1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:01:35,041 --> 00:01:35,875 - John? 4 00:01:38,333 --> 00:01:39,166 John? 5 00:01:40,833 --> 00:01:42,000 The Lord don't wait on no man, especially 6 00:01:42,041 --> 00:01:44,833 them that are late in serving him. 7 00:01:54,541 --> 00:01:56,333 - When I remember growing up, 8 00:01:56,375 --> 00:02:00,166 I think first of Sunday morning, of a chariot, brightness, 9 00:02:00,208 --> 00:02:02,625 of the bustle of the Grimes family on their way to church. 10 00:02:15,708 --> 00:02:17,625 - Hey Roy, how's your mama? 11 00:02:17,666 --> 00:02:18,916 - Roy, keep up. 12 00:02:20,041 --> 00:02:21,208 John, come on. 13 00:02:21,833 --> 00:02:23,000 I don't know why 14 00:02:23,041 --> 00:02:26,208 we always have to be the last ones at church. 15 00:02:26,250 --> 00:02:28,291 Y'all gonna be the last one on Judgment Day too. 16 00:02:28,333 --> 00:02:30,125 - As long as the gates don't shut tight, it don't matter. 17 00:02:30,166 --> 00:02:31,041 - What did you say? 18 00:02:31,083 --> 00:02:31,916 - Nothing. 19 00:02:31,958 --> 00:02:32,750 - Better be nothing. 20 00:02:32,791 --> 00:02:34,083 - Hi you, hottie. 21 00:02:34,125 --> 00:02:35,875 Wanna make some time? 22 00:02:36,833 --> 00:02:38,000 - John, did you hear her? 23 00:02:38,041 --> 00:02:39,125 She wants me. 24 00:02:40,166 --> 00:02:40,958 - Stop it! 25 00:02:47,875 --> 00:02:49,083 Praise the Lord, Mr. Grimes. 26 00:02:49,125 --> 00:02:50,375 - Praise the Lord, Mother Washington. 27 00:02:50,416 --> 00:02:51,041 Ella Mae. 28 00:02:51,083 --> 00:02:52,125 - Praise the Lord. 29 00:02:52,166 --> 00:02:53,666 - Fine morning for praising the Lord. 30 00:02:53,708 --> 00:02:56,375 - Sure look fine to me. 31 00:02:56,416 --> 00:02:58,500 - Every day is a fine day to serve the Lord. 32 00:02:58,541 --> 00:02:59,500 - Mm-hmm. 33 00:02:59,541 --> 00:03:00,916 Now all we have to do is get that 34 00:03:00,958 --> 00:03:01,833 through to our young people. 35 00:03:01,875 --> 00:03:03,708 - The Lord knows that try. 36 00:03:03,750 --> 00:03:06,541 - The Lord is a savior for young as well as the old. 37 00:03:06,583 --> 00:03:09,625 Soon as you youngins learn that, the sooner you'll be saved. 38 00:03:09,666 --> 00:03:10,916 Ain't that right, Sister Elizabeth? 39 00:03:10,958 --> 00:03:12,625 - Appears right to me. 40 00:03:12,666 --> 00:03:14,083 - We here in church, ain't we. 41 00:03:14,125 --> 00:03:15,291 - Yes, son. 42 00:03:15,333 --> 00:03:17,166 That's the first step. 43 00:03:19,916 --> 00:03:21,041 - Praise the Lord, Sister Elizabeth. 44 00:03:21,083 --> 00:03:21,958 - Praise the Lord, Elijah. 45 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,166 - Morning, Mother Washington. 46 00:03:23,208 --> 00:03:24,875 Praise the Lord, Ella Mae. 47 00:03:24,916 --> 00:03:26,958 - Play something nice to help lift our spirits, son. 48 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,791 - Play all day and all night if you want me to. 49 00:03:28,833 --> 00:03:29,416 - Mm-hmm. 50 00:03:29,458 --> 00:03:30,708 That's the way. 51 00:04:21,333 --> 00:04:23,083 - Thank you, Jesus. 52 00:04:23,125 --> 00:04:24,875 Thank you, Jesus. 53 00:04:24,916 --> 00:04:26,291 Oh, hallelujah. 54 00:04:26,333 --> 00:04:28,000 - Praise. 55 00:04:29,791 --> 00:04:31,041 - Hallelujah. 56 00:04:36,458 --> 00:04:37,291 Yeah. 57 00:05:05,833 --> 00:05:06,666 Thank you 58 00:05:21,166 --> 00:05:22,458 Thank you 59 00:05:35,916 --> 00:05:36,750 - Hallelujah, Jesus. 60 00:05:36,791 --> 00:05:37,791 Praise the lord. 61 00:05:44,791 --> 00:05:45,583 - Whoo! 62 00:05:45,625 --> 00:05:46,416 - Amen! 63 00:05:46,458 --> 00:05:47,666 - Amen! 64 00:05:47,708 --> 00:05:49,833 - Let us all submit! 65 00:05:49,875 --> 00:05:50,916 Praise Him! 66 00:05:50,958 --> 00:05:52,541 - Praise him. 67 00:05:54,791 --> 00:05:57,958 - Great God almighty. 68 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,958 - Yes, yes, yes. 69 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:00,833 I'm glad 70 00:06:02,250 --> 00:06:05,500 to see so many saints come together. 71 00:06:06,375 --> 00:06:07,791 - That's right. 72 00:06:07,833 --> 00:06:09,041 - Putting aside 73 00:06:09,958 --> 00:06:11,958 the fun and frolic of the world. 74 00:06:14,416 --> 00:06:16,666 - To turn your mind to God. 75 00:06:20,041 --> 00:06:22,750 We are the ones who are sanctified. 76 00:06:24,958 --> 00:06:26,500 And baptized. 77 00:06:28,583 --> 00:06:30,166 We, we are the ones 78 00:06:32,666 --> 00:06:34,416 you save from sin. 79 00:06:34,458 --> 00:06:35,416 - Yes, oh yes, Lord. 80 00:06:35,458 --> 00:06:37,583 - Thank you, Jesus! 81 00:06:37,625 --> 00:06:38,500 - Whoo! 82 00:06:38,541 --> 00:06:39,875 - Thank the Lord and praise us. 83 00:06:41,625 --> 00:06:43,958 Deacon Burns, Deacon Grimes, 84 00:06:46,291 --> 00:06:50,000 tell us something from the gospel of Matthew, 85 00:06:51,333 --> 00:06:52,416 12th chapter, 86 00:06:53,541 --> 00:06:54,375 verse 38 87 00:06:56,625 --> 00:06:57,958 and 39. 88 00:06:59,333 --> 00:07:00,750 - Down South, my father 89 00:07:00,791 --> 00:07:04,416 had been a great preacher, with the church all his own. 90 00:07:04,458 --> 00:07:06,583 Now in Harlem, he was only a Deacon 91 00:07:06,625 --> 00:07:08,708 in the temple of the fire baptized. 92 00:07:10,083 --> 00:07:11,416 - But he answered them, 93 00:07:11,458 --> 00:07:14,166 an evil and adulterous generation seeks 94 00:07:14,208 --> 00:07:17,041 for a sign, but no sign-- 95 00:07:17,083 --> 00:07:18,416 - Ah! 96 00:07:19,541 --> 00:07:21,708 An evil generation 97 00:07:23,083 --> 00:07:24,791 got to have a sign 98 00:07:26,416 --> 00:07:29,666 before they could come to understanding 99 00:07:30,708 --> 00:07:31,625 the love of God. 100 00:07:32,916 --> 00:07:33,916 - There he goes again. 101 00:07:33,958 --> 00:07:36,875 - See it's like today, young people 102 00:07:36,916 --> 00:07:39,875 are always asking for a sign. 103 00:07:42,041 --> 00:07:45,750 Don't, don't think because you are young, 104 00:07:45,791 --> 00:07:47,291 that's not plenty time. 105 00:07:48,541 --> 00:07:51,083 God sees the young as well as old. 106 00:07:58,041 --> 00:07:59,125 There's sin among us. 107 00:08:02,791 --> 00:08:05,791 Brother Elijah, and Sister Ella Mae, 108 00:08:07,625 --> 00:08:09,416 will you come to the alter, please? 109 00:08:15,166 --> 00:08:16,583 But let them remember this-- 110 00:08:16,625 --> 00:08:18,041 - Elijiah? 111 00:08:18,083 --> 00:08:20,333 - When they think I'm hard, 112 00:08:21,625 --> 00:08:25,416 let them remember that the world is hard. 113 00:08:33,333 --> 00:08:34,333 Now the Lord 114 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:37,583 has led me 115 00:08:38,666 --> 00:08:39,750 to give you 116 00:08:39,791 --> 00:08:41,625 two public warning before it's too late. 117 00:08:43,541 --> 00:08:46,833 I know you are good young people, 118 00:08:48,208 --> 00:08:50,625 dedicated to the service of the Lord. 119 00:08:52,041 --> 00:08:53,708 - I'd like to get my hand up her skirt. 120 00:08:53,750 --> 00:08:54,583 - Shut up. 121 00:08:56,166 --> 00:08:58,666 - Sin may not be in your mind, 122 00:09:00,791 --> 00:09:04,750 but the devil lurks on every street corner, 123 00:09:04,791 --> 00:09:06,000 every dark hallway. 124 00:09:07,541 --> 00:09:10,708 Remember, remember the Lord said, "He that dwells in me, 125 00:09:10,750 --> 00:09:12,291 "shall have life everlasting. 126 00:09:14,875 --> 00:09:17,625 "But he that entertains Satan, 127 00:09:17,666 --> 00:09:21,375 "shall burn in the fires of damnation forever." 128 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:15,958 - Elijah! 129 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:16,833 Hey! 130 00:10:19,416 --> 00:10:21,250 What happened? 131 00:10:21,291 --> 00:10:23,000 - Simple, little one. 132 00:10:23,041 --> 00:10:25,916 Me and Ella Mae been getting together a whole lot lately. 133 00:10:25,958 --> 00:10:28,250 We been gettin' tighter and tighter. 134 00:10:28,291 --> 00:10:29,833 - So? 135 00:10:29,875 --> 00:10:33,875 - So, it was in my mind, maybe in hers too. 136 00:10:33,916 --> 00:10:35,833 - Okay, what are you talking about? 137 00:10:35,875 --> 00:10:36,916 - Well, don't you see? 138 00:10:36,958 --> 00:10:38,208 That's how the devil works. 139 00:10:38,250 --> 00:10:39,958 Just when you ain't got nothing in your mind, 140 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,541 that's when he jump in there and start telling you things. 141 00:10:43,583 --> 00:10:45,291 - Things like what? 142 00:10:45,333 --> 00:10:47,958 - Like how pretty Sister Ella Mae look, 143 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,375 and how maybe you want to touch her, 144 00:10:50,416 --> 00:10:52,083 so much so that you can't even breathe, 145 00:10:52,125 --> 00:10:53,875 and you feel like you've got to do something, 146 00:10:53,916 --> 00:10:55,500 but you can't do nothing. 147 00:10:56,958 --> 00:10:59,708 - I get those feelings, about girls in school and-- 148 00:10:59,750 --> 00:11:01,375 - You got to fight them feelings. 149 00:11:01,416 --> 00:11:03,666 You got to fight them hard, little John. 150 00:11:03,708 --> 00:11:04,916 - How? 151 00:11:04,958 --> 00:11:06,916 - By putting your mind on the Lord. 152 00:11:06,958 --> 00:11:08,541 Man, they'll be plenty of time for all of them 153 00:11:08,583 --> 00:11:10,291 other things when you get older. 154 00:11:10,333 --> 00:11:11,958 Follow, little John? 155 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,791 - Hey, why you gotta call me little? 156 00:11:14,833 --> 00:11:16,583 - Because you's frail and little. 157 00:11:16,625 --> 00:11:18,541 And I'm big and strong. 158 00:11:18,583 --> 00:11:19,833 - Uh huh, is that what you think? 159 00:11:19,875 --> 00:11:21,500 - Yeah, that's what I think. 160 00:11:21,541 --> 00:11:23,875 - Well one of these days, I'm gonna surprise you. 161 00:11:23,916 --> 00:11:26,500 - You gonna be tough when you get older, huh? 162 00:11:26,541 --> 00:11:27,541 Well you do that. 163 00:11:27,583 --> 00:11:28,916 You surprise me. 164 00:11:30,958 --> 00:11:33,083 Hey, ain't that your brother, Roy, over there on the corner? 165 00:11:33,125 --> 00:11:36,500 - Yo, I know it's not your brand, man. 166 00:11:36,541 --> 00:11:39,958 - That chocolate has smoke, man. 167 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,208 - What are you doing smoking, Royal? 168 00:11:43,250 --> 00:11:46,208 - Man, take your hands of me, big brother. 169 00:11:46,250 --> 00:11:47,500 - We gotta get home, or we're both 170 00:11:47,541 --> 00:11:49,791 gonna catch it, so come on. 171 00:11:56,208 --> 00:11:58,541 - I'll see y'all later, all right? 172 00:12:06,291 --> 00:12:08,375 - You need to stop hanging around those hoodlums. 173 00:12:08,416 --> 00:12:09,416 - Those hoodlums are my friends, 174 00:12:09,458 --> 00:12:12,041 so you better leave them alone. 175 00:12:21,375 --> 00:12:22,583 - So what kind of meat you 176 00:12:22,625 --> 00:12:24,041 gonna put in these boys? 177 00:12:24,083 --> 00:12:25,833 - I've got some good fat back over here. 178 00:12:25,875 --> 00:12:29,208 - I don't like no fat back me myself, I like ham. 179 00:12:29,250 --> 00:12:31,208 - Stay out of my business. 180 00:12:31,250 --> 00:12:32,583 Aunt Florence, how you doing? 181 00:12:32,625 --> 00:12:34,333 - Boy, you got so tall. 182 00:12:34,375 --> 00:12:36,375 - Where you two been all this time? 183 00:12:36,416 --> 00:12:37,458 Oh, look at your clothes. 184 00:12:37,500 --> 00:12:38,500 What you been doing? 185 00:12:38,541 --> 00:12:39,333 - Nothing, Mama. 186 00:12:39,375 --> 00:12:40,583 - Go on, clean yourself up. 187 00:12:40,625 --> 00:12:42,291 - Do you think you can come town with me later, 188 00:12:42,333 --> 00:12:43,583 help me carry some packages? 189 00:12:43,625 --> 00:12:45,250 - Roy, you know I will. 190 00:12:45,291 --> 00:12:47,750 - Aw, now come on give me another hug here. 191 00:12:47,791 --> 00:12:49,250 - You know what? 192 00:12:49,291 --> 00:12:51,833 I wouldn't ask you, I'm just a little tired. 193 00:12:51,875 --> 00:12:53,000 You know, I'm resting-- 194 00:12:53,041 --> 00:12:54,916 - What's all this noise? 195 00:12:56,166 --> 00:12:59,208 Doesn't anybody have respect for the Sabbath? 196 00:12:59,250 --> 00:13:00,083 Elizabeth? 197 00:13:00,125 --> 00:13:02,291 - I'll keep them quiet, Gabriel. 198 00:13:02,333 --> 00:13:03,916 - Get in here, boy. 199 00:13:13,208 --> 00:13:15,000 - Sometimes, watching that boy, 200 00:13:15,041 --> 00:13:17,916 he reminds me so much of my father. 201 00:13:18,833 --> 00:13:21,916 Got the same way of laughing. 202 00:13:21,958 --> 00:13:24,541 Same quiet way of holding in hurt. 203 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:30,458 Papa always used to tell me, "When you cry, cry alone. 