Telegram-herald., 1886-06-14
Ihe following reply Was received.
~rparr.pn Ber Ma.
WAXEM'S THEOLOGY.
The ledge Gives Ills Views of sunday OBJ
-ervance and Sectarianissn
fn General.

Yesterday morning, as TIE Crihc scribe
came out of church. he overlook Jedge
Waxem, the new member from Wayback,
near the front poor The Jedge wore a
clean paper collar, nice pair of celluloid
cuffs an unruilied shirt front. a new suit of
clothes and a look of cheerful resignation.
All, Jedge said the scribe. good morn
ing. This Is the first time We seen you AT
church.
"Praps,' replied The Jedge with a smile,
signifyng that possibly it was the first time
tQ7 scribe had been there.
You aie not here every sunday
NO, but / 20 every cundag. H., weak
ness of mine that we never tried 10 break
myself Of l always hear sermon By
somebody on sunday
"Ra n or shine2'
Grain cr SHINE. I've noticed that when
the dark clouds of trouble comes down
around us we air quickern ever 10 flv TO
the Lord. and don't see the consistency of
hyin totler way when il clears 0tl.'
Are you member. Jeige'
"No. ANA sorry 10 say I'm not.
couldn't be, though very handy. for you
see I've beeu into politics ever since I was a
boy, and a man can make the two things
gee Ef be a Methodist, the Pres8yterians
and Bapdscs and sich, kind o. hunts
around fer another candidate. an ef he's
Bapiis er Presbyterian, the Methodist breth-
eru sort % feel as ef they wouldnt git fair
show. - lookin al II ia the light that
consistent sinner was blame sight bettern
"a tiimmin Christian, / never jined the
church.
You've got loug head, Jedse' said the
aImifinr scribe.
.I's tie Lords doin'," said the Jedge.
piousiy.
Are you orthodox. Jedee2'
"SimdgAt a. string. Hell-fer-Sartiu
would drop tne quick as "a flash II showed
amy signs of g0in back on fnst principles
We repUdiated some county bonds in nay
county onct. and / was elected sheriff 0n
the ticket but ef / repudiated the Lord
couldn't be- elected TO nothin even el ther
wan { nobody on the oppersition ticket
DO you have any leaning 10 one faith or
the other
"Weu. Mandy Bapus and she's
bringin up The children that away and
mehhe ! fip over jist mite ID that demon
enafiou. hut not enough tO count The
Bahiis bre,heru air little close in their
-tvle Of salvation and kind o. ran to boy
cotin' n-c0mmuneIcants, and j don
ike ther water ordinances. but they ro bei-
tern ] ann the Pre,byieriaus runs a good
deal t0 givin man no chance bat o. set
down and wait tell the heavente ggtes
opens er don't open. as the ease may be
predcstinsfct buf they IT, hettern / am.
the Neihodisfs air mighty loose in
their TEMPORAL coup.in and sinner
Can Get cheek ~ the door to
come back again mighty easy. but fhey 20
hettern am. the Catholics has a powerful
sigh, of sachernents an' sfat0os an' crosses
am picfer- am things, but they re beftern
avn the hpiscopahans have good deal of
purple an fine linen and fashionable reeep-
tiou. au and spasmodic religion. hut thcY re
bet-ern ann and the Jniver.aii.f- bang
their doors to swing both ways. aD you can
come in er stay ont and get thar a'l the
same boat they re- beitern ! am sn I ain
eo' word to Say agin enT oi 'em. They ne
ai liable io vote ai election times an vou
know mv bow. that votes count.
Do sou believe in Sabbath Observance.
Jalse'
"Yes Stree A member from indiana
ono from keufBeky. 'w0 from Michigan and
sV frm fle Nev EuEaH3 states iIst thie
morning wanted me to - ur fo Big Fails
a-ashins baf ] Wau.dntEo. 3 io'i Mandy
! vas going 81 sof mF hags eVamrle in
faaf re-Te s. sui m 8an it & think of
msu reads atsr t1e Record writes fe0
'e.iers bone t0 some prom ireaf fifeHs s1
sort looks ofer t.e lei8 Nke. he sin
DOM Fer nlt IsHr ara Nln
sreln on er0frsl.rs ara drives ar r.rs
IS u.rserH Fas sar tsin
.eef. .e more p man Hfs rE rn aeen
q. BE member rf Congress aH s entitled
some eVer maa don base
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