Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-27
AS ONE WOMAN SEES 1T
Shortage Of Clergy Suggests Thoughts
OF Clerical Shortcomings and
Prompts Punoent Criticism
From Observing Churchgoer
IsN HARAii u. LNMKIE


Is computed that thNrr arc 1000 too few in
the nited States in order to give every pulpit
preacher. II is also whispered that owing
to lack of competition many pupits arc
very fnadcquatcly filed. In order to get rid
of what. when applied to the ministry. goes
by the name Of dead wood. there should
he at least 1000 more men than there are
pulpits. or 600O more clcrgvmen than there
arc available at this hour and minute.
Ihc dead wood among tho clergy arc
not Of necessity the elderly. past their
phN steal primo minister's but they arc tho
men who should never have been ministers.
Wat HGrriC called the "hcttCr dead type,
These do not bClurg to any ono vintage,
nor are they the ones uf necessity who. since
Dickens days. have been tho butt " every
humoriSi and can .til raise laugh in tho
movies. can think Of any number Of men
vc seen floating about In the ministry who
might fill other professions with profit, but
are hotsam and jctsam in their parishes.
7 KNOW one man who ought to have been
L politician of the old Tammany sort.
lie likes n Convivial COCktail--and takes IL
even whom there is no one TO be convivial
With Ito is one who talks golf instead of
diocesan missions. and who has settled back
int" sinc"urc 0f an endowed parish with
III" a"Sur"urC 0f u VUiir" magistrate who ha@
dom" tn" bows favor. II" makes his sor
nous out ~ u"ri0dl ri mTCn&inCs and takcSN
hlrrS on the market "uI "f hi wfc'S rntri-
munr. lie docs the "0utinC things like
funerals. marrying. barttzing and visiting
with sort Of lazy tolerance that nterfcres
with no one--not even the sexton. When !
hear grumbcrS complain that the clergy are
too set apart. not enough men of the world
and of affairs, | think Of that chap and
wonder what would hc their sensations If he
we're their shepherd.
There are other conscientious ministers
who in trying to be all things to all men,
force themselves into business suits when
off hair
Nho was very COmplaisant because he was
taken for II prize fighter on the way to
i mo,l Hr"ing MN IN pepper and-salt travelling
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"s 'o"' ""' way
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~ tnai ne had mistaken hI> calling ms that
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n'',Ii'u MS Nn'i AZ II was 1t Just needed
i .om,T L =" tIl MN III IN" MOVIES tor the
As bc,u.cer HW ~ Pt tho r,,t0ig.,n ,,A.
A o'lW'tn inc minister who cannot
n,"Ii iI am" ,II "ip VINO d"'H not VISIT ]
would personally choos" the one who cannot
bor rcr,o ~ ""''iSn Ill., kn"W aiWaHs speaks Of