The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15

off family supplies for distribution by
the Salvation army.
II accept with earnest intentions any
work assigned TO me by the Salvation
army. but j am pleading for promotion
TO position OF field officer. that ! may
go about preaching to my fclioNmen.' 8
said the cavalier.
This crratic Briiisher was feature
OF the great Industrial parade given by
the Jersey city board OF trade on De-
tober 6. when he appeared IN the Sal
vation Army division carbed in his cow
boy suit astride a bucking broncho. At
intervals along the route he lsssoed
horses and gave exhibitions with the
lariat.
At one time In Denver Cave Brown
Cave was cornered I'm house by a
deputy sheriff, who had a warrant grow
Ing out OF pranks played by him and
other cowboys nj II ranch Cave Brown
Cave disguised himself as the butler. ad :
mitted the sheriff. served him with a
drink and stood back Of his chair while
"A friend explained that the baronet had
escaped by back door.
The religious census in America. the
Christian World thinks. gives no encour-
aGcmcnt TO weary pessimiSts who are
going is declining. and that people are
incTea singlr reluctant to attend public
worship. Since 1905 the population OF
the United States mas increased by about
90 per cent In three typical denomina-
tions Of Christians the growth In church
membership Is greater than the increase
In population. The Baptlsls report an
Increase since 1906 OF more than % per
cent: the Presbyterians rejoice In an In
crease OF - per cent, and the Congre-
cationalists arc not altogether discour-
aging the returns. we find a gain OF a
per cent. II is tolcrably certain that the
church in America is more tnan Keeping
pace with the Increase in population.
Sermons Are Shorter.
Sermons are not so lengthy as they
used TO be. and one seldom sees In the
comic prints the Joke. so familiar In other
times. wherein the minister was chided
for his "fourteenthly" remark. which was
supposed TO mark a period In his sermon
somewhat towards its close.
1t is said that Thomas Hooker thought
his duty il-perforncd II his sermon did
not consume three hours. Once il Is re-
lated that the famous divine did deliver
a really short sermon. preaching eNactly
fifteen minutes. He sat down. but after
n brief rest. was up and AT II again for
two hours more. Every one of cranmers $
| sermons was a small, volume in itself. and
BunVan. Calvin Baxter and Knox are
all said to have been only little more
merCiful to their hearers.
In striking contrast 10 these long dis
| courses may be mentioned some startling
| lv brief sermons OF late years Perhaps
the shortest OF all was that delivered by
| clergyman al Ocean Grove. y. J.. who
after announcing mis- text. impressivey
surveyed his congregation and then said
"Don't worry: it's wicked He then sat
| down II would be difficult to exceed this
in brevIty and effectiveness, but north
| OF England vicar I'm the last century
nearly approached it, He gave out the
| text God so loved the world etc. tC
| which he added this observation: my
| friends did | speak an hour. ] couldn't
| make that message any palmer. III iusl
! leave IL with you" Another example oi
brief but extraordinarily effective SER
mon was furnished by an aged and feeble
| clergyman in Ohio. He had been re.
ques,ed 10 deliver a cnarlty address OF