Document text
9,11<lcre aott
Project #-1655
Cassels R. Tiedeman
Charleston, S. C.
390368
(Verbatim Conversation)
Approx. 250 words
Ophelia says that when she went to Heaven in the spirit,
God made it known to her that she was intended to preach the
word to her fellowman.
"I was made to be a preacher. God told me to go ant
preach de word. Dat was when I was in Hebben, God tell me so.
He send a angel to brung me back to dis world. Ohl I sorry
I come back, but me time aint ripe yet.
"I tell people to livtright ant nebber let dey tongue slip
146A)
on de lie. 'ere daily life is a open book to ebery eye. Dey
caint hide dey wust side no way. God forgib ninety-nine time
a day. We was made to fall, we must fall, dat de way. Dis a
rising ant falling world but de last day, de day of jedgment
is Risurrection Day. Dat when Gapriel blow de trumpet, an'
de people got to ris' up out ob de grabe, den is de end of sal-
vation. No mot calling. When de trumpet blow all must come
up from hell too, ant hab sentence pass on den right dere in
de sight ant hearing ob ebery body. Zou caint pray in hell
you must do yo' praying befot you git dere.
"Ebery body go to be happy den but dose dat be damned, dey
go back to hell for ebber. Dis here world gwine be no mot den,
jest Hebben all obber an' angel. singing Halleluiah, Halleluiah."
Source: Ophelia Jamison, Addison Ct, Charleston, S. C.