, 1880-07-04
SUNDAY REVERIES.

A Boston theatrical company recently played
scene laid in church SO naturally that to
many of the audience Itseemed SO real that they
went to sleep.
The little girl who was disappointed .becausc
her name could not bc found in the Bible says:
ssNcvor mind! I will be such good girl that if
ever another Bible is written my name shall so
into it,
A smile overspread the face OF the worthy
citizen as he read the newspaper ing - Tai
mage on the Narragnn6ett-" But his face dark
ened again when he discovered that it was all
about sermon-that was all.
Sunday-school scholar ito the teacher)-" Did
you say that the hairs Of my head were all num-
school school scholar" Well, then,'' pulling out a hair
and presenting 1t, ''what's the number Of that
No really generous man would go to a Spiritual
seance given by lady medium. and just as the
ghost is walking about while the medium is tied
In the cabinen exclaim: There's rat right by
the ghost! It spoils the effect to have the ghost
yell, and gather up its skirts and run.
we're nss he ss;ory q bavG he passage
for the day being that which describes the shep-
herd-boys victory over Gollah. Tae teacher
he aba tS Sa
thought one Of the smallest responded, Jack
A young woman at Alden, H., suid she " wished
to heaven that she might die that day." a ter
rife storm arose Immediately, with thunder and
lightning, and she imagined that it bore some re-
lation to her case fastening to a church, she
kneit and prayed: 'Oh, Lord. 1 didn't mean it
when said wanted to die. Please don't let the
lightning hit me-"
Old Mr.. Burnes WIS given to boasting of his re-
oHs Sa t6e
feel rs though was put here to point the way to
Heaven" Before he could say more Mrs Burn
we'll spoke out: "Well. Brother Ras mes. hope
you will stay here and point long after the rest
how to tAke her.-Boston Transcript
A Danbury man tells Il good story Of his aunt,
who is model housekeepcr and a scrupulous
stickler for a good table The clergyman called
near the dinner hour, and was pressed to stay to
Of well-prcpared food, but the Indy felt com
PEELED to make many apologies for imaginary
deficiencies In the grace the clergyman asked
our Heavenly Father to bless the frugal meal ~
This made the iady very mad.
The Rev. Dr. Wentworth writes to the Troy
mouy, as follows: ss The Wit OF the Illinois Con-
ference, the Rev George j. Barrett. was attend
ing cnmp-meettng held by the feet-Washing
Baptists, and stood III the rustic preaching stand
sisters gathered ut the front benches and
stripped OF shoes and stockings, and the preach
er who conducted the services went around the
circle with tin basin and towel and washed the
feet presented, till Hil were served When the
ceremony was over the preacher looked up to
the stand, and, with the peculiar twanE and
whining upward slide Of the voice sometimes
called the holy tone, said with solemn distinct
ness, We should be glad to know what our be-
loved Brother Barrett thinks of this ancient and
honorable custom Barrett said he thought
well Of tho custom; feet-washing was good
thinQ-n useful habit; and, as for the cases that
he Judged it would have been well il 1t had been
attended to u fortnight Gailier.