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The following comical incident took place on one occasion when Biebop Temple (is be was then) was presiding over the annual coancil of tha Church of England Temperance Society. The business on band was the concoction of the report iota wbicb certain matter supplied by some lady workers bad t3 be dove tailed. The ladies were, apparently, nob gifted witb the sense of humour, for their contributions took this form : 'Duriog the past year much attention hai been paid to barmaids,' This dubious way of potbiog it produced load langhterfrom those present, who were, I may mention, all men. But the nexb sentence waa worse skill. <In many cases this has led to tbeir being visited in their own homes.' This was too much for the audience, who literally roared. When the hilarity had subsided a gentleman arose — a layman — and blandly asked who ib was who had paid attention to the burmtidi — was it Dr Templd The Bishop smiled grimly and said, 'We will pass on to bbe next paragraph.' Bub the picture of the aastere Prelate 'paying attention to barmaids' was so droll that ibwas some time before the council could settle down to aerious business.
THE BISHOP AND THE BAR MAIDS.
