Show raffle for a preacher A georgia paper tells of a a raffle for a 4 minister that was vas recently held in parrott ga the loser being compelled to te take t e him the methodist congregation was having a revival which had dragged dr its length jen th along until the congregation grel gre gation t ion iad had I 1 become worn out with churchgoing church going and providing for the preachers who came from all around to assist in the cause the last preacher that came was the straw that broke the back of the dromedary xo no one wanted him and a meeting of the stewards was held to consider how he was to be provided for one of them cropo proposed sed to if draw straws for him which was not agreed to but finally the question was settled by a proposition to raffie the minister off and this actually happened the steward who made the lowest throw taking the unwelcome u preacher and providing for or his physical w wants during the alb closing sing hours of the long religious 4 re le 5 |