The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-21
MATHIS FOR CORNEEL.
Yachtsman Benson Fouls His Spir-
itual Jib in a Collision With
DR.. Stoddard.
Benson would a-sailing go,
Whether the Dominic would or

Il. w. fASGBORN.
When Police Commissioners and ex-
Dominic Benson some years ago was SO
Enthusiastically informed by the Newark
Conference that the Methodist Church
had no use for his peculiar line of talent,
he renowned his allegiance to that faith,
and went over to see what pickings there
were in the Episcopal fold. Heabantioned
his sacerdotal aspirations. and appears
content to occupy prominent seat In
st. Johns aristocratsc little church, and
come out heavy on the responses.
So faithful in his attendance upon the
services did the ex-Methodist become
and SO much junction did he throw into
his 'sah-mensh and GOOD Lord deliver
us" that he soon attracted the attention
of the good rector and..came to be looked
upon by DR.. Stoddard as one of the pillars
of the church.
Thus matters went along smoothly
until the early part of last summer, when
the recter became panied TO observe that
the upright Police Commissioner had
ceased TO attend divine service Won
dering what church the ex-dominis had
Topped to this time, DR.. SJoddard sought
him out and enquired the cause of his
wilful and continuous desertion of the
means of grace.
The ex-dominie, when cornered, be-
gan to hem and haw,--and finally adj
mitted that he was the owner of the finest
sloop in the harbor, and that as Sunday
was the only day he had at his disposal
for that purpose he spent it taclzing and
! filing on the waters Of the lower bay.
DIR, Stoddard tried to show the ex- Meth
| oatEt that such manner of spending the
! Lords day was not at all seemly in a man
who once held the parchments of Meth
! odist local preacher or one who could
| throw SO much devotion into his re-
sponses during the services OF the Epis-
copal Church. is
| Mr.. Benson replied that he and the
| Methodist Church did not speak when
[. they passed by any more, and thot he
| was going yachting on Sunday, the re-
| sponses to the contrary Notwithstanding.
! Seeing that he had a hopeless case to deal
| with. and wishing to do his wnoie duty,
| he asked the ex-Kev Police Commits
sioner at what time he generally left
| home on Sunday.
II have to get away by nine o'clock
/ every morning in order to catch the tide
and get out Of the harbor," unblushingly
! said the willy Benson, seeing the drift OF
the rector's question and hardly conceal.
! ing his contempt for his innocence.
! nWell, them" replied Mr.. Stoddard,
'if you inust go yachting, there Is nc
reason why you should be deprived of the
ILLUSTRATIONS OF the church. and / will
hold service for you at six O'Clock each
/ Sunday morning. I"
and ne who tells this tale relates that
| the wiley Benson seeing how beautifully
he had walked into the trap. turned out
! to mathis every Sunday at six u. in. but
I those who know the ex-dominie say that
he slept the sleep OF the unjust until al
most noon each Sunday and then went
sailing.
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