Arizona republican., 1917-06-25

exaltaton results did from the exhortations circuit riders at proracted meetings" but certainly the hearers of Mir. Sunday impressed with the notion that decent, clean living pays, and a time. at least the saloons complain of falling off of bus wherever the sawdust trail winds it's way along.
 In the early days of his ministratons the churches restrained manifestations of joy his cooperation and some openly resentful of the and easy methods adopted by him for winning souls. Perhaps they think no better of those methods now but in deference the growing popularity of MT. Sunday they receive him with show of friendness and and then extend frigd fingers of fellowship.
 is be wondered at, though that their of him is somewhat restrained. His nterpreta tion sacred scriptures sometimes appalling. For instance, in of his New York meetings he de- scribed the of David and Goliath varying will be made apparent, from the scriptural or Solemn style" with which have become familiar through King James Version:
 David's brothers were off in the His father called him and said. Dave your mothers getting ner vous about your brothers They haven't phoned her in long time You go what's up! So David got five smooth stones and went forth. AS he came along Goliath stepped out.
 The conversation then between the champion and the contender was thus freely translated by MI Sunday:
 David (to the gang)-whos that big stiff?
 The Gang-Oh. he's the main works around here.
 Goliath to David)-Oome here you smp and I'll feed your carcass to the birds
 Davd-is that so? (Blooey)
 Then MT. Sunday. illustrating by of his famous overland throws what next happened described the closing remarks of the champion:
 "Ow-wow." shriezs Goliath and drops. David had soaked him the between the lamps. Co., Hath took the count
 We will state that do not like this Perhaps at time in the past religion too austere and gloomy; God held in much aloofness We better with religion but think when become familiar with the Sacred Word to joke of it.
 The Sunday of the meeting of David and Goliath aimed at humor and hit only buff foonery If readers like this of thing will recite better and funnier one, from Uncle Tom Holland. a pioneer Arizonan, formerly the owner of Castle Hot Springs Uncle Tom was reverent reader the Bible, many of whose stories he translated cowboys prospectors and other guests of Castle Creek, into terms with which they familiar. One these renderings concerned the Confusion of Tongues:
 Wunst the folks got they We don't like the way Gods runnin things. He's up there alone aint got nobody consult with We'll jis build tower up heaven an go up an give Him ad- vice" So they got bzzy started the tower of Babel Tn Lord he winked His eye an to Hisself. "Tl 'em go fer while an when git ready I'll change tongues em.'
 Wun day when they pretty near to tn clouds, they feller up at the top a-ayn' brick beat the band. He leaned tn side of the an yelled to bod carrier:
 More mudi"
 The bod carrier looked up at him strange and yels back:
 Kin savvy,"
 Uncle Tom Holland never got cent for this kind of work but perhaps he could have done well if he had carried his the province of New York