Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-03-29 | Page 7 | Don't Cough in Church.

DONT DON'T COUGH IN CHURCH When you start to church this morning morning morn morn- ing just say to yourself I am nm not nol going to cough coush In church today And tRen keep the promise Every morning service at every ory church Is disturbed b by the tho coughing of at men and of or women who really can avoid old it Now and then there is a case where escape is impossible where the tho paroxysm comes on and a cough Is the only thing within the power of the victim But even e in such cases much annoyance annoyance annoy annoy- ance could be prevented by a a. little care care on the tho part of the attacked per per- son A little mUe effort to make tho the noise as slight as possible to control the explosions to minimize the offensiveness offensive offensive- offensiveness ness of It Put three or 01 four hundred people Into a room and half haIr a dozen can disturb disturb disturb dis dis- dis- dis the peace and calm and enjoyment enjoy enjoy- me mont ment t and devotion of all the tho rest rest rest- just b by a little carelessness And when that halt half dozen is multiplied by bytell ten tell or 01 twenty there Is a pandemonium that is astonishing It Is enough to tomake tomake tomake make one laugh laugh for for the very ery needlessness need need- of it Usua Usually I there thero Is silence through the prayers And the tho moment the pastor says Amen the coughing begins again Now ow if ono can keep from coughing during that part vart of ot the worship worship worship wor wor- ship one ono can keep from It in the rest of ot the service Much uch can be prevented by a effort A little resolute purpose to restrain re reo strain and control the throat a little consideration for the rest of pf the theau au audience a n. little deeper reverence re for forthe forthe forthe the day and the purpose for which the people are arc gathered these gathered these would make Sunday services one unbroken joy joy instead Instead of a nauseating uproar of disgusting noises b by a lot of or people whose only affliction Is an impolite disregard disregard dis dis- dis regard of oC the rights of others Just say sar to yourself I eel will not cough in church this morning And then keep the promise