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WHY HE WAS BAPTIZED 
The lamented Dr. Ide once related this anec¬ 
dote : Daring a revival in hia church, a colored 
man and hia wife were both aubjecta of the 
work. A while after, the Doctor heard they 
were noon to leave town, and knowing them to 
be extremely ignorant, for they had been slaves, 
he felt that it wkm very important they abould 
commit themaelvea by a public profession, before 
ing away. The church therefore appointed 
extra meeting to hear their experiences. But 
mair was found to be firm aa a rock against 
ng baptized, while he expressed at the same 
me the utmost devotion to bis Saviour, and bis 
ineerity was undoubted. After long talking, he 
at last gave bis reason by saying be could not 
be baptized till ho had done more for Christ. 
Dr. Ide said : “ Now Jim, your business is to 
care for horses. Do you refuse them a drop of 
water till they have done their day’s work 
“ Why, no, Massa, 1 allers waters nra when 1 
takes mu out of do stable m do mornin';” then 
with a sudden start bo cried ont. " O, I will be 
baptized now, 1 will in the beginnin’ and work 
afterwards!” Bo, before an immense audience 
in the evening, the church densely packed, Jim 
was baptized. The moment he was lifted from 
the water, he faced the assembly, and in sten¬ 
torian tones cried out, “ Dis horse am watered.” 
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