The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-06-07

. pccpCu tITOuSH kHOt-HOfe. nef
sat my first friend pulling away at al
r imitation Meerschaum and pushing
great stream of smoke toward tn
rafters. The wicked boy went an
called two more of his brothers, whel
three knot holes were kept busy TO
several minutes. They returned t,
TIL. house and told their father al
about it, and now he will hardl,
speak to the fellow who has gottel
in such habit of kicking at every
thing other people do that he|over
looks the fact that he does not hid,
his own smoke.
Keep thy foot, means don't kick.
| Over in California quite a number
OF pious Christians presented them
selves to- certain church and asked tc
be admitted as members. Right away
some of the home members com.
menced to kick. The candidates were
not asked whether they had repented
OF their sins, whether they had made
good the wrong deeds they had for
merly done, whether they had quit
lying and swearing and Judging and
fooling and taking and the such like,
but they were asked, have you been
immersed? Upon replying that this
had never been done upon or for them
there was kick in Israel to the last
ditch. This kick has grown to such
immense and tremendous proportions
| that three preachres have had to get
down and out, and the peaceful com
munities surrounding the three
churches interested in this heresay
| clause, are disturbed and chagrined
and annoyed. The good people who
were turned away said they would
not make any kick about so long as
they were willing to grant to others
every right of conscience that thew
claimed for themselves.
A man came to me the other day
and kicked about the percentage of
hypocrites we have in. the churches.
He stated that there is an alarming
condition existing in our churches in
Idaho. He kicked about the KIND
OF sermons we get, the LENGTH of
sermons, the HIGH singing, the
LONG prayers and thu continual dig
ging for coin. He kicked and kicked
and then kept his foot a moment and
then kicked some more. He found
liars in the church, and Fudgers, and
takers and SINNERS and sneaks and
unconverted and robbers and adult
erers and everything else that is dis
reputable. He was going to take his
chances outside. He had special kick
at all the liars on earth. He thought
you could convert thief and he |
would quit stealing, and convert
drunkard and he would quit drinking,
and all the way through the whole
list of sinners until he came to the
liar. He said if you did convert liar
would go right on lying. Some men,
Der OF one of the churches had put
out some poisoned wheat for him and
separated him from his coin. He was
hiding out that eleven tons to the
lcre is more than he will get no mat
er how we'll he cares for his alfalfa
md his equity in the ranch is no
arger than it was when he first got
lold OF the property. His kick seem
ID to be pretty we'll founded, but even
It that he could quietly slip into
hurch and worship God after the
lictat of his own conscience lust
o he kept it from debating a kick 4
Turing that hallowed hour in which
II the world should engage.
A woman said year since that she
you'd never come to hear me preach.
70 more, for said she, his preaching q
ont do me NO good. for he hain't ,
'ot NO education. The fact was |
I'd not know how to preach a friend
t hers into Heaven when he had
ever shown any inclination in that !
ERECTION while alive. l got a letter
rom California this week asking me
l what shape was my education. A
Missionary wants me to tell them
ow frequently substitute an adiec-
We tor an adverb and whether | start
IT by saying YOU and Me or ME
nd YOU, or YOU and I. 1t seems c
lat my first kicker's kick has even O
receded me to another state. That O
oman never comes around where | !,
m preaching except on special oc-
lsions,. and her girl still writes her d
tiers for her and she always leaves '
er glasses at home so she just cannot s.
lad for them in the lodge where the h
gifts are so bad.
was holding revival in an Idaho ;,
wn last winter when my own church D
ross the street imported an evange- p
st and started rousing meeting. In c,
week me- the evangelist who open Ia
up on ME two of his fifteen inch =.
mons. Now remember, at the out 81
t. said he, that have been in college :"
sht years. His kick was very per OF
nal and very direct. He said | was II
ry wrong and to make the case in
ore sinful, | knew was wrong. He b,
ed his foot freely and ferociouslv -
kicked with vigor and added vim n ,,'
he proceeded 1t takes a certain 1
,ount of kicking, of course, but let lie
keep our foot when we are in the tn
ouse of God.
As a rule o9
A mans fool: X
When it's hot, la
lie wants it cool; '"
Always wanting what is not ="
Never liking what he's got. ue
When its cool &c
lie wants it hot sa
is well maintained all