Child Bests a Bishop.
Dr Ingram, Bishop of London, v a learned ecclesiastic, a but he declared that at times young children, of whom he is extravagantly fond, upset him badly with their questions. Once he was addressing a gathering of poor children, and at the_cloee of his remarks invited any boy or girl to ask him questions. The- Bishop answered several, but was finally floored by a little girl, who asked: "Please, sir, why did the angels walk tip and down Jacob's ladder when they had wings?" Dr Ingram escaped by blandly inquiring: "What little boy or girl would like to answer that question?"
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Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 91
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105Child Bests a Bishop. Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 91
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