The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22

as they march down Pennsylvania
Howard. magnificent man that he
was. and a Christian. said. your re-
quest 10 equal to command You
ara my superior. but I an glad and
delighted to give way TO General
Logan. He deserves the honor
And when the army Of the Tonnes
sec, in the review. vent down Penn
syivaaia avenss. John A. Logan rode
Bye asa by. H.s~-la SAID. To- .saer-
man. well where win ride In the
procession. GeneraiT'
Sherman said ~You ride right mp at
and me-"
HunAle YsurseIf.
Humble yourself in the sight of the
the procession went down Pennsyiva-
MIA avenue, General Grant and Gen.
eral sherman and General Howard
rode at the head.
You do what the Lord wants and
sec how he Will put his hand of APP
prevail on you and how he will bless
you in this old world and do great
things. Listen!
Don't como to church---and if YOU
do, como late II it's too wet, too dry,
too hot. too cold. too windy. too dusty.
don't come. OF course the preacher
you expect him to be there. Don't
tended for yUu when you 60 to church.
People might think you were interest
ed II you got mp under tho pulpit.
I used to nrc for the Northwestern
Railroad. / can run locomotive: IL
she blows out a cylinder head. breaks
\ side rod or throws a tire, I can I'M
couple her ana bring her in. I used
I carry . little card that let's me ride.
And 10 we used to. when we made up
a freight train. put the loaded cars in
front and the empty ones behind be-
cause It pulls easier.
And don't for the world ever think
Of praying for the preacher. No! Or
the church Don't sing. When you
don't sing. Just look like . barnacle.
my friends, ON the huh Of a ship. Don't
sing! And don't attend prayer meet
ing, and II you do. why don't take part.
You know PAul said women shouldn't
speak tn meeting. Yes, but will tell
you sometime why he said so. 1t has
no more reference to me and you than
wearing sandals instead OF shoes. I
win tell you sometime. And don't en-
courage tbs pastor. but toll his faults
to everybody you see and if his SER
mons help you. don't let him know 1t.
but II he says something you dont like,
get busy.
And IL yo1 SO = stranger in the
audience. don't shake hands with him
because II You do he win come back:
and he might go TO heaven instead OF
he'll. He might fall In love with Jesus
Christ nnd hate the devil II you showed
an interest In him. Let him alone.
I@sssas ~ Coatra~t.
And never try to bring anybody to
church with you. II You did. you'd fill
up the old ice house Let the pastor
the fighting while the privates sit
around under the shade. smelling the
coffee boil and the bacon fw. See
that his salary Is always behind time.
He can work down hero and board up
in heaven.
And II he DOESN'T visit you as often
as you think he should or that you de-
serve, treat him very coldly. He has
nothing particularly to do but to wait
or you. He only has to preach two
sermons = week. and run the prayer
meeting, and marry people, and bury
people. and settle individual and church
quarrels. and visit tho sick. and pray
| with the dying. and collect church sub
scriptions. The church hires him Just
| anything special to do.
And try and run the church. II you
sec anybody willing TO take hold and
help with the church work. be sure
and find fault with them and accuse
them OF being bold and forward And
newer speak to anybody sbout Jesus
C.hxaet Kcpf ymsAvf aASeid 90 aag sssAf
And don't Be particular about how
Gods house looks inside or out. but
keep your own fne-
ON. you've got PersfxA russ and the
| candelbrA Of wealth on your moor; the
church IL good enough for the thirty
Ave cent ingrain-
Insist on your views being adopted
on an questions brought up before the
church. And don't give In for the
! majority. This government In run on
the ma 5ority rule. but in the church.
| the tail ways the dog.
And when you are sick don't let the
pastor know anything about IT, Don't
and II he doesn't. then tell people how
disinterested he was In you and ne
never came near. when you were sick.
Sia bet my life 3ust BY looking at
you that's tust what you've been
doin'. You've got Just that kind of q
map on you.
And II you ses everything working
N0LhnOusOuBVs BtI Uu0y 8bu NY anu
stir up . fuss and engender strife.
You ara Writing n guspel
chapter . day
IN 0eeds that You do
And IN words that you gay
Men read what you vrfts,
Whether False or true:
Say, what n the gospel.
According 10 you?
Just pardon an Illustration from
my own life. My father went to the
war. Company r, Twenty-third iowa.
IN August 7 was horn on tho 18th
Of the following November. My
father never came back home.
drew 4 pension from Uncje Sam from
tho day Was born until was SIX
teen years old: spent most OF my life
in 4 soldiers orphans. home up In
Iowa John Scott. lieutenant gov
esnor Of iowa. my brother Ed and
wcre there. Ed went M into North
Dakota. worked NJ the Northern Pa
cfhc Railroad company. took up land.
went into Iowa and went to work
down there, worried IN q furniture
stoeo--used TO drive the hearse.
used to M furniture and then I