Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-05
FOR OUR PIoUs READERS.
Interesting Church Items-How to Make
Sunday Evening Services Attractive.

FOR OUR PIoUS READERS.
Interesting Church Items-How to Make
Sunday Evening Services Attractive.
The churches in Switzerland are in
more ecclesiastical confusion than those
of any other Protestant country. The
State Church requires on the part Of the
clergy no subscription to any creed.
Many churches disregard baptism and
some omit the Lords Supper. Many of
the ministers are on an independent basis,
both as to doctrines and discipline. The
| Catholics find this state OF affairs favor
able to harvest for them and they are
taking advantage Of 1t.
In Canada Sunday is observed more
strictly than In any other part of the
world, unless 1t be Scotland or the North
of Ireland. There are no Sunday street
cars nor Sunday papers even In such
large city as Toronto. Sunday steamboat
excursions have been attempted but prov.
ed failure. Recently an effort was made
to open a large theatre In Toronto for an
alleged Sunday moral entertainment But
the moral entertainment" was enjoined
and the theatre had to keep its doors
closed.
Five hundred more Mormons are on the
way to this country, making about /, 800
who have come since the opening of the
present year. Their agent says that these
do not intend to join the Mexican colony,
but to proceed to Utah. The lands secur-
ed in Mexico for the Mormons are said to
be superior for agriculture, and there are
rumors OF rich old silver mines there
which were worked during the reign of
the Montezumas, but haye since been
closed, With modern mining appliances
those Mormons ought to make suffi-
ciently profitable thing out OF big silver
mine TO attract the whole troublesome
crowd from Utah. Itwould be blessed
| thing II our nation could thus get them
off its hands.
REV. WALDO MEsshRos ON THE BEvia,.
! Every seat and every bit Of standing
room in the Northwestern Independent
church was occupied last night by per-
sons who went to hear Rev. Waldo Mes
saros discourse upon the devil. He took
as his text Revelations, IL. z: "And there
was war in heaven: Michael and his an
gels fought against the dragon: and the
dragon fought and his angels" Mr.. Mes
saros said the soul of man was but feebly
| fitted to battle alone against the prince of
darkness, and multitudes seem to think it
an exhibition of mental weakness to be-
lieve in devil. He discussed the devil
in three aspects--his origin, his personal
| ity and his power. "The devil was
created an angel by God, but he perform
ed an overt act OF treason and so he was
cast out of heaven. His power was sec
ond only to that of God, and so strong as
to overpower all human wills unaided by
God. Satan is the expelled rebellious
will. He'll is the slavery OF the will of
man. Prayer is the dynamite that can
shake all heaven, and the only ally for
man potent against the devil is Gods will.
philadelphia Times.
One Of the puzzles Of modern church
management is as to how to secure atten-
dance on Sunday evening. The Rev.
Mr. Baker, Of Lowell, Mass, has found
great success in giving n prolonged course
of sermons to young women. This brings
not only the young women, but theil
friends. Last Sunday evening nearly
1000 persons tried to get into the church
which holds only 1900. At Fair Haven
Vt, the Rev. Mr. Flagg crowds hi
church by novel form of hymn service
He uses during the evening the hymns o
one eminent writer, commenting on eacl
one and then giving a biography Of tn
man who wrote them. In Jersey Cit,
the Rev. Dr. Suydam, formerly Of thi
city, has had exceptional success on Sun
day evenings for two or three years in I
service of song conducted under the lead
ing of one Of the best trained choirs II
the country. His address Is short ant
the services are such as TO engage the in
terest of the congregation in attending tt
responses. The success Of these churches
and of others which have taken steps In
the same direction show that people viii
come out at night II special attractions
are offered. The worldly shows" offel
special attractions to induce patronage
and why should not the churchess There
is an immense variety Of ways In which
ministers and choirs may attract peopl,
to church and give them something
worth coming for without resorting tC
sensationalism or anything else that !
I Objectionable.