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Woes Of A Minister

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Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
November
Year
1884
Copyright
Public Domain
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A minister in Cleveland rode to cliurch last Sabbatli on a bieycle. As lie swept up to the sucred edifice a large Xewfoundlaiul dog, bclonjring to the senior ileacon, came lumbering out to reet the pastor. The bicycle strnck the canineon the lieaö iinder a full head of steam, and ran him down with a shock that could be plainly feit with the naked eye. The reverend took a hcader, and jauimed lus big!) silk hst down over his ears so tlght that he had to crawl clear through t to get out ol it The seattered leaves of a seven-headed sermón flew arouiid the avenue like a theologlcal snowstorm. The drg made Rome hoivl with his wails, and attracted a erowd of 300 people. The parson's coat was spit down the back, and his tronsers ripped across toeknees. He pinncd up tlie knees nd he had to wear a pepper and salt sack coat the eexton loaned him. When he appeared in the pulpit in this garb the con"reo'ation smiled, and when he announcetl hl text, II Kings, xii, C : " Hut it was so the priests had not repaired the breaches ," the re wasn't a dry eye In the conventicle. And now theineatioii before the church is : "Should the pastor ri.lf. n llévele to church, or hasthe deacon

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News