■;f:• Not far from Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, V : there used to be a small nonconform- \ ist meeting house, and on one occasion Carlyle was a mem'oer of the eon€:i gregation. At the end 0 f the service .'■"• the young preacher—he was a lavman , —followed the custom of his time by .shaking hands with each member of the congregation at tho. door. Frequently lio enquired after the soul's _ health. jSametimcs he repeated the /. text, which on this Sunday was: "i ; hare placed before thee life and ; death "At last Carlyle approached -.„• with steely eyes and fuming objections ,V to this excessive sociability. "I have ■•• placed before thee life and death," said - the preacher, piously, .i S he took the ! Sage's hand. "Aye—humph! Eentel- - lectual life and death!" ejaculated Car- ,, lvle as he. grunted and passed out.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18425, 4 July 1925, Page 11
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135Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18425, 4 July 1925, Page 11
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