A TALL TEXT.
One of the most curious texts on record belongs to the. day of the chignon. When this curious fashion .had reached absurd heights ; the famous Rowland Hill determined to preach a sermon against it He ascended the pulpit and-announced as Ms. text:—
"Topkr.ot oome down. And then went on to preach an excellent sermon on the follies of fashion. _ Afterwards, of course, some of his hearers reproached him with choosing a text that was not in tho Bible. He replied . that it, ■ was, and, when challenged to produce it, referred to Matthew xiv. 17—"Let him which is on the housetop not oome down."
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 38, 15 February 1919, Page 11
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106A TALL TEXT. Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 38, 15 February 1919, Page 11
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