New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-12
CHURCH-GOING ANNALS.
From All The Year Round.


Two hundred years have gone by since Richard
Dewey OF Farmcote, Shropshire. charged certain
cot ages with the payment of eight shillings year
to poor man of Claverley parish, who would
awaken drowsy members of the congregation and
turn out dogs from the church, and the Dcquest is
still, fifteen years ago. applied 10 that pur-
ChIset, in Kent, still pay, We believe, ten slngs
TO that tunctlOnary and for al We know To the con-
| trary Mr.. Jonathan pOckaTd, wtO in 1896 sue
ceeded Mr.. Charles Reynolds az dog-whipper at
Exeter Cathedral, yet enjoys his sInecure appoint
ment.
An Edinburgh minister. officiating aJ country
kirk. could not understand the congrcgaton keep
ing their seats when he rose To pronounce the bene-
dlction. lie waited, but no one stirred. Then see-
ing his embarrassment aud guessing It's canse. the
old clerk Dawled out: Say ava, sir. say awai IT'S
joost TO cheat the dOwgsv Experience had shown
that the dogs took the rising of the people n the
signal for departure aud acting upon that idea dis
tuTbed the sOlemnity OF the occasion. lhey h9d,
therefore 10 be checAmaled Dy the people keeping
their seats until the blessing had been gwen.
Only the other day Wesleyan minister, much
scandailled at the appearance OF dog at Watch.
night service in Perth, observed that the house or
God was not for dogs TO worship IN, and insisted
upon the animal beng turncd out hndlng. 40 re-
spouse tue appeal he was fam to leave the pull
PIT aud do his own behCst. Dr. Guthrie would have
sympathned with the dog-abettors HIS com-
panIOn Bob, living at the head of the pulpit stairs
Sundays occupied place nearly as conspicuous
as his masters. The Doctor may have been the
minister, aud Bob the minister's dog, OF whom the
following story went the rounds The inst lime
the Queen went to CrathIe Church, "a me dog iol-
lowed the clergyman mp the pulplt-steps to remain
reclining against the door whilst his master
preached. In consequence OF the remonstrance OF
the minister III attendance lat Balmoral. next Sun
day the parsOn came Ia church unaccompanied.
Dining at Bamoral day or two afterward. he
was surprised by his royal hostess demanding tho
reason of the dogs absence from church. lie ex-
planned that he had been told the dog presence
annoyed Her Majesty Not nj All. said tho
Queen. Pray let hun come as usual; wish
everybody behaved as well at church as your noble
Sir. Broderip tells of Toby turnspit, who, defy
in, II lpV "A nm A.
church on Sundays, and enscOnced himself IN %
corner OF the readIng-deSk until, convinced he's
good dog that goes to church, the arloh9ners
gave the parson to understand they had no objec-
ton TO the persistent creatures company, and
thenceiOrth Toby was left to icllo" las Inchning,
aud attend church rs long as he lived. a Toronto
citizen owns Il log that encourages no company,
and INDUCES in no pastmes on Sunday, but makes
his way to church. Not, strange to say with the
family to which he Is attached; they are Freshly
terians, while Carlo has embraced AlethUdsm and
has fayorte corner in the gallery of the Mcthodist
church, which he invariably occupies, II he can
manage to cludc the vigilance OF the usbers.
Dogs not the only animals that have found
their way into church. The vicar OF Morwenstow,
Mr. Barring Gould asSurt IL, usually followed
20 church by nine or ten cats, which entered tho
chancel with him, ana careered about II during ser
vice. Whilst saying prayers, MI. iia"ker would
pat his cats or scratch them under their chins
Originally ten cats accompanied him to church. but
Que having caught killed and eaten mouse on
Sunday, was eAcommunlcated, aud from that Jay
not allowed within the sanctuary" pig once put
in an appearance at Methodist prayer meeting IN
Mobile and resisted all the sections endeayors to
eject him. As he man dashed down one aisle the
pOrker ran up another. the pastor watching the
chase with c0mmcndable gravity; but when piggy
rushed into the pulpit and took his position at his
side 1t too much for the minister, and he retired
with precipitation, leaving the pig master OF the
situation.
One dreary November Sunday robin took refuge
in the church at Pott ShrIgey, near Macclesiield.
1t was sacrament Sunday, and the hungry intruder
hoped upon the table, and after song, wonld
have helped himself to some OF the consecrated
bread but for the curate covering IL with his sur
plice Mr. Sumner repaired TO the yestry. cut oil q
piece from a Loaf there, and crumbling IL on tho
returning for the afternoon service he found his
rte visitor quite at his ease, ready to pay for his
meal by singing most heartily TO the delight aud
distraction of the school children. At night he was
fed again, and when he had eaten his ILL., Dir. Sum
ner let Bob out of the chancel door. Aud N ever
poured forth his grateful acknOw Judgments IN one
of the sweetest lays ever sung by bird, from the
branches OF the lime-treoS round the dear old
church"
A kindly hearted miller became on such good
terms with his geese that the whole flock would
fl How him about in his walks On Sunday, they
espled him his way TO church, aud to his dsinay
fell IN procession behind him. On reaching tho
church door he tried 10 make his faithful followers
understand that their company was not wanted
inside but failed ANONYMOUSLY: FINDING talking
no uSe and disinclined to employ more fOrclblo
argument the miller turned round and went homo
AGAIN with his eathered friends. Had his aston
been of Mr. Hawkers way OF thinking, perhaps No
need not have foTegOne church, for when stranger
TO the Vicar OF MOrwenStows pecnliaritcs asked
him why he did not tuTI 4 dog away from the altar
stems the Cornish Chmchman exclaimed; Turn
the dog out OF the ark! All animals, clean OF un-
clean, should there find "A REFUGEE