The Red Cloud chief., 1888-12-07
m CHURCH.
A EaGtish ~r1~rxyssa fsetsses so1s Cleft
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teeuth century VA. ~ elaborate s.<sc.-
urc. iuxur!ously furnished and sur
mounted by crimson curtains !, of,ca
contained the only fireplace ia the
church and was never oo-apieie With
Oh: a squarc table Darin: n. reign
ef Geor.- I. a coiorcd foo,maa would
enter with a tray q. Entertainments ius,
before the sermon. In on. o. thee ~
treats, Ernest. Duk. o. Cumberland.
being e~Gscoac.d. Ms reused iru-a n
dozs By the exhoriation-"Lc, u
pray"
by all means" shouted the Duke,
IL hav. no objection"
The poor We're accommodated in mar
row pew-. very high and stiff n tho
back No wonder that "A iimid child
had SAT on her pantry .hcl. and -hgt
the door. No; 80 little Johny. xho.
o the proIni-., 10 IL. dopd." Vas taken
To church lie kept very still Till the
last prayer. by which time he had
grown 80 tired thai he 70; up on Ia,
cushion OF the sea; and stood with his
back ~ the pulpit. When Ia. lady IN
the seat behind bowed her head Tor
prayer Johnny thought she was CRYING.
50 he leaned over and said III n too au-
dible whisper:
Poor. dear lady. wha, e. natter
Doc, 90 ,umruy ache''
Very formidable mus; have been ihe
pew with II lattice nround IL. In which
that red-haired vixen. Queen Bees. sat
To crit!ci-e the court preachers. They
had 10 be "a particular in their aliu-
-ions ~ III. chapiains o. Louis NV.
We must AL die exclaimed the
preacher. The King frownod tiervcly.
''All. ! mean. save your Majesty.
added the subtle. courtier.
When u Bishop or other cleric made
mention of any thing which did no,
Was ratified with terrible nergy and
di,tinctnc-s to IN. discontinue 81 the
unfortunate s-clc,ia-tic. Sometimes
she spoke outright. "a when the
BishopOiSt Dayid's ycntured upon sta
tis,ic, which the Queen could uo, lo.-
low: You keep your arithmetic "a
yourself; the greatest clerk, are seldom
the wi-est m-n."
How different WAS the appreciation
Of IA sermon delivered by my eloqu-n,
incumbent in Do-lcy Church. Cheshire.
At the conclusion. the kind vicar, leap
ing through the paper hoop 81 rubrical
restrictions cxclaiincd: My good peo-
! pie. befor. we sing the hymn ] think
We can not do better than heartily
thank Mr.. Hughc, for bis most excel
lent sermoa.'
In that same church a local laud
owner. the irl OF Harrington. placed
"a stained glass window. containing
figures Of the Virgin and ~. John.
Some friends OF mine being shown over
tho building. asked the venerable clerk
the subject. ''Thcin fur said he.
ton. but | can; say ~ they are mulch
Ioike."
Ny first incumbent, Mr.. Uughc-.
WAS very ab-entnindcd. \ w~eli-known
member Of the congregation had en-
liycned dull December by bringing
home his bride: and the ladies were on
the tip-toe Of cxpec'ation on the follow
ing Sunday IL see what she WAS like.
An involuntary smile va, caused by
the fcxt-"i;chold the bridegroom
comcth." BY no mean GIitident va
the young lady who extracted n
promise from her vicar that he would
preach an appropriate scrm"i when
she appeared al church on the sunday
following her marriage.
The text was somewhat a surprise.
Yea. AN abundance 81 peace 81 long
~ the moon endure,h.'
Speaking Of marriages.. how amusing
is the following incident: The incgm-
bent al II popuiou- parish in the mid
lands who never failed Ia have publi-
cation Of numerous bann- iookcd for
the hanns book ~ usual after the
ing it he commenced: Il publish the
banus Of marriage An awkward
pause. during which he looked beneath
the service books. .'bu. could not soc
my little friend. beCau>. he was not
there" Il publish the banu-.' re-
pca,ed he. still fumbliug. .'~be,xeeu-
between Between the cushion and
the seat. sir" shouted the clerk. look
inc m and ~ppiu.Iup ~ the uiur.. herr,
the book had been mi-laid.-irgosg.