show Preachea to the insert Air. ; A reporter witnessed an extraordinary scene in tho vicinity of Biddlcville, N. C. In front of a small cabin a pulpit had been erected. In this stood a colored col-ored man "preaching" at tho top of his voice,- There was no one except the reporter re-porter and preacher nears and the former stood and listened, but was not noticed by the speaker. On inquiry it was found that the preacher was Koliert Bell. Two years ago he was tired from the pastorate pas-torate of tho Presbyterian church at Biddleville because he wanted to go into his church barefooted. He was warned against this offense, and, heeding it not, one Sunday as he attempted to ascend kis pulpit "shoeless, half a dozen good, pious deacons seized him and fired him from the church. On that day Bell declared de-clared that he would preach, three time every day in his own yard, and he does it, although no one goes to hear him. Savannah News. |