Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
DID I DREAM IT OR IS IT TRUE


Who are you? inquired st. Peter,
AS he peered through the wicket
o, I am from Harbeson, a plac'
down there in the thicket.
What church are you from? inquired
the Old Scout,
AS he peered here and there and al
about.
o did not come from any church
at all,
They stole my church and moved il
way last fall.
Stole your church, My! My! Well!
Well!
If you come from such place as
that you must be bound for H
You had a good church there you
say,
Plenty of religion in the old time
way.
1t did not cost anything to run it,
Until they stole and moved it dog
gon it.
There were not very many in it, you
know,
We did not have much to cause any
one to go.
We figured this way that it was
cheaper so,
And few would be more likely to
hear Gabriel's horn blow.
When they talked about moving it,
we just stayed home, tight,
And told all we knew to stay home
and watch the fight.
We knew they could not move it
without our consent,
Or it seems that is the way our in
formation was sent.
But before we knew it one bright
clear day
The church just up and walked
away.
Just like we had sighted or treated
it mean,
Well such a walking church I never
seen.
1t walked right over across the road
With never a glance back at its old
abode.
1t walked right up to the parsonage
lot,
And sat itself down with a lazy flop.
AS much as to say, now do you See
This is the place rightly should be.
And there she sits despite all we
could do,
Now don't think that was right, do
you?
Old st. Peter scratched his head
He did not answer, but stOOped and
said,
We have a report from our minister
there,
We will open and read it, it is only
fair.
1t says, Dear Lord have tried my
best,
To lead these folks in righteous
ness.
When I came here this condition I
found,
The church was dead and all run
down;
1t was in place that suited it best
For it was in the cemetery, dead as
the rest.
And such a cemetery 1 never saw,
A disgrace to the community and
should be prohibited by law.
Located on the corner of concrete
site,
horns blowing day and
night.
Try as I might 1 could not be heard
70 talk above that noise was surely
absurd.
there was just a small bunch and
they were so self-satisfied,
could not have helped them how
ever tried.
When the Sunday school classes
tried to study thy word,
There was such tumble of voices
they could not be heard.
young people did not come to hear
me preach
hey went to the movies and out of
my reach.
hen 1 thank thee for putting this
thought in my mind,
love the church and see what you
find.
We have done as you told us and
we are proud of the deed,
or now we have a place more suit
able to our need.
We can now worship quietly and all
can be heard
nd when 1 preach they can hear
every word.
We have built it large for the COM
ing youth of our land,
" the way they are coming in Will
soon be out of hand.
hey will outgrow this one, we feel
sure
nd then cramped in they will have
to endure.
S your servant have tried to ac-
commodate them some,
ut my what battle 1 have begun!
he church is growing, no doubt OF
that,
nd collections are large, they near
fill my hat.
here've been about twenty took in
the fold,
nd more to come, so we have been
told.
hildren's societies we have organ
lied three
nd they are growing as fast as we
ever did see.
he congregation has grown to three
times its former size,
nd the funniest thing-they seem
to be alive!
course there were some who !
would not agree
D this enhancement Of your king ;
dom you see.
Though you have cared for them
all their lives,
ook care of their sons and raised :
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