The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
THE PARSONS CORNER.
A. PARSON EDITOR.

AFTER A YEARS ACQUAINTANCE.
With this week the writer begins
his second year in Princeton and
finds himself in mood to look
back and remember first impress
sions and take notes of how far
they have proven true.
From the first the place seemed
ato be a bright, prosperous and
Epleasant town, but we had been
told of it's wickedness; that it had
little interest in churches, and that
it was characterized as coarse and
rough. That the town had great
natural advantages was plain. That
there was thrift, enterprise and
good taste among it's citizens was
equally patent. And as for it's
reputation for wickedness, we have
thus far failed to find evidence that
it is any worse than the average
town of it's size. The parson is
not very old but has been in a few
places in New England and in Wis
consin, and yet has never seen
people that respond to the call for
help in cases of sickness or trouble
as promptly and generously as do
the people of Princeton. That it
does value the worth of churches
our experience has demonstrated.
Yet as we reflect to-day we do not
see the town with ascension robes
on ready for transportation. There
are some things which are far re-
moved from the ideal. There is a
hardness in justice overtaking law
less hoodlums which is alarming.
And there is a low and lax moral
sentiment concerning the saloon
nuisance which is surprising among
so intelligent and moral class Of
people. Among the friends and
members of the churches is one
thing which seems strange and un-
natural to the parson, that is the
number of church members that
dehle their own bodies and make
themselves offensive to many by
the habitual use of tobacco. If the
church is to fulfill it's high mission
here its members must 'lay aside
every weight and the sin which
doth SO easily beset them" and give
their unimpaired strength to the
work in hand. If the Community
is to be equal to its responsibility
IN the training up Of generation
OF efficient young people whose
lives shall be a power for good in
the days to come, it must cease to
put a premium on crime in allow
ing it to 60 unpublished, and tone
up the sentiment with reference to
the drunkard- making, home-de-
stroying and resource-wasting Ii
quor business.
A New ENGLAND Custom.
good old New England custom of
opening the annual town meeting
with prayer is honored less in the
observance than in the breach to-
day, but the practice prevails to
some extent yet, we are glad to
say. The town of Greenwich
among the Hampshire hills in this
state, for instance, has never failed
in the last ffty-fv years to call
the generated village pastor, Rev.
=; 7. Blodgett, to this service.
The reverent hush which accom-
panies it is always impressive, and
the business of the day proceeds
the more smoothly because of it.
Municipal politics might not be
harmed by the introduction of such
a factor.-SeZ.
The WAY TO WEALrH.-The
way to wealth is as plain as the
way to market; it depends chiefly
on two words industry frugality,
waste neither time nor money, but
make the best use of both.-FTaqzk-
lin.
A CH1LD's M1sTAKE.-A mother
who lives few miles from Boston
was singing II know that nv Re-
deemer iveth." When she came
to the words ''Hear the summons,
child, come homev' her little Phil
lip, two years old, looked up and
asked: ''Where's the Summons
child been, mamma; has she been
to Boston?"
Long ON Destination Sbon4 o