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TO PLEDGE OR NOT TO PLEDGE
To Pledge or Not to Pledge-That is the question
Whether ’tis nobler in a man,
To take the Gospel free and
Let another man foot the bill,
Or sign a pledge and pay
Toward Church expenses!
To give, to pay-aye, there’s the rub.
To pay,
When on the free- pew plan, a man may have
A sitting free and take the Gospel, too,
As though he paid, and none be
Aught the wiser
Save the Finance Committee, who —
Most honorable of men — can keep a secret!
“To err is human” and human too, to buy
At cheapest rate. I’ll take the Gospel
So!
For others do the same —
A common rule!
I’m wise, I’ll wait, not work —
I’ll pray, not pay,
And let the other fellow foot
The bills,
And so…