204 00:13:31,375 --> 00:13:34,208 "Never let the world see you. 205 00:13:34,250 --> 00:13:35,750 "Never ask for mercy, and if you've 206 00:13:35,791 --> 00:13:38,166 "got to die, then go on and die, but just don't let nobody 207 00:13:38,208 --> 00:13:39,708 "beat you down." 208 00:13:39,750 --> 00:13:42,166 - Just don't let nobody beat you down. 209 00:13:42,208 --> 00:13:46,958 Your father must have been a mighty fine man, Elizabeth. 210 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:48,916 - I was his only child. 211 00:13:53,791 --> 00:13:56,583 I gotta check on these boys. 212 00:13:56,625 --> 00:13:57,750 - You been doing your daily 213 00:13:57,791 --> 00:14:00,416 reading from the Bible? 214 00:14:00,458 --> 00:14:01,541 - Yes, sir. 215 00:14:01,583 --> 00:14:02,666 - I don't mean just on Sunday, 216 00:14:02,708 --> 00:14:04,500 I mean all during the week. 217 00:14:04,541 --> 00:14:05,375 - Yes-- 218 00:14:05,416 --> 00:14:06,041 - Speak up, what? 219 00:14:06,083 --> 00:14:07,166 - Yes, sir. 220 00:14:07,208 --> 00:14:09,041 - Got time to be reading them books them 221 00:14:09,083 --> 00:14:10,583 white people give you. 222 00:14:10,625 --> 00:14:13,541 The least you can do is study the word of the Lord. 223 00:14:13,583 --> 00:14:14,541 - Yes, sir. 224 00:14:14,583 --> 00:14:15,375 - Mm-hmm. 225 00:14:15,416 --> 00:14:17,416 Give me that yes, sir. 226 00:14:17,458 --> 00:14:18,458 And no, sir. 227 00:14:19,416 --> 00:14:21,958 You ain't fooling me, boy. 228 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:23,375 You better be studying. 229 00:14:23,416 --> 00:14:24,458 I'm warning you. 230 00:14:24,500 --> 00:14:26,458 A man can't grow up to be a preacher, 231 00:14:26,500 --> 00:14:29,166 unless he know that bible inside and out. 232 00:14:29,208 --> 00:14:30,333 Forwards and backwards. 233 00:14:30,375 --> 00:14:31,458 - But does he have to make 234 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:33,791 that decision right now, Gabriel? 235 00:14:33,833 --> 00:14:37,416 I mean after all, he's still just a little boy. 236 00:14:37,458 --> 00:14:40,041 - This boy knows that ain't nobody here rushing him 237 00:14:40,083 --> 00:14:41,666 into anything. 238 00:14:41,708 --> 00:14:44,416 But the way of the Lord takes a long, long time. 239 00:14:44,458 --> 00:14:46,916 And anyway, if you remember, I was 240 00:14:46,958 --> 00:14:49,250 studying the Bible when I was even younger than him. 241 00:14:49,291 --> 00:14:51,958 - I don't remember it doing you too much good. 242 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:52,916 - Say what? 243 00:14:53,875 --> 00:14:56,000 - Until later, that is. 244 00:14:56,041 --> 00:14:57,708 - If you ain't going to help, Florence, 245 00:14:57,750 --> 00:15:00,958 it ain't no point in you saying anything. 246 00:15:02,291 --> 00:15:04,500 Anyway, it wasn't me said he should be a preacher. 247 00:15:04,541 --> 00:15:05,708 He's the one been saying that, 248 00:15:05,750 --> 00:15:07,083 ever since is was a little boy. 249 00:15:07,125 --> 00:15:08,333 Ain't that right, John? 250 00:15:08,375 --> 00:15:09,208 Hmm? 251 00:15:10,666 --> 00:15:11,291 - Yes, sir. 252 00:15:11,333 --> 00:15:12,750 - Mm hmm. 253 00:15:12,791 --> 00:15:14,916 All I'm doing is trying to tell him what the price is. 254 00:15:14,958 --> 00:15:15,750 - Right. 255 00:15:15,791 --> 00:15:16,625 Right. 256 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:19,833 - And you being the oldest. 257 00:15:19,875 --> 00:15:22,125 You should be setting an example for your brother, Roy. 258 00:15:22,166 --> 00:15:24,666 - Now how he gonna do that? 259 00:15:24,708 --> 00:15:26,500 Roy got his own way of doing things. 260 00:15:26,541 --> 00:15:29,125 Can't nobody tell him what to do, Not even you. 261 00:15:29,166 --> 00:15:30,208 - Florence! 262 00:15:30,250 --> 00:15:31,500 How many times I have to tell you! 263 00:15:31,541 --> 00:15:32,583 - You expect me to stand here! 264 00:15:32,625 --> 00:15:33,708 - Never mind. 265 00:15:33,750 --> 00:15:35,083 Just never mind. 266 00:15:37,125 --> 00:15:39,041 This is the Sabbath. 267 00:15:39,083 --> 00:15:42,250 And I at least intend to respect that. 268 00:15:44,791 --> 00:15:47,833 See, I can't even talk to my own family in my own house, 269 00:15:47,875 --> 00:15:48,791 without interference. 270 00:15:48,833 --> 00:15:50,916 Well maybe I can talk to my God. 271 00:15:50,958 --> 00:15:53,208 - But you're not making any sense, Gabriel. 272 00:15:53,250 --> 00:15:55,291 All I'm trying to say, 273 00:15:55,333 --> 00:15:57,666 Jesus, that brother of mine. 274 00:16:01,541 --> 00:16:02,375 Damn. 275 00:16:14,666 --> 00:16:16,333 - I don't know to do with you, Gabriel. 276 00:16:16,375 --> 00:16:18,625 I pray everyday, and nothing seems to change. 277 00:16:18,666 --> 00:16:19,875 - I'm sorry, Mama. 278 00:16:19,916 --> 00:16:22,166 - I don't want to see you grow up shiftless, 279 00:16:22,208 --> 00:16:25,333 and die in a shameful state. 280 00:16:25,375 --> 00:16:27,583 I pray everyday against it, 281 00:16:27,625 --> 00:16:29,583 but it seems that my prayers just ain't doing any good. 282 00:16:29,625 --> 00:16:30,708 - I know, Mama. 283 00:16:30,750 --> 00:16:34,041 I'm going to try, and I'm going to change. 284 00:16:34,083 --> 00:16:36,291 - When Hell freezes over. 285 00:16:36,333 --> 00:16:38,958 - I am not a well woman. 286 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,166 My time here is short. 287 00:16:41,208 --> 00:16:42,708 - I promise, Mama. 288 00:16:43,666 --> 00:16:44,583 You'll see. 289 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,083 - Come on, Gabriel, walk us home. 290 00:16:50,125 --> 00:16:52,875 - I done told you twice, Flo, Now go on. 291 00:16:52,916 --> 00:16:54,125 - You coming in, honey? 292 00:16:54,166 --> 00:16:56,333 - I've got other fish to fry. 293 00:16:56,375 --> 00:16:58,250 - You gonna fall right out of the frying pan 294 00:16:58,291 --> 00:16:59,791 into another fire, Gabriel. 295 00:16:59,833 --> 00:17:01,833 - Let's go on, Florence. 296 00:17:01,875 --> 00:17:04,083 - Now if you must, you go on. 297 00:17:05,291 --> 00:17:08,500 Maybe I can escort Ms. Deborah here home. 298 00:17:08,541 --> 00:17:09,875 - Thanks anyway. 299 00:17:11,750 --> 00:17:12,583 Gabe. 300 00:17:20,416 --> 00:17:23,875 - Girl, she looked so terrible. 301 00:17:23,916 --> 00:17:25,083 Did you see that dress she wearing? 302 00:17:25,125 --> 00:17:26,041 - Mm-hmm. 303 00:17:26,083 --> 00:17:27,041 I'll tell you. 304 00:17:41,291 --> 00:17:43,041 - Look at this. 305 00:17:58,333 --> 00:17:59,666 - Run, Florence. 306 00:18:00,833 --> 00:18:01,666 Run! 307 00:18:33,208 --> 00:18:34,791 Run, Florence, run! 308 00:18:55,583 --> 00:18:58,083 - Lord say hate the sin, not the sinner. 309 00:18:58,125 --> 00:19:00,541 - I know, but I hate him. 310 00:19:00,583 --> 00:19:02,875 And I hate this town. 311 00:19:02,916 --> 00:19:04,250 I'm gonna leave it. 312 00:19:04,291 --> 00:19:06,041 Just you wait and see. 313 00:19:06,083 --> 00:19:08,583 Now if you were smart, you'd leave it too. 314 00:19:08,625 --> 00:19:12,541 - This Shame gonna follow me no matter where I take myself. 315 00:19:12,583 --> 00:19:13,916 Whenever folk look at me, they're 316 00:19:13,958 --> 00:19:16,875 gonna say, that the girl the white man ruined. 317 00:19:16,916 --> 00:19:19,166 So I may as well stay here. 318 00:19:30,541 --> 00:19:32,041 - Oh my God. 319 00:19:38,916 --> 00:19:41,833 Sweet Jesus, I'm asking you. 320 00:19:41,875 --> 00:19:44,000 Help me, you're stronger. 321 00:19:44,041 --> 00:19:46,125 - That all you planning to do? 322 00:19:46,166 --> 00:19:49,041 Say prayers while the boy puke all over his self? 323 00:19:49,083 --> 00:19:52,333 - Child, fix your brother some coffee. 324 00:19:52,375 --> 00:19:55,708 - I ain't fixing nothing for him. 325 00:19:55,750 --> 00:19:57,666 - What's the matter with you? 326 00:19:57,708 --> 00:19:58,916 - I been fixing for him 327 00:19:58,958 --> 00:20:00,916 since the day he was born. 328 00:20:00,958 --> 00:20:01,958 I'm through. 329 00:20:03,500 --> 00:20:04,833 - What you mean? 330 00:20:06,166 --> 00:20:07,666 - I'm going, Mama. 331 00:20:08,583 --> 00:20:09,541 - Going, child? 332 00:20:09,583 --> 00:20:10,583 Going where? 333 00:20:12,041 --> 00:20:13,208 - North, Mama. 334 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,416 - Florence, honey, I want you to close your eyes 335 00:20:17,458 --> 00:20:18,958 and pray with me. 336 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:19,916 - No, Mama. 337 00:20:22,166 --> 00:20:23,916 I done prayed enough. 338 00:20:25,250 --> 00:20:26,833 My mind is made up. 339 00:20:29,208 --> 00:20:30,041 - Oh, God. 340 00:20:31,333 --> 00:20:32,958 What are you doing to me? 341 00:20:34,541 --> 00:20:39,375 Letting the devil get into my house, stealing my children. 342 00:20:44,250 --> 00:20:45,250 - Bye, Mama. 343 00:20:48,541 --> 00:20:49,458 I gotta go. 344 00:20:56,916 --> 00:20:57,750 I'm sorry. 345 00:21:07,625 --> 00:21:09,291 - Florence, you can't leave like this. 346 00:21:09,333 --> 00:21:10,250 - Watch me. 347 00:21:10,291 --> 00:21:11,708 - You can't leave Mama. 348 00:21:11,750 --> 00:21:12,500 - Why not? 349 00:21:12,541 --> 00:21:13,375 She got you. 350 00:21:13,416 --> 00:21:14,750 - But you is the one she need. 351 00:21:14,791 --> 00:21:16,583 I can't do for her like you do. 352 00:21:16,625 --> 00:21:18,250 - She never needed me. 353 00:21:18,291 --> 00:21:19,875 It's always been you. 354 00:21:19,916 --> 00:21:20,750 Always. 355 00:21:24,333 --> 00:21:25,250 - Florence! 356 00:21:27,291 --> 00:21:28,083 Dammit, Florence! 357 00:21:28,125 --> 00:21:29,833 You gonna pay for this! 358 00:21:29,875 --> 00:21:32,458 - I done already paid, Gabriel! 359 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:33,666 Long and hard! 360 00:21:39,333 --> 00:21:41,583 - We just different, your father and I. 361 00:21:41,625 --> 00:21:42,625 Like oil and water, 362 00:21:42,666 --> 00:21:43,916 like you and Roy. 363 00:21:43,958 --> 00:21:45,458 - Ah, but we get along. 364 00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:46,791 - Not always, now. 365 00:21:46,833 --> 00:21:49,166 I've seen you two together. 366 00:21:49,208 --> 00:21:50,791 - Mama loves Daddy anyway. 367 00:21:50,833 --> 00:21:52,166 - Yeah. 368 00:21:52,208 --> 00:21:54,291 - And he had another wife too, didn't he? 369 00:21:54,333 --> 00:21:55,875 - Yeah. 370 00:21:55,916 --> 00:21:57,916 Poor soul, she's dead and gone. 371 00:21:57,958 --> 00:21:58,791 Mm mm mm. 372 00:22:05,250 --> 00:22:06,083 Phew. 373 00:22:09,041 --> 00:22:11,000 - But why does he have to be like that? 374 00:22:11,041 --> 00:22:14,333 So hard and cold, and yet read from the Bible all the time? 375 00:22:14,375 --> 00:22:16,333 - Now you asking me a whole lot of questions 376 00:22:16,375 --> 00:22:18,500 I ain't got no answers for. 377 00:22:18,541 --> 00:22:21,833 Nobody knows why people is the way they is, 378 00:22:21,875 --> 00:22:24,666 or why they do the things they do. 379 00:22:25,833 --> 00:22:28,166 Well put those packages down over there. 380 00:22:28,208 --> 00:22:29,541 - Oh, thank you. 381 00:22:34,958 --> 00:22:37,625 How come you never had any children, Aunt Florence? 382 00:22:37,666 --> 00:22:40,250 Someone to be around you. 383 00:22:40,291 --> 00:22:42,041 Help take care of you? 384 00:22:42,083 --> 00:22:44,416 - Just wasn't in the cards. 385 00:22:44,458 --> 00:22:48,833 I had me a husband, I should have had me some children. 386 00:22:48,875 --> 00:22:51,708 Just wasn't in the cards, I guess. 387 00:22:55,583 --> 00:22:56,416 Sit down. 388 00:22:59,291 --> 00:23:00,625 - Well maybe-- 389 00:23:00,666 --> 00:23:03,916 - Hand me them zippers over there, boy. 390 00:23:05,291 --> 00:23:06,125 Thank you. 391 00:23:09,125 --> 00:23:11,625 - I don't want to go back to that house. 392 00:23:11,666 --> 00:23:14,416 It, it's like he's watching me all the time, 393 00:23:14,458 --> 00:23:16,666 just waiting for me to make one mistake, 394 00:23:16,708 --> 00:23:18,791 just so he can jump one. 395 00:23:18,833 --> 00:23:19,833 - I know it. 396 00:23:22,458 --> 00:23:23,958 - Well, well then, 397 00:23:27,708 --> 00:23:31,541 could I come and live with you, Aunt Florence? 398 00:23:32,833 --> 00:23:37,000 - Oh Angel, nothing would make me happier, 399 00:23:37,041 --> 00:23:41,208 but a boy has got to stay with this family. 400 00:23:41,250 --> 00:23:44,416 You gotta stay there and work out those difficulties. 401 00:23:44,458 --> 00:23:45,875 You belong there. 