| Show A NOVEL THE proceedings A AT T AN AFRICAN I 1 CHURCH IN NEW JERSEY A clock that hd had antion aln Tam with would biot 1 strike tile hie hour tho the story of itin son soil in mod frd ern vorm the annual watch injecting lof the members of tile the african baptist church at T i N J a 3 year or two ay alas as in ninny many respects a novel one tie for many inan y 3 cars tile bable fablo residents ret ident of t the b ii little t t ic s ett i i ll 11 tn t i in 1 I 1 t tho 1 woold near lio 1 burlington 3 ti rl i n g to ii 1 ll 11 i a le N e lp been ee r i in i ta tho or of hold iii it a watch meeting ting on new years eye eve tacio meetings s are always well ivell attended by old and young and have often developed a 1 great revival of religion in that section A year ago 0 o tile tho meeting ivas ana a failure ianno becane o tin the prien preacher chers watch i li topped lopped at half past 11 oc loci ared tile tact fact was not discovered Us covered until daa dt light to prevent a recin of that eliat mistake it was decided last year I 1 lo 10 k leave a bi big eight lay ilay clock owned by king lewis armtrong armstrong who lias has long iong enjoyed tho the honor of ruling the destinies ef c ti too repaired in ill proper taape fill taken to the church to mark till the passage of time this was ivas done end and the elock was put in the church jut just back ut of the pulpit where every one could wo see it and to keen the clock in time elder jordan and elder congo veto instructed to have their watches batchos wound up und and set et by railroad timo to avoid any po possibility sivility of a ini mistake stake this they agreed to do 10 promptly at 6 8 the arv ices began and tho the church was filled kin king lewis leivis armstrong arm tron sat in tho the pulpit wi with all preacher guariu and occasionally devoted a few minutes to keeping tile the stove red hot dis yer watch meeting said preacher will ni ill begin will wid a imo geini onar jerding by and by you all knows do tune hits bits bin mug bung yer a good many 3 cars and liu lilt means just jus as much jowas hit ever hd anil and when you till am a it bre brathering loan doan forgit to lo think what do de words mean do de tune alone wont divoll t sa aie yer souls dar am aln plenty of good billuris bill cris dat ain t got no more ligion t 11 a Ella skunk ink ina am like piaia you ha bag got to mean do de wolds evvi ds 3 on oil is or you aill alint t no good 11 the choir which was ivas stationed just back of tho the batove thereupon laired the tune after two or three berzes lead had been sung bung tho the entire con congregation re gation began to enter cuter into thu the spirit of the occasion swaying their bodies to and fro iu in time with the music and keeping a peculiar fort ort of time with then feet on oil the floor As the verses were exhausted t the e preacher would yell I swing die de tune tillie agin swing her ag in this always had the desired effect finally they became weary end and a hilt was waa ordered king lewis armstrong next paid aid a 3 few words in which lie strongly advised the young men of timbuctoo to change their ways before it w was as too t dar stint ninino no bettar ix I 1 i hafl said idis I dis present time you ortt quit put yer ornery ways forsake do de pul of de wicked herod and get into do ark of glory wot ani am lighted wid ill electric light and full of groceries for de winter we am jes about gettin gc atin into another ear car and all of ns its orter to make inake up our mines to do artter git away from do tins bins dat has kive ivil 3 ou ell ill ap and if you die next nest year you wil will I be comfort abul in aber hams what I 1 me adlin you is facts taint no guess work et ef you loan doan believe it look at dat prodigal son bun what aliat de good oil book tells tt alls us its about dar was a man mail dat was citey well fixed lie ho hall a good job on oil liis his fodder s 3 farm had a hoss I 1 oss and wagon to use rise whenever he wanted it and no sunday to do but ins his heart bat gifted if ted ile he thought do old man farmin fan de pla place ceright right ile he lowed lie he could do a heap butter better a for liis his elf belf cos do de ole man was behind do de times do de rigal lie had been de ti in de papers bout men wanted c 1 I to take big jobs tied and euthin much to do so it lie says pays guess ill quit auit olo ole man G cimmo ir lintio comin to me an ill try my luck cominer else do da old man mail tul tuk him at his word guv uy him the money nail find liim out but he didn t make no lie money ile ho jes fool it away on farm farin moraig cs out west and loss racin in tile the east till lie it all in den lie he come back ou on do de farm and ile de ole man mail tuk pity on oil him furgus him what ho he done and give him a home abiu and dats what do de lord ill 11 do for you yon ef cf you doan put it off too long iong the effect of this on the congregation was marked and soon there were many eit sinners iners on oil the mourners bench from that time until midnight alicie was singing anil and prayer until kill king lewis eight day daiy clock struck 9 instead of 13 12 this raised a commotion and the clock was soundly denounced king lewis faid eaid hit bit doan make no difference what de clock strikes look at do de hans and beyll tell you de time fact is dat ar 3 oung will yuin boord garrison lias has been wid ill de sinking tools in ilat dat clock ill bow tins this v waa ab denied hy by tile accused and it was finally decided to refer tile watter matter of the time to ahders jordan cud and cono congo there was waa just two ini minutes difference in their watches tie fao a comaromi o was baruck by chugo conso setting his watch a minute fast then as both watches pointed to the hour bour ot of 12 tho the preacher blew a long blast on a tin horn the worshipers and sang and the new year was started on its way now new york herald i |
