, 1874-06-07
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
fContfnued from tho Seventh Page.}

on Bunday7" asked q teacher in Cincinnati
Sunday-schoo1. Down to 'Couom's Rifle,
! mas the prompt reply.
| "Oh Lord, sink tho whole OF standish Neck u
prayed wrathy deacon, getting out of patience
with his irreligious neighbors. No. good Lord,
| stopl I'm too faas All but lot No. 50, and a
| road to mill" Lot No. 50 Was this Christian 3
| farm.
4 preacher in, Norwich, Conn, refused to pay
railroad fare on account OF his vocation. and
! WAS consequently arrested. In the Police Court
he additionally urged that heh had two motherless
pepsia that he couldn't eat anything. These ar
guments were not potent, and he WAS fined for
| diaorderly conduct.
The other day an aged couple drove into an
Indiana city Just a. IN undertaken firm was mov
ing into m old church, which had been purchased
for shop; The old gentleman stood mp in his
wagon, with mouth and eyes distended, as tho
men silently carried coffin after coffin into tho
cnarch. At last he turned to his half, and
gasped: "eafy, By gol1y, it's tho cholera !; let's
get |" and they got.
An snterprising Superintendent Of one Of cur
city 8unday-schools engaged last Sunday in
catechizing the scholars, varying the usual
ehism. After asking what were the prerequisites
for the Holy Communion and Confirmation, and
receiving very satisfactory replies, ho asked
And now' Roys ten me- nus,t %h't .a1 must Rseeed9
|
cut, "A baby, SIR" Fact followed by sansa-
ton and laughter.
Looking at it practically.
did your godfathers and godmothers thsn do
for youa a pause. Question repeated; an
other pause). Elder brother-Oh, If you please
Aliss Elderbe1y. Charlie don't know; my god
pa bought me spoon and fork but his godpa
didn't do anyth1ng.-Punch.
4 lttle 3-year-oid, down Fest, recently said:
Thores tive thinga do 'spise-6unday aud
ayin'.'
Old Mr.. Collamoro is very deaf. The other
Sunday, in the midst OF the services, Mr. HoH,
who sits Immediately behind Mr. Col1amore, saw
spider travelling over tho latter's bald head,
His first impulse was to nudge him and tell him
about it +; but he remembered that Colamore Was
deaf, 80 he lifted up his hand aud brushed the
spider oil. HoH didn't aim quite high enough.
and consequently, in bis nervousness, he hit
Collsmore quito severe blow; the old man
take such liberty with him, and Hon began to
explain with gestures the oan.e Of the occur
romeo. But Collamore. in aloud voice, demanded
what he meant. It Was very painful to Hof. |
him, and be grew rcd in thefacs and, in dssperA-
tion, exclaimed: 'sThere WAS = spidar on your |
head!'' IA white place on my head, hey7 s'posen |
thero il, what's that to you ?" said Collamore.
self, soaae day." at ~as spider" ahrieked |
Hotf, while the congregation smlled, and the |
perspiration began to roll of bis face. "Cer- !
tAinly it's widsr," said Collanore, aud got moro
mind, You let my head alone in church." Mr. |
Collamore," shrieked Hor, "thoro ras bug on |
your head, and I brushed it o1-this way" and |
Hon made another gesture at Co1lamore's head. |
Tho old man thought ho WAS going to fight him |
then and there, and, hurting his hymn-book at
Hof, he seized the kneeling stool on the floor OF |
the pew. and was about to bang Mr. Hon, when |
tie Sexton interfered. An explanation was
written on f1y-leaf Of the hymn book, where
upon Mr. collamoEs spologizea in boisterous
voice, and resumed his seat. Then the service |
proceeded They think Of asking Mr.. Collanoro
to worship slasHhere,-Ch,isfian Union.