Show A life search men in tho the ministry tire bron brought ht into contact with cranks of all sorts sorg their namo is legion and the subject of or religion which appeals strongly to the imagination and gives full scope to speculation has it special fascination for them if preachers would write out their experiences with this class of persons thero would W no scarcity of spicy reading it was a harin harmless loss kind of crank that bishop thomas Do bowman winan of thia this city ran against one time at a n camp calup meeting on that occasion lie preached from the following text As moses lifted up the serpent in tho wilderness even so must tho son of man be lifted up tho most attentive listener in the congregation was a tall lank individual with wild deep set eyes and long hair at tho conclusion of the sennon he 1 ie made mado a beo bw line for the bishop and anti the latter divining tho character of the man tried to get away from frold him but failed well now my brother eaid said the bishop with just a little pique in his ill 3 voice for ho lie was very tired and anti ahe he wrather was hot what is 1 it you wish bishop he replied with intense earnestness nest ness 1 I have been a student of the bible all my life and there is ono one anos tion that has troubled motor a long time perhaps you can throw some light 9 lit on it it is this what was the color of the snakes that were sent tf afflict tho the children of israel st louil lout globe democrat |