'BETTER FED THAN TAUGHT."
The Rev J. Harry, speaking at the Wesleyan Conference last week, related the following inoident, whio"> le worthy of repetition :~ He said that a few years ago % certain pompous and all-important yonug ourate had oharge of a parish m Lanoashire, England The minister was always very auxlons ihat he should receive due defereoga from t^e Ud* of toe parish, and whenever chance rffjr. d iaapresued |ne youngsters with thii. Q^ppenirig to fed walking m the parish one day he passed by » y« kal, who was munohtner a huge butter «ke« thinking the lad did not bow m each a m«oner a* w»a beet m-
ipg, the consequential clergyman sooosteil |h| boy, and after seve o'y reprimanding tyaa, sa(d '~'* I think, my !a/J, that you •re better fed than taught. '' The ytlcel looked at the parson for a second, and then replied :" ysas sir, % feedi myself, bu^ yo 1 toofiti me.,"
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1763, 10 February 1888, Page 3
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154'BETTER FED THAN TAUGHT." Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1763, 10 February 1888, Page 3
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