The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-01
MR.. MARYE'S LETTER.
He Discusses Religion and Tells
Some Jokes.

Washington. d e., Oct 2Sth, 1904
am Sir Oracle,
And when ope my lips let no dog bark.
There was u painful episode at tb'
open hir service IN honor oi the Arch
hlshop of Canterbury. (Ofhrrwise, II
wns the most interesting event ! evei
witnessed The Archbishop captured al
hearts by his simplicity, mauliAess and
modrsty. aud hl- genuine appreciation oI
the honor paid Lim) The reading minis
ter- II the other churches accepted tht
invitation to br present: marched 10 the
pr, cession, and were seated upon the
platform
Bishop Satterlee. ia empha.izing the
felicity Ol the occasion. remarked upon
the anspicious presence oi m -mbers oi
other religious bo lies
II Aunt Patsy. our old cook, had been
present, she would hav. faced irownng
world aud exclaimed. Why, man. whar
yuu iarn your marnerr2
IL was gauchr AMI gratui ous dis
courtesy, tO say the very least these
gentlemen were invited guests; they were
men Of worth ana importance; scholarly
diviurs; several OF great power and elo-
queucr, with an Intellectual sweep. with
in whose circuit the Bishops arbit il
that Of Satellite.
The fling Was nuts and raisins 10 DR..
X .dchfe. OF the New OrK Avenue Pres
hy yterian church He IL a past master 0i
most delic ,tc satire; and, the next sun
day he made hODor- easy for che church
with the big &. II il always risky TO
fool along that old Presbyterian church.
It's preachers are given
TO prove their doctrine orthodox
BY apostolic blows and kn0cgs
The EpiscOpal church, ~ we know il
in Virginia. il worthy of all reverence Its
litergy il extremely beautiful; its prayers
bre lthe the breath OF heaven; lts clergy
are faithful Christian men Dr. Morgan
Dix 10 an open letter 10 the Alexandria
Seminary. besOught them 10 hold fast 10
Virginia churchmanship, because, North
Of the Potomac, the church wac running
into lads They are Anglican don't
chu know
Take the New Testament into one hand
and the Anglican Establishment into the
other, and try TO reconcile them. lntl
very recently, a wOmsn it, acknowledged
head y Dlsraei, a jew, the dispenser ol
ito highest offices; hard riding, hard
drinking, hard swearing squires having
the disposal OF hundreds of pulpits; the
chti ministers living in palaces and
stylei my lord" bishops, many tempo
raj or =, culsr, and sitting in Parliament
the church bound up with the State
that's Anglican In other words, thai
" hicb our Saviour said specifically Hi'
churcd must DOT be is precisely what th'
Anglican church ir.
lt all makes me tirei; let me tell you &
jIht:
At the Democratic meeting here th'
other night, Henry st George Tucker
made the closing speech For two hour
the other speakers had been giving
Roosevelt royal rib roasters Tucker
WAS loaded for fun, and fun il wac
Here's the climax Illustrating the har
mony between the silver and gold wings
he told Of marriage in Rockingham
county, between Miss Jane Lemon and
Mr.. Ebenezer Sweet, upon which the
spring poet had this inspiration:
"How strangely oppostes do meet
ln our Jane aud Ebenfzer,
For James no longer sour but sweet,
And Eb. he II a lemon squeezer.'
Little Mamie Brooks, 6 years old, Ii
worth cultiyating. One evening last
summer her mother, going out for
walk. told her il was time for her to &c
to bed and that she must not forget tc
say her prayers. Her mother chanced tc
return before Mamie had fallen asleep
Mamie, did you say your prayers
Mama, said: Lord, won you forgive
me- il don't say my prayers, | am sc
tired And H said, Don't mention it
Miss Brooke
On another occasion she told bel
mother che did not want tO keep on say
ing the Lords prayer. Mama, | have
said it 80 often that God must be tired
of hearing it.
A. 5. Marye.