Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-19
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Eiifers of tie Kesae5ee Journal:
The qassssoa sas recently asked IN -
eniuuls BIZ yell known clergyman
..Wny rot ctsse Ill the cbnschss In AesasA
eurlrg The M Ysah Of August. taxing TOT
tie reason shas tina pastors and people
NEEDED vacation from thsr "sfdooss
chareil duties He ourselves we're among
t5e thankful that thas suggestion Vas MOI
carried irla .fect; asd yet, - We iosk
about u. We question whether Il vouiont
hsy. b-er as advisable 10 all close u
oace saa make business Of Is - TO nfss
one II then she o.her close up. MAKING
.seh -iuidls of the whole tairg. II has
Bow arrived 1t ihaa stage vhsfe tnefe
10 not q pastor resident in the city 70
d, service Of any EiGd- Verify her sffeefs
sYs Ief. unto her dssolate-H We we're
pscela,ly suucE ~iih the force Of that
p.s age whsn on Saturday night We over
heard q stale rnent mat DAn wAs In tue Guy
iron, the rural districts, seeking for min
isier 10 { Il siAte a, the fnuersl Of his child
and none could be found. We know OF
a similar case the week before. Ana this
hsppsns In the city Of Augusta, the capital
of Maine. lathe words Of former preacher
Of the Gospel ia the came city, at shall be
more tolersbls for Sodom and Gomorfah in
that day than for the city Of Augusta. We
pezin 10 think 80 ourselves. The writer 10
not . member Of any church in this city and
D, rhsps has no right TO speak but this being
. fire country" We assume the right.
Allow ne to sussest one thought for
meditation: Whsu did . saloon keeper ever
elo.e hi. do,rs snd go on 3 month vacation
uulss. f,rced to By the las: When has
pro.psrous business house closed is doeri
for . mosth aad gore on . ,il hcstion trip,
utterly nexIeetirg It's business: Why then
should The church of God, organized IS Il
10 to sat las q bacon light II trouble
some sea" close up les business for 1lonth
or even one Sunday that the minister mas
20 fshlt OF play teuris to rest bis Drain
sld the people wander aimlessly about or
dese:rste the Sabbath by wandering IN
forbidden paths" which thing 10 con-
IL mned strongly the remaining eleven
months? We repeat the question phyf We
can't uuds rstAnd il. The Bible Injunction to
ministers 10 to Preach the Gosp4l. Be in
s.snt in season and out OF season." Now
we hear the plea, ihv much can't be done
This hot weather. 10 out Oh season Iof
religi,u. work. The Lord says what If il
is preach my word just the same In
some Of the gowns in which We have lived
the very best church work has been done
du,ing these 'hot months Again Al in
junction to church members from the word.
:. MI forsakiRg tha assembling OF your
selves togathtr" How about this noble
professor? (Perhsp, this passage isn't in
the modern Bible. hoxever, our higher
.ihiukers" may have excluded that. There
is very little we en- be sure Of Today.
so i. 10 said. However we have heard 1t
rad from cur fathers Bible and are
wiling 10 90 by that. How about the iH-
junction If i: is there? We ask for infor-
nation, and sus geat another passage with
these; that il there De sny virtue in them,
think upon these things.
We have already taken up too much val
liable space, but we are intsre led In watch
ing the workings of thes, things and go
sneak. You know that ecu; of The abun
dance Of the heart, the mouth spesketh
We close with stait M INT of fact 40
guesswork about thisl mat as long as ,nis
lsxity amor prof. ssors Of religion con.
tinues, lust so lJBg, we are assured thst
there will be DO manifest interest on IN
part Of outsiders in relieleu, matters
During these hot mug4y days It seems thai
10 this city, it can tie truly SAID IN NAV
e res for M soul" We do net wish IL
argue the matter with any 50 'ign our name
smoIya as IAN OBSERVER,