Show r IS DONE DANE V ITH PULPIT E S BECAUSE OF CRITICS Pastor Resigns and ad Gets Cots Job doh JobIn ob obIn In Local Store Stores Fort Smith Ark Members Members of tb t congregation of the Presby terlan terian church have bave been balloting or OIl whether they will accept the resignation tion lion of their pastor the Rev J. J P. P s Hicks just now a floorwalker in a 8 ay y hosiery department of a big department depart ment meat store The preacher is hoping they accept his resignation for tor a taste F'S of floor walking has spoiled him for tor the pulpit nicks nicks' advanced Ideas of theology int invited in in- t fl criticism among his lock hack and without apologizing he be resigned Many of ot his bis church members however sym sympathized F with him and the ballot was vas k taken n MH n. the best means of ot determining his relative popularity The preacher and W. W G. G Burton department department de dt store head bend are close friends t. Burton not nol Tong long ago commented on f the lack of help belp during the Christmas Christinas S rush rash of last year t Hire me meN Hicks said suld If It they accept ac co- m my resignation Ill I'll need the money c i co to meet old obligations t 11 Youre on the merchant said And r Hi Hicks went to work HiThe r The floorwalker went home borne tired the tt N first night of or his bis new work which was wasa a Saturday night and the next mornIng mornay morn morn- lag Ing h be he preached a sermon on Why I ay Resigned or Cogs In fn the Wheels of or Progress y Hicks is a deep student and until h he Sr 4 r took his new Job never knew w anything aye familiarly but hut theology Some of ot the themore w x 1 more staid members of ot his bis don tion regard his hili latest t venture as the i most daring darins and unconventional thing i r he hp ever attempted but bill it is not his bIll i first departure from convention |