Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-02-02
A NEW CATECHISM.

| W WHAT - the cDtlch!
a. A corporation in which the honora,
members are more numerous than the prayin
members.
Q. What Is resignation?
a. A willingness to 60 to Heaven when yo,
can't stay any longer in this world.
Q. What Is benevolenco?
A. Giving twenty-five cents to send he gos
pei TO the heather, and fifty dollars for new
dress.
Q. Why are elders called srulinqs'
A. Because they sometimes rule the Other
members OF the session, and rule tue pastor
ana rule the whole congregation. aud rule
everybody but themselves.
z. How is the Sabbath kept?
a. BY reading the newspapers, worldly talk,
and crtieising the preacher.
| Y. How eau bov be ruined?
A. BY giving him plenty of money and no
restraints, and allowing him to stay out late at
night without questioning.
Q. How can you finish off girl
A. BY gossip, dress and novels.
z. Who tells the most lies9
A. 'They-say.'
| q. What Is competence.
| A. A little more than one has.
Q. What 10 often the most difficult part of
| a PASTORS work.
A. Collecting his salary.
Y. who are very promising people
| A. Those who do not pay their subscrip-
| tions.
2. What is pulpit,
A. A successful invention to repress a In.
quence.
z. What is the right of private judgement.
A. The privilege of entertaining the same
opinions that We do.
z. What is the test of truth ?
A. The opposition Of foolish and unreason
able men.
Y. Why are many prayer meetings like some
large mercantile firms?
a. Because they have may silent partners.
" What Is the most important know ledge?
A. The knowledge OF one $ ignorance.
Y. When are people suddenly impressed
with their poverty3
A. When you present them with call for
charity.
z. What neighborhoods ara most noted for
gossp?'
A. Those of which We know the most.
z. Is there any limit to the capacity of the
human family for lying?
A. Positively mona.
Q. When are people ready to tind fault with
their pastorP
A. When they are in arrears for his sal
any.
z. What great principle of Confncius !
seems " have been learned from mv dern
Christians?
A, The "doctrine of the mean"
z. What is one Of the lost arts?
A. Winding ones own business.
Y. What is an air cast le?
A. maa who IL in debt devising plans for |
expending his money when he becomes a |
millionaire.
Q. ofwhat ought most people 10 be asham-
ed.
A. Themselves.
a., What can't come out OF mans
head9
A. That which is not In 1t. /
q. What Is an old fogyY
A. A man who should have been born in
the dark ages.
Q. Who never finish their work?
A. Fault finders.
Y What never puts anything In the con-
tribuuion box?
A. Good wishes.
z. Who are most confident in their opinions
about any thing?
A. Those who know til, least about
q. Who Is the great representative of those
who Cypress enterprise OF bsnevolence?
A. Judas.
q. What discou raging circumstances hap
pens to all god children that We are told about
in Sunday School booksp
A. They die young.
2. What is one g eat scandal in the admin
stiation Of church atiairss
A. large proportion of vacant churches
md unemployed ministers
Q. What definition of the rich is given bv
Sir. Thomas Browne that puts large num-
'er of people OH the "poor list?
A. Those who have enough to be chari-
able.
z. How does it appear that many treat
eligion In the same way they do poor re-
ations?
A, They keep it at distance and don't |
idmit 1t to familiar intercourse.
O. What opinion about charity expressed
n an Old novel Is not yet absolete?
A. Charity, child, charity? Why charity {
'egins at home, these $40 would have bought !
ne full set of silk, hsaddress, panniers-'
z. How does Cowler describe a class Of {
nen OF whom there are nov many in the '
hurchs
A. They "io nothing with a deal of
kill" I
q. How can man secure the i'll will Of a
arge number of people2 s