, 1874-05-24

whether out OF church-yards, or, Vke the re-
| mafu8 OF soma ancient Ronan, out OF an urn IN
which they vere deposited 1000 years ago"
| RELIGIOUS HUMOR-
| 4 clergyman at Springfield, who has bad
habit OF adding |" All - to many of his words,
| told last Sunday Of those who had been brought
up on tho Lords side-ah.
At m examination OF some girls for the rita OF
| confirmation, in answer to the question:
"What is the outward, yiaib1o sign OF form in
baptism7" one Of them replied: "a baby, slr. =
4 pekiu Qll) woman vas asked by the preach
er If her husband feared the Lord. She replied :
] Fear him Bless you, ha is 30 feared Of Him
| that he never goes ont Sunday without taxing
bis gun along with him."
Little girl" Mamma, don't think the people
-0Why not my child !" Little giri-s' Because
| ron can never make them kneel. 1 always have
to IaJ my doll down on her stomach to Say her
prayers"
A little 4-year old in Richmond, very fond Of a
certain dish, when asked by bis mother II he
wouldn't like to be an angel with wings, and fly
about Heaven like his littio brother, replied,
after pause, ''No, ma; I'd heap rather be 8
hawk, and live On chickens"
4 Sunday school teacher, desirous Of waking
the dormant powers Of q scholar, asked the qucs-
dart d1i ~ 1aroh vrastine With tho anga1 5's The
cautions renlv came: UDunno. 'zactly. hut
s;noso 't1as to tell US that vo mustn't 1astle."
Hearing that his paator intended to preach on
tho recognition Of friends in heaven, q PARISH
oner su9geatea that lie snouia Pleaon on tne
recognition OF Trends On eartn, SINCE ne naa
.heou sitting in his Pc" for twonty years without
being recognized by the occupant of the no1t
pew.
DR.. Guthrie, In his inimieahle autobiography,
referring to the affected address, OF CERTAIN
modern young ministers, speaks Of ono partlcu-
larly, Who, instead OF calling children bY the
wholesome old Scotch term oatr"s, SPOKE OF
call man father"
A hnrht 1,lt1a girl OF our city. not long
since was rpiuQ her mother to 20 Nd stairs and
| hear her say her prayers before retiring. Her
mother, not fiudins it convenient, told Ter that
| Jesus could hear them iust az we'll 'Dut,
mother" responded the little doubte1. "Jcaus
can't t1lrn OF lie oaa."-Neu Bedford Nercpyy.
L
~ he can Al Use q vholosome Discretion. Thus
when YOUR worthy Clergyman, who nav be
honest aad deserving, if not brilliant, confdes
| ~ v,n in a rooynant ~ overrhatrnin1 1nodnstv
- -. a.~ 80, =. +h;,1,o - 10 .,;et.Eo, ~
tun. ns eoNet4os 1 tuluAs 10 ~ tutotaasn i4o
calling y Is iar from necessary Tor You, Tno ste
ono Of tho pillars: OF n1s churcn, 70 rep1y thas
| you think SO as often "a every Sunday.
,;au,;..a u.,oanox -.a,a,,a ~. +ho,u
l. Aalstlneu1saea professor, 1esidlug uot taou-
sand miles from Andover, was recently on All e1-
cursioh to Europe. Being in Edinburgh one ret
c.h' In 1caehinn he ctrrch-ioor lis rendered
shi11;ne IN cahhT tha iarnl foro and waa aona-
~ ~a1 49, "- q 49,
s,o ~ ,sa ~ near -ota.ses F+aa ~ a.ata
shuAen, elr- Inc professor n1ed 1ls eagle
eyes upon the e; e1tortioner demanded WY he
charged two shil1iugs, and tho cabman drJly
answered, "Wo wush to discourage travelling On
the Sawbath as much as possible, air."
I3tt1a Johnny wanted to 90 to church. His
| mother. was afraid be would make noiso. bu.
| his fa.her said. .t JOHNNY knows better than to
Tory 11s stil Til the list prayer. By that timo ke
Ind crown tirod Of alttin9 gti1l and Was staudinr
| in the he nan nar-cnshion With his bsok tonards tho
nu1pit. Whom tho lady who was sitting in. tho
naxt seat bowed har head for PRAYER. johnny
thought nhe was CRYING, and his sympathy got
said to the lady 10 q tone that was noant for
Mh;,nar hnt 1hch waa on1y too pla,nIy heard
| :" % Poor %i.1vt What 60 matter Doea % stom-
NUT ac1o i''
This ts said to be q specimen OF the graduates
OF some English schools:
,coo ~ ~ q thu h. M clureh II Ep1l.nd VIXEN
seked by tho school inspector to H7fte IN
tho question :. What /. thy duty toward God ?" wroto
follows: MY duty toads Cod Is to hesd In him to
Withhold my aoai Aad With ny as1nth 70 "hilcn!E snd
gTa taanSs 70 pas ny oa H. N a 70 - - uoa
tn, INV ~ N he d.v. Of nv Hes ean another
vrots out Ii. belIef as follows II beliovs in God the
almighty natar OF Heaven and In Jesus Christ The
only son Of Cod who VAS conserved BY the hoi! Gost
born OF the !uIaen Mary aoaed under panshsd ptsed
sanss n'd "a ana osdsd 10 M e ne 10
into Heayea md se:sd had tho light hand Of
God ths fsther iii might maker Of Heaven and earth
thu see and oil that In them IL and rested upon tha
seventh day and Howard it"
.scotcb n,rrb oneo Ind for minister
rooi 1oan remarkable for his benevolent diepo-
he said s.Jeanic, Whit ua7 do never see you