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NZ Truth, Issue 93, 30 March 1907, Page 6

A Denver (U.S.A.) -parson has introduced ' into his church the custom of whistling by the congregation for the benefit of men who feel they lack the voice to join m the hymns. Not % bad idea ! It could be adopted with advantage by the Combined Churches, where the vocal efforts are usually appalling. They are telling a pretty little story m Chris tchurch m railway arid other circles about a certain Northern parson who went down to visit the Zibishun, and who travelled fur-, ther on, making for Temuka. He was going to see friends, or look for lost souls, or something, but at anyrate he opened his , pocket book to procure his railway ticket, and after presenting it he absent-minded-ly placed the book on the seat be» him. When he left the carriage it was still there, and someone handed it to the railway official, who open* ed the book to ascertain the ownfflP if possible. He got all the inform** !tion he required; the letters, also £7 m notes', and two little articleg that really shouldn't be carried by parsons at all. The pocket' book wat returned to the rifchtetfus revd. gentelman, lmt how he kicked himself I for his ahsent-miudedness can well be imagined.