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Show The Three "G's." S. S. Brccso Stevens tells of an old colored minister whom ho heard preach In Richmond, Va., not long ago. "It seems," says Mr. Stevens, "that the church treasury wns represented by a deficit, nnd on this occasion tha worthy colored clergyman's discourse was directed toward urging his congregation con-gregation to make their donations a bit moro liberal. Ills remarks, In part, wcro something llko this: "Now, dls hcah ch'ch, needs Jes three things, an' dey all begins wld "G." Doy's grace, grit, nnd greenbacks. green-backs. Do good Lawd scndB us grace; I'so got do grit, and you', ma brud-ders, brud-ders, Jes got tor rustlo 'roun' to' d greenbacks." |