Show L GREAT PREACHERS FINE TACT Henry Ward Beecher Drew Lesion From Humorous Incident A very little girl was taken by hor parents to a prayer meeting at Plymouth Plym-outh church presided over by Mr 3cechcr In giving out a hymn Mr Beecher requested every person preset pres-et who could sing to do so Tbo response not having been sut dclently hearty during tho first verse Mr Bcecher before tho second again exhorted all to sing Come brethren If you havo tho trace of God In your hearts let It como out In your voices Sing I All together now Sing Tho little girl took this as person il appeal and hastily bethought herself jf the song dearest to the heart the ry of a fruit vender who often brought fruit to her home Accordingly Accord-ingly when tho verse began sho let orth her voice In a shrill cry of Strawberries Strawborrles Straw jerrles Tho congregation faltered Itopped and laughed but Mr Beecher not at all disconcerted called out thats right llttlo girl Thats right ft you cant praise God in anything but strawberries then sing strawberries strawber-ries |