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Show LITTLE WHITE LIE TOLD BY MINISTER It Served to Prevent Fire Panic in Church, and Is Not Held ' Against Him. CHICAGO, Jan. 19. "Tou will please pardon me for stopping In the midst of my sermon, but I am suffering from an old Injury of my hip today and find it impossible to continue. Kindly pass out at, the conclusion of the- benedlc- tion to your homes without tne usual closing services." In this way Rev. Frank Gunsalus dismissed the congregation of the People's Peo-ple's church Sunday. His auditors who had listened to the first part of his sermon were surprised at its sudden termination. They passed out of the building quietly, not knowing that the pastor had dismissed them suddenly for the purpose of avoiding a panic. iThe theater was rapidly filling with smoke when Dr. Gunsalus brought the services to a sudden close. The trouble trou-ble was found later to be a broken furnace, fur-nace, but it was said there was no danger from fire. |