Logan Republican | 1907-04-17 | Page 7 | Special Guidance Needed

Speclsl Guidance Needed. Edwin A. Halsey, lato assistant chargo d'affaires of tho scnato pres3 gallery, who halls from Virginia, Is responsible re-sponsible for tho following story: An old darkey who had not been to church for a long timo nppeared ono night at prayer meeting. His presence at tho meeting was commented on by ono of his brethren of tho church. Tho conversation between tho two was something llko this: "Say, Brother Johnson, I ain't saw you heah at do meetln' homo for a considerable duration." dura-tion." "Dat's so," replied Brother Johnson; "I'so been very busy." "Well, how como you heah to-night, Brother Johnson?" "Well, you see, It's llko dls Brother Jackson. I'so repairing a chicken coop for some white gentlemens, and I'so got a sltuwatlon putting a fence round a watermelon patch for another gentlemens, gentle-mens, and I needs special guidance from temptation."