The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-10

along, the aforesaid SpendeTS are as
siduousIy engaged in hunting that
COMPOUNDED pencil on the floor and of
course fail to see the garneTeTs in
their passage.
Some go there to meet a friend"
How truthful this is is evidenced every
Sabbath by the fringe of scTawny.
fuzzy-lfpped boys around the portals
who, while their girls are absorbing
spiritual food. are consuming cigar
cites and making beautiful Mosaics
on the prOsaic pavement with expec-
tOTated compound extract Of Star-pIug.
They are there "'to see a friend, and as
the benedictiOna rolls forth in holy
resonance one viii say: Thank
goodness the darned guy is winding
up the show; Jim, pull your pants
down, your shoes look lonesome
Joe. betcher tin cints yer gifts canned
today" 1t is deplOTable to think that
the friends'-the girls. will permit
these excuses for manhood to escort
them home. but some Of the sancti-
mOniOus daTlings are so glad to get a
beau they will connect With anything
in pants.
Some go there for speculation
yea, they certainly do speculate" as
will be shown further on.
For Observation.
Some go there for observation"
and if it is not Of the ocular sort, it
is mental and if not mental it is GER
tain to be verbal. One half Of every
congregation is present to observe
how the other half is appaTeled. The
modern church service has become a
weekly exhibition Of the local MILL
ner's art, the dressmaker's articles and
cOsmetiCal artifiCialities instead OF a
halIOwed gathering Of devOUt Ehrist-
ians congregated to do obeisance to
the Father
GONE go there to dOze and nod
no doubt about that. This class are
in opposition to the element who
laugh and talk and are harmless IN
less they be Of the OlfaCtOry-harmOny
breed, when the malefactor is aroused
from his TeVeTies of chicken pie and
tTimmin's.
Now We come 10 the last division
OF our teXt-it is startling in its
boIdness-S Some 20 there to worship
GCd. Like PIatOnic love. 1T Is still
TO be found in some old and austere
soul.
Having glanced at our text casual
". we viii jUggle a few facts, touch
ing upon dancing and card-playing.
the social evil, scandal. jealousy.
theateT, etc. Possibly some acrimon-
iOus reader OF these humble para
graphs viii lift a digit and say:
Those members of the human family
who dwell in dOmiciles Of a transDar-
ent ViTtreOus substance should not
pTeCipitate geological specimens pro
miscuOusly" and il is true that dwell
erS in glass houses should not throw
stones, else they fracture the abode of
their own morals. The young folk
generally conclude to go to church
not 50 much because they feel the
need of spiritual uplift but because
they viii be afforded the pleasure OF
one anOtheT's company and Il IS far
more pleasant to stroll h3Edin-haEd
in the BRIGHT moonlight than 20 sit
and wipe sweat in a stuffy paFlOr with
pa in the next room Much good
comes from these walks" but much
harm is done, too Victims OF assigna-
ton houses are largely recruited from
the ranks Of the youths out for
walk 20 church
Not New Essential.
There are those who maintain that
membership IN q church is essential
to good character This Is doubtful
for the modern church has become 50
corrupt that Il has been said IF you
want a real rascal. 90 10 the church
for him. The church condemns