Excuses For Humbugs.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 5, 1 November 1922, Page 422

Excuses For Humbugs.

An American gentleman, who has been much touched -by the difficulty experienced by nominal Church people m finding an excuse for neglecting the worship of God, has kindly supplied a list out of which those . who feel disinclined for Churchgoing may be able to find one or more to suit their case. He does not pretend that any one of them will, really satisfy the conscience, or be accepted by the Great Judge but they may perhaps serve to put off any enquiring parson who is too polite to remark upon their thinness. We give them for what they are worth: — Don't seem to get around on time. The hours of church services are inconvenient for us. Have callers on Sunday evenings. Have to work hard all through the week and want to rest on- Sunday. The church is too small. I don't go to church because I can't get my husband (or wife) to go with me. I'm just as good as those who go every Sunday.

; -iOPhe church was closed one time .when there was no rector. ■ I'm afraid the church might be •closed. I've had my feelings hurt too many ..times* ■ . • "•."'•'.'?. i.js|afti ■ I did not like one of the former rectors'. ; •-. .-:■; .-.■.. '.' . . 1 don't; like the niusic; (or- the caudles, curtain's, pictures ' .or' "any other old thing). . I have gotten out of the habit of going to church. ' I "board 7 Avith a Baptist family', and go to church with them because I enjoy myself :in any Protestant church. (Note the' emphasis). I have a small baby. My health is poor. The seats are uncomfortable. I 'don't like, some of the members. I went one Sunday and there were not very many, there. I had too much religion at school (or, when I was a boy).