, 1875-03-28

carrying out too faithfully ia practice hia faYo1a
bic opinion Of theatres and the Hlne-cnp.
/ Pt0uS EXTRACTS.
The Dsnbury man who tried to start meat
market in Lent, is noW travelling IN africa NTH
preparation for curling hair
Aunt Tabitha is worried BY tho frequent
changes Of tho French Ministry. She says: II
never hsd MUCK opinion Of them French people
anyway, md nothing could save them but good,
slated, regular preaching"
"Herbert, " said perplered mother, nhy is
| it that yon1 not better boy :" '*Welt, said
the littie fellow, sobery, looking up into her faco
| with his honest blue eyes. It suppose tho real
| reason is that don't want to be"
A village Clergyman visiting parishioner SUI
| fering from lingering disease, expressed to his
wills hope that she sometimes spoke 10 him Of
| the futnre. II do, indeed, sir. Often and often
wakes him in the night aud says: John,
John, you little thinks Of the torments ~ IL pre-
pairing for you-"
How is your church getting ?" asked
friend OF rigorous Scotchman, who had sepa-
tho United Presbyterlans, and several Lesser
bodies. Pretty weel pretty wesl. Tbere'a
nobody belongs to it but my brother and myself,
and Tn nas sure OF Sandys soundness."
awake up, theirs, Deacon Whittlesev,~ said
tho preacher whose sermon bud put the Deaeon
asleep. awake up, I tell you," and with that
he pulled OF = No. II boot, peggod al round,
and nails in tha heels, which he nhiod at the
Deacon = bald head. taking of two inches square
Of the shiny scalp, and the boot landed in Miss
Whits1eseys lap.
Milwaukee Sentinel: To be angry" said the
superintendent Of IN Eastrside Sabbath-schoo1
to his pupils, is to revenge the faults of others
rI+-n~ A. IL. Ls~r Ill
cayed in his silk hat, and he danced srouud on
the sidewalk and said he could whip the aocka oE
any internal idiot who didn't hare sense enough
to keep tho icic!es OF his porch.
"God Of our Fathers" il fagorite invocation
with New England poets, aud haa been for gen.
eratious, extending back to within ha1f \ CEN
turf OF tho Landing but - il to emphasize the
growing rivalry between the East and Vest, the
trans Mississippi bazds have adopted the e1pres-
sion IS God Of cur Mothers" We aro glad 10
see it, not because this rivalry fs t. be encour-
aged, but because it may be an Forltice to the
bruised aud nlsedins spirit Of the good and gen.
tie Suean.
''dont take in Washing" and declines to baptize
people Who will not join his church after imue--
sion. This leads the Rev. Thomas f. Reecher to
Say that having ittIe still and no experience
in administering immersion, We once recon-
mended truly Christian believez to apply for
rite, from whom We received the 1nossoge:
It Tell Brother Beecher that am not going to
do hts dirty WORK"
Mr. Susgsby takes hopeful viow OF the
Rrooalyn uap}easAnsneas. Hear him talk:
Before these horTid SANDERS leaked out ! uas
neRlec:tul Of our ninlster, and would, when l
know he was making pious pastoral call, show
my contenpt for him By going down into the
field and hoeiug corn all the Afternoon, knowing
that that godly m.n uas longing to Sec me nov
my heart is changed. and whenever the shepherd
wends his way to my hearth and hons, dropping
my hoe, H, OF other implement OF worldly ID
hor, thither wend my HaT rapidly and as near
~ possible on bee line-' meet him with q
Christian welcome I never loAvs him drink
in bis pious calculations With an appetite never
felt before. hirs- Bnagsby is asionished at my
growing lore for pious conversation. / don't
Leave him long enough TO draw q pail at water"
Every one remembers Lorenzo Dow's top
not come down u; and many will remember the
preacher wE3 took for his text, r. fear thee be-
Cause thou art an oysterman," Luke, xix, 21.
Having himself been an oystormnn, he was able
to illustrate and enforce tbs text with wonderful
power. Another farorite tezt Of his WAS, !: The
double minded man is unstable in all bis Ways"
This, Of course refers to horse without
stable. He ls exposed to the clements, and goes
ungroomed, unfed, and without water. Whereas
the stabbed horse is amply provided for. The
one is lesn and weak. the other is in full flesh
and good condition. Perhaps it WAS the same
divine who found SO much instruction and ad-
monlticp in the tcxt " Thou makest my feet like
hens feet" It WAS beautiful picture be drow
OF the motherly creature dettiy aud Industrious
II scratching the ground tor the benodt Of her
offspring.
Some 1esrs ago the pastor Of New Engl and
viilage church adopted plan to interest the
members Of his DOCK in the study Of the Bible.
It Was thus: At tho Wednesday evening meet
ing meeting ha would give out aon,e topic to be
discussed on the ensuing week, thus giving
subject Was st. Paul. After the preliminary de-
votionaI exercises. the pastor called upon his
Deacons to '' speak to the question" One imme-
distely arose and began to describe ths personal
appearance Of the apostle to the Gentiles. He
said Paul WAS tall, rather spare man, with
black hair and oyes, dark complexion. bilious
Temperament, cto. His picture Of st. Paul was a.
faithful portrait Of hlmselt. He aat down, and
another PILLAR OF the church arose and
eAid: II think the brother preceding me has
read the Scriptures to little purpose il his de-
scrfption OF St. Paul ia sample Of his Biblical
knowledge. st. Paul was IS understand 1t,
sntAer nhort, thick-set man, with sandy hair,
gray eyes. forid complexion, and nervous San
guine temperament" giving, like hia predeces-
down, and then another brother rose to Lis feet,
He had keen sense OF the ludicrous and Has
withal an inyeterate Etan1merer. He epoke
about as follows: *Mv bro-bro-brethren, l.
never fo-found IN my III. Die mnch 1o-a-about tho
p-per-pessonal appearance Of st. P-P-Psul. But
one thing is certainly established aud tha-that
is, st. P-P-Pnu1 had IN irh-p-p-pediment in his
speech" The effect can be imagined. A 4ttidal
wave" of andible smiles suept over the oonere-
gntion. the good clergyman taking his full quota
He immediately roas and dismissed the assem-
bly.
CHURCH SERVICES.
EPISCOPAL
The Rev. Il g. Perry Will preach morning and src1-