Life — October 9, 1919 — page 29: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page shows a satirical illustration titled "LIFE" with the caption "AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SERMON." The image depicts a rural church scene with a preacher addressing a large congregation from the pulpit. The sketch uses exaggerated, caricatured figures typical of period satire—showing a crowd of parishioners in the pews below. The humor likely targets one of two common satirical subjects of the era: either the gap between a preacher's moral teachings and congregants' actual behavior, or possibly disruption/distraction occurring during a sermon. The rural setting and style suggest commentary on American provincial religious life. However, without additional context or visible specific caricatures of identifiable figures, the exact satirical target remains unclear.