San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
By J. P McEVOY

JUMP (Bsauing 1Vi professional goodwill to a How dee
do Fellow Go-Geters. How dee do, l welcome you by
name for I'm glad that have came, How dee do fellow
GoGetters. how dee do how dee do daughter and ab-
fase want to tell you real kick out of standing
up here before all you heChristians and leading the
straight left of righteousness to the of niquy and
following up with right to the chin of sim Tap
pGnSe the Req Klnmp illustrates his yemorks) want
to tell you think you've got fine name for your organ
izaton-the Go-Getters It's noble name it's an
inspiring All the great men of history have been
GoGetters.
The Bible is full of Go-Getters. David was a Co
Getter Ask Goliath, he knows. Delilah Co-Getter
Did she get Samsonl hope to tell YOU Samson himself
SLOUGH in his prime TIL thousand Phiistines
with the awbone of What afterdinner speaker
he would have made Take St. Paul, great Go-Getter
and the first and greatest of all the mail order statesmen
tell you you've written any sales letters
like Saint Pauls Epsles to the Romans and the Thes
saonians, and the Ephesans He only sold them
Christianity but they stayed sold That mail order
campaign with olowups for your long blue whskers You
could afford pay Paul of Tarsus big salary today if
you could get him in your advertising department
Now let talk about business and religion In the old
days religion business. Today business is religion
Men used to build cathedrais Today build sky-scraper
They fought crusades to the Holy Land from the
Turks Today fight for free trade and oil
sions OF don't call it that Democracy sounds
better For the people, live for headlines and die for
slogans "The skin you love to touch" "This the
that will end war"
Yes, business is the new religion We ministers today
must sell religion to the people with the efficiency
the same pep that you sell these same people monographs
or FordS.
Instead of driving the money changers from the temple
must learn their methods, their system 1t isn't ques
ton any of having them of the temple They
the temple chances the temple itself has only the
thirty floor and all the devoted merchandise
ing hair nets and fountain pens and open plumbing Re
gion must 60 out and meet people the street. the Of
flee, in the factory-it must be Go-Getter.
The other day in my wanderngs around the city
found young boy in the police station CELL He had been
arrested raid notorious Chinese den. He had been
drinking moonshne liquor with questionable companions
succeeded in getting him released probation, and OBJ
tanned job for him. He refused to give his real name
and of respected his reasons but gathered he
the of simple honest folks who, however,
too busy to give him that sympathetic and guidance
which young boy needs to guard him in this Jazz Age.
He tells me he has made a speech in public, but
have prevailed upon him here today and give you
little talk. You will keep in mind that he is young and
will be frightened and embarrassed be considerable and
sympathetic VIII the gentleman seated the door bring
that young lad here who is waiting outside? (AH IN
confidentalyJ. think little applause will
hearten him.
And then to a storm of applause who should walk
INTO this gathering of googeeyed GoGetters but Bill Pot
ter himself.
Won't Pa be surprised when he comes back 30 the
meeting yes lndeedy!
And That's that until next Sunday.
Copyright. 1895. King Features Syndicate