The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-02-23
a DANIEL colE q JUDeMENT
A Goodland Minister Not in sympathy
with the News Editors Plan OF
Church Consolidation
To Tn RrPrRrrc.

with the News Editors Plan OF
Church Consolidation
To TIE REPUBLIo:
must confess that I was somewhat
amused at Brother Tenants homily
on universal brotherhood IN the News
Of February 15yand I think no one who
read it would think that be was q con-
slant attendant on all the church ser
vices In GoodIand. He seems to have
gotten all his ideas on the subject from
a sermon (which we may well suppose
he did not hear preached in GOodland
by Archdeacon Watkins, Of the Prot
estant Episcopal church. The reverend
gentleman being a particular friend Of
mine, may be permitted to speak Of
him. Rev. Watkins being a staunch
churchman and believing IN apostolic
succession, never for a moment advised
any weak Episcopal church to disband
and join some other church. If there
was any disbanding to be done it was
to be the other churches and all to
come into the Episcopal church. did
not hear the sermon, but knowing the
man and his breadth of mind as well as
do, I say that he never intimated
such a thing.
This one denomination idea is the
veriest folly that ever took possession
Of mans mind. Why does not Brother
Tenant throw up his paper and let US
have one good one with a smart editor,
who would make 800 a month, which
the people would pay gladly, and then
when a stranger came to town and saw
the great paper be would subscribe
for it. We have three political parties,
whynOt be content with one; we are all
trying to save our country. Why can
not the trees and flowers be-au alike.
BAIL
The brother says he has thought Of
these things for long time. So would
anyone imagine after reading the arti-
Gle. You know 'the mountain labored
and brought forth a mouse" He says
that there is not preaching half Of the
time. Another proof that he is a
church gOer. 1 only speak for my own
church. There has been preaching in
the Methodist Episcopal church twice
each Sunday for two years with the ex-
eeptiOn Ofa few weeks that the writer
was sick. He says that we all know
that the town is not able to support
four churches. Let me jog his think
shop a little. IF 80 smokers would give
up two five cent cigars a day it would
pay 500 a year to each of the four
preachers. Query: Which would do
the most good the four preachers or
the cigars. Query: The people of
GOOdIand are supporting six families
who are running two joints and two
billiard halls; which would do the
most good the four preachers or the
joints and billiard halls. Can't afford,
bah! In regard to my own salary 1
would say that L have lived well, paid
for the News and all other expenses
like man, and when I 20 to conference
in a couple Of weeks will not owe a
cent to anyone in GoodIand, and hope
to be we'll and hearty and well dressed;
and if my salary has been paid grudg-
ingly 1 have yet to know it.
Again, when a man talks of going to
a church and finds a congregation of
dozen people listening for the humid
reth time to a pastor trying to prove
that his creed is the only one Well,
Mark Twain said that during an insur-
rectiOn on board the Quaker City he
took his cup to the captain and asked
him what be thought of that for tea.
The captain said: "Mr. Twain, that is
not good tea but it seems to be good
coffee" Twain added that was the
time Mark Twain made an ass of him
self. And it proves that the man don't
attend church and is telling what he
don't know.
Ihave been studying the architecture
that the brother has evolved for the
coming church. At first I thought it
was a patent hen house, but on read
ing the article was so struck with the
manifestation Of his genius that I
would advise him to throw up his posi-
ton Of editor, let what be don't know
of church matters 60, and hang out his
single as a church architect and make
a fortune. G. II. WOODWARD.
Pastor First n. E Church.
Must Pay All.
Counties where the commissioners