Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31
CLERICAL s.. 2ILS.
HUMOROUS INCIDENTS NOTED ~ ~
ENGLISH CLERGYMAN.

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A nit OF Irish Uepartre THAT Restor-
ed Good Iumor-The Cause Of a
General Laugh In Dublin Cathe-
draI-An Interrupted sermon.
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IN - '-.'''" I'd '"' '"'' '..'' CAN
Ao' resist d" 'pp1F1lii'! Tor reiaF'ee'
10 matter how solemn Tie occasion or
what his surroundings" said az Ing
lIsh CLERGYMAN. a visitor Id Washing
ton. thg other aar. whom rl.a. r.ggrr-a-
ton t.m-. oa the funny eza,-irn-..
Of cl,rEym,u ana the Eu..ur that
cr,.p- into matters cguuerr,J with rla
church.
Il was assisting an Oh friend of
mine, tie rector If a church II. ireland
one Sunday. and before tile service vv.
were In The y.s,rv ra.r. rgrr.y... ,.l ,,r,-
robes. with the old sexton. q .ar.yulaI
I'd freshman II III. p.rf.ar TYNE as
s.et.r- Nv friend vf.n WAS s.r.a-
what old. WA. a rrtl. .a.fy -I.n, r.,~r-
inr and snu..t.,y ia. Show. If hf.
surrl.c. 20, MIXED rr Narrrf,f..,ar1-
iag til, a,>.IuaY~ efforts .f ,1... .lt ..y.
ton To direct lf. arm, ~ rI.. rt,,- h.l.
the TWO would moi connect FINALLY
ln~irg Da'l.rr. ,.~ r.s.-I .af1 sn,-,..
IL. on rna. ,i3 l..--.s rf ,l.. ..rfr..,
The old ,.vfou rrf,t-.raI rp ana
look,u. oy.,, NJ me- vim. a rv-fn,.,a I'm
It's eve. said rs Quick g. ls.,lfu.a- Nm
Wit. YOUR riyrrfgr.,'
IT restored the ya,f h-rnor ~ ,l..
situation and the y.,tra,nt was r.7r.,,..r.
IL adjusted
"Thc ONLY time eyer hcar3 co,o~o-
CATION laugh uureS,ra,n,alv du-ir, ~.
regular service. I'm q rntr.g,.I v,.as
back In the eighties. when was q
resident Of dear dirty Uul1fn an ,r,
SUNDAY morning tHa lI.h,o ~ c,r,,
preached. lie was a splendid man nm
freshman IA tine hacEbara and r,s..s..
ed Of a, fine 4 hro.r,a a. ever df,-tn.
guiShed son ~ Erio His c,no~a.,a.
ton was m9Ir ma nf the very essence.
OF fashion iu Dullin which io ,n.s.
DAYS. was one of tho greatest socreI
ccDters If the world \nrorforS1v NO
Die were living beyond their means for
the income from the landed estates ~
Ireland had taken Lfl, rrnl1a IN,
that made no difference and vol
dressing went rs matter of course
and was one Of the smallest az -la .v-
trnvaeaucps. The hi.nou urrqcn.d rn
the suhiacr Of eytrayo ran,.,. and sr.Ia
mon was bitter ar1.aisUment Of tho
sin Of debt and the wick.dnnSs NJ sor.
ting the heart ON fashion ana dross
He attacked the oyar,lraSspd Woman
and wound mn this ugrtf.Ilar reference
this way;
"'Now, surprising everr one Of We
every one. man ana womou-should
stand I'D In this church. take of tho
clothes We have not paiJ for inst ro1l,-
I'm out with the things on vour bacl, y.
have paid for-a prptty lo,kin lnt nj
scarecrows we'd he
There was pause until the real
significance of the suggestion had nor.
colated through the members Of his
congregation. then some one snickcred
Every one was plcturing to himself and
herself the real scene thar Womb occu,
should the hishon's idno ha carried int,
effect. while wife looked M husband
and members of each family indeed
one another. The ludicrous side was
Irresistible and tLo lo,,,,r .,,..,, ,,,,,,,.,1
81 once attended church nj Whallov
q little village on the borders of Lon
cashire and Yorkshire. in ENGLAND Tho
church. which had been a mart Of the
old abbey. was built i'm the vnor 1OcG
and is today one of fine most irtoros+-
ing sacred edjfces in Graot Rritoin
The rector was a Mr.. Whitaker worry
old. very stout and very deaf flo had
occupied the living for "a vnors and
while he generally annaarcd in church
and took some nnrt in tl,a snr,icoo n,
was able to afford fine luvurv of q on.
rate and was ALWAYS rlad to socura tro
services of IL friend to preach. On ono