Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1906 — Dog, Not Dogmas. [ARTICLE]

Dog, Not Dogmas.

A Baltimore man tells of attending a church on one occasion when the minister delivered if Sermon of but ten minutes’ duration —a most unusual thing for him. Upon the conclusion of his remarks, the minister had added: “I regret to inform you, brethren, that my dog, who appears to be peculiarly fond of paper, this morning ate that portion of'my sermon that I have not delivered.” After the service, the clergyman was met at the door by a man who, as a rule, attended dlvinfe service in another parish. Shaking the good man by the hand, he said: “Doctor, I should like to know whether that dog of yours has any pnps. It so, I want to get one to give to my minister.”—Harper’s Weekly.