The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
Editor The Advertiser:

Editor The Advertiser:
 MT. Rodgers's mother-in law had died. She was a saintly woman and lived in the house with him-that Is. before she died. He gave notice that she would be buried the next day at II o'clock And she was-a little before. neighbor, following the custom or being late and yet in ample time, in quired why there was such haste about the last tribute," and was told, You know Mr. Rodgers is the very devil to hurry up"
 This neighborhood incident came in- to my mind when I saw that the great newspaper managers were "hurrying up" Christmas. It's a kind of thieVery of time, and there ought to be law against 1t as soon as we can get Legislature not too remarkable for talent, sense and devotion to the Public Good, for these extra fine Legislatures poster us (which is the people) and the Courts and the Governor.
 don't think 1 would like to play Governor when there's so much uncer- tainty about the Constitution and the law and the fellows who want to hold on and pushing to get in. It's sore trial
 These Managers remind me, too, of the early bird fellow, who, rising be- fore day Monday morning, shouted to the cook, Bridget! Bridget! Bridget!!! Get up, get up. get up!!! Here 1t Is Monday morning. tomorrow's Tuesday. next days Wednesday, Half the week gone and nothing done"
 l used to be that way but l found there was great vanity and vexatiop of spirit" about getting ahead of time It will get here soon enough. whether it's Christmas or Fourth of July. 1 like Christmas the best, though 1t has it's rawbacks-ChristmaS cards.
 l like the "Christmas gift! spirit which writes me, in time for the full enjoyment. how T would so like to give you $10,00o but l haven't a cent" That's a good spirit and the writer means what he says. But if l, two weeks beforehand Con the Managers Christmas) go hollering Christmas Gift" to the people who haven't kept up, l may catch 1t like old Aunty Mar thy in the old days: T sed Chrismus gif' Miss Marlah, and Miss Marian guy me dis blue pettucote l got on. Den l sed Chrsmus gif Mass Wiley, and Mass Wiley sed, Go ter hell. Folks who steal time may go there and will no doubt, but some of the learned say there's no such place.
 And that brings me to your late mingling with great learning and wrestling with the divorce question. I was uneasy about you for it's fearful thing for an undersized Christian to touch elbows with great learning in grave deliberations. Besides, at your age and standing in the community. you ought not to let your mind be run ming on divorce. It's a matter for men who know nothing about it and, there- fore, you let the Bishops alone with 1t. was afraid the Bishops might tap" you for some of your humility, though they may be immune.
 A long time ago there was an tm- pression that great learning is condu- cive to humility and I reckon, it's so in the case of cobblers, small farmers and blacksmiths, but in the clergy it has the effect of wind in a dried blad- der. The Lord never afflicted me but once with a sure enough Bishop. His show clothes were all right, l reckon. but l didn't get half the amusement from his deliverance as from a poor. pineywoods Baptist preacher who read talents. tale eends" and preached pow erfully from that view.
 notice one of your Bishops, in that big meeting (and from the State that