Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12
DRESSING AND GOING TO CHURCH.

| this town. When | arrived there
the people had nearly filed the house
| The ladies or most OF them We're
| punching and having a social chat.
| took seat near the stand very
soon a lady came in and took a seat
| near the door, she was stranger to
me and don't think any one pres
ent knew the lady. She was sick
ly looking woman and poorly dressed
but she and her dress was neat aid
clean, seemed to be weak and tired
The ladies' of the congregation were
Having social chat all together and
didn't notice the strange lady. She
| was alone and no one bid her well
come. The pastor soon arrived and
went directly to the pulpit and In a
little time commenced service, the
strange woman acted as though she
was deeply interested during the
tsarvlce The sermon was not long
one consequently the congregation
was soon dismissed. looked toward
the door and the lady was gone. /
Hooked toward the lady several times
during the service and concluded she
was deeply interested, though her
appearance caused me to think that
her life had been hard one, not one
of the congregation paid any atten-s
tion--and she never visited our
church again when ! was there-now
! [ conclude, that this is funny way
to make religion interesting. She
seemed to enjoy the service. She
looked humble and, meek aud how
can we conclude that Gods love
wash + as tender toward her as if
she was dressed in silk and satin, but
/ it seemed that she Indifference dis
PLAYED by the membership drove her
away, drove her where? Ii might
be to eternal rum; but believe this
woman was christian, her features
yea her whole person displayed a
chrstian spirit, although she didn t
make any display of fancy and costly
apparel. / have often heard men
and women say, | can GO to church
today. Why? because have worn
the same old clothes till every body
will be talking about it. What do
| you think God will say, If we don t
do our duty. because our clothes are
out of fashion. The SPECTATORS in
during are making tools out of lots
of our common people, by the styles
set forth.
The fashion changes three or -four
times year and it taxes right good
lot of cash to meet the demands Of
fashion. ! have often heard people
say, can t go to church today
Why. Because havnt any dress, or
suit fit to go to church. But ! saw
YOU short time ago at church and
| thought you were wearing a beau
tiful suit. Oh that fashion has
changed and good many VIII be
there dressed IN the new styles and
| I'd feel bad IN my old suit. | want
to know what God thinks Of style.
There is ore thing do know and
that is God don Judge by the wear
ling apparel; contrite spirit and o.
bedienu service is what He loves and
lis pleased with We ought to be
clean and decent without aud within
but the apparel that we wear has but
little to do in regard tn salvation.
Ii am Inclined to be OF the opinion,
Though am not inclined to Judge
any one but il seems there is too
much service given to fashion |
don't think our peop'e neglected the
lady spoken of wilfuily on account of
her appearance, but oversight. The
lady needed encouragement and II
she had gotten II, she would today
very probably been constant at
tendant aud might have been a great
help to the prosperity of our church,
Now feel that was just as uneon-
cerned and indifferent as the ladies,
and SO ! plead guilty.
! 4 Dan rlcLRop