The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-10
THE Neutrality-suspicious.
By S. D. BENNETT, JR.

Some go to church Just for a walk,
Some go there to laugh and talk.
Some go there the time to spend,
Some go there to meet a friend.
Some go there for speculation,
Some go there for observation.
Some go there to dOze and nod,
Somehow few-tO worship God.
And thereuntO hangs a tale. Read
it, and then go of and give yourself
up to silent, searching thought and
though you may not acquiesce with
all the writer has hereuntO set his
hand and seal, the mental calisthenics
will do your good If the above bunch
of cOgitatiOns were subjected to rigid
examination upon the IconOclastic
table with the aid of the powerful
mOnOcIe Of common sense there would
be disclosed several apt texts for ser
mons. The reader must not expect to
CLEAN from the following an elaborate
treatise upon the modern goth century
sanctimoniOus institutiOn-it is but a
jaYelin hurled at some of the com
municants thereof.
Some go to church Just for a walk"
Yep, just So Some folks love to
walk; they simply dOte on the art
la promenade, particularly the younger
element of society. A little lad and
tiny lassie go to church lust for
walk" What does it matter if the
church IS two miles down town and
can only be reached by d devious
route by foul smelling saloons lined
(inside and OUT by foul smelling
coon5. What matter if the man in the
moon is beaming his brightest smile
or if the night be dark and stormy?
They are only out for a walk" They
80 TO church all right enough. but il
is not always stipulated in the con-
tract that they are TO go inside and
listen TO mOnOtOnous sermon.
To Laugh and TaIk.t
'fSOme go there to laugh and talk"
-yoU bet. Oh, how inspiring it is to
the minister to see over there in the
rear, two senseless numSkullS max
ing newspapers of themselves and
"kickers" of those in adjoining pews.
We pity this class of churchgOers for
they do not know any betteT-they
were born that way, but there arc
some with this propensity for CAB"
who do know better. The following is
z fair specimen of the conversation
INDUCED in by the feminine prototype
OF Balaam's beast of burden: Lock.
Jen; here. comes that Miss Prettyface;
say. Mag, If I had face Ike that I'd
walk backwards and they do say
asked him if he ever went around
the Belt and he said il al depended
upon whether the girl was willing or
no, Ia, ha, hee, hee; oh, look at hIIss
Take Anyone She got that hat AT
CheatyOu's. I saw it last week; It cost
four fOrty-four" Then these dear
little darlings with many 4 tug and
jerk get up on their toOtsie-woOtsies
and sing The Lord is My Shepherd.
Shall Not Want. but If IS d fore
gone conclusion that they are migrate
full lambs Or else their shepherd IS
incompetent.
If the takers happen TO be OF the
masculine gender the topics are Of
different nature. sam viii eXtol the
beauties of Miss Vera Rounds volup-
tuOus figure ard excla:m: Gee. Bill
hOw's that; amt that going sOme?''
or maybe il viii be Cap, gimme
a cigarette; amt gotteT damn thing 10
smoke; jest give the last butt TO that
cheap screw Nike"
The Time to Spend.
Some go there the time TO spend
True tbs, they flock in drOTes 10 spend
the time and make il point 70 spend
nothing else and when the ding6nt
worker in the vineyard of the Lord IN
the person of the venerable manipula
tor OF the contribution box comes