An Ambitious Text

The parsons do, after all, teil the jest stories. Rev. Dr. is responsiule for the following: In the early part of his ministry a very eminent slergyman of his own denomination visited Mm and spent a Sabbath with him. Of comse he inyited Inm to preach for him, and, to his great satisfaction, he consented. Rev. Dr. - - - is tal] and his pulpit was rather high, to accommodate his manuscript to lus his visitor was short, rather stout,' and liad a shining bald head. Rev j)r. proposed to lower the pulpit a little, hut his friend declined and, on the contrary, '.desired that it should be raised higher. It seemed that he was near-sighted, but for some reason preferred not to wear spectaeles. The desk being raised, he proceeded to pile upon it the closed pulpit Bible, two hymn-books.apileof aboutadozen sermons, and flnally his manuscript and then, his bald head just glimmering over the top of his extempore f ortiflcation, he announced his text- "Thou shalt see greater things than these.'