The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-03-20
Passing the Plate.
New York Letter to Philadelphia North Ameri-

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More diplomacy may be exercised by
the collector than any one would think.
But he can't do nearly as much to help
the church rs the members themselves
can as they sit in their seats. Let a
gentle men put silver in the plate and
then follow it with his eye. The chanc-
es are that not one within sight will
have the courage to put in copper.
More than once I've seen a man drop q
penny from the palm of his hand in the
middle Of the plate, thinking it would
pass unperceived. But some deacon or
some n interested in the church,
would light right on to the centre with
a well directed glance. Then the man
would look down, discover with surprise
that he had put in q cent, say,
what q ridiculous mistake" and put
In more. There are lots of old church
members who understand this, and no
matter what church you may go to, I'M
less you sit up in the gallery, you will
be pretty sure to see some old gentle
man or old lady with an eye on you as
the plate goes by. More hesitating
nickles have been turned in the right
direction by this means than any one
has an idea of. And It's only right,
for no one can supply q church with
heat, light and o good minister unless
he has money to do it with. And every
one who enjoys these comforts ought to
help pay for them.
There is a curious case in one church.
1t is that Of an old white-haired men,
Der, worth . million, who always puts
just ten cents in the box. Rain or shine,
he's always in his seat at the same hour,
and always has a dime in change
I've heard our minister make the
most touching sermon on the heather
you aver heard. Tears would wet
the old millionaire's cheeks, but just as
that box came around he would wipe
his eyes, reach with his right hand in
his left waistcoat pocket, and draw ont
that dime; just enough to take q mis-
sionary to Harlem. He probably con-
tracted that habit when he was a poor
man., and grew to like it.
Other men are just the other way,
and give liberally--more, perhaps, than
they can afford. Men who get their
money most easily are the most liberal;
brokers' and spectators who don't
know whether they own a cent or not
will throw a $40 bill, when a solid rel
estate owner will give q quarter. AID
I've seen q regular gambler come
into church in all kinds of fancy clothes
and contribute somethinp Handsome.
just for luck.
The Serious EHecfa3of NJ Sspaper
Fnn.
A professor in Vassar College tells me that
the managers are really alarmed by the steady
falling off in pupils during the last five years.
The number now is onlya little more than half
that of 1915. .eThe cause isn't in any detoria-
ton Of the college itself, y said the professor
trouble is that Vassar has become q thing to
poke fun at Half the new jokes about girls
are put upon Vassar students. Their dolngs
are ridiculed, exaggerated, falsiiied; and the
very name of vassar is aeynonyin for feminine
fooiishness. The consequence is that girls arc
beginning to dislike TO gn there. J. wouldn't
be surprised to see the doors Of the college
shut in five years more. The newspaper para
graphers will have done itn-New York Letter
to Buffalo Express.
Governor elect Gray, OF Indiana,
turned " the Executive office to
Governor Porter four years ago, md
the latter will turn it over to, MI. Graz
IN january, It is said that no two
Governors ever stood in this relation
before.