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Show DRIVEN TO GET RELIGION. Reaton for Clote-Flsted Man's Attendance Attend-ance at Church. A New Hampshire man tells of a tight-fisted man of affairs in a town of that state, who until recently had never been observed to take an interest in-terest in church matters. Suddenly, however, ho became a regular attendant attend-ant at Dlvlno service, greatly to the astonishment of his fellow townsmen. towns-men. "What do you think of tho case of old Ketchum?" said one of the business busi-ness men of tho place to a friend. "Is It truo that he has got religion?" "Well, hardly," replied tho other, with tho air of one who knows. "Tho fact is, it's entirely a mattor of business busi-ness with him. I am In a position to know that about n year ago ho loaned tho pastor $50, which tho latter was unablo to pay. So tlioro remained nothing for Ketchum but to tnko It out in' pow rent." The Sunday Magazine. |