The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-04
Fast Day Observance.

holiday, the mills aud factories geher-
ally being closed In the sfr.f,oon. and
,b,. 6,.o .t,,.,,,,.,.,,
-
".'"''" u" 'I"ihe sioa' Town WIN teah'
trolley. AID " heel, and by The boy on
hursph,,ck
Tha n,,io, serv.e. =. p.,b..,. fh,,.ot.
:. =, - ~ .
Wv" "u' M X au=lshef III me evening
keVs. w. II. Spencer. II. w. kimball
aud Geo. +. Leighton were the Clergy
men takino MARI IN In eve,,.ises r..
s'i'i'"n ICING W my. II. ". hlfhoaii'
pastor OF the Congregational Church
upon the subject. Union Of Churches. g"
Follouing i = tri.f .tst.aat - ~,
'i u''"
There are l43 seets Ia the United
states. Evils follow from this division.
churches are nnduly multiplied. The
country towns OF Ne" England and the
west are cursed with churches. Most #
them are weak and are known In the
community as oeggars seeking support
10 the cities the churches crowd one an
other IN tue suburbs; but the boarding
mouse and tenement districts are left IN
provided Tor Also because OF division
the ehurch cannot bring Its united
strength 10 bear upon evils. 1t has no
way III "hlch II can strike with the unit
ed Iorce' 80 lis battle Tor good laws and
against the saloons Is fought at tremend-
Gus ODDS
but the christian cnurch Is seeing the
eVll u inns divided strength We are
ashamed to touch elbows with one All
other' Inc Free church federation OF
England Is the most significant religious
movement OF the century. Ii Is union
OF all the free churches of England.
us purpose Is TO diminish churches in
oVerchurcfeo towns ana TO orlhg the
uhlteu Iorce OF the churches 10 bear
upon moral evils. Sueh movement must
come Ia America. A suggestion OF 1t
wa. Was started III Ne" ofk last year
Inc Cnurches hlel ana dlVided the CITY
lnVo ulslrlcls ana gave To each ehurch
uisIrlct MS IT'S exclusive care. Inc
ChuTch WIS hela responsible Tor the re-
hglous "eilare OF the people III the dis
'rlct ana 'here Is 10 De 10 poaehlhg on
otner DOMAIN
LOOK nj our county. consider what
III Vi lhe churehes mere would mean.
mere "oulu oe greater power ana
o,Ir w., ohnrah aao, 90 .ra hios''d
pinohor, hos ono ohnroh Ca,,ar,f.a
,innoIi ',i'' and ,n at,onn, ~ Ma,1n6;",
cbnrrh r. isa town r. narhans ,broo r.
tn,r hn,drad nao,,ia - thp ,,ii,a,,a
TOUR hundred people III the village.
cue church Is all ihat can De supported
me attempt TO carry Oh Two ehufehes Is
Strsngtb Salon has tno nh,rotas ,''''i ~
SLowhngan had "a NAM IN nranartian
IN the nonul,fion ,ye wo9ld baye fwelya
Ue sIonld nonsid.r onr Town nvar
.cinrchnd Solon ,,ith ono stro,,r
rhnrch could be- indanaada,t ~ t,issin,,'
arv aid and nov, ;,s ,,astor li,.i,,, IL.
NnrIb tn9nn i ,,a ,,,,st
an over chnrched town ,bsf I pnou ~
in tho Stotn Tharo ORC fnur nb,irobos
,vbinh r,inistor re- ,orh.ns ,no -.
WITHIN a radins IF baff . VII ~ ,bn ~
lagn II SLoub.gan haa a. ,,,anu
rbnrcbes in nronortian to tha non,1atin,
NO. Should haYe IN ~ - aI,.,5t,,
,vo.lth ~ Nortb Ansan l. o,f, boIt as
oroot DC ,h.t - sl1o,,ba,,on md r..
forn SEnwhog.,, ! ao MI r. s,nnart N
chnrobas as Tor,b Ansan 10 har to,ir
M ono NJ tham ;e strong Ono nnitnd
nhurcb 10 ,yLat tba oosnai noods i, MN
Anson
Madison hoe +hroa ,,.itb a,,o,bar ~, tho
tnnat, and bava ah.rt all that tbor o',,'
do to live.
Norridgewoek has two. The Congre-