Real Blasphemy

On one of our Sunday walks near London we passed a forlorn and

dilapidated Primitive Methodist Chapel. The windows were a good deal

broken and there was a notice up offering 10/- reward to any one who

should give such information as should lead to the, &c. Cut in stone

over the door was this inscription, and we thought it as good an example

of real blasphemy as we had ever seen:

When God makes up his last account

Of holy children in his mount,

’Twill be an honour to appear

As one new born and nourished here.

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