The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-29

and his ,wo daughters came tripping
by to the sound of the timbrel The
.seraph beckoned the husband Of the
Pillar of Salt and he came to a stand
still you are the party whose right
.eousness saved you when Sodom and
Gomorrah were swept off the earth by
the besom OF destruction The very
same, he replied You are also the
parsonage that turned his daughters
cut to the rabbie?" Lot said nothing.
One more question, and this for the
benefit of genealogy writer's Tell
me what relation you bear to the
grand children of Moab and Ammon?"
Haven't time TO answer such foolish
and unlearned questions pleaded the
beloved of the Lord, as he blew blast
on his golden trumpet, pulled his 49,
carat crown over his ears and was
joined by his youngest daughter in the
sacred dance around the throne
"Who are those people bearing down
upon us with crashing cymbals and
loud hosannahs r. asked Nathan of the
Seraph. That, replied the Seraph,
SIS Murderer's Band Those people
were all hanged for infamous crimes,
but when they found they We're in for
it-that they could not set a commuta-
tion of sentence to life Imprisonment
-repented and were jerked to Jesus.
OF course their victims are in hell for
they didn't have time to repent; but
that does not affect the felicity of this
band for the blest never contemplate
the sufferings of the damned, except
with the liveliest feeling Of joy
just then John Calvin came along.
Where's Servetus?' asked Nathan.
Where should he be but in hell?" re-
torted John. He was an honest, trGth-
ful, kindly-hearted man, with more
brains in his little finger than in my
head. but he got wrong on his scrip
tural views and ] made bonfire of
him. Praise God Almighty, who is a
merciful Cod And he drifted on to
meet Henry the VIII who was gaily
whistling @Catharine, my Catharine"
noticed that Nathan had been TAX
ing i'll every detail of the trip care
fully, but say that he was missing
some one, so be took the courage to
ask of our heavenly guide the where
abouts Of Maloney. "Oh, yes" said
the Seraph, "Maloney came here some
| time ago and secured passage on the
Ferry Boat Democracy wfach plies to
and fro across the crystal river that
is in the midst of the city, but it seems
that He desired to be elected Purser
of the Boat and the crew did not feel
like trusting him as they seemed to
know him, and he became very much
Iincensed and jumped over board TAX
ing with him a copy of The Vinita
Weekly Journal. He used this journal
for a raft for awhile, but his weight
finally overcome the lightness and
buoyancy of the Journal and he sank
and we have not seen him since. We
fear the worst"
Nathan then wanted to know what
had happened to Captain White. Yes,
Yes" said the Seraph, the Captain is
here and is attached to General
Michael's staff You know we expect
battle in heaven soon between Mich
ael and the Dragon General Mike re-
ports that he thinks the Captain would
make very valuable addition to his
forces If he could secure some sort of
portable tree to keep him behind dur
ing the skirmish
| signifed my desire to return to
earth and Brother Nathan and came
back to st. Peter, and that official said,
Nathan, find your account here in
very complicated shape. 1t seems
that your credits and your charges
have not kept apace In addition to
my record, | viii have to interrogate
you as to the amounts claimed for
various services.
did you at all times seek to do the
will of your Lord regardless of any
money considerations" A long pause
ensued, and st. Peter said. Il take It
that you are trying to recall long for.
gotten events, and will give you time.
Did you accept calls to preach at
the churches that needed you worse,
or did you accept calls where the larg
est salary was in sight?' No answer
Did you believe in having instru-
mental music in your church, or were
you non-progressiye?" Answer: That
depended on where ! was"
Did you, when you went away on
preaching trips leave your family
lplenty of money to live on and did
you always see to it that your grocery
bills were paid?" Now. ST. Peter, to
tell the Gods truth, ] may have been
Iderelict on some of these little mat
ters, but such was my trust in the
Almighty that | knew that my family
would be looked after"