, 1879-04-06
SABBATH SMILES,

| Your parson will talk OF the beauty of resfg
nation year after year, aud never think Of re
signing himself, f,-that is, not unless be gets {
"call.'-Boston Transcript.
| Old Gent (who firmly believes in compulsory
education) to boy: "Oh, you go to school
do yous Now, dare say you can tell me who
it was that WAS saved when the world was
drowned. can't you?" Cowboy: "Yes, sir; bu1
! I forgit his nalne.n
| The Chinese encyclopedia, published at Pekp
contains over So UO0 names, and costs $500 Del
| copy. The religious weeKlies of PeEin will not
! show much enterprise until they offer copy oi
| this book to each person sending 50 for years
bscription.-Norristocn Herald.
4 colorcd child had fall from secoud-story
| window the other day, and his mother in re1at-
| ing the occurrence at grocery, said: Dere
dat child was coming down feet fust, wild ev:
cry chance OF being killed, when the Lawd, he
turned him over, de chile struck on his head,
and there wasn't SO much as button flew of. u
Lord Teignmouth relates that his tutor, the
Rev. Mr.. Jerram, was one day preaching, when
be was disturbed by snoring. He more than
once appealed to the supposed sleeper, and at
length peremptorlly intimatcd that, unless the
good man or woman to whom he attributed the
interrution were awakened. he must discontinue
his sermon. "Sir,n exclaimed man from re-
mote part OF the church, s'it's howl!''
which shows how far the worship Of the powers
that be can 20. Hc Was boasting in the presence
Of an Englishman Of the excellence Of the Car.
He proved beyond doubt that he possessed
more gifts and virtues than all tile other crown
ed heads OF Europe put together. The English
| OF superb sarcasm: swell, my friend, you
! will at least acknowledge that the Gar is not
equal to the Almighty" The Russian, unwill-
inr to admit even that, replied eyasvely: 'sPer-
haps not; but you know the Gar is young
yet"
In leading church in the diocese Of Huron,
Canada West, there has lately been some diff
| Guilty in obtaining 4 sufficient supply of gas,
through defect in the main, or other cause.
The manager at the gas-works sent a boy to the
church with instructions to see the Sexton and
ascertain whether they. were getting enough
light. The boy arrived after service had
commenced and, not seeing the Sexton, walked
boldly up the aisle a1l accosted the Rector. who
was reading the service, and asked, IN frank
and perfectly audible tone: ".Say, boss, how
are ye off for gas?" The answer was not heard,
but there were reasons why most If the coDgre-
CATION iudulged in smile.
Talmage tells funny story on himself, this
wise: sin the second sermon I ever preached
from that text, "A mess OF pottage,' I got it a
pot Of message, aud the worst OF it was that
kept repeating the blunder all through the ser
mon to the intense amusement of the concre-
gatiun, and some impairment, l fear, of the les
sou Of the discourse. The Devil seemed to be
on mv tongue, aud I spoke the text wrong in
spite Of myself, almost every time. / grew hot
as a furnace; | pcrspired.to my hnger-euds; my
face was like beet; and when I came to that
lips right, and then. to my intense mortifica-
tion say "A pot OF messane!' was In agony
Finally ceased to try to pronounce it, but only
said my text '-pointing at it."