, 1876-02-12

ethi"'o't NJ HIS nrrt DaptlHm OF Infants. ilD
wAa s!.eh Fnry young III years, and hHi never be-
lofo hnld behy that hs could remember Of,
much 'nrs hb'd baby and book in the p.escnce
ot ch'ifci, fnl' VI peopIo. 1'he first Infant
E,Fnn 1,, 'nso .h MINIS waa lug, s4usminz hoy Of
hls way thruuHla clothea and wrapplnyy Tho
lnfhister held Oh bInyety, BIT. III fnx ntonenta
tho chlLd'h faco disappeared In sl,e wraps, md
nus dangling logs beneath wern wotming their
rresslnn that tho Child was tunneling l,,s wny
through hin clothes. and would soon bn on tho
floor In htate Of nature, lle olutched tho clDthns
sio!cnsly BY the kash.hand. and. straiailng tho
ch,d upon tue chance1.ra.l. said To tho mother,
" II son don't hod TINT baby ho viii certainly ns
through his clothes, AID etst1 have nothing
left but tic tirosa to bapt.zc."
There ara many cAuse1 for theta professional
but,derB, though sometimes they .omo our OF An
arrarentty clear sky. Observation-Disclosures is Quo
OF theRo causes.
4 lady ,n a certain church not long ago de.
ssroyed the deyutlon Of portion Of .l,o GungIe-
cation by sitting in front pew in summer timo
place OF the conventional hustle, There wero
tbs bead aud hr,ns appointing to tho conpEoea-
tiou for dcl'yctance and tue lady. ali tlo whl!e
whs singing llks al unconscious aagnl. .
Au instance Of clerical Observation-Disclosures
which wo know u bo. .truc is AZ follown: An 1rih,
minister waH Invited TO baptiza n iriend's child.
WHICH hc did, om!ttinH altogether, boHover. 10
put any water up0u Its head. Tne pnrent took
sHu Uow4 klA FEEsuukSl " 10 tl}A lntuIhkGr, 3ut
lie declined 1t. Thotnupou The father took the
water SECOND time. hr,A inasscd npon Ills taking
1t. Tie hewitdored Clergyman held tho bowl for
moment, and then said: '' lad glass Of
rater beforc ca:nn into church, but 80 long ~
you snsibt o, my drinking this. will do it. though
l ass1fo you I'M not Al al th.rrty." And lie
actually dtank the water from tho bnptiHmal
bowl.
Ignorance OF tho srno situation il another
calAo Of professional mistakes. It. is aute ruio
III travelling to expect everybody to do III other
people do, nud 10 take nothing for granted until
inst NO ti5 out definitely tho snple facts Of the
case for ourselves. And there ase good rules in
othcr matters. bomo time ago. il. large Uo,pnu
Catholic church. funeral was aupoirtsd to be-
hold at l 0'clock. 1t waH . grRv4-digger aud
assistant sexton, who llaa fallen into drinking
hub'ts. WHO VAS to bo buried. Tho priest who
was to conduct this particular funeral WIZ half
NJ hour late, and on arriving at tho church mud
seeing tho funern! procession Waiting for linn,
went otI with tho service. As there wcre Hap.
Poned to be many of the odgraTo.digger'n friends
preheut, tho ,prieht thought IL r good oppor-
tlinity to Hrcak kindly Of tho docoAsed, aud pout
moral flou tlliB End ending. So he begau N
follows:
"lhia man, my friends, whom NO arc about
70 burg. though addicted to great aou common
':S aas ,saes sG Srelsd tas an r4hnau
let mr. spake word to yoz."
mo" replied tho priest, II will not 10 In
tcrrnpted. know this poor mans faults bnlore
mo, but ne was true 1aan in spite Of his fail
,ng."
20 Father Mcfay1en," groanod out tuo OF the
Pall-Iearera. ''just Listen to III; pleaat, Father
Nelaylee, only word, your nvaseuce!''
v;.,5 e. Hs tue sas"nnt viii n9t
poor unau before MO WAS A."
"Fasher Me!syles." cried out tho Irenrestlhle
moufner 1.-The tother priest las buried the
grnvo-i'Eger half al hour ago; this one'e 4
woman ~o'Ee burrlng, sure, anu its tim Lana
guns wife wo'so gos hore!"