Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-02-18
Fr0m The Afefhodist Protestant.
Anecdotes Of Little Father Andre.

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TRANSLATED FROM THE "PnEDIcroRIANA.'
Little Father Andre" holds a Distinguish
ed place among those original preachers,
whose sermons are seasoned with bon mots
aud ingenious %sailies. lie generally min
gIed pleasantly with Instruction in order to
entertain his hearers. His family name was
BoHlianger. He was horn at Paris in 1882,
was Of The order of reformed Augustines, and
died in 1867. Some anecdotes will serve to
illustrate at once tine slngularlly Of ihe man,
and the license OF the Tines.
Once, while he was preaching in a coun-
try church, a pack Of cards flew out Of his
sleeve, and fell among the audience. Eve
ry body began laughing. The preacher,
without being in the least disconnected, call
ed on the larger children that happened TO
be there, TO collect them together; aud as
ihey brought them, inquired how the differ
cnt cards were called. The answers were
all promptly given. lie then put some ques-
tons out OF the cdtechism, which. however,
they were unable 10 reply to. Then address
ing the fathers and mothors-
rs it thus" said he, ''tiat YOU npgleci the
education Of your chlldrenl You Introd uce
them to the vanitles oi HE. and by tho most
criminal carelessrrss, permit them to lose
their Immortal souls" The Impression pro-
duced was powerful, and every one perceiv-
ed that the cards were brought pnrposely 10
introduce the pathetic appeal.
DeclaIming one day against the Callantry
OF the ladies', whose hammers at that time
were very corrupt, he said there was one in
the congregation whose RIGHTEOUSNESS was
known to him, aud that he vas going to point
her ont. that she might be covered with SON
fusion for her sins. But MOI said he.
checking himself, IL will not name her
Christian charity lorbids. Aud vet, shall [
compromise vice No. What, then, shall
| do to remove the difficulty! twill lit her
with my culotte," "a leathern cap which
was worn ia his day. As he said this. he
suddenly raised 1t as If about to throw, and
added, Look I! look there she is lust there"
All the women ~ front OF the pulpit dodoed
to escape The threatened blow, when the
preacher cried out, "Goodness ! | thought
there was only one, and here are more than a
hundred !"
Being requested to announce Il subscrip-
ton in order to raise q sufficient sum TO pro-
cure the initiation of a young woman into a
sisterhood, which was then required of fe-
males taking the veil, he commenced his ser
mon, "Sirs, | am instructed to recommend to
your charity a maiden who has not cash
enough to lake the VOWS of poverty"
This Factions monk once. began a sermon
with, The pope is grass, the king is grass,
the queen is grass. monsieur the cardinal is
grass, you are grass, | AIN grass, all flesh is
grass"
Preaching in a monastery which had re-
Gently been struck by lightning, Father An
DIRE eXpatiaIed upon the goodness Of God,
who took, as he would show, special care OF
his creatures. ''For," said he, among 9TH
er evidences, consider what has happened to
this holy house in which | am preaching.-
The lightning struck the Library and consul
med it, but Injured not a single monk. If,
however, it had unfortunately fallen upon
the dining-roOm, or butery, how many breth-
rem would have been killed how many
tears shed what desolaiion would have en-
sued! Thanks, O my God! eternal thanks
for the regard which thou dost show 10 thy
~elect!'
There was a bishop who had never ventur-
ed to ascend the pulpit, who, having concei.
we'd some grudge against Father Andre, for.
bade his preaching within his diocese. AS
for thai" replied tue monk, IL forbid his
preaching anywhere in the Kingdom"
In a sermon on the wicked rich man, the
same preacher made the comparison of a pool
man to a hen, and of the rich man to a lap,
dog. "As long" said he, 'as the rich man
is alive, God treats him as the ladies' trear
their little lap-dogs; they share all theil
dainties with them, and cove. them with rib,
bons, down to the very tail. But when the
dog dies they throw hiu on the dunghill.-
The hen, on the other hand, is but a poo
creature that gets nothing but oifal 10 eat
but after her death she is served up will
honor at the table Of the master. So the ricl
man, during his life, is happy, h%utafter deatl
is tossed into hell, whilst on the conirarr
the poor find their place in Abraham's bo
SOM"
Having been apprised that an eminent n
dy, notorious for a loose and eXtravaEant life
WAS present %incornito at his sermon OIL III,
''Prodigal Son." he described infinitely he
own equipage, in giving an account Of tn
style in which the young man left home
ale had" said he, ''slx horses of an iro
grey, a handsome coach with scarlet curtains
with gold lace, housings all covered with a
mortal bearings, pages aud Jacques, dresse
in yellow, etc"
Speaking OF tive word HoSGnnG, which
sung on Palm Sunday, and OF the childre
who bore branches Of it on Christ's entry il
to Jerusalem, he said, These children we
up a tree; ] can't think of the name Of iii
tree just now, but will tell you by and by.
After the sermon was finished, and the pre-
cher was about to descend from the puipi
he said. "Apropos to that tree about wine
| was talking, brethren, they call it a syc
more"
What parallel to Father Andre have y
r seen in our own day
; p. G. S.
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