402 00:23:53,375 --> 00:23:54,208 John. 403 00:24:02,583 --> 00:24:05,750 - And Ezekiel fell down upon his knees, 404 00:24:05,791 --> 00:24:10,583 and God said unto him, "Son of man, stand up on your feet. 405 00:24:10,625 --> 00:24:13,541 "I'm going to send you unto Israel, a nation that 406 00:24:13,583 --> 00:24:16,958 "is sinned," are you listening to me, boy? 407 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,166 - Yes, sir. 408 00:24:18,208 --> 00:24:19,250 - All right. 409 00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:20,125 Fine. 410 00:24:21,708 --> 00:24:24,625 Elizabeth, guide us away, will you? 411 00:24:27,500 --> 00:24:32,083 - "Ezekiel went down among the Israelites and asked them 412 00:24:37,333 --> 00:24:41,708 "and asked them to turn away from their wicked ways 413 00:24:41,750 --> 00:24:43,791 "and idle worship. 414 00:24:43,833 --> 00:24:48,166 "Some listened to him, and some stubbornly refused." 415 00:24:49,208 --> 00:24:51,125 - That's the way it is. 416 00:24:51,166 --> 00:24:54,000 That's the way it has always been. 417 00:24:55,250 --> 00:24:58,458 - "Then God instructed Ezekiel 418 00:24:58,500 --> 00:25:00,708 "to take up a big clay tile 419 00:25:00,750 --> 00:25:02,791 "and to draw the city of Jerusalem." 420 00:25:02,833 --> 00:25:06,500 - John, continue where your mother left off, 421 00:25:07,541 --> 00:25:09,375 if you know the place. 422 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,041 - "When Ezekiel made his journey, God told him 423 00:25:15,083 --> 00:25:16,166 "that enemy can't"-- 424 00:25:16,208 --> 00:25:16,958 - Hold it. 425 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,208 Read it with some feeling. 426 00:25:18,250 --> 00:25:22,666 This is the word of God, not some school book. 427 00:25:22,708 --> 00:25:24,166 - "When Ezekiel-- 428 00:25:26,791 --> 00:25:28,416 - Never mind. 429 00:25:28,458 --> 00:25:31,166 Give it to your brother. 430 00:25:31,208 --> 00:25:33,541 Show him where you left off. 431 00:25:39,041 --> 00:25:40,208 - "One day is, 432 00:25:44,166 --> 00:25:45,000 is, 433 00:25:46,750 --> 00:25:47,208 is-- 434 00:25:47,250 --> 00:25:48,250 - Spell it. 435 00:25:48,291 --> 00:25:49,583 How many times I have to tell you. 436 00:25:49,625 --> 00:25:53,875 Spell out the word if you don't know how to say it. 437 00:25:55,041 --> 00:25:58,083 - I-S-R-A-E-L. 438 00:25:58,125 --> 00:25:58,958 - Israel. 439 00:26:01,041 --> 00:26:01,875 Go on. 440 00:26:08,208 --> 00:26:10,333 - One day Israel-- 441 00:26:10,375 --> 00:26:13,541 - Woman, ain't you doing anything about this boy's cough? 442 00:26:13,583 --> 00:26:15,166 Can't you keep up with these children? 443 00:26:15,208 --> 00:26:16,875 - I didn't even know he had a cold. 444 00:26:16,916 --> 00:26:18,083 - It ain't a cold, Mom. 445 00:26:18,125 --> 00:26:19,916 It's just a tickle. 446 00:26:19,958 --> 00:26:24,208 - What is that you're putting in your mouth? 447 00:26:24,250 --> 00:26:25,708 - My teacher gave it to me. 448 00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:28,333 She said it's good for a cough. 449 00:26:28,375 --> 00:26:30,375 - Let me see that thing. 450 00:26:32,625 --> 00:26:34,166 Look at that. 451 00:26:34,208 --> 00:26:36,666 A half-naked woman on the tin. 452 00:26:36,708 --> 00:26:39,333 That's good for the cough, I suppose, hmm? 453 00:26:39,375 --> 00:26:42,250 What white people don't waste good money on. 454 00:26:42,291 --> 00:26:44,166 Just fix this boy some hot tea with lemon. 455 00:26:44,208 --> 00:26:46,958 That's the way you cure a cold. 456 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:50,583 As for this thing, throw this in the trash. 457 00:26:53,958 --> 00:26:56,041 Bible reading is over for tonight, 458 00:26:56,083 --> 00:26:58,500 but it was not very satisfactory. 459 00:26:58,541 --> 00:27:01,041 Next Sunday, I want us to do better. 460 00:27:01,083 --> 00:27:03,375 All of us, you understand? 461 00:27:03,416 --> 00:27:05,041 - Yes, sir. 462 00:27:05,083 --> 00:27:09,625 - All right, now don't forget to say your prayers. 463 00:27:09,666 --> 00:27:10,583 - We won't. 464 00:27:19,750 --> 00:27:21,125 - I am not a well woman. 465 00:27:21,166 --> 00:27:23,500 My time here is short. 466 00:27:23,541 --> 00:27:25,916 - I promise, Mama. 467 00:27:25,958 --> 00:27:28,333 - Him and his damn Bible. 468 00:27:28,375 --> 00:27:32,083 Next thing you know, she gonna be having a baby. 469 00:27:32,125 --> 00:27:33,416 - What are you talking about? 470 00:27:33,458 --> 00:27:34,625 - Didn't you hear him praying this morning 471 00:27:34,666 --> 00:27:37,291 for a little voyager soon to be among us? 472 00:27:37,333 --> 00:27:38,166 - No. 473 00:27:38,208 --> 00:27:39,208 - That's how it works. 474 00:27:39,250 --> 00:27:40,541 First they read the good book, 475 00:27:40,583 --> 00:27:43,208 then fight, after that have a baby. 476 00:27:43,250 --> 00:27:44,583 - Why don't you shut up when you don't 477 00:27:44,625 --> 00:27:45,375 know what you talking about? 478 00:27:45,416 --> 00:27:46,833 - Wait a while. 479 00:27:46,875 --> 00:27:50,583 You'll hear that bed in there making all kind of noise. 480 00:27:50,625 --> 00:27:51,958 Hey look at this! 481 00:27:57,333 --> 00:27:59,333 I wish I was over there. 482 00:28:00,916 --> 00:28:02,666 - Oh you're disgusting. 483 00:28:02,708 --> 00:28:04,625 - Why it's only natural. 484 00:28:04,666 --> 00:28:05,916 Bible even says so. 485 00:28:08,208 --> 00:28:10,791 That man sure know how to live. 486 00:28:15,083 --> 00:28:16,583 - Elizabeth, you know I've got to be up 487 00:28:16,625 --> 00:28:18,333 before six in a morning. 488 00:28:18,375 --> 00:28:20,250 You gonna stay out there all night? 489 00:28:20,291 --> 00:28:24,166 - Oh Lord, Gabriel, let's end this night with some quiet, 490 00:28:24,208 --> 00:28:26,625 just for once, please. 491 00:28:26,666 --> 00:28:31,250 Remember, I've got to get up early in the morning, too. 492 00:28:34,625 --> 00:28:35,416 - Come here. 493 00:28:35,458 --> 00:28:36,500 - What? 494 00:28:36,541 --> 00:28:37,958 - You know as soon as I leave, you 495 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:39,333 gonna jump back in this bed, ain't you? 496 00:28:39,375 --> 00:28:40,958 - You don't know what I'm gonna do. 497 00:28:42,791 --> 00:28:44,416 - Well you better be thinking about me. 498 00:28:44,458 --> 00:28:45,541 - Why? 499 00:28:45,583 --> 00:28:47,500 What's so good? 500 00:28:47,541 --> 00:28:48,333 - What's so good? 501 00:28:48,375 --> 00:28:49,166 - Yeah. 502 00:28:49,208 --> 00:28:50,000 - What's so good? 503 00:28:50,041 --> 00:28:50,833 - Mm-hmm. 504 00:28:50,875 --> 00:28:51,833 - Come here, I'll tell you. 505 00:28:51,875 --> 00:28:52,708 - Tell me. 506 00:28:52,750 --> 00:28:53,666 - It's a little secret I got. 507 00:28:53,708 --> 00:28:54,166 - Mm-hmm. 508 00:28:54,208 --> 00:28:55,000 - Come here. 509 00:29:04,833 --> 00:29:08,750 - Letting the devil get into my house. 510 00:29:09,750 --> 00:29:11,500 Stealing my children. 511 00:29:13,250 --> 00:29:14,083 - Gabriel? 512 00:29:15,833 --> 00:29:17,416 What's the matter, honey? 513 00:29:19,166 --> 00:29:20,083 - Gotta go. 514 00:29:21,791 --> 00:29:23,250 Can't stay here no more. 515 00:29:24,833 --> 00:29:26,583 Can't live like this no more. 516 00:29:49,416 --> 00:29:52,250 Lord God have mercy on my soul! 517 00:29:57,833 --> 00:29:58,958 - Let me see you 518 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,375 on the path of righteousness before I go. 519 00:30:01,416 --> 00:30:02,750 - I promise, Mama. 520 00:30:02,791 --> 00:30:03,708 You'll see. 521 00:30:35,458 --> 00:30:36,291 - Gabriel? 522 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:40,833 Gabriel? 523 00:30:47,708 --> 00:30:50,375 You really gonna preach tomorrow? 524 00:30:50,416 --> 00:30:54,791 After working yourself to death on this place all week? 525 00:30:54,833 --> 00:30:57,208 - With the Lord's help. 526 00:30:57,250 --> 00:31:00,666 Think you can make yourself free to come? 527 00:31:01,708 --> 00:31:03,375 - I don't know. 528 00:31:03,416 --> 00:31:04,416 I might try, 529 00:31:07,541 --> 00:31:08,375 Reverend. 530 00:31:11,541 --> 00:31:15,541 - Well that's all the Lord asks, is that we try. 531 00:31:21,041 --> 00:31:26,083 And the Lord, true to his word destroyed the cities 532 00:31:26,125 --> 00:31:30,375 of Sodom and Gomorrah with a earthquake, and flood, 533 00:31:32,291 --> 00:31:33,083 and fire. 534 00:31:34,625 --> 00:31:37,750 The question for the day is, suppose 535 00:31:37,791 --> 00:31:42,041 I said supposed the Lord came down here right now, 536 00:31:42,083 --> 00:31:46,166 would we be able to deliver him 10 righteous souls? 537 00:31:47,541 --> 00:31:51,791 Would we be able to deliver him 10 holy people? 538 00:31:51,833 --> 00:31:55,375 Would we be able to deliver him 10 young people 539 00:31:55,416 --> 00:31:57,541 of life everlasting? 540 00:31:57,583 --> 00:32:00,708 And would we, I said would we would we 541 00:32:00,750 --> 00:32:03,750 perish in sin and damnation forever? 542 00:32:05,916 --> 00:32:06,750 Amen! 543 00:32:08,083 --> 00:32:08,958 Amen! 544 00:32:12,625 --> 00:32:14,833 - Preached today like you've got the call, son. 545 00:32:14,875 --> 00:32:16,958 Got to get the fire. 546 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,625 Got to pray to the Lord to put his fire in your soul. 547 00:32:19,666 --> 00:32:20,541 - I will pray, sir. 548 00:32:20,583 --> 00:32:21,958 I will. 549 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,000 Because I intend to serve the Lord with all my might. 550 00:32:25,041 --> 00:32:26,500 - Got to want to carry his word. 551 00:32:26,541 --> 00:32:27,375 - I do. 552 00:32:27,416 --> 00:32:28,500 - Got to feel his power. 553 00:32:28,541 --> 00:32:29,791 - I do. 554 00:32:29,833 --> 00:32:32,833 - Then God is going to make you a man among men. 555 00:32:32,875 --> 00:32:34,375 - Reverend Joshua. 556 00:32:35,708 --> 00:32:39,375 - Wait a minute, sister, I'll walk with you. 557 00:32:41,416 --> 00:32:44,416 - I see you're keeping company with the good sister. 558 00:32:44,458 --> 00:32:46,500 Too bad that poor child all choked up 559 00:32:46,541 --> 00:32:48,250 from white man's milk. 560 00:32:49,333 --> 00:32:50,916 No colored man ever gonna let her 561 00:32:50,958 --> 00:32:53,958 taste his richer, sweeter substance. 562 00:32:55,416 --> 00:32:58,500 I'll hold you in my prayers, brother. 563 00:33:08,791 --> 00:33:11,750 - Your mama would have been so proud of you this morning. 564 00:33:13,125 --> 00:33:15,833 I wish she could have lived to see it. 565 00:33:15,875 --> 00:33:18,458 - It took a long time, sister, but there 566 00:33:18,500 --> 00:33:20,041 ain't no shelter against the Lord. 567 00:33:20,083 --> 00:33:21,375 - No. 568 00:33:21,416 --> 00:33:24,458 You've got to be the word, and the gates of Hell 569 00:33:24,500 --> 00:33:26,500 can't stand against it. 570 00:33:26,541 --> 00:33:29,125 - Just say in the word, little sister and the windows 571 00:33:29,166 --> 00:33:32,500 of Heaven gonna open up and shower down blessings upon you. 572 00:33:32,541 --> 00:33:35,291 - Oh, they already has, Reverend. 573 00:33:36,458 --> 00:33:39,208 God blessed me when he saved your soul, 574 00:33:39,250 --> 00:33:40,958 and called you to preach. 575 00:33:42,458 --> 00:33:47,500 - Sister, all that sinful time, was you praying for me? 576 00:33:47,541 --> 00:33:50,166 - We sure was, me and your mother, 577 00:33:50,208 --> 00:33:53,291 we was praying all the time. 578 00:33:53,333 --> 00:33:54,166 - Sister? 579 00:33:57,791 --> 00:33:59,750 The Lord done lay something on my heart 580 00:33:59,791 --> 00:34:01,958 that I want to share with you. 581 00:34:03,291 --> 00:34:05,708 And I want you to take it to the Lord in prayer. 582 00:34:05,750 --> 00:34:07,291 - Oh I will, Reverend. 583 00:34:13,958 --> 00:34:18,625 - Sister, the Lord done led me to ask you to be my wife. 584 00:34:21,583 --> 00:34:22,416 - Me? 585 00:34:25,916 --> 00:34:26,750 How? 586 00:34:27,875 --> 00:34:28,708 Me? 587 00:34:30,708 --> 00:34:34,125 - He wants you to be my holy health mate. 588 00:34:35,666 --> 00:34:37,750 You ain't scared, is you? 589 00:34:39,666 --> 00:34:42,833 You ain't got nothing to be scared of. 590 00:34:46,291 --> 00:34:47,125 - No. 591 00:34:48,666 --> 00:34:49,916 I ain't scared. 592 00:34:58,541 --> 00:35:00,208 - Bless you, sister. 