The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-17
LENT
And It's observance Advanced
Beyond Recognition by
Original LentOr.

6cripps-McRse League.
Atchisou. March 10 The Devil con.
ducting the Champion here this week,
in order 70 Offset Sheldon's Christian
paper. Here Is how the Devil speaks
Of Lent.
Lent, as observed at the end of this
century, differs radically from Lent as
observed when the century began. AT
che beginning OF the century matters
were quite different from what they
are now. Society then was alarming
" ignorant; Il was just emerging from
the dark ages; il preferred rather TO
be wrong in it's beliefs than not to
have them at all; IL was afraid of
knowledge. afraid Of itself. afraid of
the Devil and had a perfect mania for
going to church. The doctrine OF
eternal damnation, which would be
monetrous we're IL not absurd, has
been abolished, 50, too, the dogma OF
original si1 aud the resurrection of
the body. They are yet, hut the de-
Bcendants OF tho.e who believed 4
them then don't believe la them now.
Once upon u time those who failed To
observe lent bad their teeth pulled
out. La the red, high-handed days Of
Charlemange delinquents had their
heads cut off. People we're often
roasted. Savonarola rebelled against
81 aud was sent TO the stake. Vanini
was torn apart and CampanellA was
tortured nine times. Thousands have
perished at the stake and in the boil
Ing vat because they would not go
hungry.
Eat 40 meat for you way grow fat
and wax strong.
Fast ye for forty days that your
Btomach may have rest from iced-tea,
ice cream aud cake.
Touch not the unholy hog, for he
may have cancer; yet, the african who
fndulges In swine never had a cancer.
Keep thy body pure and undefiled,
but practice upon thy bicycle daily
while thy old mother is at the wash
tub earning bread.
That which cometh from the mouth
doth not pollute, but the amount of
gum thon chewest VII increased the
siEe OF thy jaws.
Wheat has been the food of all ages
aud Iime6, but the dust of the grain
upon thy face is an abomination, espe-
cially when thy neck ls so darn dirty.
Look we'll unto thy household for 40
days, aud fall not TO let the dish rag
fall into the buckwheat batter, that
We may eat cakes and have indiges.
ton.
Prey not upon Ga NAL flesh. Pray in
Thy synagogues and devour the susie
nance OF tbs widow and orphan, that
thy days may be long ia the land
Fast aud be cheerful the wash
woman whose money is In thy bank
cEn fast also.
had rather make a child laugh thar
cry. want 20 see IL chase the bubble
the rainbow aud the butterfly.
IL was q Sunday school boy
would never make fun of an old man
no difference how old or how ragged
! wsuld. whip all the imps Of mi
kingdom, from Pythagores down K
Ingersoil IL ] knew OF them INSULTING
woman.
IL any Of my agents are ever eaugh
In the act OF squeezing a choir glrll
arm In assisting her from the rostrum
u separate portion shall be his.
The gas business is run by my owl
management and charge nothing fol
extras ia private rooms ordered by
tha clergy out OF town.
'.Follow me, said the Lord. How
many do9
'',Nhere Is my wandering boy 10
night?" In the back alley shooting
craps, while you are pretending t
pray.
The most Jesus-like thing latel.
seen was the lady who got out Of he
carriage yesterday and helped an OLE
man from the gutter.
Topeka can show more spotted
ringed. stresked and striped cattl
than Jacob ever produced ia the doc
Of LabRn,