The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24

tire spat again, with renewed zeal, and
winked to a bystander who didn't look like
q minister.
These - preachers" said he, think
they're some. just you wait and hear me
string en-"
Anon there came another divine.
Are you fishing?. he said, pleasantly.
.-Knaw' (spit). I'm shootin' deer
The minister looked surprised, but Ven
tured again, mildly: Its nice day for
yep for fishin' it is. but for catchin of
fish it amt" (Spit and renewed chew
sTRINGING "A DIVINE.
friend here joined the first minister.
SLOW big fish can you catch in the lake,
my friend?" he asked.
Bout two hundred pound" said the
youth, in an easy tone.
Two hundred pounds exclaimed the
seeker for information. Surely you must
be Joking"
mo l amt why. the other night l
ketched 500 pounds O. them big fish, and
my arm was tired it amt well yet. jest
from pullin of EN- in"
The two divines wore a slightly grieved
look, but continued to ply their questions.
What kinds of fish inhabit the lakeE
ANY sheepsheads?"
yep. but - sight more of 'em on the
bank
During the conversation it was learned
that the lake was 200 feet deep, it froZe to
the bottom in winter over by the narrers
you could catch fish with your hands, ana
a man died last week from eating a carp
Finally the fisherman drew in his line for
a new cast. Perhaps accidentally the nook
caught in the flesh of the first divine
hand. He uttered a yell of pain, put no
expression of sympathy from the topacco-
soaked one. He Teele1 Up his line, sptttlne
copiOusly meanwhile hoped INTO ms iedky
boat, and as he shored off sad Win an
oash and grin meant TO De fin geoG admit ~?
The two diVines retired discoursing on
the wickedness of the world.
A curiosity has been discovered mere IN
the shape of a clergyman who sets EN-
up to cigars. do you smoker? he asked
a reporter the other day. .,e,,,,.. "a
Yes hesitatingly but truthIuly au
mitted the reporter
man calmly drew forth two choice "e tts,
handed one to the reporter and lit the other
himself II was good cigar, TOO, ana the
reporter has since been thinking stronSy
have figured in accidental conversions.
There are people here from all over tne
known world, and one sees ana neaTs sTine
strange things. He is aided IN nearing
these strange things by the thln par IlVHs
which prevail in some parts OF the a3tel,
thin partition, and the other night com
missioner and his wife from an eastern
country district were put into the room on
-" what 1haf' time 1s' have your" said she.
Half past eleven, said he. . -
why, the clock down stairs said NAH
20 we'll" said he in the calm manner
of one who knows everything, TINS Is tle
West, and you know they have such IuhnS
They started to talk of other things, but
the reporter didn't care to be initiated INTO
all their family secrets ana, peSiusS' + ilo
wanted to sleep, so he hammered on tHe
partition and the voices sank away lll'o
silence. .oo,,,s 70 be
moving along though that work seems 10
be much like that of sectfrlan galnelliSs
and to consist largely of quihoHng over
little things They talk for twenty min
1tes over a point of order or q questloli VI
privilege, and most OF them seem ~ ~ nniov
it, even if the moderator doesn !, anu ~
gives them something TO talk aoouI ~HT ~
they go home, and doesn't cost cent ~
AZ fact that with some exceptions, the
hest thought of the Presbyterian Church Is
not represented at these general ass assem- ~
STAY at home and attend its ftocks, leaVlhg
to those who enjoy it the squappnne aDouuI
tn1 Tbere is a week more of it ahead, and
the prophets look Tor sun Hlore
ment.
sunday Given to Religious Work.
EAGLE LAKE, Ind, May 2S-Though
the General Assembly has not been in ses-
sion to-day it has not been time of idle
ness. Many ministers have preached in
neighboring towns, but most OF the ocm-
nissioners and visitors have remained mere
Consequently the meetings held in the large
auditorium have been very fully attended
Three sets of meetings, each double, nave
occupied the day. In the morning Or.
James A. Worden, superintendent or the
board of Sunday school work. taught the
Sabbath school lesson. 1t was upon the
first council at Jerusalem and was made
to teach the authority of the General AS
eembly The second service consisted or
missionary address on Alaska by the MOI
orator DIR. Sheldon Jackson.
The first hour of the afternoon was de-
voted to the interests of the American Sab
bath Union. Addresses were mace by Dr,
/ w. Hathaway, general secretary OF the
union; Hon. Samuel y. Hur, Fhlladelpfia,
Hon. William Lanning, Trenton, N; j.;
Mrs. Darwin NJ James, Brooklyn, president
of the Women's National Sabbath Alliance
and Elder James Yereance, New YORK
manager of the union. The following hour
was devoted to women's executive COM
mittee on nome missions. Rev Jonn
address was delivered by Rev John Eaton
Among other things. he said that the idea
that polygamy was dying out was a mis-
take Several other commissioners SPOKE,
the final address being delivered by Dr:
Sheldon Jackson, VINO AGAIN Isl sP9 M +I 0a
failure of the churches to provide for the
continuance of the work in the school at
Sitka. ,.,, c,,.o.,,,o,,
nastor of Bethany Church, Philadelphia,
preached on THE Holy. Spirit. the e%-
ereises of the day We're closed with meet
ING in the interest of missions, both nome
and foreign the speakers being Kew. E!not
y. Brown, of Dubuque; Rev, samuel MOI
felt of Korea; Rev. Henry Z. Ean9erpeei
Newark, n. j., and Rev. VIM. }. Boomer
During the day the matter of the Presby-
terrain building in New YORK mas pG zen us ulS-
eral impression was that the Assembly VIII
not order its sale