Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1880 — Personal Applications. [ARTICLE]

Personal Applications.

The clergymen in BratUeboro take turns in preaching to the inmates of the asylum for the insane, aud one afternoon one of them preached about the alabaster box of precious ointment which was poured upon the Master’s feet. As he came out of the chapel one of tbe patients cams to him and said, “You have got os pretty well anointed now,” and in explanation added that for two proceeding Sundays different clergymen had preached on the same subject. This story reminded us of another told of a clergyman in Jackson, ville, ill. This minister was ont of a field, and hearing that there was no preaching In the asylum in that city, sought the opportunity to dispense the gospel there. At hie first service he was very much gratified to observe the close attention that one of the patients gave to his sermon, and he went away and told some of his friends that he hid found a very hopeful field of labor in the asylum, which had been neglected too long. The next Sunday he noticed the same intent expression on the face nf this hopeful listener and thought the man would soon be converted” Again the next Sunday the same m#n gave eager attention, convincing the clergyman that he was not far from the kingdom of heaven In the sermon tbe old story hid Men related ab ut Hindoo worne* casting their children into the Qaage* T&* minietor sought an opportunity a> the eiose of service hi a personal convsisaMun -nil

U* eager llatener. Tltt patient groped his baud warmly and Mid: M I couldn’t help tl»*" ktn g while you wens telling that *ory that it waa i great pity your mother, didn't chuck y«m into that rtrerwhen yflu were a baby B*. Albaa (YU MessenJlr