The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-21
r AS A BIBLE.
How a soldier Used = Deck To illustrate the
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How a soldier Used = Deck to illustrate the
sermon.
A private s ldier by the ain OF Rich
ard Lee was taken before a magistrate re-
Gently for playing cards during divine SER
vice, says an exchange. IL appears thata
sergeant commanded the soldiers at the
church. and when the parson had read
the prayers. he took the text, Those who
had a Bible took il out. but this soldier
had neither Bible nor oinmon prayer
book, hut pulling ont a pack of cards, he
spread them out before him. He just
looked al one card and then at another.
The sergeant of the company saw him
and said. Orchard, put up the cards; this
is no place for them"
..Nevcr mind that" said Richard,
When the service was over the consta-
bile took Richard before the justice.
"Wcll." said the mayor, "what have
you brought the soldier here for"
"For playing cards IN church."
swell. soldier, what have you to say Tor
yourself"
"Much. sir. | hope"
"very good. II not. | will punish you
more than man was ever punished"
~ have been" said the soldier, "about
six weeks on the march. ! have neither
Bible nor common prayer book. ] have
nothing but "A pack of cards, and
I'll satisfy your worship of the purity Of
my intentions" And spreading the
cards before the mayor he began with
the ace: "When i see the ace IL reminds
me there is but one God. When | see the
deuce il reminds mt II Father and Son.
When | see the tray II re1ninds me OF
Father, Son. and Holy Ghost. When l
see the four spot is reminds me Of the
four cyangelists that preached Matthew,
AG..l la An.l lAlt. ANIsA. E...as fl..
five il reminds me Of the five wise vir-
gins that trimmed their lamps there
were ten. but five were foolish and were
shut out. When ! see the six il reminds
me that in SIX days the Lord made the
heaven and earth. When ! see the seven
II reminds me that on the seventh day He
rested from the great work He had created
and hailowcd il. When ! see the eight
IL reminds me OF the eight right
eous persons that were saved when
God destroyed the world, viz: Noah
and his wife with three SONS
reminds me 81 the nine lepers that were
cleansed by our Savior; there were nine
ont OF ten who never returned thanks.
When ! see the ten IL reminds me of the
ten commandments which God handed
down 90 Moses on tablets of stone. When
] see the king II reminds me Of the King
Of Heaven, which Is God Almighty. When
l see the queen il reminds me of the queen
of Sheba, who visited solomon, for she
vas as wise "A woman as he was n man.
She brought with her 10 boys and 80 girls,
all dressed in boys apparel, for King Sol
omon to tell which were boys and which
were girls. King Solomon sent for water
for them To wash; the girls washed To the
elbows and the boys Ia the wrists, so King
Solomon told by that"
"Well,' aid the mayor, ''you have
given a good description Of all the cards
but one"
"Whnt is that"
1.-THE knave," said the mayor.
II will give your honor a description 81
that, too, IL you will not he angry"
81 will not,' said The mayor, "if you to
not term me To he the knave."
"Well," said the soldier, ''the greatest
knave that | know is the constable that
brought me here"
81 do not know" said the mayor. 'if he
is the greatest knavc, but 1 do know that
lac Is the greatest fool"
"When ] count how many spots there
are in a pack Of cards, find 3b5. as many
days as there are in a year. When ] count
the number of cards in "A pack, | find
there are 81. the number of weeks in "a
year, and ] also find there are four suits,
the number of weeks in "A month. find
there are Il picture cards in "A pack. repre-
senting the numbe Of months In "A year,
and on counting the tricks find IL, the
number of weeks in "A quarter. So you
see, "a pack Of cards serves for "A Bible,
almanac and common prayer book"