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Aunt Phillis Viney (interrupting): “Pawson Demby, ef’n dem sistus had salbation in deah hearts dey wouldn’t keer fuh dem shirks any mo’ dan little Moses keered fuh de Bull-rushes.”

Voices: “Dat’s what I say, too!” “Yas, dat’s it!” “You done sed it.” “Dat’s de law, Sistah Viney.”

Tilly Mink: “I’s got salbation mehsef.”

“Uncle Eph, will you pleas’ pars de barsket ’roun’? An’ I hope dis congation will stop dis shirk ’citement an’ not be fogitful boutin de collection. I exhort sistus an’ all heah present to gib lib’ly, an’ not be like dem fogitful ole Petracks.

“We will include by singin’ de three fus’ vusses ub him seventy-fo’.”

Zion is de place fuh me,

Oh, I want to git da;

Zaccheus clum uh sycamo’ tree,

Oh, I want to git da.

In de heb’nly hom’ we’ll all be free,

Oh, I want to git da;

De Angel Gabriel den we’ll see,

Oh, I want to git da.

Mary an’ Marfa’s gone befo’;

Oh, I want to git da;

Baptized an’ shoutin’ on de golden sho’;

Oh, I want to git da.

Pawson Demby requested Uncle Stephen to “Please led us in prayer,” whereupon Uncle Stephen prayed as follows: