The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-15
CLERICAL HAIR CUT.
Chicago Ministers and BARRIERS Discuss
the Question.

the Question.
what kind Of a hair cut Will you
have, Baptist. Methodist Presbyterian
or Independent? We have fifty
varieties
According TO the Rev. Dr.. Ritchett
president of the general conference
of the Methodist church Of Australia,
the BARRIERS ought to be so well versed
in the religious makeups of the city
as to greet every customer with the
foregoing question. and every custom
er ought to be SO well informed on
hair cuts that he would make prompt
reply something like this:
"Pll take one of those Unitarian
trims with round corners and an Epis
copal shampoo"
''If | dropped from a balloon into u
gathering Of Baptists | could tell their
sect by the way their hair is cut"
said Or. Ritchett. addressing the an
nual conference of his church in Lon
don.
Chicago Baptists evidently appreci-
ate the compliment. as do the Chicago
BARRIERS. DIR. Johnson Myers. pastor
of Emmanuel Baptist church, who, by
the way. is more blessed with brains
and popularity than he is with hair on
his head, spoke up for the Baptists.
THE Methodist preacher is right"
he said. I'VE Baptists are proud of
the distinction. We believe in patron
iZing the BARRIERS One can tell n Bap-
fist by the nice, clean hair cut he
wears"
Can you tell a Methodist preacher
by the way his hair is cuti" DR.. Myers
asked
mo. but you can by the lack of it,
he replied. "Thc Methodists are long
haired
Dr. Myers said all the explanation
he has to make to his barber when he
takes his semimonthly hair cut Is o
ask for Baptist hair cut"
DR.. John l.. Jackson, pastor of Hyde
Park Baptist church, agreed with DR.
Myers.
'Yes, you can tell Baptist by his
neat hair cut" he said Both Dr.
Myers and myself got hair cut just
today"
"Dr. William A. Quayle. pastor of
st. James Methodist Episcopal church.
was mentioned as an ideal type of the
present day MethoGists. DR. Quayle
wasn't at home. but members of his
church admit that It is Methodism and
not hair tonic that is responsible for
bis dense auburn locks.
THE question of long hair is n de'i
cate one" sail the Rev. William b.
Leach. pastor of Sacramento Boule-
ward Methodist Episcopal church. I'D
like to grow head Of long hair, but
Methodism and hair tonic combined
don't seem to produce the desired re-
suit l think l can tell Baptist
preacher by his hair cut all right"
Presbyterians are not "long" on hair
cuts, according to the Rev. Louis p.
Cain, pastor of Edgewater Presbyte-
rian church.
''There was time, some years ago"
he said, when you could tell q Meth
odist preacher by his style Of hair cut
He wore burnsides and long hair. But
I think preachers have outgrown most
Of those styles. Today 1t is the man
first and the preacher second with all
pastors. They dress like other men,
You can't tell Presbyterian by his
hair cut"
George McWilliams, head barber IN
the Palmer Houe barber shop who
has had twenty-four years experience
as tonsorial artist in Chicago, says
there was a time when he could tell the
sect Of a preacher by his dress and hair
cut. Today he can only tell Metho
dist or a Catholic priest
"Methodists like their hair cut long
and almost always wear little short |
burnsides," said the veteran barber.
priests always are smooth shaven and |
keep their hair short"-Chicago Trib- |