The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-07
DO As We Ike ON SUNDAY.

form movement cr~eging over the
land. there comes the Sunday reform
movement. Reforrners ~ the Anthony
ODns.ockCarrie Nation class are
never conten, ~ LET good enough
alone but that they must noeds for
every inch given them take mile
Down IN Texas they arc eadeavor
'ur 20 prevent the playing ~ base
ball or sunday and We should NOT be-.
surprised % hear 'ha' they arc about
20 mako church ATTENDANCE compu'
so-y.
T. would ho O. mighty good 'aing|
- every ono won't 20 church. but Z
docs not do anyone any good 20 90.
90 church against th"- ulll We are
not afraid 20 eay hat we believe.
'ha' JOYS ~ f-osh afr legitimate mus.
o1'ar exercise and mental enjoyment.
a-, of',ne- conducive ~ morality
than many of ,ho s'nTy sermons that
people a-a compelled 20 listen % In
uncomfortable and badly ventilated
churches
~ % fellow sits r a church and
looks longingly ont through ne win.
dovs 90 tho green fields stretching
ou' beyond tho limits of the town.
eustIug the birds warbllur mc--ily
upon no sunl' branches Of 'hc trees
outside all 'Ho preaching Of au tho
preacher m the world viii not help
him any
There is no reason why people
should not have their own choice as
regards the spending Of 'h's their one.
free day Of the week
Most Of us have 20 work hard for
n great proportion Of every other
day Of the week and We look forward
10 this one day Of the week for the
rest and recreation that our mind
and body Graves II we want 20 spend
II In the open In some healthful OK.
ercisc who should have the right 20
say ms nay? or II We think that We
need more diversion than Is found
I'm the confines Of church service
who shall say that We are committing
the objectionable sin II We 20 in
stead 10 a bright clean show that
viii take US out Of ourselves for an
hour or two and send us out again
into the world in the optimistic frame
Of mind that the Creator designed
We should possess continually.
There are people who lead such a
strenuous life all week at work and
such u strenuous life all day In
their churches on sunday. that
they are always miserable and never
know what II is TO smile Religion
should and can be made as enjoyable
as anything else. II YOU want TO
make n entertaining because people
who are normal and who recognize
that all work and no play will even.
tually make the human machine
squeak will NOT accept n unless Won
do We hav" no sympathy with the
ard lent church worker who comes back
to the office on Monday morning with
the comp laiut that he is so tired
that he worked So hard in church az
fairs attended so many meetings
that hc is an tired out He has been
much better of fishing somewhere.
The birds do not stop singing or
the little mountain streams running
or the summer broczos blowing. or
she blossoms growing or The sun
shining or th" bees gathering honey
just because 1t Is sunday Not they.
they Just go right along Neither
should We dIs'ort our natural tastes
on one day iu the week. We shou d
just follow our natural tastes and
desires so that We keep them withil
bounds and D." as happy as We can.
Not many OF MS have an the pleas
urc that We should Few Of MS hay"
play enough. Healthy exercise and a
little excitement aud fun are TO us
what tho sun and the rain are 90
the blossoms They are the things
that make ms good 90 have around
and they make ms healthy and hap
py.
And that is more than me cN-
,r,mc rcformcrs are. They keep
themselves miserable thinking of tn
wIcNpducss OF otucrs.
--OrO-
INrOI NJ DAH