The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-28

Il want to ask a question:" said a miserably-dressed
person of middle age
ASK your question brother admonished the preacher
Give dime to sleep in the Dawes Hotel"
The preacher cooked his and pondered. He had
to think quickly. The mendcant might be establishing
dangerous precedent s-a7 sac
The Reverend Brown turned to the very dark lady
with the banjo and asked her if she such a thing
as dime on her person She had. On second thought
he advised her to keep the coin.
The audience would pay, perhaps The Reverend
Brown got Is cents Immediately from the crowd More
coming but the preacher halted the collection The
man getting more than he asked for-ffy per
Now" said Rev. Brown before turn over this
money to this man, want to find out if anybody in
this audience knows this If not the IS per
fectly alright and he gets the money But If anybody
knows him and knows that he is saying what is
gods truth, then he don't deserve the money and he
don't get it. would not be doing the right thing by
god if gave his childrens money to spend to
worthy person"
Nobody volunteered to spill the beans the need0p
and he went his way joyfully with his fifteen
cents tucked away in his pocket
Some murmured that the Reverend Brown a good
and charitable Others growled that what he
gave away not his
The preacher still after the missing seventy
cents. However, he knew that the question period
would bring additional attendance and he asked the
audience to speak up.
Il was coming down the street, began one, and l
man laid out for dead the street The cop
told it moonshine did it. Now do you think
that law that does thing like that to a is a
good law? What do think of Prohibition"
Il think it would be better if that could go into
place and get a good drink of liquor than drink
shine. Prohibition has done harm than good.
Did you ever know of a who drank his
sinner"
There answer, but the very word made teeth
water
"Any questions?"
Are the Jews gods chosen people?"
Before the preacher had time to answer, the tall
Swede staggered the street and threatened to
beat the questioner into pulp.
What hell do he know about bible anyhow" he
said. "He know more about whore house" This
amused the preacher and his considerably
"They were," replied the Reverend Brown YES the
Jews were once gods chosen people, but no more
When the Jews dropped circumcision then they were
no longer gods children Now it's no more than matter
of form just like this" rubbing his palms gently and
grinning.
The audience got great kick out this question and
three or four dimes hoped TO the drum. fr
have a question to ask bashfuly whispered a
healthy looking, clean and well kept man by my side
What is it,"
II got sung by a woman"
This is not divorce court" replied the preacher
to the delight of the crowd. A few more nckels fell
the drum.
The who got stung condded to me that his wife
ran away from him after sharing his bed and board for
only fifteen days
Il don't give damn" he said philosophically, ats
cheaper without her. get along alright | work for
the city and get good money | think she ran away
with somebody else. Well let him have her What's
the use when she don't want to live with mel? sp-
BY this time the Reverend Brown has his three dol
lars and he pulled up his stakes and called II day