, 1877-01-07
BREVITIES.

| Christmas gseens-Those "fel1ers'' who Ii
long to only one sunday-school at Christina:
tide.-Port Chester Journal.
The son Of wcll-known actor recently, ut
public examination, in reply to the question
"Who was the greatest English diyines'' said
promptly, "The divine William.''
] A Cincinnati man, supposed to be at the poin
OF death, was asked BY friend at his bedside
"Shall send for clergymana" "No,n sal
! the sufferer, "send for cocktail''
"The way it is," said little Johnny, describin
a rattle Mt church fair, you see somethin' an
YOU give half dollar for chance to win it
| another fellow always gets it, and they neTe
otler you your money back.''
Bridgeport Standard: There are 1900 cler
gymen III the United States, but even this mum
Der have not succeeded in working the moral
Of the community up to that point where ali
Will pay on crowded horse-car.
Some time ago pupil in deaf and dumt
asylum in New England read portion of the
Book Of Job; when asked to write his under,
Standing OF Jobs sutferings, he wrote as fol
lows: 1.-The Lord boiled Job seven days.''
When Lexington Ky.) minister announced
from the pulpit that he had seen pack Of cards
and backgatnmon.board in the parlor of q
member of his church. several pious men went
home to scold their wives for their carelessness.
Norwich Bulletin: There seems to be nothing
like fifth, One OF the Deacons Of a church In i
neighboring town recently wrote to Il friend: !:
50 We hare secured the Rev. Dir. Smith at
salary OF 500 year, and are hoping for great
work Of grace"
a little girl asked her mother: "Vhat kind
Of bear is consecrated cross-eyed beara''
The mother replied that she had never heard Of
such an animal. The child insisted that they
sang about it at the Sunday-schoo1. "No,h
said the mother. 1T is "a consecrated cross
Dear.s"
The Brooklyn theatre people have had one
grain Of comfort wind storm visited Cteve-
land the other night, caught hold OF regularly
ordained, orthodox church spize and pulled it up
by the roots, and stood 1t on Its head, and
yanked the roof off the church, and never
touched a theatre.
a clergyman who recently dissolved his con-
ncction with his parish, at the close Of his fare
well Sermon, in which be told his side Of
church quarrel, gave out hymn for the choir
and congregation skipped the hymn aud sang,
"Praise God, from whom all blessings 1ow.''
Science has It's triumphs, but we believe it
has never yet satisfactorily accounted for the
existence Of the middle-aged woman who at
tends all the donation parties with present Of
q flannel pen-Wper and eats "a worth Of food at
supper, and subsequently, leans up against the
God, to Thee. .';:-Nor,eieh Bulletin.
Bishop Bowman SAN IN earnest, queer-looking
brother following him around for some time,
and he avoided him; but finally, weary Of the
shadow, the Bishop turned around, aud said:
IS What do you want, my frfend!" The man
said: 81 must ask a question. I have sought
light on 1t from many preachers and commen-
taries; but have found no satisfaction. must
ask you: What was the color Of those serpents
that bit the Israelites!"
The company which has been playing the So
red drama Of ssDaniel" " has disbanded. It
seems that during the tntermtssion Ddniel and
Belshazzar stepped out to get drink, and one
If the Chaldeans followed, and wanted to bet
hat Louisiana had gone Democratic. A dis |
:ussion ensued, and when the curtain rang up |
he Cha1dean WIS unable to see out OF one eye,
md Bttshazxar dropped out four front teeth In |
merely saying, am the King;n and the audi
.nce, being critical one, took the ground that |
heir appearance was not historically accurate, |
md demanded their money back.
The vicar OF a popular parish in the north Of |
london has compromised his conscience on tho |
,urials question rather ingenfously. Recently |
le informed the parents Of 4 young lady, who |
ve:e members Of Baptist church, that bic re-
retted not being. able to read the burial ser
female pauper was to be buried in an adjofn-
ng grave, and the tnterments were both to take
.lacc at the same time, his conscience would al |
ow him to stand between the Two and read the
ervice over the body Of the pauper, adding that
10 one would notice. bis use Of the words isis
err and "body' instead Of "ststers II and
bodies" or that he made any departure from
be usual practice on such occasions The CON-
romise was accepted