593 00:35:03,500 --> 00:35:04,666 God bless you. 594 00:35:06,666 --> 00:35:07,625 For God. 595 00:35:07,666 --> 00:35:08,708 - God. 596 00:35:08,750 --> 00:35:10,500 - I say, God. 597 00:35:10,541 --> 00:35:11,375 God. 598 00:35:12,333 --> 00:35:13,583 God. 599 00:35:13,625 --> 00:35:15,041 God sent, 600 00:35:15,083 --> 00:35:17,458 God sent his only begotten son. 601 00:35:18,750 --> 00:35:22,500 God sent his only begotten son that you and I 602 00:35:24,250 --> 00:35:27,416 might have a chance at everlasting life. 603 00:35:27,458 --> 00:35:31,958 God sent his son so that you and I could wipe out this sin. 604 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:35,708 God sent his son, who carried the cross, for you and me. 605 00:35:35,750 --> 00:35:36,958 Amen. 606 00:35:38,541 --> 00:35:39,375 Sin! 607 00:35:40,500 --> 00:35:41,416 - Preach the word! 608 00:35:41,458 --> 00:35:42,291 - Sin! 609 00:35:43,458 --> 00:35:44,291 Sin! 610 00:35:45,708 --> 00:35:46,958 - Preach! 611 00:36:01,791 --> 00:36:03,250 - Just thought I'd had me a little drink 612 00:36:03,291 --> 00:36:06,916 while I was waiting for you to lock up. 613 00:36:06,958 --> 00:36:09,125 I hope you don't mind, Reverend. 614 00:36:09,166 --> 00:36:10,291 - You's done made up your mind 615 00:36:10,333 --> 00:36:13,208 to serve Satan all your days, ain't you? 616 00:36:14,666 --> 00:36:18,916 - I made up my mind to live all I can, while I can. 617 00:36:21,125 --> 00:36:22,958 With the Emersons gone, we got three days 618 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:25,416 of just the two of us. 619 00:36:25,458 --> 00:36:29,083 Just you and me here by ourselves. 620 00:36:29,125 --> 00:36:30,875 I intend to enjoy it. 621 00:36:32,583 --> 00:36:35,208 - Girl, Don't you believe in God? 622 00:36:35,250 --> 00:36:36,583 - No, pretty man. 623 00:36:37,500 --> 00:36:40,666 What I believe in is me and you. 624 00:36:40,708 --> 00:36:42,625 And the way you been looking at me when you think I 625 00:36:42,666 --> 00:36:45,083 ain't been noticing. 626 00:36:45,125 --> 00:36:47,625 Don't be afraid, preacher man. 627 00:36:48,541 --> 00:36:50,875 What you feeling is natural. 628 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,916 I feel it too. 629 00:36:54,958 --> 00:36:57,208 - Esther, but I can't. 630 00:36:57,250 --> 00:36:58,583 I'm not allowed. 631 00:36:59,416 --> 00:37:00,250 - Hush. 632 00:37:01,833 --> 00:37:03,416 Listen to my heart. 633 00:37:04,583 --> 00:37:06,416 It's pounding so fast. 634 00:37:10,500 --> 00:37:13,000 Listen, yours is pounding too. 635 00:37:14,416 --> 00:37:15,833 - Esther, please. 636 00:37:17,458 --> 00:37:18,291 Please. 637 00:37:19,500 --> 00:37:22,083 - Turn down the light, Gabriel. 638 00:37:24,291 --> 00:37:26,791 We got a nice moon in the sky. 639 00:37:32,583 --> 00:37:34,250 God's smiling on us. 640 00:37:36,791 --> 00:37:37,958 I know he is. 641 00:37:48,750 --> 00:37:49,541 - Wipe your sin. 642 00:37:49,583 --> 00:37:50,458 Your sins every time. 643 00:37:50,500 --> 00:37:51,791 What they question. 644 00:37:51,833 --> 00:37:55,166 Satan, God will knock him down. 645 00:37:57,166 --> 00:37:58,000 Amen. 646 00:38:02,125 --> 00:38:03,708 I want you to know. 647 00:38:04,916 --> 00:38:08,416 I want you to know I'm telling Satan, 648 00:38:08,458 --> 00:38:12,041 I rebuke you in the name of Jesus. 649 00:38:12,083 --> 00:38:15,666 I rebuke you, Satan, in the name of Jesus. 650 00:38:17,291 --> 00:38:20,125 I rebuke you in the name of Jesus. 651 00:38:21,291 --> 00:38:22,125 Get back. 652 00:38:22,958 --> 00:38:23,791 Get back. 653 00:38:24,916 --> 00:38:25,958 Get back. 654 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:27,125 Get back, Satan. 655 00:38:27,166 --> 00:38:28,333 Get out of here, Satan, 656 00:38:34,125 --> 00:38:35,166 - You got the fire, son. 657 00:38:35,208 --> 00:38:36,000 You got the fire. 658 00:38:36,041 --> 00:38:36,833 - Thank you, sir. 659 00:38:36,875 --> 00:38:37,833 Thank you. 660 00:38:37,875 --> 00:38:39,083 - God bless you sister. 661 00:38:39,125 --> 00:38:40,125 - Thank you. 662 00:38:47,500 --> 00:38:50,500 I know I ain't been a real wife to you, Reverend, 663 00:38:50,541 --> 00:38:51,750 and I'm sorry. 664 00:38:51,791 --> 00:38:53,500 - It's all right. 665 00:38:53,541 --> 00:38:55,166 - I want to be. 666 00:38:55,208 --> 00:38:59,041 And I try, but every time we get started, 667 00:38:59,083 --> 00:39:01,083 I see those white men 668 00:39:01,125 --> 00:39:03,291 and I remember that night. 669 00:39:03,333 --> 00:39:04,500 - It's all right, Sister. 670 00:39:04,541 --> 00:39:07,125 These things take time. 671 00:39:07,166 --> 00:39:10,625 - But I want to be your whole and proper wife. 672 00:39:10,666 --> 00:39:12,750 - You are my proper wife. 673 00:39:14,208 --> 00:39:15,333 God put us together, 674 00:39:15,375 --> 00:39:19,541 and ain't nothing going to pull us apart. 675 00:39:19,583 --> 00:39:20,583 - I hope so. 676 00:39:21,916 --> 00:39:22,916 - I promise. 677 00:39:27,125 --> 00:39:29,750 God takes care of it all. 678 00:39:29,791 --> 00:39:34,708 The saints as well as the sinners in his own good time. 679 00:39:34,750 --> 00:39:37,083 Now let's get on to bed. 680 00:39:37,125 --> 00:39:38,958 I gotta work tomorrow. 681 00:39:52,541 --> 00:39:54,583 - I love the Lord because he has 682 00:39:54,625 --> 00:39:57,541 heard my voice and my supplication. 683 00:40:25,041 --> 00:40:27,666 - There go elementary. 684 00:40:27,708 --> 00:40:29,625 - I kinda like Elijah. 685 00:40:29,666 --> 00:40:31,541 I see him at service all the time. 686 00:40:31,583 --> 00:40:32,375 He's so nice. 687 00:40:32,416 --> 00:40:33,208 - Watch this. 688 00:40:33,250 --> 00:40:34,375 - Oh, no, please. 689 00:40:34,416 --> 00:40:36,333 - Hey Ella Mae! 690 00:40:36,375 --> 00:40:37,291 - Hi Joshua. 691 00:40:37,333 --> 00:40:38,583 How you doing? 692 00:40:42,750 --> 00:40:43,791 That brother of yours. 693 00:40:43,833 --> 00:40:46,833 I'm gonna get him one of these days. 694 00:40:50,416 --> 00:40:51,208 - Morning, class. 695 00:40:51,250 --> 00:40:53,000 - Morning. 696 00:40:53,041 --> 00:40:55,875 - Which one of you is John Grimes? 697 00:40:58,625 --> 00:40:59,500 John Grimes? 698 00:41:00,583 --> 00:41:03,166 - John, you hard your name called. 699 00:41:03,208 --> 00:41:04,791 Why don't you answer? 700 00:41:04,833 --> 00:41:05,625 - I'm sorry. 701 00:41:05,666 --> 00:41:07,000 - Did you write this essay? 702 00:41:07,041 --> 00:41:11,166 The history of New York through one native's eyes? 703 00:41:11,208 --> 00:41:12,750 - Yes, sir. 704 00:41:12,791 --> 00:41:15,791 - Well, I want to know it's an excellent essay. 705 00:41:15,833 --> 00:41:17,500 God, it's work like this that makes 706 00:41:17,541 --> 00:41:19,791 me proud to be principal of this school. 707 00:41:19,833 --> 00:41:21,041 If you'll step up here Mr. Grimes, 708 00:41:21,083 --> 00:41:22,750 I'd like you to meet Mr. Walter North 709 00:41:22,791 --> 00:41:24,250 from the Board of Education. 710 00:41:24,291 --> 00:41:26,250 He came by here today especially to present you 711 00:41:26,291 --> 00:41:28,125 with a certificate for your essay. 712 00:41:28,166 --> 00:41:31,000 It's a certificate from the mayor himself, John. 713 00:41:31,041 --> 00:41:33,125 - So John, have you been writing all along 714 00:41:33,166 --> 00:41:35,500 or is this your very first real essay? 715 00:41:35,541 --> 00:41:37,083 - No, sir. 716 00:41:37,125 --> 00:41:40,208 I've been writing and reading lots ever since I was a child. 717 00:41:40,250 --> 00:41:41,583 - So is that what you want to do? 718 00:41:41,625 --> 00:41:43,625 You want to be a writer, John? 719 00:41:43,666 --> 00:41:44,791 - I don't know. 720 00:41:44,833 --> 00:41:46,333 - John's father is a minister. 721 00:41:46,375 --> 00:41:48,125 A deacon in his church. 722 00:41:48,166 --> 00:41:49,875 - Temple of the Fire Baptized. 723 00:41:49,916 --> 00:41:51,833 - He must be a fine man to have a son like you. 724 00:41:51,875 --> 00:41:52,750 John, we're proud of you. 725 00:41:52,791 --> 00:41:54,000 - Thank you. 726 00:41:59,708 --> 00:42:01,083 - Hey! 727 00:42:01,125 --> 00:42:02,500 Little John! 728 00:42:02,541 --> 00:42:03,958 Congratulations on that thing! 729 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:05,833 I heard about it. 730 00:42:05,875 --> 00:42:06,833 All right. 731 00:42:06,875 --> 00:42:08,083 You should be proud of yourself. 732 00:42:09,458 --> 00:42:10,333 Good. 733 00:42:10,375 --> 00:42:11,791 I'm proud of you. 734 00:42:13,416 --> 00:42:14,541 See you at service, man. 735 00:42:14,583 --> 00:42:15,375 - Thank you. 736 00:42:18,916 --> 00:42:20,875 - Man, layup, layup, man. 737 00:42:20,916 --> 00:42:21,833 - Come on, let's go. 738 00:42:21,875 --> 00:42:22,750 - Pass me the ball. 739 00:42:23,625 --> 00:42:25,708 - Man, over here, man. 740 00:42:25,750 --> 00:42:26,833 Come on. 741 00:42:26,875 --> 00:42:27,916 - Here we are the station. 742 00:42:27,958 --> 00:42:29,166 Four of us here in the broadcast booth. 743 00:42:31,208 --> 00:42:33,458 Oh, we haven't got much time. 744 00:42:33,500 --> 00:42:34,333 - Evening, sir. 745 00:42:34,375 --> 00:42:35,208 - John. 746 00:42:36,750 --> 00:42:37,833 Turn that thing off. 747 00:42:37,875 --> 00:42:38,708 I'm tired. 748 00:42:39,958 --> 00:42:43,125 I don't need all that noise in my ear. 749 00:42:44,541 --> 00:42:45,291 - Evening, Gabriel. 750 00:42:45,333 --> 00:42:46,750 - Mm-hmm. 751 00:42:46,791 --> 00:42:49,541 - You ready for dinner, or you wanna rest for a spell? 752 00:42:49,583 --> 00:42:52,000 - Just let me catch my breath, Elizabeth. 753 00:42:52,041 --> 00:42:53,833 I'll eat in a while. 754 00:42:53,875 --> 00:42:56,625 - Well it's ready when you ready. 755 00:43:13,708 --> 00:43:14,541 John? 756 00:43:15,791 --> 00:43:17,041 You seen Roy? 757 00:43:17,083 --> 00:43:19,583 - He's out on the fire escape. 758 00:43:19,625 --> 00:43:22,041 - Lord, if I told that boy once, I've 759 00:43:22,083 --> 00:43:23,833 told him a hundred times! 760 00:43:23,875 --> 00:43:24,791 I don't want him out there! 761 00:43:24,833 --> 00:43:25,833 - Oh, God. 762 00:43:34,125 --> 00:43:35,333 - This here's my brother 763 00:43:35,375 --> 00:43:37,458 I been telling you about. 764 00:43:39,375 --> 00:43:40,750 Gotta be mighty careful what we say, 765 00:43:40,791 --> 00:43:42,000 because he's a preacher. 766 00:43:42,041 --> 00:43:43,833 - Oh, no reason to be afraid of me. 767 00:43:43,875 --> 00:43:46,541 I'm just a weak vessel in the hands of the Lord. 768 00:43:46,583 --> 00:43:49,458 - Now you see what I'm talking about? 769 00:43:49,500 --> 00:43:50,583 Here's Johnny. 770 00:43:50,625 --> 00:43:52,166 Johnny, shake hands with the preacher. 771 00:43:52,208 --> 00:43:53,000 - Hey! 772 00:43:53,041 --> 00:43:54,875 What a fine looking boy. 773 00:43:54,916 --> 00:43:57,625 - I'll go get us some coffee. 774 00:43:57,666 --> 00:44:00,208 - Your husband must be a very handsome man. 775 00:44:00,250 --> 00:44:02,500 - His father isn't alive. 776 00:44:02,541 --> 00:44:03,458 - Oh I see. 777 00:44:05,041 --> 00:44:08,708 Well I'm sorry, but with a fine son like this, 778 00:44:08,750 --> 00:44:11,333 the Lord will surely bless you. 779 00:44:15,750 --> 00:44:18,625 - John, why don't you show your father 780 00:44:18,666 --> 00:44:21,166 the prize you got in school today? 781 00:44:21,208 --> 00:44:22,875 - No, Mama, not now. 782 00:44:22,916 --> 00:44:25,125 He just came in, and he's too tired. 783 00:44:25,166 --> 00:44:26,791 - Oh go on. 784 00:44:26,833 --> 00:44:28,125 He'll want to see it. 785 00:44:28,166 --> 00:44:32,583 He likes to know we have bright children too. 786 00:44:32,625 --> 00:44:33,625 - All right. 787 00:44:49,458 --> 00:44:51,125 - Come in. 788 00:45:02,416 --> 00:45:06,083 - I got something from school today, 789 00:45:06,125 --> 00:45:08,708 and Mom said I should show you. 790 00:45:10,708 --> 00:45:12,041 - Well, just don't stand there. 791 00:45:12,083 --> 00:45:13,250 Bring it here. 792 00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:31,541 History of New York, huh? 793 00:45:31,583 --> 00:45:33,875 - I wrote it over and over again, and I 794 00:45:33,916 --> 00:45:36,791 had to read a lot of books about it. 795 00:45:36,833 --> 00:45:38,291 - Might have been nice if you'd written something 796 00:45:38,333 --> 00:45:40,208 about the Bible. 797 00:45:40,250 --> 00:45:43,666 Something about your own people, and God. 798 00:45:45,666 --> 00:45:47,666 - I will next time, sir. 799 00:45:51,583 --> 00:45:53,500 - Listen boy, sit down. 800 00:45:56,833 --> 00:45:59,666 When the white man start giving us prizes, 801 00:45:59,708 --> 00:46:02,708 I've got to ask myself, what is he after? 802 00:46:04,083 --> 00:46:07,333 White man's been our torment for over 100 years. 803 00:46:07,375 --> 00:46:10,291 Anything he do, everything he try 804 00:46:10,333 --> 00:46:14,166 is a way of beating us down, keeping us small. 805 00:46:18,083 --> 00:46:20,500 You don't believe me, do you? 806 00:46:22,041 --> 00:46:25,000 John, just read the newspapers. 807 00:46:25,041 --> 00:46:27,125 Or just look around you. 808 00:46:27,166 --> 00:46:28,916 Right here in Harlem. 