Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-03-22
SOME MINISTER'S TALES.

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the preacher at 8 O'Clock and take
him to the hotel, where he was to
marry Miss Brown, We will say, one
of the chorus singers in the opera
company. He didn't seem much
like a man who could win a chorus
girl, but that was none otthe preach
er's business, so the arrangement
was made, and at 8 o'clock sure
enough up came the carriage. The
minister was taken into good suite
OF rooms on the second floor of a
fairly good hotel, where a young
woman ofremarkable beauty, dressed
in a travelling costume, rose to
meet him. The groom seemed
more at home now, and pro-
duced his marriage license. As
everything was regular, the couple
were asked to stand up, and the
bride stepped to an adjoining room
and called a couple of colleagues,
who came in as witnesses. The cere-
mony WAS concluded, and a moment
afterward the bride said they would
hive TO hurry to make their train.
So the other girls left the room. the
bride put or n travelling hat, and she
and TIE minister and groom went
down together and got in the car
riage which was waiting. They were
driven to the Union depot, and the
groom helped the young lady into
the station and returned. much to
the minister's surprise Telling the
driver to take them to the clergy
mans home, he got in and rode
home with him.
"Whv, you will miss yonr train,
will you not?" asked the minister.
""0h, I'm not going away, said
the groom, and he turned the con-
varsation to other topics. For over
a year the minister saw the young
man at least once a week, and he
never saw the bride again"
what did he marry her for?"
asked the reporter.
Il haven't any idea responded the
divine. But the story is true from
beginning to end"
"Now and then" said a Methodist
preacher from the west side, "a
church communicate is not living
exponent of truth and charity. |
found that out in an amusing way
some years ago while preaching at a
church on the north side. The Rev.
Mr.. D., OF the Illinois conference,
and had arranged to exchange pull
pits on a certain Sunday, and the an
nouncement was made mt the We'd
nesday evening prayer meeting pre-
vious. 1t happened that something
came up later in the week which
made it necessary to postpone the
exchange, and so appeared in my
own pulpit as usual Sunday morn
ing. The attendance was about the
same so far as | could see, but n
Young man, irien d of mine, after
ward related to me some comments
he heard while the audience was
filing out of the church. One old
woman remarked:
"Now, that's a splendid sermon.
And what large audience he had.
Myl if we could only have him here
every Sunday. Such a perfectly
charming DISCOURSE You see she
had heard that the exchange would
be made and came to church prompt
ly, but she had been absent so long
she really didn't know her own
minister when she saw him."
"These stories about weddings"
said the Rev. j, p. Buckingham,
'have serious side, notwithstand-
ing the fact it is usually overlooked.
One time | was engaged to marry a
young couple, and when the evening
came found their address had been
mislaid. IL could not be found high
nor low. However, | knew within n
block of where the place was and re-
solved would start out and try and
find it. MY wife said as | left, in n
spirit of railery ut my carelessness,
You'll know the place by the Grape on
the door And as went along the
remark set me thinking. Grape on
the door, OF course a house ofmirth
to the practical eye is as plainly
marked as house OF mourning,
Fhe custom is to put on oil
the tokens of woe when death is n
visitor, and the signs of JOY when two