The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-03-07

all her time, now she hadn't to do any
more church work, in getting things
to eat, and papa said: Hang it!
Nobody could be found to get up the
supper at the church; the secretary re-
signed, the treasurer resigned, and the
president drew up Il set of resolutions
to the effect that as SO many of the Ia
dies had increased home Duties, it
would be we'll to disband the church
circle. The resolutions were adopted,
but at Mrs. Kinney's request they were
laid on the table in order that the
members might think the matter over.
The secretary and treasurer agreed to
hold the office till their successors were
appointed. =. 81 ~ :
John Carey expected to marry Alice
Green. Everybody in town knew it,
and, moreover, everybody said it was a
splendid match-both members of the
church, both prudent, helping the good
cause in every way possible; both anx-
ious to do right and help others on the
same road. John went to make his
usual call on Alice, and was told that
she had gone to bed with a raging
headache, and had left a letter for him.
He wondered, but opened the letter,
finding therein his ring and a formal
dismissal, giving as a reason that she
must remain at home and take care of
her parents, and that her mother
agreed with her. t.- z
''John, I didn't see yoE at church
last Sunday. I missed you," said the
minister.
Il shall never go to hear you preach
again. don't believe in a man who
thinks /, woman can't go for pleasure
or busin ass where her husband or lover
can; and when it comes to breaking
engagements and spelling homes with
your nonsen.iical ideas"-he turned
away, afraid he should say something
the minister wo:;l not like to hear.
"Why-wly, Joiln''-but John was
gone. 49, '--:r
Mr.. Kenney heard from his wife that
Alice had broken her engagement, and
he heard from another source the reason
of his depleted audiences, and there
were enough to tell him why DR.. Beals
had seemed less fricndly-there are al
ways people to tell Of things.
One day Mr.. Kenney brought a roll
of manuscript to his wife, saying: Il
want you to take care of this and put
it where I shall never see it again. I
preached on that subject in all sin
certify, and I know you, at least, be-
lieve me when say it; but also want
to say that the views put into that
sermon do not fit this day and genera
ton. and l do not hold them myself
now as suited to this church. I ought
never to have given that sermon =
He went to his study and the roll
went into the kitchen range.
After dinner Mrs. Kenney made few
calls. ss
Some weeks after Mr. Kenney gave
notice from the pulpit to the effect
that vote was to be taken at the
Wednesday night prayer-meeting to
decide whether women should be adj
mitted to the conference on the same
footing with men, and he hoped every
body would go and vote for the ladies.
He believed them to be efficient work
ers in the church: they had filled we'll
all the places they had tried to fill,
and he knew of no reason why they
should not do as well in other places
The official board will ask for the re-
turn of Mr.. Kenney another year.
Zion's Herald.
-McSwatters - "When was your
wife's last hirthdav?" ,!cewitters-"A
good many years ago. -s;yracuse Post.