Eureka Reporter | 1903-01-16 | Page 7 | Was the Deacon's Turn

WAS THE DEACONS TURN drunkard drunkards s adv ce to P liar of a phil hll adelph a church A d unken man staggered into a church in philadelphia some years ago and sat down in the pew ot of one of the deacons the preacher was dig dis coursing about prevalent popular vices soon be he exclaimed where la is the drun drunkard bard the drunken man was just lust tar far enough gone to think the call personal co 0 o rising heavily replied here I 1 am and remained standing while the drunkard drunkards s character and fate were eloquently portrayed A few ew minutes later the preacher deac reached h d T an other head of his discourse and asked where is the hypocrite gently nudging his ne gabor the drunkard said in an audible whisper stand up deacon he means you this time stand up and alid take it like a man just as I 1 stand it will do you good