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Show DIDN'T TAKE ANY MORE NOTES. Colored Preacher's Experience Had Taught Him to Prefer Cash. A northern minister, who was spending spend-ing the winter In tho south for tho benefit of his health and ntho samo tlmo pursuing with accustomed vigor the work of his church among tho whites of the Piedmont section of upper up-per Carolina, devoted much of his sparo time to the study of conditions among the colored people. It wos In n prosperous rurnl community, where tho two races aro about numerically equal, that tilt's Incident occurred. One morning whtlo driving along the public road the minister met a negro preacher of tho neighborhood, of whom he had seen but little, but whoso confidence ho had apparently already won. Tho negro was what is commonly called a. "locus" preacher. Tho conversation, at first varied with comments upon tho llttlo things of common Interest, naturally drifted to the subject of religion. "Now, tell me something of your work," asked tho minister. "Do you take notos for your sermons?" "Wn-al. no." ndmlttcd tho brother In black cautiously. "1 useter bo guilty of dat, fo' n fact, but l'so rcfawmed by 'sperlenco. Slnco I como to know dese niggers at doro rale wuth, 1 'quires do cash. Notes Is no good roun' heah." Ilaltlmoro American. |