SOME DR. PARKER STORIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 263, 13 December 1909, Page 3

SOME DR. PARKER STORIES.

In Mr. Albert Dawson's work, "Joseph fa'rker: His Lite and Ministry," there are some anecdotes of the famous minister of tl? ~!' y Temple. We are told that wha' i ;:t regarded as', in its own ipecii:. the best compliment h'e ever came from an omnibus conductor. The vehicle was crossing Holborn Viaduct, and when it came to the City Temple a passenger alighted. "That's the man, and that's the place," said the conductor, indicating Dr. J'arker's Church: "I went there once nd I enjoyed myself so much that I'm going again the first night off I have. We laugh.!. :\v.) we cried, and we had a rare time. \uu see," the conductor continued, ,- he doesn't make religion so w— - serious'." THE PREACHER AND THE PUBLISHER. Here is another which refers to Dr. Parker's provincial days, but there is no reason to suppose that if he had been so approached in London his answer would have been different: Before Dr. Parker came to London a Midland publisher approached him with a view to the regular issue of his sermons. The matter was discussed, and finally the question of terms came up. "Well," replied the publisher, when Dr. Parker enquired what were his proposals on this head, "it's all for the glory of tiod." "Wot so last,' returned tne vn'-n<» minister. "You mean'to sell the iern "ns. do you not*" "yes." "xn that case I must slhare. Selling at a •...•niiy- means a possible pront. wny not divide botli the profits and the "■">rvl" " That publisher's final decision) has not Isen recorded.