Show A CHRISTMAS HYMN DONATION CAUSES consternation IN CHURCH little ad slipped into stately anthem by charitable summer cottager breaks up ch christmas day services in confusion T WAS a charlta charita ble summer cot who put up the money tor for a new church at the bummer resort ot of X down on the atlantic coast tho the all lage parson was grateful beyond words tor for the old structure had been an eyesore to the lolk folk who de desired fred of all things to attract wealthy summer rc re sorters but when the season was over oter and the del new church was finished his reverence discovered t that list no provision had been mad 3 for hymnbooks hymn books the congregation was notably poor loor slid and not in the aalt 1 ot of pinching itself for the sake cake of charity so the outlook tor for it a supply auprly of new books was very rious it was a late summer bummer man a man of reputed wealth and influence in the distant city hc hai teu who rame came to the relief of 0 the devout clergyman ill PUY buy hymn pook hooks tor for the church said ho be and ad send bond the them dows down to you od on one condition that you let ine ae insert a small ad that will vill really not ha be noticeable its an ad that I 1 assure you will batug great comfort to your flock the simple country divine ponder ed the offer carefully and finally aft er a vestry meeting it was decided that there could be no possible sin in accepting such an offer the dotter donor was a man of such integrity and char acter ter that the rest was fissured assured well the books came down from the city of them finer than anything the people had dreamed of they still very new at christmas in fact bad never been in use until that day in great pride the parson called out the number of the good old favorite Chri christmas hymn hark the herald angels sing the congregation equipped with their new books turned the pages rapidly and were ready the organ struck up the tune that everybody knew and lustily sang rang the tha people gazed steadfastly on the written words hark the herald angels sins sing falters pills are just the thing the parson listened looked brushed his hand over his eyes and a moments panic passed over the church but it passed then on into another vyse verse they plunged peace on eaith and mercy mild two for a man and one for a child rang the impious words the parson cou glied closed ills his book and the service ervice bro broke aw up in confusion contu everybody had forgot that the generous hymn book was interested in a patent medicine |