Show REASON FOR CHURCH EXODUS when pastor heart hear why men are leaving he stop sermon and goes also more afore than a hundred years ago when the stone steps of 0 the old house were in front of 0 the meeting house in the village and worshipful feet beet went up them and along the uncarpeted aleles to the pews bah with a wooden door held shut with s wooden button one sunday morning biter the long prayer will while e the clergyman was in the midst ot of his discourse on one e 0 of f the members ot of tb h e congregation was seen been to rise from his pew and tip up tiptoe toe bilty efly out ot of the church soon a nc followed and then another and another slowly and with reverent regard for cor tho the sanctity of cf the place they were so unwontedly leaving caving the sermon the minister noticing thle this says richard in the metropolitan stopped in the midst ot of his discourse and said may ilay I 1 be permitted to inquire the reason for this exodus at this one of the tew few remaining men stood up in his pew and answered thus since the service began word has teen leen sent rent us that a large school of gihad has been pocketed in the oyster river the tide has gone out and the meadows are covered with live fish thousands thousand s 0 of them are flopping there in the sun and we have thought best sir to improve the opportunity and go down there and secure winter food for or our families then he be sat down and after a mo moments pause the clergyman gathered up his manuscript and said 1 I 1 think that Is a very good idea I 1 will dismiss the congregation and s zo and get some myself 9 |