, 1875-09-04
sAEAamAN's KISSING STORY,


"Dnraeigh," tu lilo Boston Jofrnat, gives his
experience Of pastoral osculatiuu ~ compared
with shat Of Tommy 9hoarman. He says
"Qufte an excitement has boen produced lii
Brooklyn By tho report Of Counselor bloasmau's
speech ID London on ktssing. At first,.she re-
po.t was discredtod. It 10 probable that Mr..
shcarmsn will hear oil tho matter when ho gets
homo. After q residenco OF many years in this
city aud an acquaintance with the ministry with
in . circuit Of 10 mi!er. I never heard Of
al instance whoro kissing was cons,la1ed
part Of pastoral duty or pastoral priv
ileGe, or whore It would DO eyor tolor-
ated. excopt In two instances. One Of these was
a Brooklyn pastor. He was accustomed to VOL
coma tbs ladies' Of Ills parish with kiss, eithor
With OF without tho proaesco Of their husbands.
lilo dtamissoa his company with sa!uto ofter
tho manner Of ladies'. Tils became no noted
tint talked personally With this pastor on the
and suppose PRACTICES It to thus day. He was
rather fessiyo pastor. fond OF CAV l.fo. very
Rocial, and great fnyorto with tho young. Hn
was tried before tho church authorities for
drinking nles and wtpes at the public reutaurnnts.
lilo escaped cenauro, for the church Aushoaiktca
decided that thnre WAS au harm IN It.
''Tho otllcr case can1e ont In thfs wiso In ono
OF tho chn1cloB WAS family consisting Of fhlh-
or. mother, and two daughters. Tho daughsors
family did tho singing for tie church. it was
customary to seud one Of tile girls around tu tho
parsonage on SATURDAY. for tic hymns One Sat
uiday both Of the gEls declined 10 70 after tho
hymns. don't wish to go said tho oller
liz, - Sa;I r.. 'tia tHn Rus ,uai ti.o sou'
and had rather not teli,' Deing pressed shc sins
said: ! don't think tue pastor meAns any
HARM lie thinks am still D little girl hut ha
k,eses mo when he glsss mo tho hymns, and
..'Dosjoa thcae two casea neyar heard of nnv
noen saS'o" ~ AKA onoo1nau aeso'4oes'
oen en,,,nrn,e u,,.-
esn. er.n"EHS !t no"5.
n'etypoas "ho oas 11'ea 10 asc'pnee oah.
ep!nncta tfeaeury-note autograph will read
about Ills home with interest. Tho Utica o.
seyrer tolls of it thus; Con. snjnner'a raj.
,,o,.a Ia s,,,,,.ca m ,ho tn, T., .troot T., t1o vi
" ,t""s,o se y" w ., '"s,.' o,'oos ~ suo W.
iase VI Aopa"*' anu htanta hpont ~ fooh paea
from tho street., enshEondad in tsoca. It IL q
plain brick structure mud hbs served him aud his
family for a home TOR an tndosntta r,mhor ~
vaor. T., t,,o r... ~ N. n..,or .I,,xo r. 49,.
aeals' IN Lne Ieaf q Tue patlol tnofo mas poem
recial pride, Il contains hss collection III Eeoo-
gy and coucho'ogy, and IL ono Of tho largest. If
a.. ~" iA!Eess. e1.ase.ons 81 .ne kina ~ tho
h.vtou n,ogtsd yarv Ifttie in hia cooct 1v.ho
systen OF exchanges, The collection laa been
arranged aud numbered by tbs uoneral, ln tho
Intervals Of rest from hls public dutsea, and lio
eosPtess9's oPl senono Joy - Pong aolo 70 e ges m
toryeno b,tSacn him aua oniet S and bsnn;naaa min a
whjcl, he ia suro to flud in his home and thoss
ssoasures. Aud surely, II there ia any man In
the Quilted States who has earned thc r1ght to
Kuoh retirement, It IB Con. spinner. Ia his
foursool, yoars' sorvico a. Treasurer. lis miad
las ueyar ouco been re|1eyod from the
strain whlcl, The guasdiannIip of tbo M.
tioual moueY nut uron It. II am now eo-
inE to Ien,7, to be- dle," ho said, uescrbiox
lis life that be saw before lin, Aud his rIpht
10 DO id!e no man in tllla oo.,utry, who kuaWs
Whether tho e1.Trcasurer viii succeed ia ba,nv
idle is aoother matter eutirsly, lie viii certsi.
IL shrlni: from no public duty which IN nisin ha.
fore llu, Willis ge exprsss no oniu,oa l.cre Az
to Ills tiunuc,ai yiows. wo are sure tba, they are
earnest convictions on hin usrt. aud tuat tIey ara
conyictIonR thai have NOS been iuhtiy for,natl,
We NAV venture the coufac.ueo thst II tney
should ever come to form tbo basis OF I consd-
arable moyemaut 10 this count1y. ax.T1sss,,rer
anlunar viii mi nos them fsil az success attSs
ous drst raas.no bis yoiea in nuh,is dsfsnsn ~
thsm'H '3'~S - fA'"O e'''A's ~