The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
4 rOUNG PEOPLES MEETING.
Mrs. sinEietary Sets n Good Example nj y
Function In Church.

Function In Church.
Il almost wish had stayed home this evening
ana read some improving book" said Mrs. Sin.
gletary on Sunday evening when she returned
and found John Henry the picture Of comfort
She sat on the edge Of a chair. unbuttoncd her
jacket, slipped her boa back from her shoulders
and held her hat in her lap after sticking the pins
az nearly ns possible back through holes already
pierced These were all signs that she intended
10 20 directly upstairs and take her things OIL and
that what remarks she might make were essen
TALLY brief even though the might remain as
II were, poised over the situation John Junior
had returned with his mother for IL was a part Of
Mr. Singlctary's scheme II education that tho
scion Of the house should carly acquire manners
and customs by acting as his mothers escort on
Ncasion. II was only mere detail that IL fell 10
john Junior To occupy the head Of the pew, and
that II fell 10 his fathcr To occupy the aisle scat
Mr. Singlctary maintained that the principle was
the same in ci,hcrcnsc
turning the fingers of her gloves right side ont
and blowing. into them before folding them, III
II were not for tn" good example ! would stay
away from church on these occasions"
Am ! then To infer" asked Mr. SinElrary.
that by staying scduiousIy. away from church
on all occasions except weddings | am setting
n series Of good examples"
Wow, John Henry, you know perfectly we'll
thing | say in that way it's no Use talking with
you at al, and might as well go up stairs nj
idea how mcrtiGcd feel when Dr winsInw and
III" ladies' spcak f. M in the centre nis'c and
III They're Just IKE cats, and I've T e,Sd mind
70 take n pew next year IN ono of the side asl"S
~ surely d" Il only The glare from the memorial
Mr. Singletarv asked
| a mouth y" have Young Peoples Meeting and
it's rhn'cy congregational and 'llorc Is no choir
night it vas Mrs Doubleday and was glad II
that, Tor when She prrsi les She does NOT can ~
| call IN her. which i n very ME" arrangement"
johnny said his father what's your EGht
| lust 49, Pom"
And what's Tom Doubrday's'
| Y can give him two pounds any day in the
"Sow my dear vou h-or thai, Do you think
that wan YOU and Mrs Doubleday nrr respect
| wrly mothers 81 such masses 81 scientific con
ths III Young PSorlrs Class ''' u.s. - " ''' So
any aE ~ at ali And'I don 'hins !, At ali r,cc
| for YOU t. tTit nir With mN n.y. I'm surr I'm
very urrsono., Thy ar 80 slow and such long
waits fnr somebody to do Sgmrrhiur
| That's tn b r.p'ct'd commented Mr. Sin
! glctsrv. \mat'urS never do anything rs we'll
| as professionals"
:, How can you say = thing TX, hat. ;iqhn
, u very sine r. man. | wish you would ,rr 70
show more respect for serious things and par
ucularly whon your son is in ta' room
SAY Pop hre.r in n voic, ~ tn" listening
hcir Say, you'd oughir - s"rn Old Mr.
tommy dear said hs mother roprovngy,
%Wcll vou should have srcr. then Sh' said
| we will npW Stag tn fifty first hymn' liu,
Miss Hicks .sh. plays tn cabinet ursnn and
shes awful DAT and when shc docs hear sh's
inc som" unr or rthrr ard 'hcr >hr lrd IN" siri-
inc only it wasn't tn" h'ty.trs, HYMN at all but
WASN'T @yF III rca1 % t s} foa, NJ.
SirrIctrry c,riaiTcd Ssh IL, : suGrr from i'm.
paired h.n-ing. hut Mr." doubleday c''s y'ry
! nervous before s"r -"rt - nm audience ard ~ -
| very hard To- max nut what sh" ravs. Th"n sNr
| rel ci""tr md then u. was along wait y "
somebody In TIL hack II ih" church got UP ard
! nsdr f,w remarks don't krow who II was.
! b chuSr couldn't scr without turning around.
hs,'rI1r. Tim 'a"rn was nnothrr wait and
! Mrs. Doubleday wAs Just Z t,lue ur "a riy" 'ui
another hymn wen som" on. rs" rot mp ard mad
| few remarks. Then they had n hymn and MS.
| Doubleday called on tw" ,r tnrcc 81 the ladies
and gentlemen bnfnrc sh" got one who was wiling
! going 10 sprak, but turned Out 10 NJ n man
going out and h" mad" great deal II roisG about
around III. congregation as II To- &C. 4 any orc
| had any thing further 60 offer. Then h" got IN
and stood out in tho aisle aud snid ,lGt he was
there not rs q minister hut ~ one Il the young
n.op" 81 The church f.T it was mir oVrr meeting.
lie said that h had lis"ncd with OBLIGATION 10
| thought they nigh, all h. summed up in single
! text iir spoke for abou, tw mt" MINUTES. and
II VAS inst tn" same NJ sermon. iiut Will"
| his remarks were good all H." rest ~ the mrctin
was So ,ircsomr that almost wish had stayed
| AT home,
| so do I, Ma" said Joining.
Hush Johnny" said his mother.
| WHY don't you have thr regular choir and tho
| nnd urganist who has sense enough 10 sing thu
| HYMNS that ar" civ out ard lot tho minister
! run all tho rest of IL" asked John Henry.
! "You don't understand IL et all John Henry.
| That would h. regular service. aud II woulln',
| b. Young Peoples meeting. You've got To have
them one month, tho same as monthly concert
| aud pr rnnr0t0r" lr'turr. And ] shall go even
| u it's only for the example,