Show REASON FOR CHURCH EXODUS when pastor hear why men are ara leaving he stop sermon and nd goes also alo more than a hundred bears ago abon hen the alone steps of the old house nere ere in rent front of the meeting house in the he tillage and worshipful feet beet went up tip them and along the uncarpeted aleles to the straight backed pews ach with a wooden door held shut with a wooden button one sunday morning after the long prayer whit while e the he clergyman was in the midst of hi his s discourse Jis course one 0 of the members ol of the congregation congie gatlon gation was seen been to ale from his pew and tip toe quietly out of 0 the church soon a neighbor followed and then another and another slowly and ft ith reverent re erent regard for the sanctity 0 of t the place chev were vere so unwontedly leaving during the armon the min ster ister noticing this says richard in 10 the metropolitan stop ped in thu the midst of his discourse and said ald ma I 1 bo be permitted to inquire the reason for this codus at 1113 one of tho the tt w remaining men stood up in his pw pew and answered thus since the servalo began word has been sent us that a large school ot of shad bad has been pocketed in the oyster river the tide has ha gone out and the meadows are covered with live flah fish thousands thousand of them are flopping there in the sun and we have thought best air to improve lin prova the opportunity and go dow donn n there and secure w winter inter food tor for our families then he be sat down and after a moments pause the clergyman cler giman gathered up his bla manuscript and said 1 I think that Is a i very cry good idea I 1 1 will the tha congregation and go ec and git bome myself I 1 |