Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1894 — The Power of Prayer. [ARTICLE]

The Power of Prayer.

An old darky who was asked if, in his experience, prayer was ever answered, replied: “Well, sah, some pra’as is ansad, an some isn’t—’pends on w’at you axes fo', Jest arter de wah, w'en it was mighty hard scratchin’ fo’ de cullud brederin, I ’bsarved dat w'enebber I pray de Lo'd to sen’ one o’ Marse Peyton’s fat chickens fo’ de ole man, dere was no notice took ob de partition, but w’en I pray dat He would sen’ de old man fo’ de chicken, de matter was ’tended to befo’ sun-up next mornin’.”