The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-10
run IN A CONTENTION.
Stories that Would do Credit TO the Great
Nevada Lying Club.

The late Sunday School Convention In
Talmage's Tabernacle was marked by more
fun than any religious assemblagc ever known
in Brooklyn. The merrmcnt was introduced
by Talmage, who told Of the amazing innptneps
OF the quotations made from Scripture 10y those
whose conversions came late in life. He knew
OF one man who in doleful strain. told con-
grcRHtcn at IA prayer meeting how great SIM
ner he was " was an awful sinner" said no;
preat sinner was the chief among ten
thousand. and the one altogether lovely Some
men never learn how to phrase prayer A
spirited horse was running away with man.
and every minute promised to be his last He
grabbed hold Of the sides II the wagon as 1t
bounced along after the runaway. and ms he
could not think oi any other. PRAYER. hc said,
" oh. Lord. make us thankful for the mcrciOs
samcness in the express ions " thos" who have
e enper nn1 I a ON ny, yosbbE NJ SY' ny
w. are sailing NJ the heavenly harhor: soon
we'll reach the golden gates" Another man
are sailing with good lrcczr. guess We are
gonga Ms last as thirty knots an hour. Every
% pSary r S5hcr S9 9posN W and i@
am on tho ship q Xion. It's n s,camship-a
aoo;hoss powcr We are going w the heavenly
harbor, .nnd We are going fast"rn any other
ship, wc'ro bound to glory, An old and
i rs Woman s , and sad LIN L s@Sc H.,
ToSd to o Ssa "% y BEEN SrT r5 od anil
expcc, to keep gon afoot until yet there and
II srcms 10 me- 4 YOU folks TINT. Egin on the
steamships don't take caro-. youl bust your
bil"rs.' When this story WAS told ~" congre-
CATION rocked ami surgcd with laughter
4 delegate to the Convention from tln Tahrr-
naclc Baptist Chur ~ amused every ono eNc"rt
himself 10y r. pnit'd'y su"a1iug Of n" r,rti.
naciops literature 81 which sunday school
preston ont the th.ri time hiS clerical brethren
ronrcd with nunnior h"could not account for.
The Rev. Air 4 Taylor. whg WIS as l-nrd TO-
speak ON the qu0liii utions ~ % SUNDAY school
surrrint" nlcii. appeared on III" platform and
gathered up tuf ends ~ two tNine strings,
which had been hungiug all day on two sides Of
sprcch he rpi ont ~ Ito e,ie, of tho platform
drawing IN tn.s, strings. Two long lrt'rrcd
strips of cnns. climbed th" organ in Response.
one contained qn n","siic ., owing Wilt n su-
should no, To-. And g. cn"h leit'r there wnre
Tire urs'ril,y' ad, gives. VI IN spirit Mr.
to recit" after hum th' words describing good
and tad suptr.nt'ud at. and tho effect was
Tho nv J. Hyatt Smith sal that he was oncc
trying to ILLUSTRATE tho difference between
Christs 10y at thu conversion of sinner and
The JOY The couN lf'l ou' experienced. lie
didn't know how b" was going To- got through.
Wh"p sun'',y a story crept into ne MIND
cloudy finn h.l -ilr.,nl ov r hi- eyes cutting N
his sslt. ono day he AMI his BROTHER were
PLAYING ON il, n4r-rfy Il ur. using a large
onion for u hull. INry rolled und tossed u back
and forth unill It h"am" bruised and juicy.
Naity. III hnnilins IL. eot his fingers wet with
llf ul ~ anu WYNN ff' IA'l HIS ND Nill HIS
hand he uttered "A sharp cry Of pam. Then he
Jumped 10 his ieot an, screaming with Joy. ex-
clnined. o.. se", ls,el' The d.licat sur
gerry OF the onion had ut through and removed
the Him that blinded MIN. He leaued into his
mothers arms. puivering with delight, while
she clasued him I, her breast and uttered words
oi JOY. The happin, ~ Of tho child was one 4:
the happiness oi the hoy was another. When
| retgrn'd hgm.. after caurh that SUNDAY. ,
said Mr.. Smith. my lttlo blue Dyes climbed
into nay lap and said, Hyatt she has no re-
sbect 'or ne doh - her mother trainng-
onion n truly story Yes. my pit | said
On. she said. thought you were only
preuching'
The ;eachcr Of tho infant class II tho Fort
Gre ne Pr'shyiernn .Church's sunday school
told ~ the per nniai fun of the three ypar-olds
who Were In his are. ",nilren." said he one
DAY. Th9 huili NJ T. ark, ~ knr,9w, said Il
mrnt,' was his answer. This story had been
going The rounds oi newspapers Tor u least a
year. lie was trying one day. he adj I'd. TO give
his class an object lesson. He took out his
watch. and holdins il w. said. " Now look at
my watch" Talnt your watch. said one.
" It's your wie's watch"