Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-06
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DIR. Gilley related the following anecdote
which was told by well known IrisI
character, Thaddeus Connolly, who nsel
to spend much of his time in wanderinl
through Ireland, and instructing the lower
classes in their native language. "Iwen
said he, lone Sunday, into church r.
which a new incumbent had been LATELY
appointed. The congregation did not ex.
ceed half dozen, but the preacher deliv-
cred himself with as much energy and ex.
preston as if he was addressing a crowded
audience. After the service 1 expressed tc
the clergyman my wonder that he should
preach so ferventlv to such small number
OF people. "Were there but one," said the
rector, my anxiety for his Improvement
would make me equally energetic,n
The following year Connolly went into
the same church; the congregation was
multiplied seven fold. The third wear he
found the church full. 80. : -
The following has been going the rounds
of the newspapers. Men seem to forget
that the distinctions of clean and unclean
beasts were expressly abolished in the Wis
ION OF St. Feter on the house-top of Simon,
the tanner, just before he was called to Wis
it Cornelius, the centurion:
Dr. Adam Clark, who had strong aver
sion to pork, was called upon to say grace
at dinner where the principal dish was a
roast pig. He is reported to have said: 20
Lord, If Thou canst bless under the Gospel
what Thou didst curse under the law, bless
this pig" l'f-4- = - =
When Rowland Hill was, some years ago,
in Scotland, he was introduced to an aged
minister, somewhat resembling himself in
piety and eccentricity. The old man look
ed at him for some time very earnestly,
and at length said: .Weel, have been
looking for some TEEN at the leens of your
lace" And what do you think of it ?''
said Mr.. Hill. "Why, am thinking that,
If the grace of God he'd ma changed your
heart, you would ha been most tremen-
dous rogue" Mr.. Hill laughed heartily
and said. "Well, you have just hit the nail
on the head" a- ef. ,-- 10
Let clergymen beware how they attempt
to speak in a stilted style to children, or
ask them questions. Somewhere we saw
the following story:
"a clergyman on Sunday school occa-
sion, was speaking to a large audience of
children when he saw that he must do
to rouse their attention. just
then he had spoken of Peter, so he paused
and asked if any of the children could tell
him anything about Peter? but their
mouths were all closed. He appealed to
older scholars-younger scholars, and then
at last he came to the youngest, and he
SAID, "come now, little ones, shame your
elders" and tell me something about
Peter"
II can," exclaimed little four year old.
"Can you; that is good girl? Well,
come right up here, and tell us all that you
know about Peter" 4.. r..-.l - -
The little girl was passed forward to the
stage.
Now" said the speaker, 'let us hear
what You know about Peter. Speak right
out" .>af m
The little girl spoke:
Peter. Peter,
Pumpkin eater" &c.
Oh, dreadful fall. Had the speaker spoken
Of ST. Peter, perhaps the little girl might
have done better. But let those who ad-
1ress children beware how they trust those
little minds, for no one knows what associa-
ions he may wake up.
An American, once attempting to ad-
lress Partisan audience in French, ex-
earnestly cXborted them
% take of the water OF life freely, in lit
eral translation from the English ''eau de
vie," the French for brandy, Che should
have used the phrase ''eau vivant.'') The
audience lost the force of the eXhortation
..
A Frenchman once returned the compli-
nent in English, by endeavoring to give
;he benediction in the following form:
: May the good Lord pickle you;" he
meant preserve. ..---.
A clergyman going to miserly old lady
20 beg. for worthy object, found himself
'efused on the ground of poverty. Feign-
ng himself much interested in her story,
he expressed great surprise thereat, and
'aid, Il had not thought you in such
want" and then taking out some money he
aid, 'here is something that will do for
he present purpose; when l call again 1
will bring you MORE" The old lady was
10 enraged that she gave him good round
um to show him that she did not mean she
vas pauper.-Church MonthZu for October