The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-13

] want to. I'll be glad for you to do
so. I don't want to go. don't
feel like I'd be doing right to 60.
and won't 60 just now. I'm going
to wait till feel like the Spirit has
told me to 90, and ! believe the
Spirit can come to me and show me
how to live good life, when I'm
ahold of my plow handles just the
same as in this church" SO Sam
wouldn't 90 because | wouldn't.
That's why didn t think he felt like
it or he would have gone by himself
andiwithout any persuading. Every
thing went on lively, women scream"
ing, children scared nearly to death,
men crying; two old brothers got out
in the middle of the floor hugging
each other. Sakes alive! men are
more free about some things than
women are anyway. And they
called all that racket shouting. And
/ just kept on watching. A few
months later not one of those peo-
pie who had got religion and be-
come church members would speak
to each other, and the two old
Brothers which had Rugged like
bears, one was stalking tie other
with a shot gun, till he was afraid.
for many weeks, to put his head out
of the door of his own house. Il
never knew what the trouble was
all about but Il heard" it started
from they say" But as said,
people change, so some of those
people made up and are good friends.
And again, that's religion to forgive
peoples failines-for who is with
out fault?
I've be en- hearing lots of kicking
by church members about folks
going1 to the theater. I'm not a
church member" WHAT" says
my friend? No says I.
and I'm not much of theater goer.
There's some good in both of them
and there's some bad in both of L
them. and the difference in admit
tanee is, when you 90 to the theater
the tickets are collected before you 4
90 in, aud when you 60 to church Is
the collection is taken before you =
90 out, | believe our social system
ruins without the church but there's 4
some people like myself, people who i
didn't have any too much money, 4
and they've been scared. One time
attended church number of Sum- &
days in succession. That church
was situated in a clean and prOmi-
ent city | was not a member but q
was intending to be soon and of y
course when the.taking up dish was ii
passed around didn't drop anything .
n it. Well, that preacher gave me Is
such a look it soured me for long
lime and everybody who didn't b
1rop anything in he gave them the
same look. But when the man on n
he front seat, with the bald head 81
and bullying pockets, dropped in the B
fish piece of green paper with
'ather large figure on it, the preacher III
,ave that man a smile that would
and bow in shame the III
ace of any tropical moon you ever
Jaw. That time | thought five dol
ars and not religion. And yet
Know there are lots of good, honest
people in this world"
Now, Mr.. Editor, the peoples re-
igion of my neighborhood is Just
bout like it has been ever since
vas boy, or maybe it has progress
d little
Sometimes, of a Sunday the sacr-
ID silence will be broken by the
,arking of half dozen dogs.
Sometimes, the silence will be
broken by the shrill crack of gun.
sometimes, neighbors are mad with
leighbors and the trouble is loaded VI
N a two horse wagon and delivered
. O. b. at your door on the profit
haring plan.
Some of my neighbors have their
James enrolled on the church book
md some on the groceryman's book
md some don't belong to any church 4
It all. But nevertheless, they have, s
ONE of them have what l call
veryday religiou-and that is a kind n
'ou can use and not have to keep
t stored away in the band box with
our best Sunday hat. And what II
more could anybody wish carved on
lis headstone than this: I've worn
ny religion everyday and Sunday u
90, and it's as good as new" 4
Sincerely yours. N
GUY SHARP.
'iedmont Section of GuiIford County.
Manp Marrianoc u