AT THE LAST GASP.
The minister of a small country parish, in Scotland on arriving at his churoh one Sunday morning, found that he had thoughtlessly left his sermon behind him at the manse. Ho was rather upset, as the congregation were all assembled and waiting, and the manso was some distance away. He summoned John, the beadle—a most important functionsry—and directed him to give out to the congregation the tremendously long 119 th Psalm, which they might sing while he hurried hack to the manSe for his sermon. The minister waited to hear them start the Psalm and then hurried off to the manse as hard as he could run. He got his sermon, and on his return he-saw the faithful beadle standing at the door waring his arm as a signal to make haste. The minister arrived breathless. -"Are they still singing, John?" he sir." replied John, "they're at it'vet. But they're jist cheepm' awa' like
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10927, 17 November 1913, Page 4
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158AT THE LAST GASP. Star (Christchurch), Issue 10927, 17 November 1913, Page 4
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