The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-24
TOO "0CCASI0NAL.r
Sermons That Might Hav.
More Appropriate. 0''a
CThe Sunday 1la-azfDsl

A former vicar Of N.rbf,--.
celyed a message one SUNDAY - IT,
from a neighboriuE e.a-az---.-
had been taken i'll. 60 ask f. 3D. "ao
provide for his duty. So he - ll-1
curate lmy brOther-in-Iaw1 IN --, ~ MS
ne should not he at church 49,. ~ mn
ing, ordered his caTria-e and MON NOM
old sermon, which he rsG 0o -5--- e-
look at, in his pocket When he ' ne %
10 preach he soon found ont ba-5ss2
sermon was one which he had 49, --5
on bidding farewell TO his 7rs- I .,,--1
For page or two he tired -a -r,,.. .-s'
more pointed illusions 10 The 60 90 .--
OF Its previous use (Which r.rs- eel-
been many years before bur r., o '-l.-
ms own account. -I soon r1r,5 t- ~.
wouldn't do. as il was al sha-- 3. ,----
L spoke boldly of the close NJ
IWe.Vti years. ministry smrr- -L'
and / do assure you. sir. 1 left man
OF the congregation in tears"
A shy, nervous clergyman Rear p-,-
ford was about 10 help a friend F.
reading the prayers when q r7ass.-,
came 70 say that neiglb1rlug -7.--7
beat was taken i'll and Co. ask for bz.-
The rector could not so. So the f-z-5
had to be sent, but, having r, sem
with him. he borrowed one frsm -l-
rector. who wrote a clear. good bs-F
He selected enc wei written. Of vI5-
the subject was The Value Of TIM
and meant TO read IL over on the nav
but did not ike 10 do 81. as he ssr h..
side a servant who drove him 0vz-
So it happened that he had % read f.
for the first time in the pulpit IA
got on very well till he came TO ~
tence saying that, as the parish n-..
sessed no church clock, It was his in.
tentiOn to present one. He was nm
nervous to omit the sentence. and II
was assured at Bradford did ac-rarr
present the promised clock. which
cost $40.
Canon B was on voyage n
Egypt in a Cunard steamer. and On
Sunday, in the Bay of Blscay. he NJ
dertOOk 10 hold a service. He read ole
Of the sentences, and said. "Dss-v
beloved brethren, the scripture m5y4b
ua in sundry places, when he had
bolt and collapse He told me he
thought this a record service for b-sy-
ity.
O. % g
A former Young curate Of Stoke BE-
ing very anxious TO d. things rubr--
cally, insisted on the ring being F1.
on the fourth finger az a veilingt he
took. The woman resisted and said.
Il would rather die than be marrieiC-
my little finger" TIE ruraJe SAID.
But the TubTic SAYS s1-" Whersup-
TIE deus eX machine appeared in the
shape Of the parish clerk. who STEPPED
forward and said: IN these cases
sir, the thOOmb counts as a digit
At the church Of SuatEfeldzys
where the Duke Of Wellington was a
regular attendant, a stranger was
preaching. and the VergeT when b
ended came up the stairs. opened he
pulpit door d little way. CLAIMED It %
ard then opened it wide for HI
preacher to go out. He was asked II
the veStry why he had shut the 1o--
again viii opening il. and the verge
said: we always DO that, sir 10 wake
the duke"
A verger showing q large church % 2
stranger pointed out another man All
said: That is the other Verger TIE
gentleman said. 7 did uOt know there
were two of you and the Verge1 e
piled: "Oh, yes. sir, he w=rges up one
side of the church and I werses up M
other"
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On my first visit 10 A-m0ud5ury %
preach, the verger came 10 me in me
vestry. and said: Ave put q platform
in L pulpit for ye: y0uI excuse I-
but a little man looks as If he was
a tOob" N. BIO prevent undue u
feTenCeS I am five feet nine inches Il
height.)