The Worthington advance., 1878-12-05
EpISCOpA-L. NEEYiCES-

EPISCOPAL SEKVICEs..
Bishop Whipple preached OH Tues
day evening at the Presbyterian
Church. He was assisted in the SER
vices by Rev. Mr.. Birney. The house
was we'll filed by an attentive audience,
many Of whom shook hands with tile
good Bishop after the services and ex-
| pressed the profoundest satisfaction at
the genuine gospel and catholic spirit
| manifested in his sermon.
We wis. that all the Phari5ees of
Worthington, who hold the chief seats
in the synagogues and for prctence
make long prayers, could have heard
this noble follower of Christ preach the
| gospel without particle of dogma,
or sectarianism, or narrowness.
The gist Of the sermon was to show
that sin is Il ,fuct and that Christ saves
men from sin instead of from hell.
Among the many good things the
Bishop said were these: that a divided
church. could not conquer the world;
that where Christians separated and dis
| agreed it was upon matters of merely
their own opinion; and, as showing
the estimate put upon church members
| by the commercial world, the Bishop
| asked who could borrow money or ab-
tain credit aud present us security the
| fact that he was church member?
BARL01y'S NEV STORE.
Barlow's new store is about complet-
ed. 1t is two stories high, and the
store room is y feet in length and %
wide. The front windows are Of plate
| glass, and are G4 by 81 feet in size.
! The panes are 3SX54 inches. The car
| penter work was superintended by
Samuel Allen.
Mr.. Barlow expects to move his goods
into the new store next week and will
hereafter be found in his new quarters
between the Bank and Cole s Hardware
Store.
PRUDERY.-We learn that a former
subscriber to the ADVANCE discontin-
ued his. subscription because he saw
something in the paper about the grass
hoppers which his sensitive moral nose
told him smelt ''vulgar." We hear OF
| one or two others who were offended
at our facetious quotation of Shake
SPEARS famous ''bare bodkin" lines,
the word bare" in this case meaning
''mere," "and we used it in an item on
bachelors making their exit with
mere WOman.''
These prudish people are entirely too
good for this wicked, wicked world
They are altogether out Of place on a
planet where such dreadful papers as
the ADVANCE arc printed. They
ought to hurry up and go up. The
faintcst odor Of anything that smells
''vulyar'' is ''tco, too much" for their
angelic noses.
But weneyer hear of any Of these
cases of prudery without thinking of
what Professor Henry said to some
foolish and vulgar prudes at the Smith
sonian Institute. They wanted to so
into the gallery and see the paintings
and sent word to Professor Henry to
have the nude statues Of the Venus de
Medici, the Dying Gladiator, and 9TH
ers, covered sotl,at they might not be
| shocked at the ''Stone gals standing
around in a state of nature. Professor
Henry sent word to the fools that ''to
the pure all things are pure.''
GOOD FAR,ISG.-Our Adri II cor
respondent says that +. J. Porter is
hauling his wheat to town. Ills YIELD
this season is about 20 bushels to the
acre of good No. . wheat. MI. p. says
"yooa .tarminy eciU ray here" 1t is Il
noticeable fact that such farmers as Mr..
Porter, of Grand Prairie, Wm. Parry,
of Little Rock, and few others, get
on finely i'll spite of grasshoppers, wet
weather, and all otter Drawbacks
| There must be some reason for this
which can be found out and applied by
Others. And we think Mr. Porter has
let the cat out of the bag when he says
"yood farming will pay here.''
The LYCEUM.-A permanent organ
ization WAS effected on Monday night
last by the election Of the following
officers: President-Jonatlan Amcs.
| Vice Presldent-T. l.. Sellers. Secr,-
tary-Miss. Ella Grant. Treasurer
Harry Day. Committee on exercises
A. z. Miller, Emory Clarke, IL. B. Tut
tie, Miss. Rice, Mrs. Craft.
The fiction question was discussed,
bat only partially SO owing to lack Of
time. A number who desired to speak
did not have all opportunity, and as
the question is one of the richest and
most interesting which Can be consid-
cred, many wish to haye it discussed
again.
Miss. Rice read Il selection creditably
and Mr.. "A. u. Ames, editor Of the
Clyde Sentinel, recited Trowbridge's
"Vagabonds'' with excellent effect.
Mr.. A. has attained quite Il reput;l-
ton as Il reader and actor and the Ly-
ceum rendered him vote of thanks
for the treat afforded.
The question for discussion on next
Monday night is, Resolued, That men OF
thought have benefited the world
more than men Of action. Affirmative
-Messrs. Miller and Day. Negative
| MeSsrS Dixon and T,aur1On Render.