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." "And what have been your thoughts all the time since you first heard these sermons in America?
Did you tell anybody what you then felt ?" "No, me speak to nobody but to God den.

De goot minister say dat God hear de cry of de poor; so me cry to God, and he hear me.

And me often tink 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 dat make reading easy.

Master give me Bible, and one sailor show me de letters: and so me learned to read by myself, with God's good help." "And what do you read in the Bible ?" "Oh, me read all about Jesus Christ, and how he loved sinners; and wicked men killed him, and he died, and came again from de grave; and all dis for poor Negro.