Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1905 — Two Watchful Hearers. [ARTICLE]

Two Watchful Hearers.

A certain pastor, according to the Minneapolis Journal, had in his congregation two men that troubled him by sleeping in church. At last he said to one of them: “Brother Parker, did you ever notice that Brother Benjamin had fallen into the habit of sleeping during service?” Brother Parker had not noticed It, but he was pained at the information. “Well, might I ask you to sit beside him next Sabbath and nudge him iu case he falls asleep?” Brother Parker Vould most certainly do so. The clerical brother then seeks his esteemed co-worker, Brother Benjamin. “Brother Benjamin, have you noted Brother Parker’s habit of sleeping during the sermon?” Brother Benjamin had noticed it and had been pained. “Well, would you do me the favor of sitting beside Brother Parker next Sunday and nudging him in the case of drowsiness?” Most certainly Brother Benjamin would do so. The spectacle of the two good men keeping tab on each other in the sanctuary next Sabbath nearly qpset the dignity of our clerical friend during his ministrations.