Northern Austerity
At the morning service in a Presbyterian Kirk in
the North, a visitor from the South had made his appearance. It was soon
evident that he was accustomed to a less severe atmosphere during Divine
Worship, and from time to time disturbed the normal calm by exclaiming
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!"
This went on for some time until an old Elder
moved forward to the interrupter, tapped him on the shoulder and warned him
-
"Luik here, ma mannie, we dinna praise the
Lord here !"
