York, was entertained at luncheon last month at the Savoy Hotel by the American Luncheon 'Club. In introducing him the Chairman (Mr. Wilson Cross) described him as the' high priest wit and humour. the Mrs. Eddy their new faith.
Mr. Murphy, in the course of his speech, ich was about nothing in particular, said many things which made his hearers laugh. Having licen told by the Chairman that ho looked younger than ever he said that youth was an infirmity to which time was constantly applying a remedy, It was a powadox of life that though everybody wished to live long nobody wanted to grow ald. People had only a great regard for age when it was bottled. (Laughter.) If wa were to believe only that which was true we should miss a lot of enjoyment, Even the Church could not explain this world, and therefore it strongly recommended the next.. Christianity had excluded women from the clergy. That proved the attractiveness of women. The law was equally re-Ivctanti to have women on a jury. Think of a jury composed of men and women Iccked up in a room all night and in the morning saying "Not-guilty." (Loud—laughter.)
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