The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
VIEW THINGS IN TlIE BIBLE
Things the Young Minister Found In
Looking for q Church Letter.

AANtAAAS saE Akh04NNA A&As&N
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Don't you lind something new in
the Bible every time you look into IT."
asked a Calais lawyer OF a preacher Is
they were seated together on n train
coming into Bangor.
Every time" said the young minis.
ter. Il never open the book but I ind
some new food for thought, and speak
ing Of the food for thought, must tell
You what I found in the Bible last
week" and the minister smiled n reg
ular orthodox smile.
You see a family move to st. Ste
phen this fall, and tn efirst Sunday
they came to our church and I found
they wanted I o join us on a letter from
their former church. appointed a
III To receive them and give the right
hand OF fellowship. but when the time
came ii had to be postponed because
they could not find the letter from
their former church.
The lady said she had mislaid the
letter | called at the house twice and
they had not found IL.
The lady said she was sure she had
1t laid away somewhere but could not
find Ii. | was anxious tn get them into
our church Il OF the cold. 80 | sug-
sested different places for them Tn hunt
for IL.
Finally, | saw a Bible on the table
and / suggested that maybe they had
IL in the Bible. The lady said maybe.
but If it was i'm there IL was lost, be
aus they never could find anything
i'm the Bible.
Il took up the good book and opened
ii at the New Testament, and I'm the
first chapter OF Matthew l found n pm.
per and opened IL, the brother and sis
ter looking over my shoulder. Open.
ing the paper. l was about To read il.
when the lady said that was not the
letter; il was only Il recipe for making
face powder.
Il let up OH that and turned over Il
few leaves, when / found an envelope,
and opening it / learned how TO make
mixed pickles. In Luke | struck pay
dirt, turning up an old confederate $40
bill. which was good for its face value
iii two years after the acknowledgment
of the Southern Confederacy.
There were II couple OF long hair
pins in Luke. also n piece of black
court plaster. In GENESIS | found 4
remedy for rheumatism. and n little
further along was n formula for pre-
pairing a gargle for sor throat. and
over a leaf were We blocks all patched
ready for a silk quilt, and the tail of
several neckties.
When | opened on deuteronomy |
thought | had the letter. There was
an envelope with something I'm IL. and
| opened il, but il wasn't n church let
ter. 1t was ten shares OF stock I'm the
Rev. Mr.. Iernegan's salt water gold
mine at Lubec, and on the back OF the
envelope was written in pencil, 1.-The
greatest fraud on record,''
deuteronomy didn't pan out n
more except a recipe for making n
salve, but when / struck Leviticus
there seemed to be n grand field for re-
search. There was a new white Kid
glove with the thumb half torn of, and
a lock Of curly hair which brought
tears to the eyes of the brother and
sister who were aiding me in the search
and | knew it was from the head of
their darling who had been taken
away from them.
On the next page was a recipe for
making preserves of WATERMELON rinds,
h~SAfS oAAa a " a
tea shop.
In Paurs Epistle to the Ephesians
L ran on h recipe for making soft
soap and a clipping from an agricui-
turai paper telling how to start a balky
horse, besides a formula for an insect
powder
The search was becoming interest
Ing When | got TO Chronicles new
BEAUTIES Were open to me, and / founI
a porous plaster and a photograph OF
I.angtry. Proverbs contained a recipe
for sauer kraut.
Il tackled Revelation and after
reading a glowing ccoun OF how To
wash fiannels SO they wouldn't shrink,
we found the letter we were looking
for I'm an envelope with a prepared mus
tard plaster. So | think / have shown
you that he who searches the Scrip
lures. in the ordinary family Bible,
will find much that will make him
tired.'-Bangor (Me.) Dispatch.