“And what else did he tell you?”
“He sometime look me in de face, and say dat Jesus Christ came to die for sinners, poor black sinners as well as white sinners. Me tought dis was very goot, very goot, indeed, to do so for a wicked sinner.”
“And what made you think this was all spoken to you in particular?”
“Because me sure no such wicked sinner as me in all de place. De goot minister must know me was dere.”
“And what did you think of yourself while he preached about Jesus Christ?”
“Sir, me was very much afraid, when he said the wicked must be turned into hell-fire. For me felt dat me was very wicked sinner, and dat make me cry. And he talk much about de love of Christ to sinners, and dat make me cry more. And me tought me must love Jesus Christ; but me not know how, and dat make me cry again.”
“Did you hear more sermons than one during that month?”
“Yes, sir; master gave me leave to go tree times, and all de times me wanted to love Jesus more, and do what Jesus said; but my heart seem sometime hard, like a stone.”
“Have you ever heard any preaching since that time?”
“Never, till me hear sermon at dis church last Sunday, and den me long to be baptized in Jesus’ name; for me had no Christian friends to baptize me when little child.”