The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-12-29

Some Of their brains are sadly In
need of exercise.
II the modern slang sense, the Par
son has no doubt that Eve handed
him a lemon" But, seriously, nave
these learned men no poetry in their
blood, no Imagination? Are they so
literally dull and lacking in discern
ment Of the fgurative language of
Scripture that the fruit of that for
hidden tree, whose mortal taste
brought death into the world and all
our VICE." suggests only apples or
lemons?
The Parson doesn't pretend to
know much about the profound prob
lens of theology, demonology, or
angelology,-neither does he savvy
the various UNCONVENTIONAL distinc-
tons to any alarming extent-but
never since ne was ten years old has
he been bothered about whether it
was a rattlesnake or a coppernead
that tempted Eve to eat of the for
hidden fruit.
The Parson did study "aagelology"
a little between the ages of Is and
"a, when he married one of them,
but knows nothing of the "Choir n
visible"
By the way, Adam probably had
grounds for divorce from Eve for
meddling and raising the devil gen
orally like unto Mrs. Bellamy Storer.
The Parson had better luck in the
lottery. Perhaps that is why he
agrees with the views of the Catholic
church on the divorce question. Of
course Adam had no choice, and Bel
lamy Storer being a Catholic is in
as bad a fix as Adam when il comes
to a question of divorce.
In passing, let it be said, too, that
the Parson mas no particular objec-
ton to the forms and ceremonies of
the Catholic church, but believes
these things have no virtue in them
selves, except as they serve to i'm
press their symbolic meaning upon
the mind and soul. Catholics on en-
knee. We know of no lodge to which
the entrance and departure ceremo
mics are half so simple. To enter a
certain lodge, there are two doors
with different forms of alarm and
two passwords, then a march to the
the chief officer, consisting of tnree
movements, which are in turn re-
peated by the officer, 4 e given to
the second officer in the other end of
the room who likewise repeats the
movements; then turning again to
sign, after which he may be seated
and if he does not go through the
ceremony correctly there is an Off
Ger whose duty it is to see that the
signs are properly given. About the
walls and on exhibition during mi
n degree work are more
and symbols than are found in
a Catholic church. Instead of only
the Priest and be1l-boy being in uni
form, there are dozens of uniforms
in the lodge room, and every member
before entering must don the apron,
collar, or other insignia of his rank.
Then there is secret work, carried on
in whispers, recognition signs known
only to members, etc. All the ceremo-
nies and symbols have a sacred mean
ing to initiates, though the final re-
suit is only to impress the simple OBJ
legations of friendship, love and
We observe that the most
faithful and effective members of a
lodge are those who know most
thoroughly II observe most care
all the forms and ceremonies
the order. 1t must be the same
IN the church. But the Illusion that
these symbols are virtuous in them
tends toward idolatry, delu-
sion and spiritual death.
P. SIT will be safe for you to
attend any church o please tomor-
There is not a preacher in Ros-
well who is worried about the cause
Of Christianity being endangered by
researches of the Modern Lan-l
guage Association.
Strike May Be Settled.