809 00:46:31,666 --> 00:46:34,583 So when I see something like this, 810 00:46:34,625 --> 00:46:37,125 I can't rejoice and feel glad. 811 00:46:39,791 --> 00:46:44,208 I got to know that he's up to some kind of new trick. 812 00:46:46,291 --> 00:46:47,875 So you just take this thing, 813 00:46:47,916 --> 00:46:50,666 and give it back to your teacher. 814 00:47:08,125 --> 00:47:08,958 - Gabriel! 815 00:47:10,625 --> 00:47:11,458 Gabriel! 816 00:47:12,625 --> 00:47:14,958 You determined to ignore me, ain't you? 817 00:47:15,000 --> 00:47:16,791 - Esther, Please I got work to do. 818 00:47:16,833 --> 00:47:19,125 - I have to talk to you. 819 00:47:19,166 --> 00:47:21,083 - Look, what happened between us was as while ago. 820 00:47:21,125 --> 00:47:23,333 It's over, so let's leave it be. 821 00:47:23,375 --> 00:47:24,750 - That's what I'm trying to tell you, man. 822 00:47:24,791 --> 00:47:26,375 It ain't over. 823 00:47:26,416 --> 00:47:28,500 We still got another little chapter we got to deal with. 824 00:47:28,541 --> 00:47:29,500 - Esther, please. 825 00:47:29,541 --> 00:47:32,291 - Gabriel, I'm going have a baby. 826 00:47:36,208 --> 00:47:37,041 - What? 827 00:47:38,250 --> 00:47:41,041 - It's the God's truth, Gabriel. 828 00:47:41,083 --> 00:47:42,916 I'm gonna have a baby. 829 00:47:49,625 --> 00:47:50,458 - Baby. 830 00:47:56,708 --> 00:47:59,291 How come you so sure it's mine? 831 00:48:00,500 --> 00:48:03,000 - I ain't in the habit of lying, Gabriel. 832 00:48:03,041 --> 00:48:04,333 And I ain't been with so many mens 833 00:48:04,375 --> 00:48:05,625 I's likely to get confused. 834 00:48:05,666 --> 00:48:07,416 This is your baby, whether you want it or not, 835 00:48:07,458 --> 00:48:08,416 this baby's yours! 836 00:48:08,458 --> 00:48:11,375 - All right, you ain't gotta shout. 837 00:48:12,916 --> 00:48:15,416 - I can see you don't want me. 838 00:48:17,500 --> 00:48:22,208 And I ain't likely to be with no man that don't want me. 839 00:48:22,250 --> 00:48:23,833 So I been figuring. 840 00:48:25,416 --> 00:48:26,250 - Yeah? 841 00:48:28,375 --> 00:48:30,500 - Maybe I could go away. 842 00:48:30,541 --> 00:48:31,875 Go someplace where me and my baby 843 00:48:31,916 --> 00:48:34,500 could be loved and appreciated. 844 00:48:35,958 --> 00:48:40,958 But I'm gonna need some money, and I ain't got any. 845 00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:43,333 You got some money, Gabriel? 846 00:49:14,791 --> 00:49:16,541 Is this all there is? 847 00:49:17,458 --> 00:49:19,375 - It's all I could get. 848 00:49:21,125 --> 00:49:23,125 - I'll have to make due. 849 00:49:28,791 --> 00:49:31,041 You know, I made a mistake. 850 00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:33,750 That mistake was you. 851 00:49:37,500 --> 00:49:40,166 I know what we done was natural. 852 00:49:42,125 --> 00:49:46,083 If it's a sin, then I'll go down to Hell and pay for it. 853 00:49:46,125 --> 00:49:47,958 But least ways, I'll be bringing up my baby 854 00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:49,750 to be a good man. 855 00:49:49,791 --> 00:49:53,041 He ain't listening to no preacher, 856 00:49:53,083 --> 00:49:56,583 and he ain't never setting foot in a church. 857 00:50:08,041 --> 00:50:08,875 - Roy. 858 00:50:10,791 --> 00:50:11,916 Roy! 859 00:50:11,958 --> 00:50:13,708 I'm talking to you, boy. 860 00:50:13,750 --> 00:50:14,583 Come here. 861 00:50:19,208 --> 00:50:21,833 What are you doing running with that no count trash. 862 00:50:21,875 --> 00:50:23,625 - What's it to you, Reverend Grimes. 863 00:50:23,666 --> 00:50:25,666 - You don't intend to show nobody no kind of respect, 864 00:50:25,708 --> 00:50:27,000 ever, do you? 865 00:50:27,041 --> 00:50:28,916 - I respect those who respect me. 866 00:50:28,958 --> 00:50:30,708 - Have I ever talked ugly to you? 867 00:50:30,750 --> 00:50:32,541 - I don't even know why you talk to me at all? 868 00:50:32,583 --> 00:50:34,083 - I knew your mother, son. 869 00:50:34,125 --> 00:50:36,166 We used to work together up at the Emerson place you know-- 870 00:50:36,208 --> 00:50:39,666 - What that got to do with me? 871 00:50:39,708 --> 00:50:42,166 - I take an interest in you. 872 00:50:42,208 --> 00:50:43,833 - Save your time, Reverend Grimes. 873 00:50:43,875 --> 00:50:45,916 Ain't nothing to me to take interest in. 874 00:50:45,958 --> 00:50:50,125 - Child, all parents have high hopes for their children. 875 00:50:51,375 --> 00:50:53,458 Why your mother's dead, God rest his soul, 876 00:50:53,500 --> 00:50:56,416 but your father, maybe your father's still alive. 877 00:50:56,458 --> 00:50:58,791 - Well if he is, he's a thousand miles away, 878 00:50:58,833 --> 00:51:01,625 so he don't count for much, now do he? 879 00:51:01,666 --> 00:51:03,458 Now save your time, Reverend Grimes. 880 00:51:03,500 --> 00:51:06,041 I've got places to go, and things to do. 881 00:51:06,083 --> 00:51:06,625 - Royal. 882 00:51:06,666 --> 00:51:08,083 Royal. 883 00:51:08,125 --> 00:51:10,500 - That old man is getting to me man, I don't know. 884 00:51:10,541 --> 00:51:12,125 He's getting to me. 885 00:51:14,250 --> 00:51:15,083 - He ain't gonna 886 00:51:15,125 --> 00:51:18,208 me listening to no preaching. 887 00:51:18,250 --> 00:51:20,458 If he don't do nothing but drink whiskey all day long, 888 00:51:20,500 --> 00:51:24,333 he'll be a better man than his daddy ever was. 889 00:51:33,041 --> 00:51:34,375 - Put that thing out. 890 00:51:34,416 --> 00:51:36,833 Daddy's home and if he smells it, we both catch it. 891 00:51:36,875 --> 00:51:39,208 - Between you, and Daddy, and Mama, of course 892 00:51:39,250 --> 00:51:41,625 I can't have no fun in this house. 893 00:51:41,666 --> 00:51:44,250 But at least you ain't my boss. 894 00:51:51,666 --> 00:51:52,916 - Who did this? 895 00:51:54,083 --> 00:51:55,750 - How should I know? 896 00:51:57,666 --> 00:51:59,166 - Okay. 897 00:51:59,208 --> 00:52:01,250 Where's my knife? 898 00:52:01,291 --> 00:52:03,875 - That's none of your business. 899 00:52:49,708 --> 00:52:51,750 - I woke on the morning of my 14th birthday 900 00:52:51,791 --> 00:52:53,416 with the feeling that something important 901 00:52:53,458 --> 00:52:56,458 had happened or was about to happen. 902 00:53:00,583 --> 00:53:01,666 Morning, Mama. 903 00:53:01,708 --> 00:53:03,166 - Well, sleepy head. 904 00:53:03,208 --> 00:53:04,083 - Ah, what's for breakfast? 905 00:53:04,125 --> 00:53:05,166 - About time you was getting up. 906 00:53:05,208 --> 00:53:06,250 - What you think's for breakfast? 907 00:53:06,291 --> 00:53:08,125 You got a special need for something? 908 00:53:08,166 --> 00:53:09,250 - What is it with you? 909 00:53:09,291 --> 00:53:10,625 Did I say something to you? 910 00:53:10,666 --> 00:53:11,500 - Oh excuse me. 911 00:53:11,541 --> 00:53:12,708 - Don't let Roy bother you. 912 00:53:12,750 --> 00:53:15,000 He crossed his two sticks this morning. 913 00:53:15,041 --> 00:53:16,333 - I asked you a question, Mama. 914 00:53:16,375 --> 00:53:17,625 You didn't give me no answer. 915 00:53:17,666 --> 00:53:20,166 - Oh yes, you want an answer, do you? 916 00:53:20,208 --> 00:53:23,666 Well, your father only spanks you 917 00:53:23,708 --> 00:53:26,125 when he thinks it's necessary. 918 00:53:26,166 --> 00:53:28,166 Keep you from growing wild like all those people 919 00:53:28,208 --> 00:53:29,625 we see on the street everything. 920 00:53:29,666 --> 00:53:30,833 - I see people on the street too. 921 00:53:30,875 --> 00:53:32,250 - Roy. 922 00:53:32,291 --> 00:53:33,791 - And they all ain't drunks and thieves like you say. 923 00:53:33,833 --> 00:53:36,833 Most of them go to work, and come home, and laugh and talk, 924 00:53:36,875 --> 00:53:38,541 and don't have beat up on one another, 925 00:53:38,583 --> 00:53:40,083 or read the Bible all the time. 926 00:53:40,125 --> 00:53:42,541 - Roy, you know and I know that there ain't no safety 927 00:53:42,583 --> 00:53:44,708 unless you walk with the Lord. 928 00:53:44,750 --> 00:53:46,541 And your Father know it. 929 00:53:46,583 --> 00:53:48,333 That's why he worries about you. 930 00:53:48,375 --> 00:53:50,041 Else he's let you go down to Hell 931 00:53:50,083 --> 00:53:52,875 where it looks like you determined to go anyhow. 932 00:53:52,916 --> 00:53:55,125 Or ride on until somebody puts a knife in you, 933 00:53:55,166 --> 00:53:56,333 or takes you off to jail. 934 00:53:56,375 --> 00:53:57,833 - I ain't looking to go to no jail. 935 00:53:57,875 --> 00:53:59,666 You think that's all there is in the world. 936 00:53:59,708 --> 00:54:00,500 Jails. 937 00:54:00,541 --> 00:54:01,375 Churches. 938 00:54:04,083 --> 00:54:05,041 - Mama? 939 00:54:05,083 --> 00:54:06,041 - Yes, John? 940 00:54:06,083 --> 00:54:07,916 - Is Daddy a good man? 941 00:54:10,041 --> 00:54:13,166 - Now what kind of questions is that? 942 00:54:13,208 --> 00:54:15,625 You don't know no better man. 943 00:54:16,875 --> 00:54:18,958 You children are young. 944 00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:20,958 You don't know how lucky you are to have a father that 945 00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:22,125 worries about you and tries 946 00:54:22,166 --> 00:54:23,375 to see that you come home all right. 947 00:54:23,416 --> 00:54:25,041 - Yeah, we sure is lucky we have a father that 948 00:54:25,083 --> 00:54:27,125 won't let us go to no movies, play on no streets, 949 00:54:27,166 --> 00:54:29,541 don't want us to do nothing, except go to church 950 00:54:29,583 --> 00:54:31,375 and read that old Bible. 951 00:54:31,416 --> 00:54:32,500 - Hush up, boy. 952 00:54:32,541 --> 00:54:33,750 Let me see you do some eating. 953 00:54:33,791 --> 00:54:35,833 - I'm eating, I'm eating. 954 00:54:35,875 --> 00:54:39,458 - And when you're finished, I got work for both of you. 955 00:54:39,500 --> 00:54:40,083 - Work? 956 00:54:41,291 --> 00:54:43,000 - This is Saturday, ain't it? 957 00:54:43,041 --> 00:54:44,958 - What you think today's something special? 958 00:54:45,000 --> 00:54:47,333 - You sweep out the front room, like a good boy and dust 959 00:54:47,375 --> 00:54:48,541 off the furniture. 960 00:54:48,583 --> 00:54:50,500 And Roy, you clean you all's room. 961 00:54:50,541 --> 00:54:53,333 I want this whole place clean when your father comes home, 962 00:54:53,375 --> 00:54:54,375 you hear me? 963 00:55:17,083 --> 00:55:19,041 Nearly finished John? 964 00:55:19,083 --> 00:55:21,000 - Yes'm, almost. 965 00:55:21,041 --> 00:55:24,291 - You know you're your Mama's right hand man. 966 00:55:24,333 --> 00:55:27,166 I never did ask you what you wanted for your birthday, 967 00:55:27,208 --> 00:55:29,541 but I ain't never forgot it. 968 00:55:36,083 --> 00:55:39,916 Go and get yourself something you really want. 969 00:55:41,541 --> 00:55:43,041 - Thank you, Mama. 970 00:55:43,875 --> 00:55:45,708 I knew you'd remember. 971 00:55:49,541 --> 00:55:50,375 - Son? 972 00:55:53,541 --> 00:55:54,875 Make it special. 973 00:55:59,708 --> 00:56:03,208 - With a fine son like this, the Lord will surely bless you. 974 00:56:03,250 --> 00:56:06,041 He'll open up the windows of Heaven for you and your son. 975 00:56:06,083 --> 00:56:08,416 Gonna pour down blessings, until you 976 00:56:08,458 --> 00:56:11,375 won't know where to put them all. 977 00:56:11,416 --> 00:56:12,916 You mark my words. 978 00:56:27,750 --> 00:56:30,000 - The sky that led downtown was bringing us 979 00:56:30,041 --> 00:56:32,833 the city, the shining city which I 980 00:56:32,875 --> 00:56:36,708 had looked at with a longing from afar. 981 00:56:36,750 --> 00:56:40,583 Today I, I sensed again it's richness and variety, 982 00:56:40,625 --> 00:56:44,250 and I knew someday it would be mine. 983 00:56:44,291 --> 00:56:46,625 It would take me to it's heart, and reveal 984 00:56:46,666 --> 00:56:49,416 mysteries my eyes had never seen. 985 00:56:58,875 --> 00:57:00,833 Among it's wonders were the movie palaces 986 00:57:00,875 --> 00:57:03,000 my father forbid us to enter, 987 00:57:04,250 --> 00:57:07,541 where Satan beckoned in the silver images. 988 00:57:07,583 --> 00:57:09,416 But today was my birthday. 989 00:57:09,458 --> 00:57:10,875 My 14th birthday. 990 00:57:12,208 --> 00:57:13,791 And it was special. 991 00:57:17,041 --> 00:57:18,708 - I love that music. 992 00:57:20,875 --> 00:57:23,791 Whenever I hear it, I think of you, 993 00:57:27,208 --> 00:57:29,208 how pale you are. 994 00:57:29,250 --> 00:57:30,208 How strange. 995 00:57:30,250 --> 00:57:31,083 How cold. 996 00:57:35,625 --> 00:57:37,791 - You are going it. 997 00:57:37,833 --> 00:57:40,083 You always order champagne? 998 00:57:41,500 --> 00:57:42,500 - No. 999 00:57:42,541 --> 00:57:45,458 - Then why'd you do it now? 1000 00:57:47,500 --> 00:57:51,416 - I was hoping it would make you more friendly. 