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Show Pa'ng an Examination. The story of a well known bishop which reached me the other day seems good enough for publication. The bishop was one day examining a batch of deacons dea-cons for priests8 orders. After the theoretical the-oretical part cf the examination, he said to them: "Gentlemen, you have passed a most excellent examination in theory. I should now like to see you do something some-thing practical I shall go into the next room and personate a sick man. You will come in, one by one, address me as-a as-a Bick parishioner, and say something comforting. " When his lordship had retired, re-tired, the candidates were in some 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 the bishop, who was lying with a woebegone air on the sof azri thus addressed him: "Oh, Aathcuy, Anthony 1 The drink again 1 Shuye it will be the death of yel Turn from your evil ways before it's too late and be h man!" This is said to be the last tim that the bishop held a practical examination. exami-nation. London Truth. |