Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-14
THE TOUCHING SERMON.
And the Impression it Made on Two Pious
Society Maidens.

| And the Impression it Made on Two Pious
| Society Maitiens.
Scene: A Fashionable Boudoir
Alice-Oh, mo Their, we've had such beautiful
| sermon!.
Eva-Lovely!
Kate-Most eloquent!
Mother-Iam the more sorry that this swol-
len face has kept me away from church.
Who was the preacher?
Alicia stranger. The verger could not tell
us his name.
Eva-Bu. a most striking-looking man.
Kate-And his voice was heavenly
Alice-And we shall never forget what he
said.
Mother-What was his text?
Eva-His text, Let me see. Alice, where
was his text?
Alice-I-I think it was from st. Luke
Kate-Oh Alice! How can you say 30? Why
1t 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 l should know the place
Allce-l never could remember words.
Eva-Nor l.
Kate--Ihey don't think anything of mere
verbal repetition at the high school.
Mother-But l should like to CLEAN some in
formation of this very beautiful sermon. What
was it about?
Alice (after u pause)-well, mother, it wns
aDout-it was nbOut-religion.
Mother-l presume So but that is rather a
wide subject and capable OF very varied treat
ment. What particular branch OF it did he take
up?
Eva-Oh, mother his action was so graceful
not too violent, you know, but just sufficient to
enforce attention.
Mother-And, as 1t was sufficient to enforce
attention, am waiting to hear few particu
lars of what he said.
Aiice-There were some striking anecdotes.
kate-Iss; that one about the bear for in
stance. Laplander was once pursuing q
bear
Eva-Now, Kate! The bear was pursuing
him.
kate-Well, it was one way or the other.
And the Laplander had Bible in his
breast pocket which his mother had given
him.
Eva-No; his grandmother
Aice-lt vas not Laplander at all. You are
confusing it with another anecdote. It 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 missing out the best part of the
story. Before he ted his grandmother had
said to him
hate-Ah, yes; but, if you remember, he had
first said to his grandmother-
Eva-1ou are quite wrong.
hate-Do let me go on. At all events he and
his grandmother had been talking together
Aice-lou forget, Kate, thar the grand
mother was deaf and dumb. That was the
touching part OF the story. So she pointed to
the Bible
Kate--Nonsense, Alice. 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.
Eya-Mother, dear, you are = little tiresome
You cannot expect us to repeat the sermon
right Oh. 1t gave us great deal OF most ex-
ceilent advice.
Mother-ln reference to what!
Eva-Oh, our conduct L never heard one
more calculated to do good. The illustrations
were especially clever.
Mother-As, for instance?
Eya-lt would be impossible to do them JUS
tice yon see, if You separate them from the
context.
Mother-Well, then. We will drop the illus
tralons l shall be satisfied with the heads of
the discourse.
Aiice-I don't think it had any heads.
kate-How can you say 30! l am sure he
spoke OF coming to the last head, though for
got what Il was
Eva-We met the Tidfts coming out of
church and they heartily agreed with lis in our
admiration OF the sermon.