The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-12-19
BY SANBALLAT

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BY SANBALLAT
rough clothing, who hustled around
to get it ready for REV. Mr.. Hoity
Toity, ths grand and mighty preach.
er Of the--tabernacle. ! recalled
having heard that preacher speak 70
a club meeting. / recalled his i'm
maculate dress, and the precision with
which his hair had been combed and
dressed. I recalled the crease in his
trousers. My heart sank as / though,
Of going into his comfortable Office
and asking that round faced, cheerful
individual to DO SOMETHING ON
BEHALF OF THE POOR DOWN
TRODDEN SINNERS WHO NEED.
ED THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO
THEM. But my friend and ! went il
and made our mission known. Did ]
say known? I take it back. We tried
TO make our mission known. can see
the poor fellow, whom I accompanied
l recall that many time he has gone
hungry at luncheon hour each day fol-
an entire week, in order to save the
money that he had for lunch to get
some comfort for some poor sinner
in jail-to take to him or her on
Sunday. I recalled that on more than
one occasion that man had denied
himself and family necessities, in or
der that he might work out some
plan to keep a poor discharged or pa
rolled prisoner from going hungry,
and in trying to obtain him job
where he could max good. I have
heard that poor fellow as on his
knees he pleaded with God to make
him unselfish in his work for the
needy and poor outcasts Of society.
AS he stood there in contrast with
that fine preacher Of the Temple
felt a pity, for I almost sensed what
the answer would be. It came short,
and snappy, for these popular preach
ers must be short and snappy, in Or
der that they will have plenty of time
to get a close shave, and have their
nails manicured and their boots
BACKED, before the next pink tea at
fair comes off. It was snapped out
you CAN'T GET MY CHURCH"
Then I thought Of the great spirit fol-
whom the meeting was to be ar
ranged, and the great work for which
he was to plead. BUT I DID NOT
THINK THOSE THINGS UNTIL
WAS ENTIRELY WITHOUT THE
TEMPLE ATMOSPHERE, because
as curtly-as briefly, and as aptly az
he had turned down an opportunity
to help in the great work of making
it possible to carry out the dictum OF
the Master-to preach the Gospel to
every creature, I replied rs
ALL WE WANT TO KNOW. COME
S4N DIM HOO4
MORNING, MR.. HOITY TOITY."
ANOTHER OF THE SAME DE-
NOMINATION
There is another great church In
in the same city, and it has about
equal influence with the first. They
were of the same denomination. We
went there. The preacher was not
in. 1t was nearly twelve o'clock, and
he had hardly had time to get to the
church. Perhaps he would be down
in the afternoon" Many of his large
corps of assistants were on the job.
My, they were running hither~and
yon, with all kinds of plans. One of
them-ALMOST gave US sympathetic
hearing. We finally used the phone
and called the preacher at his home
"No-our engagements were well
ahead"-and every hour Of his church
was taken up. There was no hint
that We might have the church at IN
hour when there were no regular
services going on, but there were the
usual-"I am sorry" etc.
STILL ANOTHER
In the great church in which I was
raised-I had still another experience
to 60 through before / could switch
to another denomination and childe
its lack Of sympathy with the ONE
GREATEST OF ALL CAUSES.
Being member of a certain organ
ization Of men, which has clubs in
nearly every city Of the land, I have
had reason to meet a man, q great
preacher, or one so-called-who is of
that same denomination. I have heard
him talk at national gatherings, and
1 have asked myself WHAT is THE
FAILING OF THAT MANI" His
speeches always appeared to me to be
directed toward the reconciliation of
all sorts of unreconciliable elements.
In short, they just breathed hypoc.
risy in every line.
In that club are men Of all faiths.
The Catholics know that when that
man is introduced as a presbyterian
that he is a Protestant. Let him
or whosoever would do so, for him,
place his head ostrich-like in the sand,
pretend that the Catholics do not
know that. Presbyterianism is Pro-
testant, they cannot get those Cath
olics to feel anything but that Grass
hypocritical trick is being played
upon them. The Jews, when he is