The Newtown bee., 1898-09-30
Town TOPICS.
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AN INSPIRING MEETING AT THE CONGRl

AN INSPIRING MEETING AT THE CONGRE.
-GATIoNAL CHURCH ON FRIDAY NIGHT. !
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The threatening weather of last Friday
evening prevented large attendance at
the Christian EndeaYOr fellowship meet
ing at the congregational church, but
those who were present were repaid by
the earnessand igs spiEing addresses given.
The praise meeting was conducted by
Rev y. B. Pfip die of White Hills, whose
inspiring Leadership gave interesG, to. the
meeting. Rev o. W. Barker presided
and intfoduted those '&no to6k part:
Henry M. Smith of ,Newtown read the
Scripture lesson Of the evening, after
whicn M: r. Castle Of Monroe led in
prayer. - A. duet was sung by Mr. and
Mrs Arthur J. Smith.
= Rev w. e. Page of Milton gave an .ad--
dress, touching on the characteristics of
the Christian EDdeavor convention at
Nashville. The main address OF the
evening WAS. BY Judge Munger of An:
sonia, WI o spoke eloquently, and awak.
ened the interest and sympathies of the
audience. Among other things he said
We have been drilled and drilled in the
words, Christian Rndeavor, until we al
most believe there is nothing. new for us
to learn. It has been declared many
times that there. Is nothing new under
the sun. That may be true, but it is also
true that many an old truth may appear
in an entiTely Y new light and thereby have
for US an entirely new meaning which
has al the effect of new truth. Chris
tian- n-Epdeavor. means. more. to-day than
ever before. 1t means effort, work in all
the world for Christ, the upbufld1ng' Of
His kir gdom,- the elevation of the human
race. Let US for a moment look at the
'hohbe field: There was time when we
.usRd to compare thiS. nation with Other
nations. That time has passed. We car
not fulty comprehend the reed of work
until We. understand its ms gaitude.. go
The United States is only about 100
years 0ft: - For the year ending June SO,
1898, the EXCESS Of exports oyer imports
was $685., 900 600, excce ding the exports
of England, by $4,000, O06.4 In 1880 the
prQpGrv in the United States vas valued
at $62, 900, 900, 900, while the property in
the whole world was only $3.50, ,G06, GEO.
600. The population OF the United States
is 20 900 600, or one-twentieth of the en-
tire populatjoa. of the world We own
one fifth Of the entire wealth of the hu-
man race. We have lS2 600 miles of rail-
road, ene-baH.ss nuchas the rest of the
entire world. The annual earnings of
the rs'TrGads of the United States are
about S 600 900, 600, nearly ene-hslf of
amount to 81, SIS, 5,UOUO60. Tie steam
.maEine OF -the United States measures
ii, 100000 horsepower, which is one
thifd or the entire rngistefed tonnage of
the world. - In 1898 the United States
produced 10, 900, 900 bales of cotton, and
the rest of the world produced 8 900 600
and of The total amount raised, To wit !:
13 900, 900, the United States consumed
s, 500 900; more tfTan one-fourth the entire
amount. - In cereals the production lie
more than one. fourth of the entire crops
OF the world Its output of coal in 1897
was 1873. .QQQ. 600. tons while all the est of
the world only produced 400 600, 900, al
| II ost one-half. The postal service of the
world carries II, ,0QQ, 100000 letters aunu-
ally. OF this pnmber the United States
carries 1000 ;006, 600, more than oue-
fourth Of the entire. number. The. me-
chanical appliances employed by the
United States - 30 aid and supplement-
human labor comprise more than one;
fourth the entire equipment of the world.
AS much wealth has been created in this
century as Within 1900 years before or
since the beginning of the Christian era.
Three times as much wealth created
within the present century as during the
preceding IS centuries. in. 1920 our
wealth was less than. s., ,000s 900, 900.
Doubled-in % years, increased eight fold
in 40 yesrs and now increasing at the
rate Of 100000 a day, $4,000 600
week, 5000, 900 a month, S2-352, ,a00,-
900 a year. According to the census Of
1880 tbe'er was spent in this couaSrp the
fsliowir & sums Cost of liquors 5000 ,000,-
900; grieT, mill produets,. s505 100000 {;
Fsct OBI prnpertvs S2ll, ,000,000;- mems
clotbingt 100000, ,00G, woolen- goods,
S160, ,000, ,0003 expense OF public. schools,
$79, 600, 900, total expense Of public
kschook property and expense of public
schools, $500, 900 90O-more than three
times as much spent for liquor than for
eduoatioBs There are 2lS, ,S74 saloons in
| the United States, ,-er one saloon to-eVery
| 80 persons These. are principally in
! the cts les. New. oIk has one for each
236. 900 population. while in some of the
Dc erer parts there is one. for every lI5,
| or one for every35 families. - -,
|. Judge"Munger closed his address with
! an eloquent appealto his hearers TO enter
| earnestly into the service of the Master.
/ After.9udge Mupger's earnest words
there was singing by the Monroe ale
| 1quartet-and prayer by Rev MrrLutz., Ths
benedietion was given by Rev Mr. Page
l. At the close of ftheeveniDg light refresh
ments were served by the, members o
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