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Show GUARANTY OF HIS SILENCE Presence of Masterful Wife In Church Stopped Objectionable Noise Man Thought Was Singing. Unexpectedly a city pastor who encouraged en-couraged congregational singing gained a new parishioner. Keen though his delight in hearing his people peo-ple sing, there was one member of his flock whose endeavors he never encouraged. en-couraged. But the man sang without encouragement, much to the discomfiture discom-fiture of pewholders anywhere near him, who claimed that his loud, unmusical un-musical voice threw them out of time and tune. Repeated complaints convinced the minister that somebody would have to assume the responsibility of silencing si-lencing the ambitious singer. He decided de-cided that the man's wife was best fitted for the Job. Owing to a difference dif-ference in religious views husband and wife attended different churches, but the minister knew her, so he called and explained his predicament She was genuinely surprised. "Do you mean to say he sings?" she said. "Trles to," amended the pastor. She thought a minute. "I shall have to come there to church," she said. "I shall be glad to see you," said the minister, "but what effect will that have on your husband's singing?" sing-ing?" The look she gave him was more significant than words, and they meant a good deal. "John will never open his mouth when I am around," she said. And John never has. |