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Show SUFFERED FOR HIS FAITH. Incident Caused Colored Brother's Temporary Fall from Grace. At tho recent nnnlvorsary dinner pf tho Clover Club of Philadelphia Dr. Edward Bedloo said: "Ono winter night I attended a revival Bervlco that somo colored friends of mine wcro holding In a llttlo church on South strcot. Tho church was crowded. Tho exhorting and tho singing was spirited. But atl of a sudden tho stoveplpo fell, and, being hot, It began to burn a holo in tho carpet. Brothor Smith hastened to tho plpo but hesitated about picking pick-ing It up. Tho preacher from tho platform oggod him on. 'Bruddor Smith, what yo' frald of?' ho exclaimed. exclaim-ed. 'Pick up dat plpo, Bruddor Smith. Doan' bo ufrald. Do Lord won't let It bum yo'.' Th timid brother accordingly took heart. Ho hollovod .tho preacher and lifted tho plpo with his baro hands. But ho dropped It again immediately. "'Do dobbll ho won't!' ho was heard to mutter, as ho hastened out of tho church to got somo salve for his burn." Philadelphia Ledgor. |