The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-16
Church Expenses and Creeds.

In Rutland county there are sixty differ
ent churches; estimate each church 1000
per year. Salaries, expenses, interest and
insurance. Rutland county with populaS
ton of 40,651 grand list OF $15l, 1868, S5,
pays 100000 per year for her churches,
which is a fraction over $1,47t cents each
person. Not over one-fourth the popula-
ton of a town are church goers, not over
one-sixth of those are tax payers. I AXE q
town of 2200 population which has six
churches run at an expense of $4,000 per
year. We have an attendance upon church
OF $50 persons and 92 to bear the burden OF
$50, 900 per year averaging 500, 81 per each
person, tax payers per year. l make nc
estimate for contributions for charitable
and missionary associations. Go to the
Rev. j. Gibson johnson in the privacy of
his study-he will admit we have too
many churches, theories and creeds. Go
to DR.. Goadby, he will admit the same
thing. Elder Mathewson will, Rev. W.
w. Foster, so will Rev. E. Ii. Randall, 80
the representative men of each denomina-
ton. Each though will add "the theory
of my church is the correct one." would
like to ask Through THE GLOBE the:repre.
sentatives of these various creeds, if creed
does make men more like Christ Is Rut-
land county any better for her sixty
churches, than she would be with forty
and thus save $40, 900 that might be given
to the poor; with such multiplicity Of
churches for the population, are not i'm.
proper persons admitted into and kept in
the churches, in order to swell its numbers
for the association, convention or confer
ance
Look at the church property in the city
Of New York. During the past seven year.
they have been mortgaged for 50 ,367886 dol
lars, and this not because there were no
sittings for those who wished TO atte.C
church; but the property incumbered to raise
money to decorate to hold out some induce
ment other than to Glove and obey God" tc
draw people to that church. Are not
county churches in the same position? Viii
it be easier to raise money the coming
seven years than it has been the past
There is only an imaginary line between
the Methodist, Congregationalist, Presby
terrain and Adventist. Mutual concessions
will unite them. Then the Baptist will be
willing to slide away from their Golden
cclf and an united front of Gods people will
be able to Withstand the Vaccinations OF
Satan aud his followers. Then can we al
learn to "Praise God from whom all bless
| ings flow."
What is the end of these theories Rev
S. S. Martin OF Terre Haute, Ind, say
that carefully collected facts, show that thu
whole number of religious organizations il
country at the time of the revolution was
to 200 of the population while at the las
census 1870 it was to 500. The churche.
have increased three times as fast as the
population. Do we increase in resources
in means, 20 carry on these churches, faster
| or as fast, as we increase in population
If we keep on, in this way, where will We
be 100 years from now. Cannot somt
church, hoist the flag, upon which shall be
inscribed, "believe right, do right" Thit
will cover the whole ground. All can ther
join in one grand anthem of praise to God
Christ gave his own life for man, not
another's life. We can give our own money
to carry on Gods work, not another s
money. DR.. Howard Crosby is urging the
| union of churches, abandoning simple
creeds. Creedist are very severe upon
him, because If it were done they like
Othello would lose their occupation
Earnest work will accomplish the desired
end. ANTI CRREDIsT.