Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-01
Sunday Rfaai#s,
EDITED BY REV. F. L. LEEPER.
The Ambassador.

Senex Smith in Herald and Presbyter.
We had a smart young preacher in
our pulpit last Sunday. He took it
for granted that we didn't know any
thing and didn't believe anything.
So he tried to prove to us that there
is God, and then that the Bible is
inspired, and then that miracles are
possible, and so on. The sermon was
very ingenious. 1t showed that the
young man had been well drilled in
the theological seminary. But some
of us old-fashioned folks thought it
would have been better for him to
have taken it for granted that we be-
lieved in God and the Bible, and to
have told us what God wanted us to
do. One of my neighbors, who is
rather quizzical, met the young man
next day, and said to him:
"Did you ever hear about Shall
manezer Shadows mission to Eng
land ?"
"No; how was t?"
"Well, you see, Shalmanezer was
smart, and he was very active in the
campaign, and so the President Il
have forgotten which President, but
no NATTER thought he would reward
him with foreign mission. Soon
after the 4th of March it was an
nounced in the papers that Hon.
Shalmanezer Shallow had been APP
pointed and confirmed as U. S. Mill
lister at the court of st. James. The
new minister made elaborate prepar-
atoms for his mission. He read up
all the geography and history he
could lay his hands on. When the
Secretary of State gave him his in
structions in regard to matters at issue
between the two countries, he put
them away in the bottom of his trunk
as matters of secondary importance.
He was going to show the world
what was the true work of an ambas-
sador. Arriving in London in due
time, he sent his card to the English
Premier, and was accorded an official
reception. He went fully prepared
to ventilate his learning, and to en-
Tighten the ignorance of the narrow,
minded Britons. He opened the in
terview by saying: i have the honor
to appear before you as the ambassa
dor of the United States of America
But as you probably do not know
where that country is, l have brough
map along to show you. 1t is OF
the continent called North America
and extends from ocean to ocean be
tween your British possessions on tn,
north and Mexico on the SOUTH Hav
ing pointed out the geographical posi-
ton OF the United States, Mr.. Shal
low proceeded to explain to the Pre-
mier their history, form of govern
ment, etc. Lord-Q have forgot
ten his nance was at first amused an,
then impatient. He said at length
We know something of geograph.
and history over here. They ar
taught in our schools, and we dom
need ambassadors to instruct us il
them. What we want you to tell us is
How does your Government propos
to settle tine Fisheries Question? an
have you any modification Of our EA
tradition Treaty to propose?' Andth
Mr.. Shallow, scratching his head, IT
piled: Il believe there are some pa
pers about those matters somewher
in the bottom of my trunk, but
did not think that it would be RICH
to present them until / had laid
broad foundation for diplomacy in
full statement of the facts in regar
to my country. l need only add thu
the President, to whom this inte
view was reported, soon recalled M
Shallow. His idea of diplomacy ws
too peculiar to be appreciated Q
either side of the Atlantic"
The young preacher did not wa
for the application. He saw IL
point, and turned away in hig
dudgeon. But hope that he wi
profit by the story, and realise henc
forth that he is not lecturer on IL
being of God, or the evidences
Christianity, but that he is 8
ambassador for Christ-that it is h
business to beseech men to be recO
ciled to God. / heard man wi
lives in an adjoining town say tn
week:
sour minister has been deliveril
course of lectures this winter (
the Evidences of Christianit!
They were very learned and intere
inc. Rut nrOhahlv there was not