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 Joe
is coasting this month — just kicked his typewriter out of
gear for awhile — but his past material has produced many fine
comments, and we hope to have his articles in their old place
(pp. 3) again soon.
His
last article, “Attention Ladies!” was especially well
received; although one reader said it was not the women who
pulled and tugged at short skirts who bothered him. It was those
who didn’t bother to “tug”, and apparently felt no shame.
Heard
of one preacher who was emphasizing the importance of every
single word in the Bible. “Leave out one word, and you are
in trouble,” he said. “For example, when Jesus said, ‘Come
forth!’ (Jn. 11: 43) suppose he had forgotten to say, ‘Lazarus’?
You talk about a population explosion—!”
PLAIN
TALK is printed and distributed free of charge, for the good we
hope to accomplish through its contents; and we are happy for
this material to be reworked in sermons and reprinted in
bulletins. The reward we seek must come from heaven, so we have
little grounds for complaint when our articles are reprinted,
even lifted bodily, heading and all, out of P. 1. and into other
papers, with no credit given. But there is a valid warning in
order. When the impression
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is left that the material originated
with the editor (and a lack of signature does leave this
impression) there is a little (?) matter of honesty to be
considered. Incidentally, my name is NOT “selected”!!
Preachers
constantly on the move in “meeting” work, and presented two
“Thanksgiving” dinners per day, seven days per week; have
learned that “fix a light meal” is just as impossible
as “a little garlic in the salad.” There is no such
thing as ”a little garlic” or “a light meal
for the visiting preacher.” I suppose it started with the idea
that to properly treat a guest, he should have the best we could
afford — but this has gotten out of hand, especially for one
who must try to “be at home” under circumstances so unlike
“home”. What “home” has three pies for desert at noon,
and three different pies for desert at the evening meal? And
with rules that insist, “eat heartily, at all meals, or we
will feel you are not ‘making yourself at home’”??
The
tobacco user was incensed. ”Do you mean to tell me I can’t
chew tobacco and go to heaven?” The preacher replied, “Wouldn’t
say that, but you would have to go to ______ to spit.”
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