The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-14

As M hlL Ia, IJOO
destination. II makes me feel sortel
helpless 10 have 10 be assisted when
don't really need IL, and that's just wha,
worries mel"
II wonder why they painted that house
such an awful color" asked az
acquaintance OF mine yesterday as we
passed certain house ON a certain street
Yes. / don't wonder you ask that"
was the reply. "and i reckon there are
many others who ask the same question.
As 1 understand II they wsuted a certain
shade, and the nearest they could get
to IL wns the present color. which. by the
way, was about four shades lighter than
what they wanted. Well. they figured
and figured. and do you know they came
TO the conclusion that they'd get the
light color and by the time II faded II
would be just exactly the shade they
wanted. Funny way of figuring out
wasn't 1t. and I'm anxious TO see how
the thing comes out Its been painted
about six weeks now and don't see
much change as yet"
c0
Yes" said the New Yorker, )SRhode
islanders are pecuiar--they are In a class
by themselves and different from any
other line OF people in the United States.
Why. do you know. II takes more time
to transact a little business in Rhody
than II does 20 organize a trust in New
York. I've been here three days selling
q certain line OF goods--Ive called on a
certain business man four times in the
three days. each time by appointment in
an endeavor TO get an order amounting
10 about $50. He wants my stun, know,
but he simply can't make up his mind TO
say yes Guess he'll buy in the
end. though-I'd gamble on IL, but
why can't he say 'Yesr or Mo-
and have II done with at once
That's why the business people here have
to get up so early in the morning--it takes
them so much longer 10 do things
guess. Why a business man here thinks
he's late IL he don't get 10 his office at
s o'clock, while in New York 10 is a good
hour and close at 4--lots of business done
In these five or six hours, too tell you.
Then they're so clannish here, too-you
see--"
"well, I don't think you're quite COR
rect about the last statement" said the
citizen here. You don't mean that they
are clannish-you mean clamish; why
In the season we have"
Il stand corrected" was the response
OF the New Yorker. Yes. you've got
some funny things here. but giving credit
where it's due the best place in New
England is Providence"
Right you are" gladly said the citi-
zen
'Yes-and the best thing in Providence
Is the first train 10 New York. See Won |
later, old man; IA tan'
~
1 was talking with a man the other day
about churches In general and ministers
Ir particular. He said in part do you
know that we really hear few good SER
mons nowadays. IL seems that most OF the
are too much given 10 read
lFs' and don't seem 20 get next 10 the
act that the people want TO hear some
h'ns new not a lot OF ancient history
ina what happened centuries ago II
how'd only take up their own century,
'ha' is going on about them and point
MT &c their congregations what should
md what should not be done as relative
o our laily lives. and not rehash. for ex-
nipple. the old tale OF Daniel In the lions
en or that pillar OF salt episode why,
ONE people don't want our ministers to
ak on political subjects The ideal Do
hoy want 10 disfranchse them simply be-
aCse they are OF the cloth Our ministers
re for the good OF the people and ~ any
olitcal situation needs criticism, who
= ttcr can do IL than our ministers? They
ught to be totally unbiased and for puri-
y In politics first. last and all the time
does seem as II our ministers OF the
aspel could touch on conditions, local
III national, with a good deal OF grace -
hey are live subjects to talk about and
omnnd attention. Then we'd have some
err ons that were sermons
Il heard once OF a young minister who
nd delivered a sermon and later asked
'r. Talmage TO criticise IL. Or. Talmage
bought moment end then said: Well.
~ young man you ought to either put
lore fire in your sermons or more OF your
-Tmons In the fire.
Good. up-to-date and rght-to-the-
o'nt sermons are what we want TO hear
nd then the churches will be filled"
TEDDY SAWYER. ,