Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-09-02
Religious Department.
Do YOU attend Church 2

have no seat.
There j. not hou-e of worship in
town that has not plenty of good one.
unoccupicd.
There is not Religious Society ii
town. that would not rather have il.
Sanctuary filed than otherwise.
! There j. not - Pastor in town that
would not rather see YOU in his congr,-
CATION. than not
You would therefore be more than
welcome t" a seat in any meeting
house IN town every Lords day.
bo YOU object TO occupying seat ia
any church free of cost: On wha,
ground:
Because yon think ''it would be mean
to Dc 50: ''--no, at all if Won arr cor.
daily invited to do 80.
Il company of Citizens should hire
Band Ia give a free conccr, in the new
Hall once week for the benefit oi the
: public. would IT be mean for Won TO at-
E tend.
But il You are able to ia 80. aud
~.ald prefer TO do 80. Won can hirr a
l'c" - almost any price Ia any Church
ih i"N 70. or il Sou are a single person.
yoH rAI for "a mere trinr hirr Il sitting
~ = pow with somebody cl>c. ana -
have one regular place to 1T In ever,
SUNDAY; and at the same time have tho
satisfaction oil feeling that il j. .onr
ovn.-a- you- home j. YOUR own.-or
81 Your shop or your Office i Your own.
J. it "bccau-e you are not able to 40
mitch for the support ~ the Go-Icl:''
Non have large family: or sour
hu>inc-- j. poor. or you have iu.i start
ed in life. and need all yonr rr.ourrc--
nr Nou have become reduced in circnm-
stances, Well. Would any of these
circumstance keep YOU away from a
trt' Lecture. or a free exhibition. ul,en
q" the public. aud to all alike: suppose
The Leciurr or thr exhibition I'D Eat
soB'cbofB ei., fbaf ,rds a5le. somsfhiag.
Bnt j. il true that Won are not able
+" do ANYTHING i"r the support of the
Gospel. ii you would like iot Have
You no WAY commanding OF Of -ay-
ing . li;ilc for that special purpose:
Stop moment and think little.
Perhaps YOU will find a want ofdi-Io- /
>iliou. rather than a want ~ ability.
T. il berau-c you cannot make the APP /
poarancc that Others do:-berau-c eou /
cannot afford to dre-> a. other. DO:
Rich and costly apparel--gay and gau-
dy apparcl--eNtrii fashionable apparel !
ar" All Of them out OF place in the Sane /
tuarN tod forgive those who 20 10 |
church 70 show their vanity by cxtrava- I
gancc in dry goods or millinery.
Ncaine,- and taste cost YER, liitlc. .
>nnly You are equal to these
Don't hc - absurd or - .illv a. tn 4
-taA AWAY from the house of God. be- I
cah>c othcr- can, or choose la violate "A I
fundamental principle of good taste. d, 1
arraVing themselves for Church. a. the, /
would ior party or an opera.
l. IL because you think it dull work |
listening ~ -cr1non-t'
That depends upon YOU quite a. much 1
a. on ihc preacher II You 20 to 90;
All sou can out of the sermon in the 4
way "i instruction aud profit. YOU will /
not find ii 80 dull
on do great many other things 1
more duh, and think YOU find pleasure |
ia them.
ou fish all day in summer sometimes I
with the mo-quito- around YOU thick a.
bee. and ugly a. hornets. ;ormenting |
You almost to death. without catching |
enough 10 pay YOU for YOUR hooks and |
bait. and come home at night 80 tired /
YOU can hardly move. and call il sport. |
lou spend hour after hour. ut time.
in conversation that amounts to lust
nothing at all
II You don't ike preacher the iir,,
time. 90 agaip. You Ina, like him bet
ter the second or third time.
Ii You don't want 10 hear Protestant
preaching. 90 10 the Catholic Church
II YOU don't know which meeting 10 at
tend, go 10 each. once. twice. or thrice
aud then choose one or the other II
YOU can't really come to any choice
draw lot.
BIT. again. let it be urgcd.-go 10
meeting somewhere. Go for your own
~ake. TO for the sake of your example
go for the sake of community but
any way go-go-neXt Sunday.