The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-01-27
RADIO CONDOLENCES


suits, such as when peanut tube is
used to transmit "half way round the
world" And some radio condolences
are just as freakish.
For instance, there is the case of the
facetious broadcast announcer who
told the orchestra he would play any
selection which was requested, and
that the listener should just speak the
name of the requested selection into
his loudspeaker. After a moments
! pause, the announcer said, GAIL right,
here goes the first request" and the
orchestra started to play "Silver
Threads Among the Gold"
The next day the announcer receiv-
ed letters from four dear old ladies
thanking him for complying with their
requests.
She Moved On!
Then, there is story which comes
from WEAF, New York, which tells
Of family gathering or the front
porch of the house one hot evening.
They were listening to radio pro-
gram. A lively banjo selection was
coming in over the air, and it arrested
the attention of a woman who was
passing by.
The lure was too great and she stop
ped to listen for moment. Soon came
the voice of the announcer with the
name Of the selection, "Keep Moving"
With a naughty and disdainful look,
and in voice ringing with scorn, the
woman strobe off fiinging the words,
mind your own business" in the gen
eral direction of the porch, much to
the surprise of the occupants.
Radio and the Church.
Ever since the Inauguration OF ra-
do church services, there has been a
controversy as to whether the radio
was really help or hindrance to
the church. The controversy still ex-
lists although it seems to have boiled
down to the question of whether it is
better to broadcast the services of a
few we'll established churches to very
large number of country people, or to
eliminate the radio and give the small
er country churches better chance to
hold their congregations. The majority
of clergymen admit that the broad
cast sermon, which is usually given by
a more capable pastor than the coun-
try church affords, is grave chall-
enge to the country pastor, but they
think that it should prove an incentive
to the country pastor to do better.
Has Increased Church Attendance.
"Radio is the greatest factor of the
age, both in politics and religion" de
clared Bishop Freeman, of Washing
ton, who by means of the radio
breaches every Sunday to an audience
estimated at 100000 or more. More
over, he declared that it had increased
and not decreased the attendance a
the National Cathedral where the ser
mons are delivered. Others have claim
ed the same result.
Radio, it was pointed out, reache
all classes of persons-rich, poor
Jews, Catholics and Professionals. Rabb
Simon, Of Washington, said: "Whil
many persons would not go to tn
churches or denominations or faith
other than their own, they will lister
in on sermons of other creeds, and il
this way radio is breaking down ig
norance and distrust among people o
different faiths"
Not only does the radio brea,
through barriers of creed, but it car
ries the preachers voice to egion
where it would never otherwise b
heard. Sermons are listened to owe
tue radio by prisoners, by patients i
hospitals, by sick persons in thei
homes and by inmates Of various ir
stitutions.
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