Connecticut western news., 1897-08-26
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Those who have been present at our Sunday school for the past several months cannot but have noticed that there has been decided falling in the attendance, while we notice on the streets there are lettering boys and girls who should be attending Sabbath school. Why is this, we ask? Has it come to the point where all interest has died for the welfare of the future sus- tainruent of the Christian church if it is to be sustained? There are at present within our village limits at least twenty five children who are not attending the Sunday school at all or else so seldom that we do not know their faces. Do you wonder that You hear your boys in the village streets using profane lan- guage? Are you using any means to prevent it? Why are you not trying to bring these children into the Sunday school where they can be taught the principles of Christianity and thus be- come laborers for Christ. "Lo! The harvest is ready but where are the reap ers?" Do you know that each one of you are responsible in a great measure for this? "Suffer the little children to come unto me for of such is the kingdom of Heaven, was our Savior's teaching while on earth but are you endeavor;ng to bring ChrisL's lambs into the fold? Do you want to make the world better? Then start right here in our own little village and throw out your influence and bring these boys and girls nearer to the cross where they can be taught that to live and die for Christ is gain.
 o. o. Callahan has resigned his posi- tion as butcher at Cochrane Bros. and returned to his home at Roxbury Sta tion
 Miss Nellie Wilson visited relatives in Lime Rock the past week. The potato crop in this section prom ises to be rather light.
 Brother. Davison and R. F. Smith fore daylight. They were afraid to go in daylight for fear of catching too many fish. For further particulars ask them.
 Miss "Dell' Cochrane is visiting friends at Long Hill and Bridgeport. Samuel Scoville, Jr. is visiting hit father at the Blanche" Mrs J. Lamounsdee and son, of New ark, N. J., are visiting at Theo. w Deans.
 Chas Smith and wife were in Kent Thursday attending the funeral of Mri Smiths sister, Mrs Altania. Miss Robinson, of New York, is visit. ing at Rev S. R Scoville's. Geo. R. Smith and wife left Sunday for Sharon to spend a week at J. B Smiths.
 Dr Talmage's sermon to young mer in the last weeks NEWS is lesson tha should be placed into the hands of every young man throughout our land. Thos. who have not read it we would advise to procure copy and carefully stud. the contents.
 Miss Maud Wright, of Cornwall Bridge, was in town the past few day visiting her sister Ida.
 Miss Sadie Oldfelds, of Stock bridge Mass. was in town over Sunday visiting at H. Cochrane's.
 Misses Clementine and Celina Belo spent Sunday at Joseph Coles.
 Mrs John Washing has gone to Shel ton, taking with her her granddaughte who has been visiting her some time.
 Rev s. R. Scovihe will fill the pulpi here next Sunday. Let everyone turl out and give him hearing.
 The Rev MT Fennell, former Corn wall boy now of Meridep, preached her last Sunday. We cannot but say tha his discourse was one of the best tha we have heard in some time. His argu ments were plain and unvarnished an, to the point.
 Mrs Watson Hall and son, Howard returned home last Friday from fe, weeks visit in New Haven and Wood mont.
 Mrs R. M, Hubbard and family ex pect to move soon to New Haven.