The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-05
THE JEFFERSONIAN

he was greatly astonished at such a
charge as that, against him. He de-
clared that he had been drinking it
forty years and had never had
enough in his life. In another in
stance, brother who had charges
preferred against him f r signing
liquor petition, appeared to answer
at the proper time. He admitted
that the charge was true but thought
that the church ought to forgive
him, for the reason that when he
signed it he was so drunk he did
not know what. he was doing. They
forgave him.
The devotional exercises of
church in such condition will al
ways be lacking in spiritual power.
In many of our churches this part
of the worship has dwindled into
mere performance, the object of
which is to please the world. AS
good brother said, some time ago, it
is intended to entertain. Some of
the songs they use are worse than
nonsense. The words are foolish
and the music is taken from Ger
man dance songs. Such stuff will
never help an immortal soul in it's
struggle onward and upward
through the vale Of tears" / was
in a church, not long since, which is
making progress in it's effort to. keep
up with ''the procession" and after
the choir had rounded out few
of it's sorriest, / hope, the real SEN
sation for the occasion was intro
duced. The, performer walked out
and was seated. The fiddle was
tuned and the bow had plenty of
rosin on it. For the life of me
could not tell whether it was meant
to jig fiddle or fiddle jig. l had
to leave or suffer. l decided to do
the latter. While enduring the
agony the best 1 could | thought of
an old veteran who l had previously
noticed just across the way from
where I was sitting. [ felt curious
to know just how the ''battle was
going" over there. 1t required the
exercise of all the fortitude> he had
left after our surrender at Green's
boro, N. c., to get him through the
trying ordeal. A poor man at an
cid time ball., waiting for bare
footed partner, would not have been
more out of place than he seemed to
feel. The most delightful thing
about such an experience is, it don't
last always. But, sad to say, there
was more to follow" The solo
was to be pulled off, and it was
pulled" I have never heard any
thing like it, and never expect to
unless I hear the same thing again.
The noise was sort of compromise
The noise was a sort Of compromise
between the sound of fog horn
and the scream of a panther. 1t
was low and high, up and down,
round and round, now a scream,
and then howl, and then the fire.
whistle stunt, but thank the Lord,
it did not last always. You ask me
what was the effect of it. | can't
tell you. | know that it could not
help to prepare any one for the
preaching that was to follow. AS
for myself, / felt more like going
home and getting my Bible and in
my room alone with God, reading
the Savior's sermon, which begins
with, Blessed are the Poor III
Spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of
Heaven"
With an unconverted member
ship, furnishing entertainment" to
suit the world and using the world
to pull in more of the world, where
is this miserable travesty to end?
We are strong in money, strong
in education, strong in numbers, but
Insist that we are weak in that in