The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1881-05-13

We don't propose to write a poem o.
otherwise express our JOY At the coming II
spring, but we wish to express1our synpg-
thy for the husbands Of fashibhable wives
and the fathers of eligible Daughters, Tor
spring has come, and so b3s9the time for
protracted and sacramentalf meetings. and
many husband and fathers heart throIs
and the purse grows lean iaoeonsequeDcc.
While our preachers are exerting them
selves u forward the cause 81 Temperance
in the land, strange to say, Ve,never hear
them open their mouths ia ordft 20 stop ID 8.
trayagltnce that is robbine the ,harch AMI
ministry Of their just dues bankruptinc
husbands and fathers, and 1ntob often de
frauding the merchant ont oil ibis goods
making every sacEamentaf9 4ceasiOn aud
protracted meeting day lsa'display foolish
extravaganza or a criminal display Of the
merchants misplaced confidence, driving
husbands and fathers TO drink and ruin.
and the swmdled merchant 70 Suicide or %
drunkard's grave and al 70 make dis
play at the big meetings. Suebis modern
christianity Oh, give US only n small pOr-
ton OF old fashioned christianity that al
lowed OF. fathers and snotfeFs TO 20 to
church in homespun, and enabled them 10
pay their debts and kept the State ont Of
gance because their wealthy members set
the example and the poor onef follow ia
their footsteps. Slaves to az inordiHafc
love of fashion are the curse ofeHurch and
State, forcing members Of tieeEhrch to re-
pudiate their debts with tiIf merchant aud
the merchant his debt vita theJwholesaio
merchant, making the ehptpheafpa country
a wholesale rePgdiating esRns'nity, pay
ing the way for State reppliation and dis
honor, all done by churoh members IRE
pairing for the big meetings making our
country poor in everything but h1ie clothes.
Strange as it may SEEM ne ministry wink
at this extravaganza, besauae it ispracficpd
by their wealthy nidnbers- otNOw, dear
ministers, help rs as Iisbauds and fathers,
for we cannot help reeding thesseason Of
big meeting 0ccasioIs Poor rs we are our
wives and danehtes are dear TO US, am,
e3Ien they say thafyood sister Mrs. sO-and-
so, the Miss so-andso has a new spring hat
and has a. lste stvt Dress, we naturally feel
in the bottom our pockets and frequenf
~ ees The prea4l8rt little mite and Tie
Sunday.sch0Ql aife to help the wives ane
daaehlerE. Whll4YoH htfor the cause ~
tenn ertnce, pleas strike q eentlsi blow fnk
eennOmy. let us be- femnernte " dffss
aII0. txlEagagaIte is irequtni' 3 tripl' ''s|
especially where the parties art church
and exceed their ability q pay
the merchant or mister. Who best pays
the preacher? WeH swer those Who prae-
lice honest frugalitA especially IA dress
your space, ] would give YOU q history Of
the Big Creek fishing party, but'sufice Il 70
say il was a success oyster sippef and I'D,
and we join Mr.. Ham in sayiag that no
sleverer people can be found then fhose
living near the Baptist church on Big
Creek. Now you ask hard q lion when
vou ask what happened to W. u. ii. Mat
news on that fishing excursion. He Is
known to be a modest man, but -acknowl-
sdges that either badly scared dog got
liter him or he got after badly scafed dog.
Any way, it looked that way tOsa man ON
op Of stake fence. Ask Bob, the colored
,ook, he knows, and amt bashtul.id
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