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Updated: May 6, 2025
Why He Would Like It The little son of the minister, at Sunday dinner, said at the family table: "Father, I wish I could be 'a doorkeeper in the House of the Lord, as you said this morning." "Indeed," said the minister-father, with a pleased look across the table at his wife. "Yes," said the boy, "for then I wouldn't have to listen to the sermon." Why Mr. Duffy's Nose was Red The late Mr.
After a time the tense fingers relaxed, and she held up the hand and looked at it. "I'm a brute!" she said presently. "An abominable little brute. How do you stand me? How do you endure me, Father Davy! I just bind the load on your poor back and pull the knots tight, every time I let myself break out like this. If you were any minister-father but yourself, you'd either preach or pray at me.
Yet this girl had full charge of four younger children, and was further burdened with the entire care of a minister-father! Well, well! Mrs. Adams sighed a little. "You are tired," said Prudence sympathetically. "It's so hot walking, isn't it? Let's sit on the porch until you are nicely rested. Isn't this a lovely yard? And the children will be so happy to have this delicious big porch.
The twins were a little amazed, and quite proud. Connie was an honor to the parsonage, but they were concerned lest they themselves should do not quite so well when their days came. But in less than a moment the minister-father began his prayer. His voice was a little subdued, and he prayed with less fervor and abandon than usual, but otherwise things went off quite nicely.
She had other plans for the Sabbath, and that week there appeared on all the trees and posts about the town, and on the trails, a little notice of a Bible class and vesper-service to be held in the school-house on the following Sabbath afternoon; and so Margaret, true daughter of her minister-father, took up her mission in Ashland for the Sabbaths that were to follow; for the school-board had agreed with alacrity to such use of the school-house.
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