The age of miracles is not yet -passed (says the "Fiji Times''). A Tongan boy who was leported dead tejJt by any medical authority) was ranted by a priest and brought back #life. The priest asked'him if he had been to heaven, and the boy said "Yes, but he was sent back by the Almighty for a special purpose." He went back again for certain by next mowing, and" was accorded a funeral by the Catholics, who are full ofjthe incident. At the Methodist Church, Charltbn (Victoria), the Rev. J. Adams rebuked a local clergyman for dancing. He remarked that a young fellow had said that he was induced to have a dance the other night because he saw a clergyman dancing and encouraging it in others. When a clergyman tried to lead his people with his feet instead of with his fead, and his h«art, it was time for |(ny man in that position to consider his position. The man who had charge of immortal souls must be careful how he lived in the presence of mdn. He must be, as Cowper's preacher, "a messenger of grace to guilty men." The remarks are said ' to have given rise to varied feelings - -jof indignation and "amusement. "I would divide men into three classes—the genuine worker, the man who can't work, and the fellow who won't." So said a witness before the Conciliation Board at Timaru. If you want to keep your family to-, gether, to sweeten daily intercourse, to smooth away life's little rubs and ironies, to keep the children devoted to thcii' home, you must have. music in the house. Xjt lahort, you need a piano. There are jiamjos and—pianos. If you try to "pick mr a good second-hand piano cheap,you Will find buying a piano a riskier busino33 than buying a horse. Bettor be sensible. The Dresden Piano Company are experts. It is their business to see that you get exactly what you want. You will ensure a bettor bargain than you can hope to make the other way. If you are not, disposed to pay cash, the Company will arrange terms to suit you. The Dresden Company's Local Agency at Master ton is in Queen Street. Approached in the Eight Wat. Your expenditure in clothes win be re- ' duced' without * sacrificing any of the essentials of a good suit, namely, perfect fit, correct style and high quality. By doing a strictly cash .business, we can make you a suit which we guarantee to be satisfactory in every way, at a prico which means a decided saving, to you. Call and get quotations for your next suij,—Morrison and Penney, 73 Willis Stjfcet, Wellington.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9022, 8 January 1908, Page 5
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