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Show USED CHURCH AS SCHOOLROOM. Proceedlnrjs That Somewhat Astonished Aston-ished the Sexton. The sexton of ono church that keeps open doors nil day long didn't know whether to regard tho matter In tho light of a desecration or a devotional exercise. Ho paid no attention when tho thrco women, watched by a man who stood at tho lower end of tho nlslo, wnlked tho length of tho church nnd back again. Even when they mado tho trip n second tlmo ho scarcely gavo them a thought, but when tho trio started around tho church a third tlmo and the man called out, "Step a llttlo more briskly, plcnso," ho began to wonder, nnd presently mado Inquiry. "I hopo you wont bo offended,' tho man replied. "I nm a physical culturo I instructor. I nm teaching these young I ladles to walk. I havo already taught them to walk In tho street, In tho drawing room, In tho theater nnd every plnco olso they aro likely to find them-sqlvcs. them-sqlvcs. I nm now teaching them to walk In church. Very fow women can walk thcro properly. Somo lopo, somo swagger, somo skip, others adopt a mincing gnlt. All theso styles aro very Innpproprlato for church. A dignified, dig-nified, subdued gait alono is sultnblo for dovotlonnl purposes. Church Is tho best place for pupils In walking to receive practical Instruction, thoroforo I luivo brought theiit lieio." "Qrcnt fathers!" gasped tho sexton. "What noxt?" Uut ho said no moro till tho walking walk-ing cxcrclso was ended. Then ho followed fol-lowed tho class to tho door. "I hopo," ho said, "you will prnctlco tho lesson learned to-day by coming j hero to church onco In a whllo." |