The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-14
Some Church Notes.

L asked BISHOP IdlDOu vi luduo, lc
Gently, writesa n. Y. Tribune man, what
was the first thing he did when he en-
tered a town where there was no
church. "Well," he replied with a
humorous twinkle in his eye. 81 gen.
orally go to the biggest saloon and tell
the boys that l would like to hold a
religious service. Am evea insulted?
Never. On the contrary, / am treated
with the greatest respect and some
times the biggest drinker in the town
will constitute himself a committee to
secure hall for my service. OF course
many of the men are wild, rough and
dissipated. but they are not bad at
heart, and they will always listen to a
preacher who is manly and in earnest.
OF course / don't 60 about in lawn
sleeves and a inter. Flummery
wouldn't go down in my field. And |
don't intend to try it on"
ST. Louis people, the BaptistSS
particularly, are giving good
deal of attention to the
Kindergarten system OF Bible
teaching as introduced there 10y Miss
Abbie Nebeker, of Champaign, ILL.,,
and Prof. j. A. Leavitt. During the
coming week dec 8. 10 and 49, series
of lectures and class drills of teachers
will be given by Miss Nebeker. The
opinion is expressed that it is the
most practical and best way of begin
ming to instruct the young on Bible
study eXtant.
In recent article in the Catholic
Rerie,c on catholics and the Stage"
Mr.. William j. Florence, the actor,
makes novel proposition. He advo-
Gates the establishment by the church
of censorship of the stage. He says:
"Why not establish a censorship of
the drama, at once mild and effective,
at once destructive of the evil and
promotive of the good in the drama.
Not manager is there living, | do be-
lieve, that would accept and produce
a play which such man as Cardinal
Manning or Archbishop Corrigan pro-
nOunced bad morally. Such censor
ship would be an honor to the man
ager and to the censOrS. 1t would be
voluntary service, performed in a
spirit of charity and would be so re-
ceived. Something of this kind must
be done by Catholics if the stage is to
be kept clean and wholesome"
We have not heard much or kew.
Mr.. Peters since he went to New York,
but we imagine he has at least one
rival in Rev. Mr.. Dixon, who is max.
| ing a name in that city. He is a young
man under thirty, from North Carroll
ma, who was called few months age
to the Twenty-third Street Baptist
Church. The church is gOod-sized
one, but too small to hold the people
who go to hear Mr.. Dixon; and SC
the services are held in Association
Hall until larger editice can be erect
| ed. The sermons of this brilliant
young man are characterized by abSo-
lutte clearness and simplicity: child
could understand them. Moreover,
you feel that beyond them is a man
who is intensely in earnest, and who
has clearly defined beliefs and convc-
tions. When you add to this the fact
that the man is perfect master of the
art of oratory, you will understand
that here is combination of gifts not
often found united in one person. a
critic says of him: allowing for the
natural exuberance of youth, he is "A
man who takes Il sane and rational
view of religion. He isdenomination-
al, of course, but not sectarian, and he
not only thinks himself, but makes his
peODle think"