The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-01

iarse audience, he was particularly press
Ing for some one to PROFOUND a text.
a CHAP by the door announced that there
was a Bible matter of great consarn'
which he desired to be enlightened upon
Inc preacher expressed his willingness
10 ennghten, and the congregation was all
excitement. What / want to know. said
the outsider, is, whether Jobs turkey was
hen or a gobbler?' The 'expoindeY.'
looked confused, and the congregation tit
tered, as the questioner capped the climax
by exclaiming: Fotched him on the first
question
A member from Mississippi tells this:
George Winston was a devoted Baptist
In my state. He was an equally ardent
democrat. 1t was difficult to tell which
had the Warmest place in his heart-his
Wife. his church, or his politics. On a
certain occasion he had several friends
spending an evening with him, and be-
fore they retired he took down the Bible
ana mad family service. 1t so happened
that ne opened the sacred book at the
EpistIe to Titus, where the Apostle said:
Put them in mind to be subject to prin-
cipalities and powers, to obey magistrates.
to be ready to every good work AS it
was habit with him to comment upon
the text as he went along, when he came
to this passage he took off his speeta cIes
and place, he remarked: There, my
friends, is where ! differ from brother
Paul. Mr.. Jefferson tells US that the true
doctrine Is Just the reverse Of this; that
is men in office should always be
obedient to the people, and 1 agree with
the great author Of the Declaration of
Independence. The Apostle was no doubt
greater preacher and a good Christian,
but 1t Is clear that he was no Demo-
crat.'"
''The profound theological wisdom of
some of our Scriptural expositors is very
amusing" said Representative Clayton, of
Alabama. Il once heard OF Sunday
school boy who asked what the Savior
meant when he said, Put not new cloth
into an old garment 1t passed all around
the school, and no one was prepared to
answer, when the superintendent was
called to explain It himself. With a coun-
tenance indicating deep reflection, and
very oracular voice, he said:
1t is very evident In my mind that
our Lord meant to teach this great truth,
a hole will last longer than a. patch.
This talk" said member, about the
Republican party going to the devil by
the Puerto Rico route reminds me Of
what the late lamented Father Walters
told one Of his flock The party in ques-
ton was good old motherly Irish soul
who had q very bad son. This son kept
the mother in hot water year in and year
out. He was in the lookup just about
half of the time, and through the kindly
efforts of Father Walters he was repeat
eddy released with the promise that he
would reform and give his good mother
no further trouble. These promises were
broken with the greatest regularity. One
day the mother called on Father Walters
and told him her son was locked up
again.
Well said the father. let's talk
the question over and see what can be
done to bring him into the straight and
narrow path After long conference
the good old man suggested that as soon
as he had the boy released that ne be
required to enlist in the navy. why,
father said the mother. I feel that
Dennis will go to the devil sure enough
then
q Go to the devil, will hep replied
Father Walters We'll, If he's determined
to go to the devil, and 1t appears that he
is, see no difference whether he goes
by land or water -