Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

take them to Sunday school, teach
them the lessons, read to them all SUN
day afternoons while papa sleeps, or rests, or Is
out riding and the first knowledge we have of
their approaching manhood is the prompt re-
fusal to attend church. I'm man, now, L
can do as l please" or I'm too tired after
working like dog all week" Men think it all
well enough for their women folks to go, in fact
encourage them to do so, but as for them, they
do not need to- The encroachments Of bust
ness and the demands of corporations compel
men to work at their desks upon Sunday, but
to many of them it has become habit to go
to their offices. To many it is the only rest
of the week-the only quiet hour-and who shall
say that it is not often of more real benefit to
them, than going to church to listen to the
drivel usually doled out to them?
But farther back the reason can, be found; ;
the idea is soon eradicated from the boys minds
by mems example with whom they associate,
that they do not need what the church offers.
and they have little relaxation, so little of
Gods beautiful outdoors, it is asking too much
curtailing of freedom and liberty to be shut
up in dark church on bright Sunday morning
TO listen to dull sermon, or some inferior pap
from an unfedged theological graduate, or a ha-
rangue upon some sensational subject.
1t is not that they do not feel they need
but they have fallen into Indifference and 90 on
willing to : as they have lived.
Ministers are driven to furnish such Sensational
subjects as Fresh and Sailed Christians. Come
tonight and which you are" Curiosity may
take some of them. Especially fine music may
be a lure for some, but men do not have to 20
to church to listen to good music, They find
that elsewhere most of our theatres have finer
voices than the churches are willing to pay for.
Every woman wants to take her husband and
son into the great beyond with her, but if we
dared judge by our churches the representation
would seem small
Men critical in everything in life; they do
not put up with mlshts anywhere In all the
best of public life it is the men who are catered
to.
Men are bound TO enjoy the good things of this
life and they usually get them. Give them some
thing to come to church for, and the present
houses would not hold them ALL Until then,
the man of intelligence viii be apt to find his
time OF more value elsewhere. Fancy man of
tine intelligence and literary ability listening to
a pseudo preacher repeating the tgiddy -twaddy
anecdotes floating around in the newspapers TO
illustrate points in his sermon; fancy such a
man listening to story like this, illustrating
such grand text Isaiah 43-1S "a bachelor
said once he hated to see two girls kiss each
other; it was such waste of good material"
lent there enough in Gods word to call out
thought free from drye? And that is what is
keeping our men out OF church; not that they
are any worse than women, for they are not,
but women are satisfied with less than men.
and 80 our men prefer their offices upon Sunday.
The reverend gentleman closes by saying: eve
crown woman queen of the home, the church
and the world, God pity the man who has no
Christian home" All very hatterins, my dear
sir, but what kind Of a kingdom is it unless you
are fitting yourselves to be king beside your
queen and rendering your assistance in the ruling
Of the kingdom!