The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-02-09

have ran away from Berlin, and sbjursd
his discovered cousin. A il was le ati.
ded the course Of events. and fortified
himself by prayer and philosophy for the
ino,nentuous hour, Sunday morning ar.
rived but no text.
Heinrich went 10 the church appointed
and vas conducted to the seat always
set apar, for he preacher OF the day
The king with the royal family, occupied
their accustomed places.
The ssi vice commenced but no ,ext!-
The prayers were ended, aud willis, the
organ pealed forth It's solemn sounds, the
preacher was led TO the pulpit. The
congregation were as'onished not only
u, his youlhfuluess, Lut a, his osing an
utter stranger.
The pnlpi. s,cps were gained. AID the
thought flashed across Heinrich's mind
that possibly he would fad the tex, plsc-
ed for him on the desk, ....s
But ~ hs was on the point Of mount.
ing the stairs, an officer Of the royal
household delivered 10 him folded piece
Of paper, saying. His majesty sends you
the text. .#
Alter having reciisd the preliminary
prayer, the prescher opened The paper,
and 10! II was blank---no q word was
written on It. Wha, was to be dones
Heinrich deliberately examined the white
sheet, ahd after short pause held it up
before the congregation saying. HIS
majesty has furnished The text for my
sermon. Blu, you may. perceive tha, no.
thing whatever is upon this sheet Of IA
per. 'Out si nothing God created the
world shall, therefore. take the Gre
alton for the subjec, Of my discourse this
morning. =,
In accold nee with this decision, the
preacher went through the whole vi the
first chapter OF the book of Genesis in a
mastsrly way, his s.yIe being lorcible asd
clear,and his fuency al language re-
u arkable. HIS aulIence, accustomed TO
the kings eccentricities, weie far more
asloalshcd Ut the dsx,erlty with which the
y VI had ex,r,lnrd himself from the
By, than at ilIe dilemma in which
been placed. Al las, the sermon
eNnded, the congregation dismissed
and Heinrich found hirnself in the sa-
cr,sty, receiving the congratulations OF
several d,gntaries Of the church, who all
prophesied for IN brilliant future.
| Heinrich yen,utd TO express his
amazemen, al the singular proceeding OF
the king, bu, was told lha, he could only
have arrived reee,,ly from the provinces
II hr dad not know thai such vacaries
were quite comnon 10 his majesty. In
the mids' OF the conversation. a messen-
ger arrived TO oonduc. h,m 10 the royal
presence. Being totally unaware wha,
impression his ss,mon might have made
lpon the king, the cousin-seeker rather
dreaded the approa ching audience. Blu,
Heinrich had scar, ely crossed the ,hresh-
,old Of the kings room, when his maj
esty jumped up and thfus, roll Of paper
INTO the young mans hand, exclanimg
'Hu,rah, s,!-rui away!-'ske this ior
the H. At you gave me-
Then throwing himself back in chair
he laughed heartily at the young preach
er's look OF surprise and confusion. The
latter scarcely knew wha, reply to make,
or what 10 do, bu, jus, as he had go'
as far ns your maje,ty y, the king
interrupted him, saying. Make no fine
speeches; GO home quietly, and examine
the contents Of tue paper. You cam
to Berlin 10 seek a cousin; you have
found one, who, if you 60 on steadily
will no, neglec, you
I, Is hardly necessary to add that the
roll OF paper contained a good appoint
inert q, tne University Of Berlin, and
made Heinrich Meyer one o. the roya
preachers.