The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-03-18

pFl0SIS WOulQ pass some k1uQ OF
drink from one to another and all
take a drink.
There was dozen of us men in
the back of the house who were not
the chattering kind, so we looked on
while they performed.
The priest had requested before
he died. not to have a regular
funeral service, & don't blame him.
SO they omitted preaching the fun
eral sermon, but said the regular col
lection to pay for prayers was in
order. That the real purpose of a
funeral sermon was to secure for the
dead the prayers of the living. The
priest also said, the departed father
had been about as near perfect as
was possible for a man to be. But
that no matter how perfect he was
in the sight of men he couldn't be
perfect in the sight, of God, and
therefore could not escape purga-
tory. 1t was the duty of the living
he said, to make that stay in purga-
tory just as short as possible, and he
earnestly requested, that each one
present pay all he could to secure
prayers for the suffering priest in
purgatOry.
Yesterday l was walking down
one of the main streets in Lowell,
and saw a funeral procession ap-
preaching. There were only six
vehicles besides the hearse, and they
passed down the street I was going
to cross, so | waited for them to get
by. Just as they were passing
woman about 80 came up and also
stopped at the corner. Nobody
noticed her specially in the crowd
until the last team had passed, when
she began to cry like her heart would
break. Some one Immediately asked
her what was the matter, and she
answered, chats my fathers funeral
and they took him off and would not
wait for me-" She had been off at
work, l think, and when the priest
got ready for the funeral, he had
things move right on to the burying
ground.
There is lot l would like to tell
you about the Catholics, but you
wouldn't have time for it. However,
| do want to tell you something
about the educational question.
I attended the regular monthly
meeting Of the Congregational min
listers last Monday morning at the
Congregational house in Boston.
There were upward of rs ministers
at the meeting. A resolution was
offered, that the ministers meet with
the committee of the legislature and
urge them to pass a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the appro-
priatiOn of public funds for sectarian
institutions. The first man to speak
on it was ''Weakling' who said in
substance: Il oppose the resolution,
because the Roman Catholics are the
only-ones receiving such aid, it would
look as though the resolution was
aimed at them. They wouldn't like
it, and we can't afford to hurt their
feelings. You no doubt remember
that last year we passed the same
resolution and we Protestants packed
the committee room the day of the
hearing. We worked up such feeling
that the air was electrified till if
weapon had been fourished by the
opposition every man in there would
have fought. The Catholics didn't
even like it last year. 1t will be
worse this year."
AS this "weakling" was taking his
seat, about a dozen men tried to get
recognition on the floor. The chair
recognized one Of the older men, who
said in substance: 81 don't care
whether the Catholics like it or not.
We can inform them that if they
don't leave our government alone
the air will be more electrified than