Year: 1878

cniet ls rare III pitlini Nph tVthe eA-
tent to which the kissing goes on.-
The strange thing about il Is that
the fathers Of pretty daughters are
not aware that these freedoms take
place. In my humble opinion, nci,
ther bishop, priest nor deacon should
be allowed to kiss the female mem
bers of any family not his own.-
Even the kisses of three.score and
ten, when given by a right reverend
prelate, have been found to be dan,
gerous, yet there are few girls but
think them an honor.


There is some. reasons for young
girls going crazy over a clergyman,
but there is none for the married wo-
men. Yet few of these wouhruin
themselves and the clergy, too, il
they had a chance. Especially is
this the case where a husband is
careless and makes little Of his wife
at home. If he will not consent to
be the home idol, the minister Is ex.
alted to that position, and then both
minister and woman must pray with
all their might that they be deliver.
ed from temptation. Some of this
talk of mine may sound like vanity,
but it is only truth, and ought to be
spoken. 1t is more the Office than
the man. / remember once being
BORED TO DEATH BY A WOMAN


older than / who ran after me all the
time. Finally / determined to make
l,heriangry and said, "Mrs. L., if you
are following me say. so; tell me right
out and come to the point" She
looked ut me one moment with rage,
and then founced out of the ROOM
l was delighted and thought myself
well rid Of her attentions. But the
next morning came a note to say
that twas the minister whom she
loved, and she begged that our inter-
course might remain unbroken as
she needed q spiritual adviser deeply
etc., etc. A fool9 OF course she was,
but her foolish conduct nearly made
me serious trouble.


It may seem laughable to you now,
but'it used to frighten me sometimes.
/ remember once going to pay a for
NAL visit Of coincidence to ~


ABUxoM WIDOW


who was reported not to be over sor-
ry for her husbands death, he hay-
ing died ata distance. After talk.
| ing awhile inlagnhrious tones she
threw herselfinto my arms, dissofy-
ed in tears, and in a hysterical man
ner hugged me and kissed me almost
into a fit of terror, telling me l was
her only friend, and l must always
love her. 1t was an hour before 1
got away, and I am afraid that Icom-
promised the affair by giving her
several kisses, and yet only did it
as compromise, swear. The next
time l met her, however, she held
up her pretty little mouth to be kiss
ed, just as naturally as if that was
the first duty Of man and minister
There was no excuso for her, for she
was old enough to know the danger,
and yet she evidently thought that
the bible was universal in its teach
ings when it said "salute one anoth-
er will a holy kiss" But the trouble
is to tell when the kiss ceases to be
holy, and begins to be slightly sinful.


OF course you will say that a min
lister ought to put his foot down and
have nothing to do except theologic-
ally with his flock. That is just it
and when the rule is laid down that
uis calls be never made on any wo.
man save in the presence of a dea-
coness or some other woman, tempta-
ton will greatly cease. Let me illus
trate. /


BOARDED WITH A WIDOW,


a well preserved woman, and her
dsughter who was quite pretty. 1
liked them both, and they were both
members of my church, Sitting
talking with the mother one evening,
she lamented her loneliness, and as
she spoke 1--WE sat on the sofa) she
took my hand half caressingly, and
then gradually and imperceptibly
drew my head down on her shuul.
ders. l thought no harm-perhaps
there was none-we kissed, and i
sympathized with her loneliness.
This caressing grew n matter Of hab.