Show TT JT H i if H f f L 1 tJ l I K FOR POR THE CHURCH O A Away back in m t the e good old days ays vv hen we grow ro ups tIle were kids lIds there was s little to do on Sundays but go goto to church or church or fist fish or play mat mal bles mai-bics mai f People were ere happy and content content- contented edwith ed with plenty to eat cat tor and all we need to wen weir because we didn't splurge in m those days davs s And the preachers ele happy because the pews s were ere well filled and the collectIon lection col- col lectIon hat hat was as not noL nc j But the thc goo gooi oo old ild days are no nomore nomore nomore more especially for foi the chui CS I and preachers oo 00 often the pe pews pes peale s are ale empty and andl the chop chon is lS de dc depleted and ind the deacons cons ate aie often indisposed I Only my the faithful parson palson is regula regular in his attendance And why Automobiles Adios dlOS dios good roads There Thele was as a noticeable falling I off in m attendance when the auto automobile automobile automobile I mobile came m in into use ue and as the thc I cats calS became n re numerous the tanks of the a absentees swelled In proportion hon Then the r radio lO was as m and some preacher pre 01 ot manufacturer Ul cr concen conceived d the ides of In installing installing stalling a i ici in the church ChUICh Pt esto I We found that we could sit In inthe inthe the thc old easy chair at home with without out OUI feet hOls horsed ed up and listen to toa toa toa a sermon seimon and anil enjoy life at the same time W Wp ii could even light up the thc old pipe Wand and indulge in m the double enjoyment of a religious and andja a loyal smoke We Ve coul could even heat h al the music of the organ and the sweet voices of the choir J t But arc are we c us ns as happy as we wel were e em m in the goo dold doll days Surely the preacher 1 cachel is lS not The pens pes ie to and can not hear The Thc walls aUs of the church ate alC indifferent to his words of wisdom And the In the nearby trees bees ha have hae e other othel things to occupy their little minds I Too bad t But the world moves and we must move wove along al ng with Ith it though m in the thc final hours of life we we may mayi regret egret i that we c forsook the good old olda ways a s of 3 ire ore J |