The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-28
BY .. CULPEPER.

 anything this Sunday-make 1t sort of day of rest. But, consistency, which Is said to be a jewel compeis me to do unto others what l want tn em to do unto me. I want the cook to cook, the preacher to preach the railroad to run, the post ofnce to rive me my mail just the same Sum day as Monday.
 That is the old ieda of the Sabbath Day being day of rest Is playing out, Perhaps, like the Tariff. its a local question" If it is convenient to rest on Sunday a great many lazy people will take advantge of the occasion.
 The "ox in the ditch" argument comes mighty handy to the fellow who doesn't want to lose any tune from his business-and his work goes on, on Sunday.
 It is no doubt, a great tax on the mind to be adding stones of ignorance of Biblical Knowledge, in the Sunday School and very often great tax on the patience to receive instruction from the pulpit. The benches become 70 uncomfortable, sometimes. that we almost wish the entertainment better or that we had wings to ny away and be at rest" This train of thought was put Tn motion by some information I've been getting through mail and otherwise, which gives me the pleasure to throw . bouquet to the Clergy.
 Sometimes bouquets come too late to be appreciated. I have noticed II tn the graveyards. on solemn, occasions. Once or, maybe, twice I have thought that flowers are poor offering to him who is utterly incapable of ap- preciating beauty and fragrance.
 don't want to compliment the Clergy with bouquets. when too late for enjoyment. t
 The tribute to them is this-I have been taken for preacher!
 Think of that!
 Of course, the preachers will take 1t as exceedingly complimentary to them. am not bragging about It, myself. ,H
 I hope, though, it can be taken as an indication of improvement on their part My purpose is to make the preacher better man. I want .him to keep out of politics" The time is opportune for me to hammer that advice into him.
 Tbera ia A threatened extraordinary session of the Legislature. There fs no telling what Is going to happen the .Gentleman from Ohio" may have "a hand in it," and, 1t is we'll that those who are called to preach the Gospel should buckle down to it" and keep themselves unspotted from the Legislature.
 to "tamper with" The members are good men, unfortunate in book keepers A good man, in the legislature IS sadly out of place with a bad book keeper His good intentions are rudely thuarted by a wicked and uncircum- cized clerk-and the Supreme Court.
 At the Extraordinary Session. the Legislature ought to engage the whole force of Public Examinerseto supervise the clerks-let what little approval grating going on rest for awhile and, keep the Legislature clerks hon. est if their families have to suffer.
 It will be we'll. too, if the Supreme Court suspend their usual duty of weighing and analysing technicalfties and sit to pass upon clerical errors and interlineations. These clerical errors are expensive to the State. although they may be God-sends to the poor fell lows who make them accidentally with good intentions to their families It Is hard on the distinguished men learned in the law sufficientiy to be oi our highest court. to be just contin. ualIy on the hunt and find of clerical lapses. It ought not to be so. When our good and great men in tht 2 Legislature are besieged by moral aiic spiritual leaders. they are apt to lose their heads. and it may ba-that way with the Scribes. If this view is cor rect, the Legislature should be relieved of the preachers-except for morning prayer.
 It Is the custom. with one or two preachers, to volunteer a great deal oi information to the Lord. It appears to me a waste of the raw material. I have heard that the courts take "ju' dicial knowledge" of certain things without having 1t drummed into then every day by any and every penny whittle lawyer.
 It seems to me that the Lord could do that and thus save the tax on Hi' servants lungs.
 I think I've been guilty of the opin' ion Gin these columns) that prayer 1T and for the Legislature is--worthy oi better cause .ae.l HIsat so-es t+llf
 If the extraordinary session sh oult honor itself by installing me as chap lain I would go at it earnestly ant conscientiously and every morning would ask the Lord to make these good men sensible-if 1t be possible.
 Surely I would not waste the val uable time of the people In telling th' Lord how He had left the apartment! of their skulls unfurnished." I would take it for granted that He knows O. His own neglect.
 But after all, our failure to get Pis tol, Prohibition and Railroad laws may come in elevating to the Supreme Cour men who, besides a knowledge of thu law, have pretty good sense. knoWl edge of the law and good sense ar' fatal to the prideful efforts of goot mon in the Legislature for whom th' chaplain prays, Make 'em sensible men, Oh, Lord-if that be possible!'
 I can't imagine what the Governor and "the Gentleman from Ohio" wil do without the Marshall Senator, wht appears to have become as mild as ( cooing dove'-sinee his family Is tenn porarily provided for.
 (Before I forget tiff I should b' called as chaplain I will want goot si ipayI don't want to waste any more time as a State oficer-without pay
 What want is for my clerica brethren to keep away from the Legis lature and-preach the Gospel.
 Of course, if there's preacher wht is mo account" and feels 1t. he ma! "hang around" there to "pull' thu members for money or something. am not going there myself-unless the! send for me, at real good pay.
 It Is true. I would like to make som suggestions for betterment, though 1 would be like casting pearls befor swine"
 T think I would urge 'em to abol tsh the Supreme Court. at the start as an adverse fate. If that miserabl court were abolished the laws mad and approved in so much wisdom vii Sstand like the laws of the Medes an Persians.