The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-07
1t Was a Real Touching Sermon.
From the Chicago Tribune

CCeUes d JOofttOtUGto OOuUOtT.
Alice-O, mother, we have had such a beau
tiful sermon!
Eva-Lovely
Kate-Most eloquent
Mother-I am the more sorry that this swollen
face has kept me away from church. Who was
the preacher?
Alicia stranger. The verger could not tell
US his name.
Eva-But a most striking looking man
Kate-And his voice was heavenly.
Alice-And we shall never forget what he said
M0ther-What was his text?
Eva-His text! Let me see. Alice, where
was his text?
Alce-I-I think it was from st. Luke.
Kate-O, Alice! How can you say so? Why, it
was from Deuteronomy
Alice-That am sure it was not. Why, he
kept talking of the evangelist.
Mother-Perhaps. my dears, if you told me
the words | should know the place.
Alice-I never could remember words.
Eva-NOr l.
Kate-They don't think anything of mere
verbal repetition at the high school.
Mother-But should like to CLEAN some in
formation of this beautiful sermon. What was
il about?
Alice taftor a pause)-Well, mother, it was
about-it was about-religion.
Mother-I presume so; but that is ratherva
wide subject, and capable of varied treat
ment. What particular branch of it did he take
up?
Eva-O, mother! his action was so graceful
not too violent, you know, but just sufficient to
enforce attention.
Mother--And, as it was sufficient to enforce
attention, am waiting to hear few particu-
lars of what he said.
Alice-There were some striking anecdotes.
Kate-Yes; that one about the bear for in
stance. A Laplander was once pursuing a
bear
Eva-Now, Kate. The bear was pursuing
him.
the Laplander had Bible in his breast pocket
which his mother had given him.
Eva-No; his grandmother
Alice--It was not Laplander at all. You
are confusing it with another anecdote. 1t was
a young English sailor.
Kate-Well, Laplander or English sailor, or
whatever he was, he was just close to the bear
when---
Eva-You are leaving out the best part of the
story. Before he started bis grandmother had
said to him
Kate-Ah, yes; but, if you remember, he had
first said to his grandmother-
Eva-Eou are quite wrong.
Kate-Do let me go on At all events he
and his grandmother had been talking to-
gether.
Alice-You forget. Kate, that the grand
mother was deaf and dumb That was the
touching part OF the story. So she pointed to
the Bible
Kate-Nonsense. Alice. I am sure the grand
Mother-I am afraid. dears, you will not
make much of that anecdote, But let me
know the main drift and design of the sermon.
Lse-NiOtucAs uC1is gOu RiS a Alttlc tiIeSOIne.
You cannot expect us to repeat the sermon
right off. II gave us q great deal of most ex.
cellent advice
Mother-In reference to what?
Eva-O our conduct. l never heard one more
calculated TO do good. The illustrations were
especially clever.
Mother-As. for instance?
Eva-It would be impossible to do them
justice, you see if you separate them from the
context.
Nother-Wen then we will drop the illus ira
lions. l shall be satisfied with the heads of the
discourse.
Mice 1 don't think it had any heads.
Kate-How can you say so? I am sure he
spoke of coming 10 the last head, though l for
get what it was.
Eva-We met the Tidfts coming out of church,
and they heartily agreed with us in our admira-
ton of the sermon