, 1875-05-09

aot%&&t VAC eAo LIE e1sA lu4A+ ~ QAo d3e2C
in the wilderness. -.
Bs temperate in yonr diet. gen, Our first pa.snts
ssa themselves out Of houss and home,
"Ars angels playing crofuet, mamms Z" asked
little four-year-o1d, the other evening, when
she saw tho meteora shoot.
"sinful s.ct.rianism " is rhat Unitarian
theological student called it because Methodist
girl refused to let him hug her Ia sanap-meet-
ins tent. -
"There Is no zunset in Heaven" Gays noted
divine. We1l 50 fzrther than that. There's no
getting up of nights to draw tbs baby'a logs back
under the cover. -
.1lr: Greeley did not iuvent the phrase 81 Go
West." as is generally supposed Tho original
OF the remark #aa WHEN Ruth said {mant YEARS
B. o.: Where thou 60 West viii go.''
SIS this the Adams House?'' asked = stranger
Of Bostoniau: !" Yas," was the reply, 81 its
Adam'a House until you get to tbs root. then its
eares." Ihs Worcester Gazette heard this.
In tho hymn-book Of tho United Presbyterian
Church in Great Britain, in Montgomery's
:'Hail to the Lords Amounted" !" the phrase, "ths
mountain deW" waa changed to the heavenly
dew, mountain dav," in Scotland, signlfgins q
glass Of whisky"
Examiner Divine Of The Old SCHOOL, l}-N.me
40 instance o{ benevolenre and design united In
tue native productions OF specified soil. Can
didate-The growth OF Spain and Portugal OF
tho corktree. coincident viii, thak Of The vines
yielding port and sherry. E3aminer-Very good
indeed, slr. trust you will live to bs Bishop.
Candidate passes with flying colors.1
An old college, Prex. used to- say that 1e would
always assign reason for anY official Act Of bis.
One day Jones, who WAS stupid fellow, went to
him aud complained that in the distribution Of
commencement honors no oratfon had been
b.. SSA..1 tAGs-. n.A-
what reason there was why he wts not to speak
"Scriptural reasons, sir. was the reply; "there
is no piece for the weak head"
A resident of an interior town canoe to Detroit
the other day to secure stock Of groceries,
having decided to entsr into business. As he
had no money at all be mas confronted with the
inquiry: =" What sra -FOUR assetss" He dcliber-
replied: !" Wall, tend church purt7 reg1arl i"
He haen't staEtod in tho grocery business yet
Detroit Free Press. '"~.[
4 clergyman In England by the name Of
Thorn has recently written book against tho
Haptists. Spurgeon one day met Dr.. Campbell.
Copgregationalist, IN = bookstore. The latter
pointed out the BOOK to Sturgeon, and said:
"ThAt is 4 'tborn in ths flesh to tha Bapt,stz~"
:. N.Y. dear :sir,'' responded spufgeon, ':you
ought to have quoted tho rest OF the passage, SO
that We might know what this thorn In the
hssh' is, f reads: - a thorn in thalssh, tbs
messenger Of Satan, to buffet me-"
A good old minister OF one Of our New England
Baptist churches Was agreeablg surpr1acd by the
intclIjgenco from one OF his flock that i've indi-
viduals had ezp1 essed desire on the next Sun
day to have the baptismal rite performed upon
themselves. After it's performance, however, ha
was som WIN. ctagrined that only ona OF the
fivo Joined the soolety Of which be waa pastor.
Al feu Sundays after the same worthy elder wait-
ed on him with the intelligence that ten more
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