THEY KNEW.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1819, 19 April 1888, Page 3

THEY KNEW.

A certain charitable mießlon enterprise connected with an important church is presided over by the 3 pang aeßUtant minlater of the church, who Is much kdmired for his pereonal gracoa as well as for his piety and zeal In good worka. He has been aaßiated iv the work of instructing, elevating, pnd amusing the boyß who resort to the mission by some good ladies of the parish, and purtlcularly by a young ]»dy whose benevolent interest m the mission work has been supposed to Include the clergyman at its head. She baa been Indefatigable m her endeavors to teaoh ■nd entertain the boys, and often addresses them m little speeches. The other Sunday this young lady was speaking to the boys m the presence of the clergyman, She had exhorted them to be good and atudloas, to avoid bad company, profanity, and other demoralising things, and closed her little exhortation with these words : " I want you to be good boya nnd do all those things tint I have asked you to do because I love you all." 11 1 know who you love most?" a small boy In the front row called oat:. "Well, who Is it, Johnny 1" asked the lady. • No doubt she suspected some accusation of partiality among the boyß which she would have been glad of an opportunity to deny. The boy pointed his small, grimy finger »t the young clergyman. ■ "Him!" he shouted. The young lady's interest m charitable work is said to have declined visibly for some little time-

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