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Show Disconcerted the Dean. One of the clergymen who was present at the opening of the t.eneral Theological Seminary was speaking of the haahfulntas or the late Dean Hoffman. Hoff-man. "The Denn." said the clergyman, "v.ob called upon to epenk at a mesa meeting held In the Interests of a cause which received many benefactions benefac-tions from him. He spoke briefly of the merit of n cause, and then said, apologetically: '"I am not much of a speaker.' "Amen!" responded a Methodist brother from the first row. "The Dean, somewhat disconcerted, continued a while, and then aald: " 'I'll detain yuu only a momeut longer." "Alleluia!" again broke lu the man In the front row, and the Dean sat down very red In the face, hut he en-Joyed en-Joyed It all hugely, when he learned afterward that the man In tho front row was very deaf and had Interja d his approbation entirely on faith, not tn hearing." |