Connecticut western news., 1916-09-07
The Wurra Wurra Club

The attendance was larger than usual, owing to the fact that there was no prayer meeting scheduled for that evening, and the weather was too unpleasant to go anywhere else. It was dark, and windy, and threatening- just such a night as makes man feel like quarreling with somebody. That's why so many members whose wives were away, came to the meeting. For such is the tendency in human nature that wherever you find the disposition to combativeness developed beyond the power of self-restraint, or control of 1 the pugnacious glands which gov ern the propensities for suitability in our social and domestic relationships, upon which depends so much our harmonious intercourse in the various and diver sified walks of life-and especially is this true with respect to those political scruples, tor, you might say, lack of them, that characterize the settlement of state or national problems on which it is so easy and so pleasant to bitterly disagree; or in other words what you might call the paradox, which is practically the same thing. Con. sequently the president, MT. E. O. Gillette, (Rev.,) had no other choice than to call the meeting to order when the hour arrived to call it to order. And he done so. Then he commanded that the roll be called to order also, which likewise was done so by the secretary who writes these lines. The minutes were read by my brother. N. Watson Hardenbergh. in his usual manner. The Opening Ode was sung by MT. Joseph L. Parsons, accompanied by fellow from the railroad yard on his all.night screecher, after which there was something else.
 MT. Frank Hitchcock got up and said he noticed that the union church ser. vices, held during the ministerial vaca- tion season, were not over.crowdi ng the churches to any uncomfortable ex. tent, and he contemplated with grief and alarm the tendency of the present generation to disregard the traditions and customs of the fathers ill the way of Sabbath observance. In the old days" said he, "every family was represented tt church every Sunday, and every church contained 2 good- sized congregation. Now the com- bined congregations of two. or even | three churches, don't more than half fill the house. And yet there are those who say the world is growing better. can't see it. "
 The fat member struggled to his feet. "I don't see nothin' t cry about" he said. "It hain't no sign my family is any worser than what my gran fathers family was. jest b'coz we don't go t meetin' reg'lar. It hain't b'coz tn world is gittin' worser, but b'coz it's gittin' smarter an more bizness.like. In them old days they wasn't nothin' t do Sundays only t go [ sacred meet in. Nowadays they's other ways t worship, an them of us that hain't narrow an bigotried can worship jest as good outside O church as what we can in it, if we do it in tn k'rert spirit. F'rinstance, if we go at it in tn proper spirit O devoutness we can worship jest as much while we're indulgin' in sacred Sunday ottomobile joy ride, or sacred clambake, or a sacred fshin' exp'dition, or sacred baseball game, or sacred dog fight, or sacred booze picnic, or a sacred hoss race, or a sacred game O draw poker, Or any other form O sacred self-denial. It's all in tn spirit in which tn thing is entered into So ye see, tn world hain't git tim no worser; it's only gittin' broader an wiser than what it was in tn days of our gran fathers. offers that as a motion"
 Twill the gentleman kindly repeat his motion," said the chair.
 II object!' shouted Judge Ford. "The gentleman's religion is contrary the statutes from top to bottom. will read Il chapter"
 I move we adjourn!" shouted MT. Herriman. On being duly seconded the motion was passed.
 before we disperse to our several homes, '' said Constable Rhoades, talk. ing up his position in the doorway and blocking all egress, "it becomes my painful duty, by virtue of che authority vested in ne by the State of CoAnso~- cut, County of Litchfield, ss, to declare this Club evicted from these premises in perpetuity. On behalf of the land. lord, who has not been able to collect a cent of rent from this organization in the last six years, have limited and allowed six minutes for the sexton thereof to throw out all persons, furni. ture and fixtures, vacate the neighbor- hood, bag and baggage, and post Il copy thereof on the public sign.pos nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. This, his order, you will communicate to the rest of the craft for their govern. ment, and it should always be given in the same cautious manner. Now get out!'
 But what's going to become of the : Club as an organization ?" asked the