The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-12-05
che BANK CLERK Ase THE SO0A JCQkGR
JUST GOSSIP HEARD IN THE STORE

ten drunk dances. are YOU
Il uim'l insiuuntin' nothing eX-
clpl what one of our customers
was inSinlIuiim' to one Of our book
Keepers, but ii looks pretty p'ansib.e
Ia me. The mere fact that Il nice
dance WAS held, minus II few who
usually attend the dances makes 1t
look like our customer had some
grounds from which To draw his
conclusions
"Wrll. ! don't know" said the
Soda .Irrkrr. "i!ui if that's II fact
III like tu belong tu that cub nnd
I'm going /" put my name up FOR
membership"
"Alc too" agreed The Bank CLERK.
"I,ut maby the hig meeting had
something tu dp with the dance
said the Soda ,lcrkcr.
"Mahy So" said the Bank tlcrL,
but when you lock at the effect
the thing had un souIr folks IL makes
you doubt The good il had on any.
thing ar nmyh0dy.'
Explain yourself son" said the
Soda .lrrkcr.
THAT don't need cNplninin for
It's II known fact that half th" mrln-
brrS IN certain church. are mad
with the other half Of the mrmlrr-
ship because uf the nirrtin and They
tell me that u certain Sunday
School class H. about Ia split up
over ID, aud that one of our leading
business men iS ~ upset over the
Bible .iiHi hes wriiin' Hll over the
country lu find ulIi who really did
write the Bible aud is trying Ia get
II history uf the same. This inert
ing, has certainly don" me ~ nr
good. why every time ! wcnt'to the
thing some good brother or sister
.pl up aIh tod liS what u lowo0Wn
Sroundrrl h. or she lud been n
all this time I've brrIf hOldim. them
In esteem for being =" good and
rhriStiunil,r. But believe me ]
know now. that is moi nfc 10
trusl umyhn'..', in the church ar out
no mui;"r how long their face lrohs
"r how good they seem Ia b"-frnm
NOW on my motto j. trust nobody
hui thySclf."
''Dnn'l Il" too hard Oh The folks
who gnl rrligi, ~ said the Soda
.Irrkcr. Give 'rm some credit ~
least" Don't yuu think they don't
.ct Crr'li, for all they civ" "r hu.
Why one almighty high monk II dn
monk. Christian in one at oiIr hig
churches gOi religion AMI every
time Mr.. Ramsay grt mp AMI juk krd
the crowd into oprTin" up their
pocket books this good brother mud"
a plcdg" whether hr paid il or not.
Why he last day the meeting hrld
hr got 80 much religion aud saw 80
much lighl that he gave fifty dollars
or his hundred and fifty thousand.
ar more. aud thu, night when they
were glrHnin. III" field hr had his
fifty r".HunnrIIrcd for the benefit
nr those who wcr" moi "ul in the
morning ar Afternoon"
Welt, nim't u r"Ilu got u right
Ia d'mnlr fifty dollars 10 II chari.
table Hu>r|
"Dh, Surr." suid ih" Bank Ilcrh.
"l'ut what gets my Proud An.orI'
l. the fact that b" will dnnui" fifty
dollars Ia n hi". strong. able. r.hodird
man who wears u different suit 0f
clothes every day in tn" week. and
rides In u hig auiumOhilr aud lives
IN luxury all The year round and
then 20 To ia" trustees meeting Of
u certain bank aud vote ugiils,
giving The customary NlnuS pres
cnl 1" ilI" employees "f that bank.
! Just want 10 say that while that
good Christian brother iS runiIin.
his business 10y chungimg lhrccs
Ia cichtS nmd ones 10 SrvcnS on his
sugar barrels. and trying 10 run his
church aud donating money Ia the
support Of II trayclin. evangelist.
he'd better remind himself IN All
his charitubIcnrsS, that charity br.
gins nj hOnc."
"Whcw." said the Soda .Icrkrr
aS The Bank tlcrk blew back 10 his
task of halumring accounts, aud hr
turned Ia his task of serving break.
fast 10 u gang Of lalc rising Loud
speakers"