ADVICE FOR THE MINISTER.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1730, 8 December 1887, Page 3

ADVICE FOR THE MINISTER.

A young man who reoantly graduated fixm on Eastvrn ihoolonjical Bchool went out to the Murray, In the Ccour d'Aleno country (17.5.), to tako charge of a church The larges* gambling-ball m tnvu wna cleared for hh ncommdatlon the firat Sunday, ono <ablo ou which Spanish monte wraa usually dealt beiny left for him to stand behind. A large stock register book waa laid on this, which was snpponod to represent a Bible, The whole town turnod out, and the young divine proaohed a powerful sermon. In it he strongly denounced gambling, horseracing, drinking, and profanity. That afternoon he was oallcd on by a committee of the leading oitlzana, one of whom Bald, " Pardner " thor'a a little matter wo'd like to talk with yo. I reckon it'a all O.K. that you an* me should apeak o' some matters, as we're a good .deal m the same lino o' work aa I migh>. say — both o 1 ua trying to better the community." "Indeed, do I boo a minister of the gospal before me ?" 11 1 reckon not, capt'n ' less there's one uv'em sno^kin ' up behind me — whioh ain't prob'ble, aa I may say. Wot I meant was that I am the chairman uv the vlgilanoa committee." "It is possible?" " Mighty posa'blo oapt'n, the cu*sedeat poas'ble thing ye ever seed. Wot we oirae here to Bay lslthat we don't approve o' yer preaohln'." "I am sorry \hat suoh is the case, but I can't sea how I can obang3 it." "Can't, hey? Well, hey ? Well, I reckon ye hey to. Ye'va got 'er let up on hollerln' agin gamblin' an hosa racin', an, swearin', an lioker. Them things air all 'lowable here, an 1 air highly rßoora mended by the leadin' citizens, an' the clergy has gofer fall Inter line. As a committee we moseyed up hero to warn ye, an' 'taln't oar style to warn more'n onoo." "But mv dear sir, what can I preach against -I must denounce some* thing 1" " What can ye preach again ? Well, I swar ! Halnt their wickedness 'nough In this conntry 'thout goin' outer yer way to jump onter sich things ! Preach agiu hoas stealin 1 an 1 jumpln' mineral olaimH, uv coarse Rip 1 'era up the back an' tramp on em 1 Then thero'a original Bin -tech that op onco a while. Jea 1 aonfino yeraolf to these things an' the boya will J3a' crowd In to hear an' chfor yo every time ye make a good pint." —Dakota " Bell."