Seven Sermons.
A minister in a Scottish parish had only seven sermons, which were given in regular order. His flock began to murmur at these repetitions, and one of the elders was deputed to call on him and ask for a change. Next Sabbath the elders were invited by the pastor to meet him in the vestry after service. This meeting took place, when the pastor said, " Friends, I am called in question regarding the sermons I have preached for many years, it being alleged I have preached them so often you all have them by rote. Now, I won't be too hard upon you ; so, John" (turning to one of the elders), "just repeat the sermon I preached to-day." John and the rest of his brethern were thoroughly nonplussed — not a syllable could they utter. " Well, well," said his reverence; " I see I must preach them a few years logger ere I can say you have learned them thoroughly."
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Otago Witness, Issue 1764, 12 September 1885, Page 27
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160Seven Sermons. Otago Witness, Issue 1764, 12 September 1885, Page 27
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