Judge — January 11, 1919 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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From a Minister’s Notebook By Max Merayaan ONDAY: Brother Speare has just M called me up to say that he takes e: ception to what | said about for ordination in yesterday's sermon. Says he will send me a volume of five hundred pages on the subject he wants me to read. Sister Tart told me yesterday that I talked too loud and old Sister Beane said that she couldn't hear half I said. Brother Pillsberry wants me to preach a sermon and “give it to the theatergoers” and Brother Bright wants me to go with him and see a little play. Sister Sharp wants me to “bear down hard” on dancing, and Sister Merry wants to know if I think it will be wrong for her to allow her children to take dancing lessons. Tuespay: Deacon Gall says he heard some one playing secular music on Sunday on my piano and he thinks it is setting a bad example. Also says he doesn’t like to see me wear anything buta black tie. Sister Cheere says that she hates to see a minister dress as if he were advertising his calling and she has sent mea red and a purple tie. Brother Rich tells me that it would save me several cents a pound if I bought my butter by the firkin and he wants to sell me a firkin. WepnespAy: Deacon Dryer says my sermons are too long and Deacon Sawyer says they are too short.' Sister Ryder wants me to preach a sermon in favor of ual suffrage and Sister Long wants me to lose no op- portunity of hitting the equal “suffragits” and she hopes I will ““*hit2em hard.” Brother Ledbetter has just tele- Drown by Bauxsoare Koons Jack—I'd give my life to please Bob—Honest? é—I certainly would! Bob—Then would you mind len theater tonight, and supper afterwards? ig me ten dollars, so I can take her to the phoned wanting to know where I stand on socialism and Sister Peevy has ’phoned to ask if I think people vyho go to the movies have any chance of being saved. ster Pertt told me last night that she went to the movies y week and she “didn’t care who knew it.” THURSDA Brother Slowe telephones me that he thinks that it is “ag’in the Bible” to use individual com- munion cups and he wants to know where I stand in regard to the matter. Sister Prye telephones that “a certain person” says that I was asked Drown by Ratru Bantox Casuatty List Prisoner, previously reported missing: Robinson, John H., Pvt., Waco, Texas. to resign from my last pastorate and she wants to know if it is true or if I resigned of my own accord. Brother Greeve wants to know if | think it right to keep on the church books the name of a man who has two living wives. Frivay: Brother Spleene says ominously that I want to “look out for Brother Keene” and Brother Keene tells me to “look out for Brother Spleene.” Sister Tobery doesn’t want to “meddle,” but she feels that it is setting a bad example for my wife to wear flowers on hat and a string of gold beads. She says the beads, if sold, would sup- port a native Bible woman in China for a year. Saturpay: Lord give me grace to endure all that I know | must endure between now and Monday. Overlooking No Bets “Mr. Flubdub is very thrifty.” “Yes, every time he sees a willow tree he examines it closely in case some- body may have hung a harp there.” comicbooks.com