The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-02-23


Ii was pitched without said the clergy
nan, and an old baseball player who had calm
" been slumbering, awoke with a start and |
yelled foul" The first bass came down from !
the choir and put him out.
plain man said to a skeptic . The !
mysteries Of the Bible do not bother me.
read the Bible as [ eat fish. In eating fish,
when | come across bone, [ do not try to
swallow it, but lay it on one side. When, IN
reading the prophecies, l come across that
which Is inexpieable, say, There is BONE
and lay it on side. When | find some
thing in a doctrine that staggers my reason,
saw. That Is IL bone, and L lay it on one side"
Alas tEat men should choke themselves to
death with bones of mystery, when there is so
much meat in the Bible on which the soul may
get strong for eternity.
At singing school in a Pennsylvania town
I Young man was Dragging about the strength
of his lungs, and invited a girl in the company
to hit him in the breast. She said she was
left-handed had been washing that day and
was tired, and didn't feel very active, but at
his urgent request she let 90 at him. When
his friends went TO pick him up he said he
thought he would die easier lying down. lie
had lost all recollection OF any lungs, but the
Young woman consoled him by admitting that
she didn't hit him hard as she might have
done because she rather liked him.
During Il debate which took place some time
ago in a Scottish Town Council a question
where much diversity of opinion prevailed,
baiIie among other reasons in support of the
measure stated that 1t would be of immense
beneft to pOsterity. On bearing this, the pro-
yost, who headed the opposition, got up and
said, - I am really surprised TO hear Ony man
bring forward sic argument " hat reason
haze we to sacrifice Oursel's for the guide O
poserity? Point OOt,'' he continued, striking
the table, and looking trinmphantly at his
opponent point cot ae single instance Whaur
posterity has ever been o the least benefit
10 us ~
4 fige-year old child left its seat in the Baptist
Church at Grand Rapids, Michigan, walked up
to the pulpit and up the steps, and stood teside
DIR. Graves, the pastor, who turned toward the
lad, saving - What do you want, my little
man p \ glass of WATER the child innocent
Iv replied. The minister poured out g lass
of water, the child drank it, and left the plat
form The incident created considerable merrI-
nent among the audience, which the child in
returning to his seat noticed, and thinking the
ueopIe were amused at some mistake of his, he
made a bow to the Pastor and said, 50 Thank
YOU sir and went to his seat, satisfied that
he had not committed an impropriety.
story is going the rounds about the way
the late George PeabOdy's cook once served Il Ger
tain delicious dish cooked in American fashion,
10 a party of English friends The dish was greer
corn. and to Mr.. Peabodys horror nothing but
4 pile of bare cOrn-cObs came in on a grea
silver dish The unhappy cook atterward ex
plained that he had followed his masters direc
!iops 10 strip off all the outside before boil
inc - which he had done most faithfully, no
only the husks, as was intended, but kernel.
also Mr. Peabody should have done as the
Irish gentleman did when he had finished he
first ear of cOrn-order the waiter to 50 put some
more pase on that sthIck.
While group of criminals who had beer
sentenced at Springfield, H.. to the state Prison
at Joliet were standing in the depot and wait
ing for the train, last Friday, young
woman stepped forward, and resting her heaC
on Il convict shoulder, said Kiss me, George
The officer smiled, for the wOmans face wa
besmeared with paint. But - George tool
the kiss and more; for between her lips
small key with which he could unlock tn
bracelets around his wrists. As the trai
bowIed along the road he shook off his bond
\ and shot out of the window like rocket. Th
train was stopped, the officers gave chase, an
before long the fugitive was recaptured. So I'll
kiss thrown away.
PHRAsING IN CHoR-SINGING.-The Churc
Journal recently quoted from Leslies Suadd
Maqa-ine. a story illustrative of the necessit
of distinct enunciation in singing. The Br0o
lam Magazine matches it
4 little girl who was slightly i'll, asked he
mother to sing something nice ana pretty to he
What shall [ sng?' asked her mothe
.sOh, sing that pretty hymn about Sally al
George" said the little girl 8 But | don
know such a hymn" s. Yes, you do; u
often sing it-ab6ut Sally Comfort and Georg
Turner, you know" The mother sang ov
the familiar hymns until the delighted chi
exclaimed - That's it that's the one -
The particular verse that had fixed itself
the mind of the child, and proved source
SO much qualification TO her, with this;
religion that give
Solid while we live;
'Tis religion supply
Joys eternal when We die.
We were at church the other evening, whe
the choir consisted of a leader and half-doz
young ladies, and where the music was W
rendered, with the exception of enunciatiOn a
phrasng. They sang with much vim and e
Once ROllO sinner receive it.
Once for RolO Brother believe it.
The same choir gave the well known refra
Of Title Clear -
My Godmi-heavenmi-ya a-a-a-wimi,
GoImi-heavenmi--yaw
precisely as we have Indicated
This carelessness in phrasing often leads to
III utter Ierversion of the sense, as in the lines:
- He saw me ruined by the Fall,
He loved me, Notwithstanding all.
an tie last line of which we heard sang:
He notwithstanding all,
Tue choir deliberately stopping and taking brea
alter the 50 not