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Evening Star, Issue 15140, 24 March 1913, Page 2

On Saturday afternoon the Church of Christ. Conference, sitting- at Gore, decided that copies of the amended constitution of the conference should bo printed and circulated among the churches. The next conference will be held at Christchurcli. The conference expressed their sympathy with all legitimate means taken to suppress the liquor traffic. Statistics showed that ihn church membership had experienced a decrease, of 36 members from the previous year. The Bible school scholars numbered 1,095, an increase of 67 (including 314- Bible class members); teachers 122, an increase of 11. In the evening a foreign missions rally was held. Sir J. I.nglis Wright, who presided, outlined the. work in Southern Rhodesia. That it doesn't do to probe too closely into ♦!•>» motives nf a man in evidenced by the following :—There appeared before a certain Illinois Judge a tale of jurymen. Each man explained that service at that term of court would mean disaster to him —that is, all except one man at the end the line, a hunter and trapper who had ' lived in a cabin all his life. "You have no excuse to offer: - ' asked the Judge in surprise. "No, sir." "You have no sick mother or relative that needs your care and attention?" "No, sir." "How about your crops?" "I don't raise anything." " Any fences to fix up?" " Nary a fence, Judge." "You think that you can give two weeks of your time U» G3rve en this jury?" "I sure can, Judge.' The nonplussed. Finally his curiosity overcoming his discretion, he askod : "You are the only man who has the time to servo his State as a juryman. Would you mind telling me how that is?" "I don't mind telling you," said the hunter and trapper. " I heard you were going to try Bill Mooney this term. He 6hot a dog of mine once." Bertie : " What makes you think I'vo got a sense of humor?" • Girlie s. " Your eelN acmecialion.."