The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-06-13

Horton. lie has also q number OF ap-
pie trees growing, now full Of young
apples. If they wish to compare colts,
lie challenges II comparison on that al
so, as he claims about the finest colt Of
its age in the county, sired by II. ".
Kimba]l's horse.
Fishing is still good in Indian Lake.
Henry Horton caught about 40 pick
eral the other day in all liour and Il
half.
THE HALL.
EDITOR ADVANCE: I see by your
columns that there has been some won-
derfnl changes brought about so as to
place a new aspect OH the morals of this
Methodist Hall, that it's thought no
harm nor imprudcnt, neither immoral
for amy one, even the Methodists, to run
Il combined kind Of theoretical, or gen.
uine, moral, stylish, regular, theatre
All this. nevertheless it is the Mctho-
dist Hall to-day: uonor;,nd praise for
the wise and ]udicious foundation of
Metlodi ;m in that it holds its property
Sacred, it's house of divine worship de,i-
icated to God, set apart for the worship
AID service OF God, by it's strict rules,
made SO plain in it's discipline, so little
| read and consulted even by those who
should be sure to understand so as not
to disgrace the cause neither make
themselves liable to censure, for our
rule deals plainly and sQuarely with
and judiciously excluding them from
all the privileges of the church who IT,
more OF violate any moral, scriptural
principal that would exclude them from
the kingdom OF grace and glory.
Now, as this is such ptlpa6le devia-
ton from and open plain stigma on
Methodism, and silence beng 50 evil
dent of assent or fear, neither can con-
sent or do I fear to stand up, although
seemingly alone, true for Methodism,
knowing from it's creeds and purity and
spirit and efforts that these principals
which are the life and only life and pow
| er of the church, have been married and
blighted and crushed, SO much SO us. to
cause GOODNESS, darkness and detention
and will result in, spiritual death, for
it's only the symptom Of approaching
spiritual death when the church es-
teens more highly SO rs to turn the
house Of God if they had the authority
over for the purposes OF gratifying per-
SOnal pecuniHry ends, such rs the Jour-
nal claims as the only covering to screen
the two or three trustees who have paid
out hundreds to pay the debts now rest
ing upon the building. That being the
case, our Methodist economy makes
provision for the security and payment
Of all debts even to the selling of the
church to: pay liabilities but this power
is not invested i'll the trustees only as
they may be instructed.
Then, our rules give no other than a
rule to keep the house of worship sa-;
cred Then in all our Methodistical, e.
economy, there is ITO rule to suggest
any possible manner to change the;
| name Of Il dedicated house so as to
make it, any other than the same house
dedicated. L would say that 1 only
wish, to vindicate christianity pure and
although great obligations might sug-
gest submission as IL favor in this time
Of hard struggle between the, moral
life and death Of the true principles Of
Methodism, this principle that is great
Ell tliah. complying with %sordid gain,
prompts to arise and'put on christians
courage with boluness and defend a
cause SO great, a principle that has life,
vitality, power to cause effects, to in
tluence' and move men, ourselves, our.
families, out neighbors, the masses, the
| entire world, suctfprinciplesa rs are de-
rived from IL soriptural rule founded
on Christ; such as issincOrporatel into
all the doctrines and rules Of the Meth
odist church if kept sacred and uhde-
filed will lead men from vain folly aiil'
sin, to prefer and seek after truth aid
something good and tangible and pre-
ferable to the vanities of this vain
world. Now, just as you all adulterate
this pure principle by compromising
with the vain ,ponlp and pleasures lof
all or ally like those we Have allowed
and biblicly call, for such principles
will surely lead just in the opposite to
the good and the pure" can't he. other
wise.'5 Now to lie silentsis to sanction
it, to sanction virtually <says'1its right
for the MethodistsIto run-a theatre and:
torun it in the church,: Now why this
vague idea because we have allowed it.
. - II - - IL