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on the way, but eventually did not like
to do so as he sat beside servant who
drove him over. So it happened that he
had to read it for the first time in the pull
pit. He got on very well til he came TO
a sentence saying that. as the parish pos
sesesd no church clock IL was his inten-
ton TO present one. He was too aer-
vous TO omit the sentence and Il was as
sured at Bradford) did actually present
the promised clock. which cost eco.
Love, Honor, And.
No clerical anecdote book would be COM
plete without marriage stories. Bishop
How had several such anecdotes. The
following is perhaps the best:
THE rector of Thornhlll, near Dews-
bury, on one occasion could not get the
woman to say obey. in the marriage ser
vice. and he repeated the word Vlth a
strong stress on each syllable, saying,
You must say, Obey Whereupon the
man interfered and said, Never mind; go
on, parson. I'm max her say "O'' by
and by"
The Iron Duke.
Here is a "Reminiscences of the great
Duke of Wellington:
Al a church Of Strathheldsaye, where
the Duke OF Wellington was a regular at
tendant. stranger was preaching, and
the Verger when he ended came up Tie
stairs, opened the pulpit door a little way
slammed 1t to, and then opened 1t VIDE
for the preacher TO go out. He asked in
the vestry why he had shut the door
again while opening 1t, and the verger
said: I'VE always do that, sir, to wake
the Duke"
There are many anecdotes about chill
dren and some specially good ones about
chi,dren's ideas.
A mother. whose little girl knelt to
pray when she look her pace in church
without having besn taught any prayer
to say at that time, asked what she said
The little girl said she always prayed
that there might be no Litany. A boy
who said his payers at night, said he did
not say them in the morning because a
strong boy of nine like him ought to be
able to take care of himself in the day
tire.
The Bishop also repeats an Indian teach
er's story of the European boys answer
as TO the meaning of faith-"When you
believe something you are quite sure isn't
true"
This sounds modern:
Teacher-Why DID they hide Moses in
the burushes?
Answer-Because they didn't want him
to be vaccinated.
The children have to hear a good deal
like the curates, but there are sometimes
laughable answers from other folk. This
one Is surely not unconscious wit:
The Vice President ( the Liverpool Phi.
omathic Soci ty vouchts for the story that
in answer to the question Define a para
BILE" an examinee wrote. "a parable is
a heavenly story with no earthly mean
ing"
Among Stories of DR.. Magee 1t is told
that when he was Bishop of p, terborough
he was walking With the Bishop Of Here
ford by the Wye. and said: IF you will
give me your river ! will give you my
See" There is this other story also in
Bishop Howe's co lection:
"A lady WHO was a great admlrer of a
certain preacher took Bishop Magee with
her to hear him. and asked him after
ward what he thought of the sermon 1T
was very long" the Bishop said Yes
said the lady, but there was a saint in
the pulpit And a martyr in the pew,
rejolned the Bishcp.
Among the Bishops Yorkshire stories is
the following. which we have heard be-
fore. but surely attributed more correctly
to Tynesde
"A Yorkshire clergyman the other day.
visiting poor man who had just lost his
little boy, endeay ored TO console him. The
poor man burst into tears, and in the
midst of his sobs eXcla m d: "If 'twarna
agin { law a should ha' liked to have L
little beRgar stoofed. "a
Yorkshire may have this one:
"A Yorkshire man Ohe Story is told of
BirstalD who had a scolding wife met
mate enc morning who locked rather sad
and asked him what was the matter The
other said, 1 have lost my old mfssus'
To this the former replied. I'll swan nv
wick un for your dead IN, and pay T.
funeral expenses, too!"
These samples will suffice to Indicate
the nature of the Bishops note book,
which his son has published under the
title, Lighter Moments"