Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-29

On the bosom of the palpitating air!'
 From the time when communities of peace loving human beings were first established, and the first white walled, sharp-spred meeting house took up its hOnOred position at the four corners of the countryside, the measured, we'll modulated toll of church bell has been regard ed by all whole-souled orthodox kirk -goers d sound that betokens regnant calm, order, tice and social communion of people bound to- gether by kindred ideals tending toward right and order and earnest living Far be it from us to say anything subversive of the time hon. ored dctum that the church and all that it stands for in the civic life of any city village or hamlet is an indispensable factor in progress toward right living
 But any institution, however right and estinl- able it may be in its essentials may yet err i'll details. And SO with this plea for eniency for trespassing upon grounds which many may re- gard as forbidden we make bold to voice d wee protest against the local custom that came from none knows where, of maintaining an unceasing clangor of bells fer seemingly intermnabe per iods at every church gatherin time.
 \ few timely tolls from the belfries is readily recognized as a useful means of reminding the public that an hour of worship has arrived at some local church. The observance of meeting time in ths way is a most desirable custom. Nearly anyone will admit that on peaceful Sunday morn, the rytMmic tolng of church bell accentuates the sense of rest from toll and of recreative leisure prevailing at such a time. Or of an evening, it is far from unpleasant 10 have a tolling bell recall to mn
 a certain number of people are gathering pursuance of an ideal that time Ias shown to be generally uplifting in it's influence on mankind.
 But when the measured tolls become hysteric- al, as if the janitor by dint of much deafenng camOr, intended to drive everyone in the city to sanctuary from the earspittng din, or failing of having a decent attendance at his particular religious haunt, was taking acutely painful re- venge on the negligent populace by establishing a temporary Bedlam, a very modest and withal respectful rebellion against this plethora of santed sound may be in order.
 It is reasonably positive that nothing is gain ed for the Christian cause by creating from a half to three-quarters of an hour of pandemon- ium preliminary to supposedly peaceful religious meeting.
 Now, just to step from the realm. of fact into that of suppositon for moment, let us surmise what the general effect would be if every pub lie gathering was heralded in the same way and for similar length of time. Fancy the consternation that would ensue if every theat rical performance, lodge meeting, prizefght, or other kind of social gatherings were prefaced by a half hour, or even few minutes, of stren- nous jangling of mammoth bells If such were the custom it is safe to say that in the course of evolution, city dwellers would, in few years be either totally deaf or deaf as adders. And if any of us had to submit to such orgies of sound, we probably would be indifferent to which of these fateS befell us.
 And so, with one last and final apology for suggesting any slight change of local custom in field that is justly held sacred and immune from the laity's reproach, we respectfully