1001 00:57:53,125 --> 00:57:54,875 Do you think it will? 1002 00:57:54,916 --> 00:57:57,125 - Well, there's one thing I can say 1003 00:57:57,166 --> 00:58:00,375 for you, gentleman in every sense of the word. 1004 00:58:23,958 --> 00:58:25,333 - Please get up. 1005 00:58:25,375 --> 00:58:27,541 You're making a fool of yourself, and a fool of me. 1006 00:58:27,583 --> 00:58:30,416 - I can't go on like this. 1007 00:58:36,541 --> 00:58:38,250 - You disgust me. 1008 00:58:38,291 --> 00:58:42,333 - You won't have none of me, because you're a monster! 1009 00:58:42,375 --> 00:58:45,000 You know what you are you give me-- 1010 00:58:52,541 --> 00:58:53,916 - Yeah, man. 1011 00:58:53,958 --> 00:58:55,083 John, man. 1012 00:58:55,125 --> 00:58:55,666 Dude John. 1013 00:58:55,708 --> 00:58:56,791 Hey John, man. 1014 00:58:56,833 --> 00:58:59,166 Your brother got hurt real bad today. 1015 00:58:59,208 --> 00:59:01,375 They been looking for you. 1016 00:59:04,208 --> 00:59:06,541 They cut him up real bad. 1017 00:59:06,583 --> 00:59:08,208 Just like that, you know. 1018 00:59:08,250 --> 00:59:10,625 I ran after I saw that. 1019 00:59:10,666 --> 00:59:12,750 - We been wondering where you was, boy. 1020 00:59:12,791 --> 00:59:14,666 Your brother done gone out and got his-self hurt. 1021 00:59:14,708 --> 00:59:17,208 - Give me the peroxide, woman. 1022 00:59:18,083 --> 00:59:19,291 - Oh, Lord. 1023 00:59:19,333 --> 00:59:20,791 - Now that's gonna sting for a little bit but-- 1024 00:59:20,833 --> 00:59:21,625 - Don't hurt him. 1025 00:59:21,666 --> 00:59:22,166 - It's all right. 1026 00:59:22,208 --> 00:59:22,708 Just hold still. 1027 00:59:22,750 --> 00:59:23,291 - Ah! 1028 00:59:23,333 --> 00:59:24,875 - It's all right. 1029 00:59:24,916 --> 00:59:28,291 Don't you have sense enough to come home when you're needed? 1030 00:59:28,333 --> 00:59:29,708 There, it's going to be all right. 1031 00:59:29,750 --> 00:59:30,583 There. 1032 00:59:38,291 --> 00:59:40,291 There, it's all over now, see? 1033 00:59:40,333 --> 00:59:41,625 You a brave boy. 1034 00:59:43,166 --> 00:59:46,875 Couple more inches and it could have been this boy's eye. 1035 00:59:46,916 --> 00:59:48,458 Now I got some questions for you about why 1036 00:59:48,500 --> 00:59:50,916 you let this boy go out of here and get his-self killed. 1037 00:59:50,958 --> 00:59:52,458 - Gabriel, I didn't even know he had gone out. 1038 00:59:52,500 --> 00:59:53,125 - Didn't know? 1039 00:59:53,166 --> 00:59:53,666 - One minute-- 1040 00:59:53,708 --> 00:59:54,541 - Didn't know? 1041 00:59:54,583 --> 00:59:56,083 Well what kind of woman are you? 1042 00:59:56,125 --> 00:59:58,041 - You ain't got no right to say them things to this woman! 1043 00:59:58,083 --> 00:59:59,125 - I am talking to my wife. 1044 00:59:59,166 --> 01:00:00,416 - Florence! 1045 01:00:00,458 --> 01:00:01,833 - Blaming this woman because this boy 1046 01:00:01,875 --> 01:00:04,125 has got a head as hard as his father just ain't right. 1047 01:00:04,166 --> 01:00:07,333 - All I know is that I come home and find my son hurt 1048 01:00:07,375 --> 01:00:10,458 and bleeding and nobody's got any explanation as to why. 1049 01:00:10,500 --> 01:00:11,333 - We told you, Gabriel. 1050 01:00:11,375 --> 01:00:12,583 - What? 1051 01:00:12,625 --> 01:00:14,250 - He went out with out permission. 1052 01:00:14,291 --> 01:00:17,041 He went out with a gang to fight some white boys. 1053 01:00:17,083 --> 01:00:17,875 - Yeah. 1054 01:00:17,916 --> 01:00:19,125 Mama didn't know. 1055 01:00:20,333 --> 01:00:21,500 - Gabriel, you gonna make me do something. 1056 01:00:21,541 --> 01:00:23,000 - What? 1057 01:00:23,041 --> 01:00:25,166 - You gonna make me call you out for what you really are. 1058 01:00:25,208 --> 01:00:26,791 - Call me out for who? 1059 01:00:26,833 --> 01:00:28,208 What are you talking about, woman? 1060 01:00:28,250 --> 01:00:29,041 - Don't worry. 1061 01:00:29,083 --> 01:00:30,416 I know what I'm saying. 1062 01:00:30,458 --> 01:00:32,750 You always talking about setting an example. 1063 01:00:32,791 --> 01:00:34,583 Well what do you think these children are seeing? 1064 01:00:34,625 --> 01:00:37,333 - What they see is a poor man trying to serve his lord, 1065 01:00:37,375 --> 01:00:38,625 because that's my life. 1066 01:00:38,666 --> 01:00:40,208 - And I guarantee you they gonna do their best 1067 01:00:40,250 --> 01:00:41,833 to keep it from being their life. 1068 01:00:41,875 --> 01:00:43,083 - She's talking gibberish. 1069 01:00:43,125 --> 01:00:44,000 Look here. 1070 01:00:44,041 --> 01:00:45,083 Come here. 1071 01:00:45,125 --> 01:00:46,541 I want you to see what them people have 1072 01:00:46,583 --> 01:00:47,583 done to your brother. 1073 01:00:47,625 --> 01:00:48,875 Almost took out his eyes. 1074 01:00:48,916 --> 01:00:50,916 Them white people that you love so much. 1075 01:00:50,958 --> 01:00:52,500 - Yes, and he was trying to take out theirs. 1076 01:00:52,541 --> 01:00:54,583 - Woman, don't you ever stop? 1077 01:00:54,625 --> 01:00:56,083 I mean, can't you see this boy is hurt? 1078 01:00:56,125 --> 01:00:57,541 - Yes. 1079 01:00:57,583 --> 01:00:59,500 But it was his fault, but you don't want to admit that. 1080 01:00:59,541 --> 01:01:01,333 - Are you not gonna stop putting your mouth in my business 1081 01:01:01,375 --> 01:01:02,875 until I slap you upside your head? 1082 01:01:02,916 --> 01:01:03,708 - Slap? 1083 01:01:03,750 --> 01:01:04,541 - That's right. 1084 01:01:04,583 --> 01:01:05,208 - Slap me? 1085 01:01:05,250 --> 01:01:06,208 - Wait! 1086 01:01:06,250 --> 01:01:07,416 - Do you know who you talking to? 1087 01:01:07,458 --> 01:01:08,458 - Don't force me, woman. 1088 01:01:08,500 --> 01:01:09,541 - You slap me, and I guarantee you, 1089 01:01:09,583 --> 01:01:11,375 you won't do no more slapping, brother. 1090 01:01:11,416 --> 01:01:13,208 - What you should be doing is telling this boy, 1091 01:01:13,250 --> 01:01:15,916 this is what whites do to blacks. 1092 01:01:15,958 --> 01:01:20,166 - Oh, I swear to God that boy was in a fight, 1093 01:01:20,208 --> 01:01:21,875 and he got his-self hurt. 1094 01:01:21,916 --> 01:01:23,083 - It looks like neither one of you 1095 01:01:23,125 --> 01:01:24,958 care whether he lives or dies. 1096 01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:26,666 - Now that ain't fair, Gabriel. 1097 01:01:26,708 --> 01:01:27,708 He's my son too. 1098 01:01:27,750 --> 01:01:29,916 I love him just as much as you do. 1099 01:01:29,958 --> 01:01:32,375 - Then why don't you take care of him? 1100 01:01:32,416 --> 01:01:34,625 - I don't know how you expect me to take care of this place 1101 01:01:34,666 --> 01:01:37,000 and keep running around the block, looking after this boy. 1102 01:01:37,041 --> 01:01:38,291 No. 1103 01:01:38,333 --> 01:01:40,583 I can't stop him, and you can stop him neither. 1104 01:01:40,625 --> 01:01:41,625 And that's why you keep trying 1105 01:01:41,666 --> 01:01:43,041 to fix the blame on everybody, 1106 01:01:43,083 --> 01:01:45,041 but there ain't nobody to blame. 1107 01:01:45,083 --> 01:01:47,083 He's just got a wild streak in him, 1108 01:01:47,125 --> 01:01:48,875 and we better pray to God he lose it, 1109 01:01:48,916 --> 01:01:50,583 before the next person puts a knife in him that 1110 01:01:50,625 --> 01:01:51,416 puts him in his grave. 1111 01:01:51,458 --> 01:01:52,500 - Woman, you better watch 1112 01:01:52,541 --> 01:01:53,458 how you talking to these children-- 1113 01:01:53,500 --> 01:01:54,500 - Gabriel, it's the truth-- 1114 01:01:54,541 --> 01:01:56,833 - You give me respect in my house. 1115 01:01:56,875 --> 01:01:57,666 You hear me? 1116 01:01:57,708 --> 01:01:58,500 - Gabriel. 1117 01:01:58,541 --> 01:02:00,041 - You give me respect! 1118 01:02:00,083 --> 01:02:01,541 - You black bastard! 1119 01:02:01,583 --> 01:02:06,166 You slap my mother again, I swear to God I'll kill you! 1120 01:02:06,791 --> 01:02:07,958 - You say what? 1121 01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:10,208 You curse and disrespect me? 1122 01:02:10,250 --> 01:02:10,750 - Gabriel. 1123 01:02:10,791 --> 01:02:11,625 Gabriel let us-- 1124 01:02:11,666 --> 01:02:12,750 - Let go of me, woman. 1125 01:02:12,791 --> 01:02:14,208 - Gabriel, please. 1126 01:02:14,250 --> 01:02:15,375 - I'm gonna teach this boy a lesson he's not 1127 01:02:15,416 --> 01:02:16,333 gonna forget in a long time. 1128 01:02:16,375 --> 01:02:17,541 - Gabriel, please! 1129 01:02:17,583 --> 01:02:18,666 - Never forget! 1130 01:02:18,708 --> 01:02:19,500 - Gabriel, please! 1131 01:02:19,541 --> 01:02:20,333 Gabriel! 1132 01:02:20,375 --> 01:02:21,166 Gabriel, stop it! 1133 01:02:21,208 --> 01:02:22,000 Stop it! 1134 01:02:22,041 --> 01:02:22,833 Gabriel! 1135 01:02:22,875 --> 01:02:24,000 Gabriel, you is wild! 1136 01:02:24,041 --> 01:02:24,833 Stop it! 1137 01:02:24,875 --> 01:02:25,666 Stop it! 1138 01:02:25,708 --> 01:02:26,625 Gabriel, stop it! 1139 01:02:26,666 --> 01:02:27,958 Stop it, stop it, brother. 1140 01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:29,333 Stop it Gabriel. 1141 01:02:31,375 --> 01:02:33,333 You ain't gonna change nothing. 1142 01:02:33,375 --> 01:02:35,458 You can't take the whole world with you. 1143 01:02:35,500 --> 01:02:40,000 And you ruined one family, don't ruin this one. 1144 01:04:09,125 --> 01:04:10,958 - Hey, come here, boy. 1145 01:04:12,541 --> 01:04:13,500 Did you hear what I said? 1146 01:04:13,541 --> 01:04:15,375 I said come here, boy. 1147 01:04:17,000 --> 01:04:17,791 - I ain't no boy. 1148 01:04:19,250 --> 01:04:22,583 You looking at a man, and when you talk to me as one, 1149 01:04:22,625 --> 01:04:23,791 then I'll come to you. 1150 01:04:23,833 --> 01:04:25,000 - What'd you say, nigger? 1151 01:04:25,041 --> 01:04:27,000 - Calm down and wait a minute, now. 1152 01:04:27,041 --> 01:04:28,916 That negro, Grimes, is a preacher man. 1153 01:04:28,958 --> 01:04:31,208 - He's got a mighty smart tongue for a nigger. 1154 01:04:31,250 --> 01:04:32,250 - Hey, hey. 1155 01:04:32,291 --> 01:04:33,500 Go on home, Gabriel. 1156 01:04:33,541 --> 01:04:34,375 Go on now. 1157 01:04:48,208 --> 01:04:52,375 - Boy, what do you think you're doing out here? 1158 01:04:52,416 --> 01:04:54,500 - Ain't nothing to be scared of, Reverend. 1159 01:04:54,541 --> 01:04:56,333 They done got their nigger for tonight. 1160 01:04:56,375 --> 01:04:58,291 - They intend to get another one. 1161 01:04:58,333 --> 01:04:59,708 Now you hurry along home. 1162 01:04:59,750 --> 01:05:01,750 - No, I ain't going home tonight. 1163 01:05:01,791 --> 01:05:03,375 I'm taking a train out of here. 1164 01:05:03,416 --> 01:05:05,041 I'm going to Chicago. 1165 01:05:05,083 --> 01:05:06,083 Royal, a-- 1166 01:05:06,125 --> 01:05:08,541 - Hey, ain't got no time to talk. 1167 01:05:08,583 --> 01:05:11,708 Get on the move, I'm a catch that train. 1168 01:05:11,750 --> 01:05:12,583 - Royal, 1169 01:05:17,666 --> 01:05:18,666 go with God. 1170 01:05:21,875 --> 01:05:22,791 - Oh, yeah. 1171 01:05:23,833 --> 01:05:25,625 Except, I'm traveling light. 1172 01:05:40,875 --> 01:05:42,625 - It's my grand baby! 1173 01:05:47,625 --> 01:05:48,958 They killed him! 1174 01:05:51,541 --> 01:05:52,375 My baby! 1175 01:05:54,833 --> 01:05:55,666 He's gone! 1176 01:06:00,791 --> 01:06:02,375 It's my grand baby! 1177 01:06:29,375 --> 01:06:30,875 - The boy is dead. 1178 01:06:34,541 --> 01:06:36,208 Esther's son, Royal. 1179 01:06:37,541 --> 01:06:40,333 Somebody put a knife in his throat. 1180 01:06:41,458 --> 01:06:43,083 Tried to tell me that he was gambling, 1181 01:06:43,125 --> 01:06:44,250 but I don't believe that. 1182 01:06:44,291 --> 01:06:45,125 It was them. 1183 01:06:45,166 --> 01:06:46,708 One of them whites killed him. 1184 01:06:46,750 --> 01:06:48,666 - Oh my Lord. 1185 01:06:48,708 --> 01:06:53,458 Seemed like that boy been doomed right from the start. 1186 01:06:53,500 --> 01:06:55,416 - Just last night. 1187 01:06:55,458 --> 01:07:00,291 Just last night, he was telling me about all of his plans. 1188 01:07:04,791 --> 01:07:06,500 I tried to tell him. 1189 01:07:06,541 --> 01:07:08,875 I tried to talk to him, and, 1190 01:07:11,541 --> 01:07:14,291 but even then it was too late. 1191 01:07:14,333 --> 01:07:17,583 - Too late for what, Gabriel? 1192 01:07:20,416 --> 01:07:23,166 - It was too late for everything. 1193 01:07:25,958 --> 01:07:29,041 - That boy was kin to you, wasn't he? 1194 01:07:30,833 --> 01:07:31,625 - What? 1195 01:07:32,791 --> 01:07:36,125 - He was your flesh and blood. 1196 01:07:37,666 --> 01:07:40,166 - Yes, he was my son. 1197 01:07:40,208 --> 01:07:41,375 - And you sent that girl away 1198 01:07:41,416 --> 01:07:44,541 with the money out of that box. 1199 01:07:44,583 --> 01:07:45,500 - Yes. 1200 01:07:45,541 --> 01:07:46,375 Yes. 1201 01:07:46,416 --> 01:07:46,916 - Oh, Gabriel. 