The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18
JOhnny's Sevcn-Minuto Sermon ON
Patience.

JOhnny's even-Minuto Sermon ON
Patience.
Johnny was years old, and his broth.
er Willie was almost 5. Johnny took his
stand on stool, with the sewing ma
chine in front of him for pulpit, and
with Willie sitting in huge chair on the
other side of the room tor his congrega-
ton.
When all was ready, and Willie had
got through fussing with the rag on his
sore finger, Johnny began his sermon by
81 will make few brief remarks onto
short text, BE patient Firstly, be
patient to everybody"
Must 1 let all what's bigger'n me
push me round jest's they's a mind
to?"
at isn't proper to talk in meeting"
replied Johnny, "because it disturbs
the services. But papa and mamma are
bigger than you, and they don't push
you around either. They only put you
out where you don't belong to. And
Margie-she's bigger than you and she
can't have q little tOw-head between her
and the bread board when she's mixing
bread, and between her and the kettle
when she's frying doughnuts, and be-
tween her and"
II amt atow-head," chimed in Willie.
"My hair is jest as black as-as-"
GAS fax" suggested Johnny.
"Yes, stree, jest as black as fax |"
repeated Willie, in tone Of triumph.
'And them" continued Johnny,
"there's ne that's bigger than you. But
I don't push you around, though"
preachers ought to tell the truf,"
exclaimed Willie, with a sharp look at
the speaker.
swell let's leave that point and
pass on to the next. There are those
big boys at SCHOOL, good deal bigger
than you and me, too. One OF them
pushed me down in the mud one day and
hurt my arm. I couldn't help crying,
but 1 didn't get angry and call him
names. 1 told him was ashamed for
him to do such thing, because /
wouldn't pitch into hitler boy than me.
Add then he came and helped me up,
and took his handkerchief out of
his pocket-just as clean and
white-and wiped the mud all
off from my sleeve and whispered to me
that he was real sorry, and that he
would never do such mean thing again.
That's what il means where papa read
t'other morning in the Gospel of st.
Peter: 'Ye do well if We take it pa
tiently when ye are buffeted for moth
ing
Secondly: Be patient everywhere.
"When burn my fingers, mustn't I
boiler ?" exclaimed Willie.
"H you don't stop your Interruptions
will have to call you 'Guiteau, and
that will be worse than to call the police.
OF course, when you burp your finger
you may holler some; but when mamma
gets the rag ready to tie it up, you
mustn't jerk it away and scream SO as to
raise the neighbors. And when you
play with Jimmie Dickson you mustn't
get pouty because he can run faster than
you. And when you want to come into
the house you mustn't kick the door and
scream Let me In, why don't you? p
And when dinner isn't most ready you
mustn't
"Dear me-" broke in Willie, "isn't
this sermon almost out ?"
"Thirdly Be patient, always. When
you get up late in the morning, and
your breakfast Is all cold because you
didn't come when you was called. And
when 1 can't find the button-hook,
because you hung it on the morning
glory vine. And-what more shall 1
say ?"
"Say amen I" shouted Willie.
Just then the door opened softly, and
pussy came walking into the room.
Willie sprang forward, took pussy up in
his arms, and ran off to find his mamma,
telling puss as he went, 81 can be pa
tient to everybody, and patient every
where, and patient always-'cept when
you scratch me, you naughty kitty, and
when Johnny breaches a awful long SER
mont"
And so the meeting closed without the
benediction. Christian at Work.