Mr. Beecher’s Prescription
A country clergyman once called on Mr. Beecher and asked his advice about what to do with persons who go to sleep in church.
“Well,” said Mr. Beecher, “I’ll tell you what I do. When I first came to Plymouth Church I gave the sexton strict orders that if he saw any person asleep in my congregation he should go straight to the pulpit and wake up the minister.”