Show wit of great preacher ol 01 all the brilliant preachers of times no one shone more resplendently in conversation than the eloquent baptist minister robert hall for all whining for all oracular utter ers of commonplace all anglers for praise in the pulpit or elsewhere the great preacher had an ineffable contempt one day a sickly querulous old man belonging to his congregation met him in the street md said ah mr hall you have never been to see me sir I 1 ve I 1 1 I been I 1 ve been at beath s door mr hall why dian didn t you step in was the quick response when asked for advice by a young man who desired to enter the minis try and who gave as a reason that he wished not to bury ha talents in a napkin hall replied then put them in a pocket handl sir that will be large enough |