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CLERICAL JOKES.

Inc Drew IHeOlOSlSdl OCiulhoAy
Club of New York held its annual
luncheon at the Hotel Gerard in West
44th street recently. The vice. presi-
dent of the club. the Rev. Theodore S.
Henderson, presided. and among the
speakers were the Rev. DR.. Kerr Boyce
Upper, pastor of the Madison Avenue
Baptist Church.; the Rev. DIR. ]. Doug
las Adams, pastor Of the Reformed
Church on the Heights, Brooklyn, and
DR.. Ezra s. Triple of the seminary.
DR.. Upper gave himself over to
"reminiscences. He said that his first
nickname was doctor" obtained in
the South at the tender age of Is
years by preaching in his fathers
place under the name of DIR. Topper
At that service the negro who intro
duced him hoped that the Lord would
shake up all the unshook in the con-
gregation." Then doctor gave place
10 baby" after the following incident:
When in college and still in his
teens DR.. Upper was supplying in a
large church. His introducer this
time said that the preacher might be
young, but he could vouch that he was
"a tinkling brass and a sounding Gym
ball AS the young preacher finished
This sermon his old nanny who was
in the congregation, rose and exclaim-
ed:
"Oh. my sisters, did yo' ever raise
such a baby? OATS my baby tryin' to
preach"
One estimable old lady told the doc
tor after one of his sermons that she
signed by tn eveteran missionaries,
that she felt better when he had done.
Another bewailed the fact that he was
leaving her church.
But" said the doctor, "they will get
a better preacher to take my place"
mo, they always say that" she
complained. but each preacher is
worse than the last"
DR.. Upper said his most embarras-
sing experience came when, with his
right hand raised in a gesture, he
spoke of Gladstone and quoted:
til NAn alt
fractory collar button allowed one end
of his collar to aid in the gesture. He
secured the collar and continued. At
ter few sentences a gesture with
both hands brought a sympathetic res
ponse from the collar, and the clergy
man finished his discourse with his
coat collar turned up.
DR.. j. Douglas Adams was the next
speaker. He told a story of poor
country minister in Scotland asking
the Rev. DIR. Alexander White for aid
for his needy church. DR.. White re-
ferred the beggar to one of his own
rich elders. Sir Granger Stuart. The
knight refused to help. and said in a
huff:
do you know who 1 amp
YES" was the reply. you're only a
poor. hell deserving sinner" The
minister reported the incident to DR..
White, and the latter gave a five
pound note, adding:
Here's the address of another elder
of mine. Tell him the same thing and
I'll give you another five"
A plea for optimism in the pulpit
followed from DIR. e. 5. Triple.
Among the 125 clergymen present
were the Rev. H. a. Buttz. president
Of the seminary; the Rev. f. P. Rich
derson, the Rev. George II. Whitney
the Rev DR.. r. w. Rogers. the Rev
| ardsOn of Dakota. the Rev. w. F. An
! DR.. c. F. Sitterly the Dew. DR.. J. A
Faulkner, the Rev. c. w. Parsons, for
merly of the Hanson Place Methodist
Episcopal church, Brooklyn; the Rev
DR.. H. H. Beattys of Mt. Vernon, the
Rev. DR.. W. H. Morgan of the Central
Methodist Episcopal Church. Newark
! and the Rev. George P. Eckman of st
Paurs Methodist Episcopal Church.
New York Sun.