Love in Church.
A young gentleman at church conceived a mo<t sudden and violent passion for a young lady in the next pew, and felt desirous of entering into courtship on the spot ; but the place not suiting a formal declaration, the the exigency suggested the following. He politely handed his fair neighbor a Bible open, with a Bible open, with a pin stuck in the following text: — "Second of St. John verse 5, " And now I ech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a n-w commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another." She returned it with the following : Second chapter of Ruth, verse 10, " Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground and said onto him. Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldst take knowledge of me, seeing I am a strangerHe returned the book, pointing to the 12th verse of the Third Epistle of St. John: "I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee ; but I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face." From the above interview the marriage took place the coming week.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 24, 23 May 1896, Page 4
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209Love in Church. Hastings Standard, Issue 24, 23 May 1896, Page 4
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