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

sat my first friend pulling away at al
imitation Meerschaum and pushing
great stream of smoke toward tn,
rafters. The wicked boy went ant
called two more of his brothers, wheI
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 hide
his own smoke.
| Keep thy foot, means don't kick.
| Over in California quite number
of pious Christians presented them
selves to. certain church and asked te
be admitted as members. Right away
some of the home members com.
menced to kick. The candidates were
not asked whether they had repentec
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 they
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 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 a 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
finding out that eleven tons to the
acre is more than he will get no mat
ter how we'll he cares for his alfalfa
and his equity in the ranch is no
larger than it was when he first got
hold OF the property. His kick seem
ed to be pretty we'll founded, but even
at that he could quietly slip into
church and worship God after the
dictat of his own conscience Just |
so he kept it from debating a kick |
during that hallowed hour in which
all the world should engage.
A woman said year since that she
would never come to hear me preach,
NO more, for said she, his preaching
don't do me NO good. for he hain't
got NO education. The fact was |
did not know how to preach friend
Of hers into Heaven when he had
never shown any inclination in that
direction while alive. | got a letter
from California this week asking me
IN what shape was my education. A
missionary wants me to tell them
how frequently ! substitute an adjec-
tive tor an adverb and whether | start
DIT by saying YOU and Me or ME-
and YOU, or YOU and l. 1t seems
hat my first kicker's kick has even
preceded me to another state. That
woman never comes around where |
I'M preaching except on special oc-
,asions, and her girl still writes her
etters for her and she always leaves
her glasses at home SO she just cannot
cad for them in the lodge where the
lights are so bad.
l was holding revival in an Idaho
o"H last WiillST WHen my own church |
lcross the street imported an evange-
list and started rousing meeting. In
week l me- the evangelist who open
a up on ME two of his fifteen inch
Now remember, at the out
et. said he, that have been in college
light years. His kick was very per
onal and very direct. He said l was
cry wrong and to make the case
more sinful, | knew was wrong. He ,
sed his foot freely and ferociously.
lie kicked with vigor and added vim ,
S he proceeded. 1t takes a certain
mount of kicking, of course, but let
S keep our foot when we are in the
louise of God.
AS rule
A mans fool:
When it's hot,
He wants it cool;
Always wanting what is not
Never liking what he's got.
When its cool
He wants it hot.