The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-17
I'VE Hypocrites!
LONE STAR SHEDS A LITTLE
LIGHT ON RELIGIOUS coNDI.
TIoNs IN HIS TOWN,

RIVESViUt.E. Nov. 17--What kind
of religion do the people Of this couu-
try need and what kind have they got,
is query in the mind Of the writer.
The church we will admit on the the
DRY it is supposed TO represent is the
life of the cause and the light Of the
world, but what has of late been
troubling the minds Of the sO.catled
sinner or nORprofessor IS to know how,
when and where to follow this light
which only seems to shine in the win
ter time and diminishes or returns
back to noncntity and darkness in the
summer time.
There seems to be a class Of peo
pie who set themselves apart in their
own estimation from the nOnprofes.
sor or sinner about the time protract.
ed religious services or meetings come
in season. but previous 10 the above
time they are rs shy Of the visible
duties of what is SET forth in tho OBJ
legations they are under to the church
and TO God as a peafowl that has los;
his beautiful tail Why It is and what
such socalIed Christians expect the
sinner to think of the light they rep
resent is a study of no little import
ance. The question is how can they
collect enough nerve to face a non
professor or sinner and even ask them
10 join them or the church the same
old stick In the mud on the track again
and that's all there II TO 1t.
Another question. have such sup
posed Christians superior right over
the nonprofessor to per cent. WHICH
would justify them TO approach the
sinner or nonprofessor in the church
during services In regard to Joining
church or other matters pertaining to
religious affairs more than the nOnprO-
fessor has the so-called Christians?
True, there surely is some what we
can safely cali old stand bys, whose
daily walks show to the world that
they are doing all they can to make
their own salvation sure and to set
good and as near a godly example be-
fore the world as they possibly can.
and they are The church, the light and
the life of the cause and the sinner
no difference how vile, will absorb the
words or actions of such old honest
standbys into his soul when the mar
row contracted winter imitator who
tries to steal the bait off the Chris
tians hook wonitl cause them to lose
interest In their own souls salvation
as well as in others. We have both
kinds in this immediate section Of
country and any one denying the asser'
lion, If he can get access to the class
leaders books Of the various churches
in this section Of country, Will not
saw the writer has lied or at least told
n very big 0ne Look at the books
and count noses. The sinner is get.
ting tired of this wolf in sleeps cloth
ing fake business which is not rellg-
ion and those who have been for a
long time showing it on to the people
have about got to the limit. Too many
hypocrites and gossipers, women and
men for the size OF the platform. They
all can't dance at once any more. If
You have right to judge us and call
us sinners because our names are not
on the class books. haven't we right
to ask you why you are violating the
laws of the Ianl, the laws of God and
the church that we know you belong
to? Say, give lis a rest before yon
provoke us to wrath with limitations
and shoddy that you would not risk or
use yourselves This is not meant
for you, hut youknow who 1t is meant
for don't you?
LONE STAR,