Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1888 — Omitting Certain Services. [ARTICLE]

Omitting Certain Services.

Just before the collection a country minister said: # “Dearly beloved brethren, owing to the excessive heat of the day, I think it will be wise to omit certain portions of our morning service.” This seenied to please some of the members, and they began covertly to return dimes and quarters to their pockets. Then the minister went on: “The collection will now be taken up.” ~