Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1915-05-20
MORE SUNDAY DINERS
SEASONED WITH SONG
By Dan McVann

l was first tempted to not
mention my dear brother Hen
ry's speel of last week, which
he made in defence of this
very popular Sabbath decora-
ton; but since he informs us
that he has surely been a teach
er and leader for twenty-five
years, surely what he says de-
serves a passing notice at leat,
although he offers nothing re-
sembling an argument.
My article which he attenmpt-
ed to answer contained a Sc
we're indite against Sunday dec
orations. Upon this question
he plays silent, but his very si-
lence in this connection would
seem to indicate that he also
favors this form of Sabbath
decorations we'll as the other,
since they sometimes sing songs
at a decoration and he seems to
be in favor of most anything
provided you flavor it with
song. I do not believe that a
dance or a card party can be
sanctified by the singing of a
good song. Neither do I be-
lieve Sunday dinner or a Sun
day decoration can be sanctified
by flavoring them with a few
good songs.
Strange that a man with two
good eyes, who has been a teach
er and leader among the people
for twenty-five years, has never
been able to see that these
things are detrimental to the
Sunday School interests. Truly
none are so blind as those who
Having eyes, see. not" Mark
S:18) Convince man against
his will, and he is of the same
opinion still'. No wonder he
did not know what to do with
the mole without eyes. He is
binder than the mole. You
remember that he placed my
head on that jay bird and said
it flew backwards. | guess it
was trying to back off from one
of his all day Sunday dinners or
decorations, stunning the ap-
pearance of all evil. Now, if his
head had been placed on that
bird what do you think it would
have done. Why, it would have
left it's nest of little ones and
flew away to some dinner or dec
grafton, and while having big
time there singing and croak-
ing over the feast, the enemy
would have destroyed its nest
and young ones. Just so will his
presence while he goes after
the loaves and fishes.
But he accuses me of being
cranky. To this I plead gull
ty, for no one is so cranky as
the one who cranks with a
crank.
Evidently he reaches his eli
max when he says that singing
is a good thing and defys any
one to say that it is not. Now
this is no argument at all.No
one will deny that singing is
one of the very best things, but
you should not take a good
thing into bad company. You
should not coat the devils's pills
with the Lords sugar. OF
course many have been convert
ed through good songs, but how
many was ever saved by Sunday
dinners and decorations, even
though they be favored with
songs? Our brother being un-
able to answer the arguments
against these things simply
made an imaginary argument
and then boasted that he could
tare 1t down. 1t reminds us
of the little boy who tried in
vain to push down the strong
house, and when he could not,
he proceeded to build a cob |
house, then with one stroke of
his little hand he swept it from
the floor and boasted that he
had demolished the strong build
ing.
I am contending against
anything that decoys the people
away from the Sabbath School,
Sunday after Sunday. If all
the people should go after these
attractions as many of them do,
no one would be left at home