1202 01:07:46,958 --> 01:07:48,500 Why you do it? 1203 01:07:48,541 --> 01:07:52,625 Why you send her off by herself and you didn't say nothing? 1204 01:07:52,666 --> 01:07:56,583 Oh honey, I ain't never asked, but I've got a right to know. 1205 01:07:57,958 --> 01:08:02,541 - I asked my God over and over again to forgive me, 1206 01:08:02,583 --> 01:08:05,541 but I didn't want no harlot's son. 1207 01:08:05,583 --> 01:08:07,000 - Esther weren't no harlot. 1208 01:08:07,041 --> 01:08:10,250 - She weren't my wife, and I couldn't make her my wife, 1209 01:08:10,291 --> 01:08:10,958 now could I? 1210 01:08:12,208 --> 01:08:14,500 I mean where could I have gone with Esther? 1211 01:08:14,541 --> 01:08:15,958 And me, a preacher. 1212 01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:19,000 - Gabriel, all these years, I been praying to the Lord 1213 01:08:19,041 --> 01:08:22,750 to touch my body, and make me like other women 1214 01:08:22,791 --> 01:08:25,458 because I know you wanted a son. 1215 01:08:26,416 --> 01:08:28,750 But it just wasn't his will. 1216 01:08:30,583 --> 01:08:33,250 But I don't understand. 1217 01:08:33,291 --> 01:08:35,666 When that poor child died, why didn't we 1218 01:08:35,708 --> 01:08:38,750 take him and raise him as our own? 1219 01:08:38,791 --> 01:08:41,750 Why didn't you say something? 1220 01:08:41,791 --> 01:08:44,166 I wouldn't have cared what folks said, 1221 01:08:44,208 --> 01:08:46,291 or where we might have had to go. 1222 01:08:46,333 --> 01:08:49,791 I would have raised him as my own. 1223 01:08:49,833 --> 01:08:52,166 And we would have had a son. 1224 01:08:57,458 --> 01:09:00,541 - I'm down in a hole, old lady. 1225 01:09:00,583 --> 01:09:02,500 Don't dig me no deeper. 1226 01:09:10,291 --> 01:09:13,500 - I've been thinking, you better commence 1227 01:09:13,541 --> 01:09:18,041 to tremble when the Lord give you your heart's desire. 1228 01:09:20,833 --> 01:09:25,000 I know I been wanting you since I wanted anything. 1229 01:09:30,166 --> 01:09:31,750 And then I got you. 1230 01:09:55,083 --> 01:09:59,791 - Woman, do you know how low you brought me tonight? 1231 01:09:59,833 --> 01:10:01,291 - What? 1232 01:10:01,333 --> 01:10:06,000 - God, how far do I have to go to be free from your sin? 1233 01:10:07,333 --> 01:10:10,375 - Ain't my sin that's holding you. 1234 01:10:10,416 --> 01:10:12,541 I ain't the one that's got the chains. 1235 01:10:12,583 --> 01:10:15,333 - And that boy of yours, he don't count for nothing? 1236 01:10:15,375 --> 01:10:18,250 - We have two sons, and both of them are equal. 1237 01:10:18,291 --> 01:10:19,625 I make no difference between them, 1238 01:10:19,666 --> 01:10:21,041 and you ain't going to neither. 1239 01:10:21,083 --> 01:10:22,916 - Even though one of them was born from sin? 1240 01:10:22,958 --> 01:10:25,291 - You can't make me sorry I bore Johnny, I done 1241 01:10:25,333 --> 01:10:27,666 told you that a hundred times! 1242 01:10:28,750 --> 01:10:31,375 I don't repent what I did in love. 1243 01:10:31,416 --> 01:10:33,125 - Oh, woman. 1244 01:10:33,166 --> 01:10:35,375 You better pray loud tonight, because you've got 1245 01:10:35,416 --> 01:10:36,833 a lot to answer for. 1246 01:10:36,875 --> 01:10:38,625 - We all do, Gabriel. 1247 01:10:39,541 --> 01:10:42,166 - You ain't so holy, either. 1248 01:10:42,208 --> 01:10:45,041 - Are you talking to me? 1249 01:10:46,375 --> 01:10:47,916 - You broke your word. 1250 01:10:49,458 --> 01:10:54,208 Broke the promise that you made to God, to Johnny and me. 1251 01:10:56,208 --> 01:11:00,958 You said you'd bring him up as you're own, treat him equal, 1252 01:11:01,000 --> 01:11:03,250 and be a father to him. 1253 01:11:03,291 --> 01:11:06,875 But you ain't done none of that, Gabriel. 1254 01:11:06,916 --> 01:11:08,916 Every time that child looks to you, 1255 01:11:08,958 --> 01:11:11,541 you treat him cold and hard. 1256 01:11:11,583 --> 01:11:14,333 He can't do nothing right for you, and he tries. 1257 01:11:14,375 --> 01:11:15,958 God knows he tries. 1258 01:11:19,875 --> 01:11:22,791 I ain't gonna stand for it no more. 1259 01:11:26,208 --> 01:11:29,083 If you don't make good to your promise, 1260 01:11:29,125 --> 01:11:30,833 you and I are gonna have words about what 1261 01:11:30,875 --> 01:11:33,833 we doing, living together. 1262 01:11:33,875 --> 01:11:36,875 - Are you hearing what you're saying? 1263 01:11:36,916 --> 01:11:37,708 - Yes. 1264 01:11:38,875 --> 01:11:42,375 - And you ain't afraid of what I might do? 1265 01:11:44,250 --> 01:11:45,083 - No. 1266 01:12:12,708 --> 01:12:14,291 - John? 1267 01:12:14,333 --> 01:12:15,541 - Yes, sir? 1268 01:12:15,583 --> 01:12:16,833 - Shouldn't you be down at church, 1269 01:12:16,875 --> 01:12:18,916 preparing for Tara's service? 1270 01:12:23,750 --> 01:12:24,750 - Yes, sir. 1271 01:12:42,958 --> 01:12:45,333 - Well, well, little John. 1272 01:12:45,375 --> 01:12:46,708 It's nice of you to come. 1273 01:12:46,750 --> 01:12:48,625 seeing as how I'm almost finished. 1274 01:12:48,666 --> 01:12:51,916 - I told you before, I don't like you calling me names. 1275 01:12:51,958 --> 01:12:53,000 - What kind of names? 1276 01:12:53,041 --> 01:12:53,875 Little? 1277 01:12:55,083 --> 01:12:56,916 I'm warning you, Elijah. 1278 01:12:56,958 --> 01:12:58,583 - Hey, what's the matter? 1279 01:12:58,625 --> 01:13:00,458 You in some kind of mood or something? 1280 01:13:00,500 --> 01:13:01,916 - Why don't you just leave me alone. 1281 01:13:01,958 --> 01:13:04,375 - Hey, what if I don't want to? 1282 01:13:04,416 --> 01:13:06,791 - Look, we're here to put out chairs, 1283 01:13:06,833 --> 01:13:09,041 so why don't we just do that? 1284 01:13:09,083 --> 01:13:10,708 - Not until you answer me. 1285 01:13:10,750 --> 01:13:12,041 What's wrong? 1286 01:13:12,083 --> 01:13:13,125 - What are you hard of hearing? 1287 01:13:13,166 --> 01:13:14,416 I said leave me alone. 1288 01:13:14,458 --> 01:13:15,916 - Then why don't you make me? 1289 01:13:15,958 --> 01:13:17,625 I mean, you supposed to be so big and strong. 1290 01:13:17,666 --> 01:13:19,750 Don't like nobody calling you little. 1291 01:13:19,791 --> 01:13:22,041 Why don't you show me how tough you is. 1292 01:13:22,083 --> 01:13:23,416 - You want me to show you? 1293 01:13:23,458 --> 01:13:24,291 - Yeah. 1294 01:13:24,333 --> 01:13:25,291 I wanna see. 1295 01:13:25,333 --> 01:13:26,333 I wanna see. 1296 01:13:35,000 --> 01:13:35,791 Can you get up? 1297 01:13:35,833 --> 01:13:37,333 - No. 1298 01:13:37,375 --> 01:13:39,125 - Now what you gonna do? 1299 01:13:39,166 --> 01:13:40,708 You wrapped like a little snake. 1300 01:13:54,666 --> 01:13:55,750 Can you get up? 1301 01:13:55,791 --> 01:13:57,083 Huh, huh? 1302 01:13:57,125 --> 01:13:57,958 - No. 1303 01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:00,541 - Are you gonna give, John? 1304 01:14:00,583 --> 01:14:01,750 - Go to hell! 1305 01:14:01,791 --> 01:14:05,083 - Strong as a mule, and twice as stubborn. 1306 01:14:05,125 --> 01:14:06,208 What you say? 1307 01:14:09,666 --> 01:14:10,500 Huh? 1308 01:14:11,500 --> 01:14:13,416 - Will we be even then? 1309 01:14:21,250 --> 01:14:24,541 - I didn't hurt you or nothing, did I? 1310 01:14:24,583 --> 01:14:25,375 - No. 1311 01:14:26,541 --> 01:14:29,500 I just had to catch my breath was all. 1312 01:14:29,541 --> 01:14:32,041 - Pretty strong for your size. 1313 01:14:33,500 --> 01:14:34,916 - Why don't you teach me how to wrestle? 1314 01:14:34,958 --> 01:14:36,166 - No. 1315 01:14:36,208 --> 01:14:38,375 You strong enough already. 1316 01:14:39,916 --> 01:14:43,000 You was pretty angry about something. 1317 01:14:44,666 --> 01:14:47,083 It was nothing I did, was it? 1318 01:14:48,375 --> 01:14:49,208 - No. 1319 01:14:52,541 --> 01:14:55,291 - I'm glad because you my friend. 1320 01:14:57,583 --> 01:15:00,333 I don't want nothing to hurt you. 1321 01:15:12,833 --> 01:15:15,208 - I don't want to be no preacher. 1322 01:15:15,250 --> 01:15:17,208 - What you saying, John? 1323 01:15:17,250 --> 01:15:19,250 - I don't wanna live my life in no church. 1324 01:15:19,291 --> 01:15:20,625 - Preaching and spreading the word of God 1325 01:15:20,666 --> 01:15:22,625 is the greatest thing a man can do in his life. 1326 01:15:22,666 --> 01:15:27,500 - My father's a preacher, and I don't want to be like him. 1327 01:15:30,458 --> 01:15:32,666 - Your father is a good man. 1328 01:15:32,708 --> 01:15:34,875 - That's what you think. 1329 01:15:34,916 --> 01:15:38,083 - He may be hard, but he's righteous. 1330 01:15:47,125 --> 01:15:48,291 - Praise the Lord. 1331 01:15:48,333 --> 01:15:49,666 - Praise the Lord Mrs. McCain's. 1332 01:15:50,791 --> 01:15:52,166 - Huh, is we the first? 1333 01:15:52,208 --> 01:15:53,291 - No. 1334 01:15:53,333 --> 01:15:54,666 Me and brother Johnny here already done 1335 01:15:54,708 --> 01:15:56,208 some cleaning up this evening. 1336 01:15:56,250 --> 01:15:58,583 - Oh, brother Johnny is mighty faithful. 1337 01:15:58,625 --> 01:16:00,333 The Lord is going to work something 1338 01:16:00,375 --> 01:16:01,750 out mighty big for you. 1339 01:16:01,791 --> 01:16:03,541 Just mark my words. 1340 01:16:03,583 --> 01:16:06,833 - Brother Johnny ain't even saved yet. 1341 01:16:06,875 --> 01:16:09,541 - Is Father James going to come out and be with us tonight? 1342 01:16:09,583 --> 01:16:11,291 - I don't reckon so. 1343 01:16:11,333 --> 01:16:13,708 He be saving his strength for the morning service. 1344 01:16:13,750 --> 01:16:16,625 - Oh, yes he's a praying man. 1345 01:16:16,666 --> 01:16:19,833 The Lord done blessed us with a good shepherd. 1346 01:16:19,875 --> 01:16:24,166 Oh, he's mighty hard, but then the word is hard. 1347 01:16:24,208 --> 01:16:26,041 - He made me know that. 1348 01:16:26,083 --> 01:16:28,750 - Yes, I guess you could say so. 1349 01:16:32,458 --> 01:16:34,875 Don't look to me like nobody else is coming. 1350 01:16:34,916 --> 01:16:37,916 - Oh don't be of such little faith. 1351 01:16:37,958 --> 01:16:41,166 Son, ain't your Daddy gonna come out and be with us tonight? 1352 01:16:41,208 --> 01:16:42,041 - Yes, ma'am. 1353 01:16:42,083 --> 01:16:42,875 He said so. 1354 01:16:42,916 --> 01:16:43,708 - And your mama. 1355 01:16:43,750 --> 01:16:46,083 Ain't she coming too? 1356 01:16:46,125 --> 01:16:46,916 - I don't know. 1357 01:16:46,958 --> 01:16:49,000 She's been feeling tired. 1358 01:16:49,041 --> 01:16:52,083 - She ain't so tired she can't come and pray a little while. 1359 01:16:52,125 --> 01:16:54,541 - I reckon we ought to start a song. 1360 01:16:54,583 --> 01:16:56,416 I sure hate to walk into a church 1361 01:16:56,458 --> 01:16:58,750 where folks are sitting and talking. 1362 01:16:58,791 --> 01:17:00,625 Ah, that just kills my spirit. 1363 01:17:00,666 --> 01:17:02,000 - Amen 1364 01:17:02,041 --> 01:17:03,291 - Praise the Lord, Sister. 1365 01:17:03,333 --> 01:17:04,625 - Yes. 1366 01:17:04,666 --> 01:17:08,666 Sister Ella, will you help me to sing this song? 1367 01:20:25,208 --> 01:20:26,416 - Praise the lord. 1368 01:20:34,291 --> 01:20:37,166 - You never had any children, huh? 1369 01:20:37,208 --> 01:20:40,333 - Girl, it's a good thing I didn't, I barely had a husband. 1370 01:20:50,458 --> 01:20:53,416 - Johnny's daddy died before he was even born. 1371 01:20:53,458 --> 01:20:55,500 - Oh you didn't tell me that. 1372 01:20:55,541 --> 01:20:57,666 Oh it must be hard on you. 1373 01:20:57,708 --> 01:20:58,708 - Sometimes. 1374 01:20:59,958 --> 01:21:02,666 But I have Johnny for company. 1375 01:21:02,708 --> 01:21:04,000 At least I know there's somebody there 1376 01:21:04,041 --> 01:21:06,500 who need me when I walk in the door. 1377 01:21:06,541 --> 01:21:08,083 - Now girl, you're still a young woman. 1378 01:21:08,125 --> 01:21:12,583 Don't you be in no rush to get no new husband. 1379 01:21:12,625 --> 01:21:15,125 Ain't a nigger been born knows how to treat a woman. 1380 01:21:15,166 --> 01:21:17,666 At least ain't never found him. 1381 01:21:17,708 --> 01:21:20,625 I was with Frank for ten years, and he ain't never learned 1382 01:21:20,666 --> 01:21:22,916 how to be no kinda husband. 1383 01:21:25,708 --> 01:21:27,958 - Richard wasn't like that. 1384 01:21:30,166 --> 01:21:33,166 He was a man so full of love for me. 1385 01:21:34,833 --> 01:21:37,083 - What happened? 1386 01:21:38,125 --> 01:21:40,291 - Trouble with the police. 1387 01:21:42,541 --> 01:21:44,333 - Was he a criminal? 1388 01:21:44,375 --> 01:21:45,208 - No. 1389 01:21:47,041 --> 01:21:50,625 They took him for one because he was black. 