Browse:Bible and Prayer (Volume 1, entries 344–346)
Bible and Prayer
Volume 1, entries 344–346. Source context: SPIRITS → SELL SELF TO THE DEVIL. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 344
I heard you have to go to a runnin' stream whare the water runs clear an' go thare nine mornin's, an' read a certain chapter somewhare, the Bible, on ever' mornin'. An' when you go the ninth mornin' you meet the devil thare on the ninth mornin' an' he'll give you a test. An' if you kin stand the test after you git thare that he puts on you, says you kin do anything you want to an' he'll defend yo'. You kin go out an' kill a person almost an' he'll clare you.
Entry 345
Dey tell me dat chew take a Bible an' go to de crossroads on a Sunday night at twelve a'clock an' yo' read, but chew have tuh read it backwards - an' when yo' read one verse, dey say yo' hear de voice of de next verse somewhere in de woods; an' when yo' finish it up, dat chew have sold yoreself to de devil. Dat's all ah know 'bout dat.
Entry 346
You meet there every morning regular for nine mornings at the same hour or late at night [to] get [learn] your music. And I was told you get on yore knees and prays backwards, but pray not to God but to the devil - see, you pray backwards. And the devil will assist you along dat line, if you kin stand there. If you kin stand the test, den you would get graduated. But I did never go out - don't know whether you get graduated or not.