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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1982, 18 January 1907, Page 4

played tho visil-brs down to their steamer, was formerly a member ot tlio Bosses o’ tho Barn. In Wellington wo are looking forward to hearing “tho Bosses” play. RECENT SENSATIONS IN THE PULPIT. When tho Rev. Cl. Ernest Thorn annonneod recently that lie would preach from the stage, of the Crown Theatre at Beckham “in knightly armour clad,” he very frankly acknowledged his motive in thus departing from the conventional. “I will preach in my ordinary clerical garb at the beginning)” he said, “ami proceed to don my armour pieco by piece during my forty minutes’ address. My sole desire is to attract fresh people to my Sunday meetings.” Not long ago tho Rev. Acklaiul Boyle, pastor of tho Ilasbrouck Heights Baptists, . in New- Jersey, commenced a. series of sensational sermons wit'll *i discourse illustrated by charts. Thou followed a startling sermon on “Oyelophohes and Cyclomaniacs,” which literally took the breath of his congregation away ; hut this was nothing compared with the next sormon, in which Mr Boyle gave a realistic description of tho great blizzard. This hair-raising sensation was followed by a phonograph service, in which, after Mr Boyle had read a short chapter from Uni Bible, the phonograph was turned on to sing psalms and rccito extracts from tho Scriptures. In a Baptist church in New York a short time ago a young woman whistled Schumann’s “ Traumorei ” as a prelude to the sermon ; and, after tho Benediction had been pronounced gave a clever rendering of the “Mocking Bird.” At a crowded camp-meet-ing a well-known American evangelist created a profound impression by having a picture of Christ thrown oil a screen, while a violinist softly played tho sweet and pleading air of “Almost Persuaded.” Dr. \V. E. Needham, a popular preacher of Now York, drew crowded congregations to his churdli by the device of illustrating his sermons by lightening sketches on a blackboard placed at the back of his pulpit; while another American divine electrified his audience, and sent a few of them into hysterics, by suddenly firing a pistol in tho pulpit to illustrate a point in his discourse. It is not long since the ltcv. T. J. Bass, of Birmingham, invited his congregation to take part in a “scrubbing service” which would be held in his church, beginning at half past threo and lasting until half-past nine. Soap, water, and brushes would, ho said, bo provided, and all the congregation, male and female, were invited to lend a hand. Some years earlier Mr Bass’ predecessor in tho living, finding his services languishing from lack of worshippers, hit upon some singular devices to make them moro attractive. He announced discourses on such unconventional subjects as Pigeon-Fly-ing” and “A Good Day on the Course.” Olio week he held special services for pigeon-fliers, tho next week’s services would lie for swoops, tho third week’s for sandwich-mcn, and so on; and, in order to attract congregations, lie circulated thousands of printed cards bearing such invitations as these: “Como and hear your old pal, the Rev. J. F. M. Whisll,” and “Now then, buck up! Give your okl pal, Whish, a chance” ; while lie would supplement those novel 'appeals by visiting - the neighboring public-houses during tho dinnerhour and addressing the company in some such words as these: “ Well, gentlemen, you have given my friend the landlord, a good turn; now finish up at my little place on tile other side of tho road.” The magic-lantern is frequently enlisted in the service of the pulpit, as our readers are aware; hut less familiar are tho tableaux with which one successful preacher illustrates the Scriptural scenes forming the subject of his sermons. In the course of his sermon - at St. John de Sepulchre Church, Norwich, the Rev. G. N. Herbert recently produced an iron chain and proceeded to prove that the chain’s strength is in it’s weakest link by snapping one ; while another preacher, in place of his sermon, read to his congregation tho story of tho Crucifixion as told in the novel, “Bon Hur.”

" A preacher, addressing a Sunday school, toward the close of his remarks, said : “ And my little friends, if you do all these things, some day you will wear a gold crown. Yes, each of you, some day, will wear a gold crown.” A littlo fellow on the front row, catching the preacher’s eye, piped : “ My father wears one now.” “No ! ” said the preacher, “ that can’t bo.” “ Yes, he docs, too; right on his tooth,” said the little chap. An auctioneer was conducting a horse sale. After it was over he a-nd some friends adjourned to the hotel, and after discussing the sale they went outside. A Maori rode up to the hotel on a weed of a horse. The auctioneer eyed the liorso and said : “That is a fine horse you arc riding.’’ Tiie Maori became jubilant over such praise and said, “Yes, he the good horse.” “Can ho trot?” asked the auctioneer. “Yes, if he liavo plenty feed lie beat any horse in the country.” The auctioneer thought ho would have a littlo fun with the Maori, and endeavored to ascertain the breeding of the horse. “What is ho by?” asked the auctioneer. “Oil! You give him plenty feed and put him in the race, he bo by himself.”

A Dunedin telegram to tlio New Zealand Herald states:—ln the course of an interview, Mr Donovan, the Irish delegate, had his attention called to tho recent cabled report of tbe speech made by Mr Eugene Oman, iu.P. , in which it was stated that Mr Donovan was gathering money in America and Australia through preaching Mr O’Brien’s policy there, while ho was denouncing and trying to crush Mr O’Brien at Home. “For some time past,” said Mr Donovan, “Mr O’Brien alone has not seen eye to eyo with his colleagues, comprising 8-1 members of the Irish party. Mr O’Brien favors Lord D unraven’s scheme, known as devolution, and tho halfway house to Home Rule. The Irish party will not accept a solution of tho 'lrish question, which does not give it a Parliament elected by tlio people, and responsible to tho people: Tho devolution theory contemplates a central council on a nominated scale, and a fancy f(and)iso. Mr O’Brien has practically no following in tho country. Recently, it appears, Mr D. Sheehan, who was elected for Mid Cork at tho last general election, has been expelled by bis colleagues in tlio House of Commons, as an undesirable. There must have been some weighty reason for this course, but it in no way represents anything in the nature of a split, There is no question of difference in principle among any members of the Irish party, and -r Sheehan has not been expelled because ho favored Mr O’Brien’s view, but for some other reason, which does not appear by tho cables. With reference to tile cablegram stating that tbe Daily News considers Mr Redmond the fittest man to succeed Mr Bryce as Secretary for Ireland, Mr Donovan says that Mr Redmond, as leader of tlio Irish party, would not dream for a moment of accepting any Government position. During the last twenty years no member of tbe Irish party lias ever accepted a position of power, office, or emolument at tlio bands of either the Tory or tlio Liberal party. The question of Mr Redmond’s selection to succeed the Hon. Mr Bryce, as Chief Secretary for Ireland, is simply impossible.” Mr Donovan states that the delegates’ mission lias been an unprecedented success, about £iso,ooo having been raised up to tho present. DIGEST WHAT YOU EAT. The reason why any wholesome food is not properly digested is because the stomach lacks some important element of digestion. Some stomachs lack peptone, others are deficient in gastric juice or hydrochloric acid. The one thing necessary in any case of poor digestion, is to supply those digestive elements which tho stomach lacks, and nothing does this so thoroughly and safely as Dr. Sheldon’s Digestive Tabules.. They digest what you eat, thus giving the stomach a rest and assistance until it is restored to its normal action and vigor. For sale by A. W. J. Mann, Agent, Chemist. ANXIOUS MOMENTS.

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