The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-14


 I thoughts. but that did not bother me AS | I was passing a place where prayer IS won't to be made 1 saw two or three I Eathsrea ts hear preaching. Preaching IS | one thing always like to hear 1T can learn somefhinx, and l can generally learn something If it's there 70 pc
 learned. So I stopped It had never been my pleasure to sit at the rect or tnis par ucuiar preacher and learn. but Bro. Mason had told me a few days before that he was the "best preacher in the Newnfted States. CT in Allerbammer. The house was only half covered ans haif ! the seats were covered with the snow. | We sanR q hymn as long as "Lorena' | and had prayer after the fashion of ! those fellows who think they will be heard for their much speaking. Since I've thought about it, long prayers may come of the aggressiveness of the choir or the indifference of the few to irstruc- | ton in sermon. or both. At any rate, the ! minister of nowadays has to put in his 'sbest liclxs, and longest time while he I has tiH on our knees It's taking unfair advantage of us, but he has it to do. A l little dab of sermon is 2 pretty inter lude to the efforts of the choir and devo- ton long drawn out is becoming the milk in the coeoanut. My preacher, on this occasion. was petitionary to grevious ex- + to me that he asked for more things than
 he could have handled at once. Finally.
 he got to the "Amen," which l heard
 a fellow define '"To get up" and We did Then came the text Render unto Cae- I sar, etc. There were four of us and l we listened till long after the dinner hour. don't think he attempted any
 thing in the "Ciyic Righteousness" line. | for he was loyal Democrat, strong lr.. .rk~ At.~ <zE | the past," and couldn't consistently
 preach rishteousness from the pulpit.
 | It's good to be conscientious in "in- struction in righteousness" This preach CT. 1t seems, got his idea of render" more from hog killing time than from 1 the dictionary and he had us boiling or
 frying things to get other thinss-like
 lard from the fat of hogs I recolIect he
 wanted us to stir" things the same way
 to the end or they might return to the original. You know, In making soap, you
 have to be ca-eful to stir the same way. for if you do otherwise you're in
 danger of turning a pot of 1t. nearly | ''done." to the original elements. And.
 in beating. eggs for cakes, you have to | be cautious never to beat" the wrong way or. pretty soon, you'll have the
 white" and '.red" all back in the un- | broken shell. My particular preacher | finally took the negative and closed his
 instructive sermon with beautiful per- oration ending with "Brethering, you ought not to be arenderin'"
 If there's any moral to this tale to I those who.ve begun to preach Civic
 Righteousness, reckon it is in the ad- | vice to "Stir the same way" I always l feel sorry for a fellow, who. without a
 heart In 1t, undertakes the job of reform. especially if he's a preacher who has been iu the habit of heretofore trying 1t once or twice a year.
 Since I arrived at the period that gives Us mystical lore and horse sense I've reluctantly concluded that our Great Lights in the pulpit have been populariy indifferent to the Wards ducks" direc- l ton of public morals. This new minis l terial departure should be encouraged and I, for one hope these lately earnest brethren will keep the Civic Righteous | ness" pot "a biiin' " and always stir the same way" If I were allowed to advise would caution against sweeping around
 the doors of ball-players, crap-shooters. etc., but would let judgment begin at the House of God" We all should un- derstand that the moral and religious life of the community will never rise higher | than that of the moral and spiritual lead | CT. Let these good men Hay on Mac Dur right in their own households, so to | speak, every Sunday in the year, If it
 breaks up whole squares Solitically. In l sizing up community really don't know whIeh Is the more flattering pro-
 verb for our leaders-"Like priest, like | people" or like people. like priest"
 If I were to undertake a moral or re- | ligious reform 1t would be in politics. for
 I have noticed that civic rghteousness on
 election day Is neglected in the sublime
 waller dog theory of filling the offices.
 Morals and religion give way to politics. | Purify politics Let the good brethren not weary in well doing. Let every good man pat 'em on the back" in their fine | new zeal. They'll have a hard time. Let l them keep the pot a bilin. " right in their own congregations. I'm going to
 close with an admonition to the preachers on the hidden picture order
 Years and years ago We Baptists had in
 a certain Association good old brother
 named Walldrup as a missionary to the l churches. He had two sermcns. which
 are enough for one going from pillar tc | post" One was specially prepared foI | the good people and was called Heaven
 on account of the beautiful word painting | of that happy place. In those days "milk
 and honey" entered a good deal into ths
 bill of fare above, and Bro Walldrur l drew pictures of the plentifulness oi l both. The other sermon was intended foI the "ungodiy and the sinner and was
 called 'Helr' because of its warmth. On
 one occasion the hour of service had ar
 rived and none but the truly good" was | in the meeting house. Upon consultation | with Deacon Smith, Heaven" was de.
 cided upon as the sermon for the day
 But, after singing and prayer. all the dev-
 iIish young ana old fellows of the vi.
 clnity came tramping in Then the good
 deacon approached the pulpit and said, ir | a voice audible to the horse block, Bro Walldrup. Bro. Walldrup. give 'em l 'FIell.'" - J. CULPEPPER. l P. Sly the way. 1t develops that g
 ''dangerous'' man can ask some cruel | questions The railroad business Is get 1 ting interesting and revives the old ad-
 age about care in throwing stones.
 Lots ana squares of people don't know | of the interesting race for president ol
 the Commission and I have found as many as one who doesn't know that we're about to elect a Supreme Court
 We'll, well, well! J. c.
 FOR A SPRING OUTING.