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Show His Practical Idea. A benevolent old man who lived on his farm In Iowa nover refused shelter shel-ter to any who might' ask It of him. Mb many friends remonstrated with him about this characteristic, knowing know-ing that many unscrupulous hoboos would avail themselves of tho opportunity, oppor-tunity, and that there was great danger dan-ger of tho old man being robbed. To these remonstrances the old man replied re-plied that ho bollcved In "practical Christianity." "But," said ono of his friends, "this seems very Impractical. Supposo ono of theso men took It Into his head to rob you ono night?" "My dear young friend," was tho reply, re-ply, "I bid all enter In tho namo of God, but I provo my belief In practical practi-cal Christianity by locking up their pants during tho night." |