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 5 k much about the love of Christ to sinners, and that ake me cry more. And me thought me must love Jesus Christ, but me not know how, and that make me y again.’ 'Did you hear more sermons than one during that onth ?’ ' Yes, Sir, master gave me leave for to go three times, d all the times me wanted to love Jesus more, and do that Jesus said; but my heart seem something hard e a stone.’ ' Have you heard any preaching since that time ‘ Never, till me heard sermon at this church last Sunday, and then me long to be baptised in Jesus’ name; me had no Christain friends to baptize me when tle child.' ‘ What have been your thoughts all the time since u first heard these sermons in America ; did you tell any body then what you felt?’ ‘ No; me speak to nobody but to God then—The ot minister say, that God hear the cry of the poor ; me cry to God, and he hear me. And me often think about Jesus Christ, and wish to be like him.’ ' Can you read ?’ ‘ A little.’ ‘ Who taught you to read ?’ ' God teach me to read.’ ' What do you mean by saying so?’ ‘ God give me desire to read, and that make reading sy. Master give me a Bible, and one sailor shew me e letters, and so me learn to read by myself, with od’s goot help.’ ‘ And what do you read in the Bible ?’ ' O me read all about Jesus Christ, and how he lov- ed sinners ; and wicked men kill him, and he died, and ame again from the grave; and all this for poor Negro. ‘ What do the people say about your reading and saying, and attention to the things of God?’ 3