They got there just the same.
t • l Now that the subject of a suitable ' hymnbook is agitating the minds of , our Bishop and his flock, the following might serve as a useful hint :— -A • poor country congregation found itr self badly in want of hymn-books. [ The clergyman applied to a London . firm and asked to be supplied at the . lowest (Church) rates. The firm re--1 plied that on condition the hymn- ; books contained certain advertisef ments the congregation should have , them for nothing. The minister ■ sorrowfully complied, thinking to " himself that when the advertisements came they could be removed from the leaves. The hymn-books arrived, and no interleaved advertisements were visible. At the thanksgiving service the parson gave out the Christmas hymn [ and the congregation sang the first ! verse. When they reached the last 1 line they found that this was what they had been singing : " Hark ! the herald angels sing, Dash's Pills are just the thing ; Peace on earth and mercy mild. Two for man a one for child."
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 31 March 1891, Page 2
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171They got there just the same. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 31 March 1891, Page 2
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