The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-05

men who now bring the circus to US each
year, for they are blessings to mankind.
We have a circus in Pensacola, and
am going-my boy and I. And am
counting on meeting all Of the other
fond fathers and doting granddaddies
there with little boys and girls This
trip I am mentioning is the afternoon
performance, and at night we fond
fathers will slip back and see all Of the
side shows.
have just had lengthy talk with
some good woman over the phone. She
says some Of The pictures in The Journal
make good women blush to sea them
They are too immodest to go into homes,
She says, which shows just how impos-
sible It is to please everyone. I have
desire to make The Journal the cleanest
newspaper published in America, a
paper that may be read by men and
women. and young boys and young wonl-
en- without offending them in the least
Unless The Journal causes people to
have higher ideals and better aspirations
it is a complete failure.
The New Journal is meeting with
most hearty reception. Hundreds Of
people, every day, either call The Jour-
nal over the phone, write or come to
The Journal office in person to express
their appreciation for the splendid news
paper that is being published. and it is
so unusual to hear a complaint that l
cannot refrain from telling about the
complaint.
And I am glad to have the complaints.
and II possible to remedy them will do
so, but the province of a newspaper is
to give to the people the news Of the
world. in word and in picture, and am
sure The Journal will compare favorably
with any other newspaper in the world
for being clean, wholesome and true.
I think I will preach a sermon now
just for a change. OF all subjects in
the world in which people are interested
religion leads them all, and 1t perpIexes
me quite little to know that on such
a vital subject as the life hereafter there
Is such a difference Of opinion.
Men Of all lands, since the beginning
Of time. have been religious. Their
IDEAS Of religions, oftentimes, have led
them to extremes, but it has been the
religious ideals that have carried the
people on to the present civilization.
Even today We have extreme religious /
True, it is growing less and !
less all Of the time, but it still is here
In abundance, and 1t ought not to be. |
Instead Of envy and hatred among re-
igious sects there should be an abund-
ance of love and cooperation, and a
mutual working together for the one
great aim-the life hereafter. have
never been able to understand why SEN
sible people who differ on religious mat
.ers cannot quietly sit down together
md talk the subject over. but apparent
v that day has not arrived.
With all, the world is getting a better
place in which to live. Men are becom-
ng more God-fearing. and the DISPOSE
ion to CO. operate with ones fellow man
s apparent everywhere.
We have more good preachers than
aver before in the world. and they are
ensible preachers. preaching a practical.
sense religion. The denomlna-
ions are getting closer together, and
most surely the Lord Is closer to all the
,eopie.
They are learning more about PEN
acola all the time" said Alex Friedman
fter his return from New York recently.
LEX says only few years ago the New
FORK people didn't know where Pensa-
ola was located, and We're surprised to
now that IL Is in Florida
Alex says 1t is a different story now.
nd / rather suspect that Alex has had
bout as much TO do with putting Pen
acola on the map as any other person
I Pensacola. He is an eternal booster.
'ho believes he has the best town in