Brer Jason's Sermon

Hal Keid, the celebratcd story teller, pives the folio iving account of a sermón he heard in n Kentucky sanctuary from the lipa of an eloquent colored divine, who was known in that vicinity as Brother Jason. Mr. lïcid makes the report under oath, and the narrative is worthy of more orless credence. Brother Jason seeing that he was with bis people talked thus: ' 'Brer's an' sistern, I gotter grate, good news disser niawnin', I dun hadder dream las' nite. Yassir, I hadder dream d;it I dun gotter hebben. [Sister Dilsoy in the amen corner, 'Praise Gord.'] "Yassir, I dun hadder dream dat I dun got to hebben, an' whenst I got dar I witnessed many sights. I see way ober in the norf all de Mefodists, in de norf way oiï frum de throne. ['Glory, ' from the congregation. ] "Yassir! an' I look way ober to de east an' see all de Pres-but-erians ober in de east, way off f rom' de throne." ['Aint I glad we's Babtis', ' voioes in the multitude]. ' 'Yassir! an' I look way down yander to de souf an' see all de Camelites, down in de souf way off from de throne. ['De Babtis'! Babtis'!! Bab'tis'ü! Where's de Babtis',' the congregation] . "Yas, sir, and I look way ober to de west an' I see all the Calf-licks way ober in de west way olï from de throne, an' I look at de throne, and whatter do you reckon I see on the throne? Nuffln, brers and sister, nuffin but Babtis'. ['Glory! amen! bress Gord!' from a devout sister'.] "Yassir! An' I ax de Lawd wy he hab all de Babtis' on de throne and de Lawd say: ['What? Brer, What?' from the congreg-ation.] ' 'He say, de Babtis' such onreliable raskals he hab to keep 'em wha' he kin git his hans on 'em."