The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-04-05
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gospel? When it maketh glad the
waist places. a
A little girl, repeating her Sunday
school lessons, gave q new version to
familiar passage-'Ye cannot serve
God and mamma
A Pittsfield mother had occasion to
reprimand. a little three year old son,
for some slig hit misdemeanor, and as a
punishment she told him she could not
love him any more, if he was naughty.
The little fellow showed his independ
ence and faith, by quitely replying, i
don't tare, Desus loves mel
A parson was .twitted with taking too
long time over his white tie while
dressing. 1t is my duty he answered,
to attend most carefully to my fold
And Satan smote Job with boils' is
now rendered.: And Satan smote Job
with circumscribcd simultaneous inflam.
nations, charterized by pointed tumors,
and suppurating with central cores
1t is told of Billy Hubbard; the Meth
odist, that once when roll was called in
the conference, his name was read Will
liam He rose at once and objected,
saying that his name was not William,
it was Billy. But, Brother Hibbard,'
pleaded Bishop Asbury. Billy is q lit
tie boys name! Yes bishop was the
quick reply, 'and 1 was a little boy
when my father gave it to mel
A Fifeshire man recently took his
child to minister to be baptised, who
asked him. Are you prepared for 50
solemn and important an occasion?'
Prepared! he echoed, with some indig-
nation; 4 bae firlot of bannocks bakin,'
an wad just like to ken what better
preparations he could expeck frae q man
in my condition o. lifeu
How do you like the character Of st.
Paul?' asked a person of his landlady
during conversation about the apos-
ties. 'Ah! he was good old soul, for
he once said, you know, that we must
eat what is set before us, and ask no
questions for conscience sake.
pupil of the public schools, during
his parsing exercise, came to the word
with. which he boldly declared to be
"a noun You have never seen it used
as SUCH replied the teacher But I
have though confidently retorted the
young hopeful 'Where?' sDosen't the
bible say, Bind me with seven viMs.
and I shall be as another man. The
teacher was vanquished.
An elderly gentleman, returning home
from church, began to extol the merits
of the sermon to his son. Said he:
Jack, have heard one of the most de-
lightful sermons ever delivered before
a Christian society. 1t carried me to
the gate of heaven why didn't you
dodge inf replied Jack; you will never
have another such chance
Miss Lille is q bright little girl Of
four summers. Her Sunday school
teacher, in questioning her a few Sun
days ago on the extent of her bible
knowledge, asked her if she knew any
thing Of the commandments.
oh! yes, tin say some,' said Miss
Lille.
Then commence. my dear replied
the teacher.
Miss Lille confidently commenced
thus:
'Mudder tin do out to swim,
Yes you tin my daughter,
But hang your close on hic-wickory
linn,
And don't do fur in de water
A clergyman in Vermont, being ap-
prehensive that the accumulated weight
of the snow upon the roof of his barn
might do some damage, resolved to
shovel it off. He therefore assembled
the roof, having first taken the precau-
ton to fasten his waist to one end Of a
rope, the other end of which he gave to
his wife. But fearing still for his safe
ty. he said: My dear, tie the rope round
your waist. No sooner had she done
this, when off went the snow, minister
and all, and up went the wife: Thus on
one side of the barn the astounded cler.
gyman hung, while on the other side
hung his wife, high and dry, dandling
at the end of the rope. At that mo-
ment a gentleman luckily passed by, and
delivered them from their perilous stu
alton.