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Show Ffulng nn Examination. The story of a well known bishop which reached mo the other day seems good enough for publication. The bishop was one day examining a batch of deacons dea-cons for priests' orders. After the theoretical the-oretical part of tho examination, he said to them: "Gentlemen, you havo passed a most excellent examination in theory. I should now like to see you do something some-thing practical. I shall go into tho next room and personate a sick man. You' will come in, one by one, address me as a sick parishioner, and say something comforting. ' ' When his lordship had retired, re-tired, iho candidates were in some confusion, con-fusion, and nobody cared to begin, but at last a mad Irishman voluntered to be the first. He entered the study and approached ap-proached tho bishop, who was lying with a woebegone air on tho bo&s, asd thus addressed him: "Oh, Arrcbcny. Authonyl The drink againl Shutfe it will bo thedoath of yel Turu from you evil ways before it's too late and be h manl" This is said to be the last tim that tho bishop hold a practical examination. exami-nation. London Truth. |