The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-12-28
sPooPENDYKE ON MR.. BEEcHER,s
CHANGE OF FAITH

Il see that Mr.. Bercher has abandoned the
ministry, and quit religion altogether" obsery-
ed Mrs. spoopeudyke, holding up the pattern of
polnaisr, and wondering il it would come up
high enough in the neck. Il suppose the poor
man will have To speculate in stocks, or write
jokes for the Christy minstrels to make living
now, won't he -
"Who has been lending you a circus poster
this trpf demanded Mr.. Spoopendyke, spring
ing mp like a trunk lid. what patent medi-
cine label have you been studying latelyi Who
says he's quit III. ministry' He's only left the
Society of Congregational Ministers. because he
does not believe exactly a. they do
That's what said" argued Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke, laying the pattern ON the cloth, and be-
ginning Ia cut it out. HE disagreed with the
Congregational relig N, and said he guessed
he'd go away soInew hrre and let them have it
To themselves. don't know what Plymouth
Church will do without him, though"
.'Do" ripped Mr.. Spoop-ndy Ike, do, it will
set rat trap and catch him again. What dye
suppose IL will do !! Got sOne idea it will hire
our as a cook, washer and irun.r; no objection
Ia going short distance in the country haynt
yr: P'raPs yon think it will open as = hotel
We'll, it won't, and il won't put on n long skirt
and a shur; apron. aud 20 howling around, a. a
two-leggrd lunafis asylum, either, Don't | tell
We, he has only quit the Society of Minister'S r.
al didn't suppose they'd hurt him." said Mrs.
Spouprndykr, scratching her nose with the scis-
sors, and figuring out the allowance for the
seams
"Hurt nm roared Mr. SPoopendyke, ''of
course they hnri him, They used to lay him
down and walk on him, and they'd sit asirids
his stomach and play eachrc ON his chin, till he
swallowed the joker, and Then ished for 1T with
umbrellas nnih they ehoked him Don't ye
know inc oIhrTrhc' "rt"rrn society OF minis
tiers and religion Can't We distinguish he
tween pTactieinG preacher and the church Of
Godf He's Quit thr ministers, and not the
church Got tooth You can stew than idea
M
"eh' 81 COURSE, Tue man had right 10 PICK
ms associates, oai ! understand ynn TO say ne
uidh agree Win tnrlr Religion III thats the
case, they ought To alter IT, but man like hr.
Beechtr-
A'rr u: deihahned Mr. spooPendyke, no"
are they gong To after Hf Think they can put
'n"i uri I'''nee aI"I"1 Tue o"'t"h anu Pateh
on 'ne ei"""S' INC n"uS astru if',rki ihag-
me thry can MAKE ~ straight mp ami down, or
bell crown, ny If"hiag u ont ike . stove pipe
hati Us tue Tenet oil the church basis OF the
iaith, that he ai'srhtN from, ana as they wont
chahSe ihh', ne s"i OUT. D'es y streak OF in-
teiiIsenre DrSln Z" dawn on you now Think
y"n irri an iuea N"onlihg around III your BACK
haI
Il See mnTmhred MIS-. spooprndyke "He
Just aoanG"hs reiiSlon and ministers, but he
STICKS 10 the chhreh. understand u now
oh' H"n uh"efstanu it! howird MI spoop.
en"H NJ io"' VIC S"' YOUR CLAWS IN u AZ iaat
All Noh WANT h"" is TOW among the faculty
anu SSHihasinin' 10 ne d"d sasted thrologl.
cal seminary lie hasn't abandoned religion
lie s ohiy ann3'iner" that he don't believe Ger
tath parts "I 'he congregational ialth' lhlns
your mihd Is i"hS anu thin enough To penetrate
that
Certainiy, returned Mrs Spoopendyke.
ihats Pi"in enough lie didn't IKE some
things thry ana, ana 80 he concluded to leave
those ministers :" Their own devices And what
Is he going 10 40 Tor talth To Keep Plymouth
Chnreh gong
Buy "hr. snorted MI. Spoopendyke. Hes
gong Ia Sei measured Tor one, aud have u sent
home; me tailor don I disappoint him Praps
you th'hh hes gong I" SIT ont IN the back yard
and pop over the hrst faith he sees running
along Tue renee; Maybe yon think he IL md