1390 01:21:52,375 --> 01:21:53,916 When they found out their mistake, 1391 01:21:53,958 --> 01:21:55,708 it was already too late. 1392 01:21:56,875 --> 01:22:00,041 He'd been in their prison for 30 days, 1393 01:22:02,750 --> 01:22:03,708 and when he came out, 1394 01:22:03,750 --> 01:22:06,791 he just didn't want to live. 1395 01:22:06,833 --> 01:22:08,166 Not even for me. 1396 01:22:10,583 --> 01:22:12,666 And then he killed himself. 1397 01:22:17,458 --> 01:22:19,916 - And he didn't even marry you. 1398 01:22:19,958 --> 01:22:20,791 Oh. 1399 01:22:27,250 --> 01:22:28,083 Gabriel. 1400 01:22:29,791 --> 01:22:30,708 - Florence. 1401 01:22:32,750 --> 01:22:34,666 - So you came? 1402 01:22:34,708 --> 01:22:37,958 - Yes, the Lord brought me safe. 1403 01:22:38,000 --> 01:22:39,500 - Well come on in. 1404 01:22:43,500 --> 01:22:46,541 - I want to start me a new life. 1405 01:22:46,583 --> 01:22:49,791 You know, after Deborah died, that was the end of it. 1406 01:22:49,833 --> 01:22:54,250 So now, I want to start over someplace new and fresh. 1407 01:22:56,875 --> 01:22:59,125 Because everything I ever knew and loved down 1408 01:22:59,166 --> 01:23:01,250 there is dead and buried. 1409 01:23:01,291 --> 01:23:02,291 - Except me. 1410 01:23:04,833 --> 01:23:05,666 Oh! 1411 01:23:07,791 --> 01:23:09,708 There's my baby! 1412 01:23:09,750 --> 01:23:10,583 Hello! 1413 01:23:12,083 --> 01:23:13,833 Elizabeth, this here's my brother I 1414 01:23:13,875 --> 01:23:15,291 been telling you about. 1415 01:23:15,333 --> 01:23:16,791 He's a preacher, so we gotta be careful 1416 01:23:16,833 --> 01:23:18,416 what we say around here. 1417 01:23:18,458 --> 01:23:20,250 - No reason to be afraid of me, 1418 01:23:20,291 --> 01:23:23,166 I'm just a weak vessel in the hands of the Lord. 1419 01:23:23,208 --> 01:23:25,083 - You see what I'm talking about? 1420 01:23:25,125 --> 01:23:27,458 Johnny, shake hands with the preacher. 1421 01:23:28,958 --> 01:23:29,791 - Blessed Jesus. 1422 01:23:29,833 --> 01:23:31,583 - I'll go fix us some coffee. 1423 01:23:31,625 --> 01:23:34,375 - What a fine looking boy. 1424 01:23:34,416 --> 01:23:37,875 With a fine son like this, the Lord will surely bless you. 1425 01:23:37,916 --> 01:23:40,583 Going to open up the windows of Heaven for you and your son. 1426 01:23:40,625 --> 01:23:42,958 Gonna pour down blessing on you, until you 1427 01:23:43,000 --> 01:23:45,750 won't know where to put them all. 1428 01:23:48,333 --> 01:23:50,208 You mark my words. 1429 01:24:23,333 --> 01:24:25,083 - Help me, Jesus. 1430 01:24:25,125 --> 01:24:27,208 I'm tired, Jesus. 1431 01:24:41,125 --> 01:24:41,958 Oh, Jesus. 1432 01:24:42,833 --> 01:24:43,666 Oh, Jesus. 1433 01:24:47,833 --> 01:24:49,833 I'm tired, please, lord. 1434 01:24:55,125 --> 01:24:56,708 Oh, Jesus, help me. 1435 01:24:58,125 --> 01:24:58,958 Help me. 1436 01:24:59,916 --> 01:25:00,750 Oh, Jesus. 1437 01:25:01,875 --> 01:25:03,333 Jesus, please, Jesus. 1438 01:25:04,500 --> 01:25:07,666 I'm tired, I'm so, not anymore, Jesus. 1439 01:25:09,250 --> 01:25:10,416 Please, Jesus. 1440 01:25:11,666 --> 01:25:13,083 Just help me. 1441 01:25:13,125 --> 01:25:13,958 Help. 1442 01:25:18,500 --> 01:25:19,333 Ooooh. 1443 01:25:27,166 --> 01:25:28,000 - Oh! 1444 01:25:29,291 --> 01:25:30,125 Oh yeah! 1445 01:25:30,166 --> 01:25:32,375 - Now is the time. 1446 01:25:32,416 --> 01:25:33,750 Now is the hour. 1447 01:25:41,166 --> 01:25:42,833 - Said God, God said order 1448 01:25:42,875 --> 01:25:43,791 Yes. 1449 01:25:43,833 --> 01:25:45,666 Now is the time. 1450 01:25:45,708 --> 01:25:47,750 Ask your forgiveness. 1451 01:25:47,791 --> 01:25:48,375 - Jesus please. 1452 01:25:49,958 --> 01:25:54,166 Jesus, please, reach out and touc me with your hand, Jesus. 1453 01:25:54,208 --> 01:25:55,250 Please. 1454 01:25:55,291 --> 01:25:56,625 - That's right talk to Jesus. 1455 01:25:56,666 --> 01:25:57,583 - I asked him Lord. 1456 01:25:57,625 --> 01:25:58,708 I asked him. 1457 01:25:58,750 --> 01:26:00,500 How long has it been? 1458 01:26:00,541 --> 01:26:02,375 How far must I travel? 1459 01:26:03,541 --> 01:26:04,708 - Find my way. 1460 01:26:05,833 --> 01:26:07,375 - Find it. 1461 01:26:07,416 --> 01:26:11,541 For your sins, and for those committed against you. 1462 01:26:12,583 --> 01:26:15,458 Jesus, Lord, give me the strength 1463 01:26:15,500 --> 01:26:17,541 to cleanse my house and my soul. 1464 01:26:17,583 --> 01:26:19,083 - I'm tired! 1465 01:26:19,125 --> 01:26:20,541 I'm tired, Jesus! 1466 01:26:21,416 --> 01:26:22,250 Whoo! 1467 01:26:55,625 --> 01:26:57,625 - Yes, thank you, Jesus. 1468 01:26:58,541 --> 01:27:00,625 Thank you, Jesus. 1469 01:27:00,666 --> 01:27:01,500 Ah! 1470 01:27:26,583 --> 01:27:27,583 - I feel it! 1471 01:27:28,875 --> 01:27:29,708 Oh! 1472 01:27:39,791 --> 01:27:42,875 - He's feeling the holy power. 1473 01:27:51,958 --> 01:27:52,791 - Johnny? 1474 01:27:53,833 --> 01:27:54,666 Johnny? 1475 01:27:58,500 --> 01:27:59,333 God. 1476 01:28:01,625 --> 01:28:03,375 Johnny, come on back to me. 1477 01:28:03,416 --> 01:28:04,583 Come on, John. 1478 01:28:06,208 --> 01:28:07,041 - I can't. 1479 01:28:22,500 --> 01:28:24,041 - That boy needs help. 1480 01:28:24,083 --> 01:28:24,875 You could take him, too. 1481 01:28:24,916 --> 01:28:26,416 You're his father. 1482 01:28:28,083 --> 01:28:29,166 He need you. 1483 01:28:29,208 --> 01:28:30,541 He needs your help. 1484 01:28:30,583 --> 01:28:31,458 Help him, Gabriel. 1485 01:28:31,500 --> 01:28:33,833 - Oh yes, Jesus, help. 1486 01:28:34,708 --> 01:28:36,041 - Come on through, John. 1487 01:28:36,083 --> 01:28:37,416 Come on through. 1488 01:28:38,583 --> 01:28:40,000 I'll help you, brother John. 1489 01:28:40,041 --> 01:28:41,250 I'll pray you through. 1490 01:28:41,291 --> 01:28:42,958 I'll pray you through, brother John. 1491 01:28:43,000 --> 01:28:44,375 I'll pray you through, brother John. 1492 01:28:44,416 --> 01:28:45,583 Yes, I will. 1493 01:28:45,625 --> 01:28:46,416 Oh Jesus. 1494 01:28:46,458 --> 01:28:47,250 - Jesus accept this child. 1495 01:28:47,291 --> 01:28:48,333 Listen to his heart. 1496 01:28:48,375 --> 01:28:49,291 - Say Jesus. 1497 01:28:49,333 --> 01:28:50,125 - Jesus. 1498 01:28:50,166 --> 01:28:50,833 - Say Jesus. 1499 01:28:50,875 --> 01:28:51,541 - Jesus. 1500 01:28:51,583 --> 01:28:52,791 - Say Jesus. 1501 01:28:52,833 --> 01:28:54,041 Do what to take Jesus as your personal savior? 1502 01:28:54,083 --> 01:28:54,666 Yes, call him. 1503 01:28:54,708 --> 01:28:55,583 Let him come! 1504 01:28:55,625 --> 01:28:56,791 Oh yes he will! 1505 01:28:56,833 --> 01:28:57,416 Jesus! 1506 01:28:57,458 --> 01:28:58,458 Oh Jesus! 1507 01:28:58,500 --> 01:29:01,083 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. 1508 01:29:01,125 --> 01:29:02,916 Jesus, oh Jesus. 1509 01:29:02,958 --> 01:29:03,750 No! 1510 01:29:03,791 --> 01:29:04,583 No, Jesus. 1511 01:29:04,625 --> 01:29:05,458 Jesus. 1512 01:29:06,333 --> 01:29:07,125 Call him. 1513 01:29:07,166 --> 01:29:07,958 Call him now. 1514 01:29:08,000 --> 01:29:08,791 - Jesus. 1515 01:29:08,833 --> 01:29:09,625 Jesus. 1516 01:29:09,666 --> 01:29:10,458 Jesus. 1517 01:29:10,500 --> 01:29:11,291 Jesus. 1518 01:29:11,333 --> 01:29:12,125 Jesus. 1519 01:29:16,833 --> 01:29:17,625 - Save me Lord! 1520 01:29:17,666 --> 01:29:18,500 Say save me lord. 1521 01:29:18,541 --> 01:29:20,833 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! 1522 01:29:24,875 --> 01:29:25,666 Oh, yes, Jesus. 1523 01:29:25,708 --> 01:29:27,125 Oh, yes Lord. 1524 01:29:27,166 --> 01:29:28,625 Yes, Lord. 1525 01:29:28,666 --> 01:29:29,458 Oh yes, Lord. 1526 01:29:38,833 --> 01:29:40,416 - The boy is through! 1527 01:29:40,458 --> 01:29:41,958 John's been saved! 1528 01:29:48,875 --> 01:29:50,291 - Rise up, brother John. 1529 01:29:50,333 --> 01:29:51,666 Oh, yes Jesus. 1530 01:29:51,708 --> 01:29:53,500 Oh yes, Jesus. 1531 01:29:53,541 --> 01:29:54,583 Jesus. 1532 01:29:54,625 --> 01:29:56,000 - Bless you, child. 1533 01:29:56,041 --> 01:29:56,916 - Thank you, Jesus. 1534 01:29:56,958 --> 01:29:59,375 Woo, thank you, Jesus. 1535 01:29:59,416 --> 01:30:00,833 Thank you, Jesus. 1536 01:30:06,541 --> 01:30:07,875 - God bless you. 1537 01:30:11,833 --> 01:30:13,750 - Oh, thank you, Jesus. 1538 01:30:15,875 --> 01:30:17,625 Oh, thank you, Jesus. 1539 01:30:18,541 --> 01:30:20,750 Oh, thank you, Jesus. 1540 01:30:20,791 --> 01:30:22,458 Oh, thank you, Lord. 1541 01:30:23,458 --> 01:30:25,166 Thank you all. 1542 01:30:25,208 --> 01:30:27,416 Thank you, Jesus. 1543 01:30:27,458 --> 01:30:28,875 Thank you, Jesus. 1544 01:30:31,875 --> 01:30:32,708 Oh, Jesus. 1545 01:30:37,416 --> 01:30:38,416 - I'm saved. 1546 01:30:40,083 --> 01:30:42,166 I'm saved, Father. 1547 01:30:42,208 --> 01:30:44,208 - Praise the Lord, John. 1548 01:32:01,000 --> 01:32:03,250 - Oooh, Lor,d it's morning. 1549 01:32:04,583 --> 01:32:07,375 You done prayed all through the night. 1550 01:32:07,416 --> 01:32:09,750 - And what a glorious morning. 1551 01:32:09,791 --> 01:32:12,208 - Hallelujah, Jesus. 1552 01:32:12,250 --> 01:32:13,750 - Oh, you must be very proud. 1553 01:32:13,791 --> 01:32:14,875 Mighty proud. 1554 01:32:16,083 --> 01:32:17,458 - Come, brother John. 1555 01:32:17,500 --> 01:32:19,958 Let's you and me walk together. 1556 01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:22,250 - Thank you, Jesus. 1557 01:32:41,083 --> 01:32:44,291 - You know, no matter what happens today, or where I go, 1558 01:32:44,333 --> 01:32:46,500 or what people may say about me, 1559 01:32:46,541 --> 01:32:49,208 you remember that I was there. 1560 01:32:49,250 --> 01:32:51,250 - I'll remember. 1561 01:32:57,083 --> 01:32:59,458 See you all later, Sister Grimes, Sister Elizabeth. 1562 01:32:59,500 --> 01:33:00,333 - Bye, Elijah. 1563 01:33:00,375 --> 01:33:01,708 - Praise the Lord, Brother John. 1564 01:33:01,750 --> 01:33:04,125 - Sure you don't want to come up for some breakfast? 1565 01:33:04,166 --> 01:33:07,583 - No, child, I should be home resting in my bed. 1566 01:33:07,625 --> 01:33:10,083 That's just where I'm gonna go. 1567 01:33:10,125 --> 01:33:11,208 I'll see you. 1568 01:33:16,583 --> 01:33:19,625 Now I want you to fight the good fight, you hear me? 1569 01:33:19,666 --> 01:33:21,291 Don't you get scared. 1570 01:33:21,333 --> 01:33:24,125 Don't you lose your nerve. 1571 01:33:24,166 --> 01:33:27,750 Because the Lord has put his hands on you. 1572 01:33:27,791 --> 01:33:29,625 I knew there was a reason why I should 1573 01:33:29,666 --> 01:33:32,250 have come to church last night. 1574 01:33:34,833 --> 01:33:36,166 - I'll see you later. 1575 01:33:36,208 --> 01:33:37,041 - Bye. 1576 01:33:40,375 --> 01:33:41,875 Bye, Bye, Gabriel. 1577 01:33:58,083 --> 01:33:59,541 - Boy, what are you doing up? 1578 01:33:59,583 --> 01:34:01,333 - What took you all so long? 1579 01:34:01,375 --> 01:34:03,375 - Just get on back inside. 1580 01:34:03,416 --> 01:34:04,208 - But Mama. 1581 01:34:04,250 --> 01:34:05,708 - Go on. 1582 01:34:05,750 --> 01:34:07,458 - John? 1583 01:34:07,500 --> 01:34:08,416 - Yes, sir? 1584 01:34:11,250 --> 01:34:12,041 - Aw, nothing. 1585 01:34:12,083 --> 01:34:12,916 Go on in. 1586 01:34:14,875 --> 01:34:15,708 John? 1587 01:34:19,833 --> 01:34:22,250 I want to tell you something. 1588 01:34:26,000 --> 01:34:29,291 Son, you did it tonight, didn't you? 1589 01:34:29,333 --> 01:34:31,416 Climbed up that mountain. 1590 01:34:31,458 --> 01:34:32,250 - Yes, sir. 1591 01:34:33,375 --> 01:34:35,791 - But you've got to understand, son. 1592 01:34:35,833 --> 01:34:40,166 That mountain is very high, and it's got many peaks. 1593 01:34:43,166 --> 01:34:47,625 And I'm gonna try to help you get over those peaks. 1594 01:34:47,666 --> 01:34:49,375 Every man should do it for himself. 1595 01:34:49,416 --> 01:34:51,166 I mean, nobody can do it for him. 1596 01:34:51,208 --> 01:34:52,041 - Yes, sir. 1597 01:34:52,083 --> 01:34:54,833 - And it ain't going to be easy, 1598 01:34:54,875 --> 01:34:57,375 but I'm gonna try to help you. 1599 01:35:00,333 --> 01:35:02,041 I'm gonna try. 1600 01:35:02,083 --> 01:35:04,166 - Standing there that morning, each of us 1601 01:35:04,208 --> 01:35:05,750 wanted to speak some final, 1602 01:35:05,791 --> 01:35:07,791 some living word that would conquer 1603 01:35:07,833 --> 01:35:09,958 the great division between us. 1604 01:35:10,000 --> 01:35:12,625 - Come on, let's go in and get some breakfast. 1605 01:35:12,666 --> 01:35:14,041 - And though my father tried, 1606 01:35:14,083 --> 01:35:16,416 he could not find that word. 1607 01:35:19,250 --> 01:35:22,666 And in his absence, something died in me. 1608 01:35:24,833 --> 01:35:27,416 But something also came alive, 1609 01:35:27,458 --> 01:35:29,500 something that gave me the new words. 1610 01:35:29,541 --> 01:35:30,750 I'm ready. 1611 01:35:30,791 --> 01:35:32,125 I'm coming. 1612 01:35:32,166 --> 01:35:33,125 I'm on my way.