The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-26

were canvassed, only A per cent. OF the
population called themselves church.
goers. In Is counties in Maine 133, 445
families were canvassed, and 67 ,S42 of
these families reported themselves as at
tending no church. The same proper
ton holds in other states of the Union
where careful canvass has been made.
The working people do not attend
churches as a rule. Not only do they
refuse to attend, but thousands of them
hate the sight of church building.
Four Brooklyn pastors, whose churches
aggregate 1920 active members, repre-
senting four different denominations, in
comparing notes recently found that
there was but one workingman among
the agg -egate of their four establish
ments-one lone carpenter among 1920
protested followers of the Carpenter
Son. On the other hand, DR.. GLADDEN.
found in a canvass he made of one of our
C ties that OF the leading business men
II per cent were regular attendants upon
church.
Canon Farrar, speaking for Englan d,
says, Not } per cent. OF the working
classes, who represent the great mass
OF the people, are regular or even occa-
siOnal communicates.
The Earl of Shaftesbury declared be-
fore his death that not 2 per cent. OF the
English wOrkingmen attend any place OF
worship-papal or Protestant.
wORsHIPING GOD AND MAMMON.
In the weekly prayer meeting Of a New
England church a gentleman arose and
said 81 went recently to call on that
man who at the fire the other day SO
herOically saved the lives of eight or ten
persons by risking his own life. ! found
that he and his family are poor, and
that they attend no church. 1 invited
him to our church, and now | hope,
brethren, when they come-if they do
cOme-you will give them a cordial well
come and make room for them in your
pews.' DR.. Strong says that when he
took his seat the wealthiest and most
influential members of the church arose
and said: 81 don't want any such man
or family in my pew. | don't want them
near my pew. / don't want them in this
church"
The pastor in reply said: 81 will not
cease my efforts until yonder door swings
in to the highest touch of the poorest
man in this city"
1t did swing open, and a poor man
went through it. But he went from the
inside out There was achange OfpastOr
in that church. That was all. And the
pastor who made that vigorous remark
he who had to fold his tent and move
| away-was q man of great ability and
| national reputation.
so does..the church continue to try to
do what Jesus Christ said could not be
| done-wOrship God and mammOn at the
same time.
SO reformed drunkard applied re-
! Gently for admission into high nosed
| church. He was informed by an officer
| of the church that he believed there were
no vacancies in the membership at
| that time!
Professionalism as an organic power
has declined in membership and power
in New York city in the last 20 years.
| Need there be any wonder at it? And
yet while assemblies of workingmen hiss
| the name of the church they cheer the
name of Jesus. Christianity is one thing,
| churchanity another They do well to
make the distinction.
| THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE HOUR.
| Will the statesman, the man of wealth
and the ecclesiastic wake to the call OF
the hour? Or will they be engulfed
They must answer and that soon.
When the oppression of the poor in
Rome became intolerable, you remember
what happened. The plebeians began
to look upon their order as a state o.
hereditary servitude. They met by 6
common and resistless impulse, aban-
doned the lily and encamped in arms
upon the Mons Sacer. The politicians
at last thoroughly inundated, granted
every demand for their recognition il
popular government.
History has way of repeating itself
Will not the strong turn anything from
the past?
Strange fatuity that befogs the brai1
of the powerful in the hour of crisis
Could they only know the hour of thei1
visitation!
The assembly sent a deputation t.
Louis XVI of France to request him tt
dismiss the troops. This Louis declineH
to do, but offered, if the members fel
alarmed, to transfer their sittings t.
scissors! When the Duke de Lancour
came to announce to him the fall of tn
Bastile, the king exclaimed, "This is ;
revolt!' "Sire,'' replied the duke, 81
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