Pernickety Peter.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XV, Issue 5, 1 November 1924, Page 464

Pernickety Peter.

.-. ■ i, . ■ .. :,,.:. ■ ... . ... , ■.■•..;•. .... '_' ;. , A ; gppd' story .is; told of a f dmpji& churchman whose order, and nieftib d m church organisation were above reproach. The. .Rev:. Peter . Blank, vjear r "of a highly fashionable* parish, boasted that his various church prganisations ,went fbiSyard like a Veljr oiled; ■njaichinfe. '_'. One day a pious old geiitleihan of the Mid-Victbribn era wa:s visiting, the .district. 'After , ?uniday School he tackled his little, grandsbn concerning the youngster's knowledge of the Bible. u Now, Jimmy,'"' ■he said, "tell me what you learnt. a<; .Sunday School'to-day ? ' J Jimmy collected his thoughts a moment and said, "Well, gTandpa, the vicar told us that next Sunday we have -to take a peiiny for the G.F.5., ; and that Muiniiiy has to go to ; k- nieetihg of the Mothers '. Union on Thursday night, and that the Gleaners' ' Guild, has to have a new secretary, and the Church Lads ' Brigade has to learn the collect for the seventh Sunday after Trinity because the Bishop's coming next Sunday. "But," said the old man, "Didn't you — -" , ; .. • "Oh, yes, and the choir boys can have a picnic on August Bank Holir day if they can sing the Te Deum from' memory." ; "But, Jimmy," said grandfather, "didn't you learn anything* else, anything out .of the Bible for instance V ' "Oh, yes', a fellow named" John the Baptist was .killed. "— ' 'Drifter. ' ' . ..