The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-28
'InBe Glad When
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them closed their books and trudged
the 300 yards this night to hear
words of wisdom flow from the pas
tors mouth.
All of this came about because of
the Rev. Mr.. Bordley's business-like
faith in the dictum, at pays to ad-
vertlse," and the reverend had sure
ly advertised One week beforehand.
he had let it be known that his text
for the following Sunday would be.
I'm Be Glad When You're Dead,
You Rascal You"
No Seats for Members
The college students here, all of
whom worship that renowned cor
netist, Mr.. Louis Armstrong, went to
see if the preacher and his sermon
would hold up the notorious reputa-
ton of that famous song. The col
leglans were present in such numbers
that the few regular church mem
bers couldn't find seats. The snick-
erlng, the wise cracks, the winks at
each other, and the general feeling
and tendency to rabble all bespoke
the fact that the collegians were out
to enjoy the show.
Collegiate Rascals
Showing that the collegians pres
ent were all "rascals" because they
had closed their books to come down
and rabble on him and turn his
church out" Doctor" Bordley, as he
styled himself, proceeded to define
the word, rascal" He said a rascal
was scoundrel. (At this point the
collegiate students began scuffling
their feet and disturbing the preach
err, whereupon he straightway chang
ed the definition of rascal from "a
scoundreP' to a "disturber." By
this time, the Lincoln students began
to live up to their recent appellations
of 'rascals" and "disturbers" by
climbing over each other every min
ute or so during the "rascal" dis
course, and walking out.
Amens Ahead
This peeved the imam of God"
and to get more personal, he further
defined a rascal as any young man
who imposes upon the weakness of
our young daughters" The preach
err, after driving home such a point
as this, would profusely intersperse
these points with a throat-choking,
guttoral "Amen - Amen" which
would ever and anon be followed up
by the collegians with the unison of
college yell-Amen-Amen-A-
men.
And" continued the reverend.
talking, to all appearances, to the
university students, eff there's any
of you here who's running our Young
women or who's not following the
straight and narrow path-you're
nothing but a rascal and-In be
glad when you're deAd-you rascal.
your
Hee-Haw
This had various effects. All the
students, gave vociferous 'Hee.
haw hal haw Some, perhaps be-
cause the reverend had stepped on a
pet corn, got up and walked out,
and others, taking it in spirit of
fun. implored with muffled breaths.
the preacher to Shoot on, you rascal
you"
As an advertising genius, the Rev.
Mr.. BOrdley made one mistake. He
got a packed church, all right, but
it was the wrong crowd; i. e, it was
the wrong crowd from which to ex-
peet any money.
He perhaps forgot that the depres-
sion had hit the Lincoln students
and very few are able to pay their
bills.
II Cents
Because of that fact, when the
collection had been taken in. the
preacher had to be satisfied with
exactly SIT; this too, from a packed
house, but, as has been stated. most
of the audience were broke" col
legians.
Next Sunday
Nevertheless, depression or no de-
preston, the Rev. Mr.. Bordlev has
ct it become known a week ahead of
time that next Sunday night his text
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