Judge — February 9, 1884 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a satirical cartoon titled "A CHORUS OF THE NEAR FUTURE" depicting a church choir in an exaggerated, comedic scene. The image shows choir members in robes performing, with what appears to be musical instruments and dramatic posturing. The visible text fragment mentions something "will be sent to each member of the congregation," though the complete context is unclear from this partial OCR. Without clearer identification of the specific figures or a legible date, I cannot definitively identify which contemporary political or social figures are being caricatured. The satire appears to mock either the pretentiousness of church choirs, changes in musical performance styles, or possibly specific clergy/church leadership of the era, but the precise target remains unclear from the visible elements.