Milford chronicle., 1903-09-04
MILlUN NEWS.

Sunday, Is Il y A@sllpA "AeNAA e'i>~N- ~ u
1sitv Of many communities, and attempts il
have been made by the clergy to solve /
the reason. The clergy tell US that the b
saloons are the one great cause, the par Il
ent of all other causes, Of the apparent /
wanin of church attendance. Admitting 4
this to be true with respect to large cities
it certainly is not true in regard to small {
towns. 1t Is a noticeeb'y fact that the {
church attendance on sunday morning
in Milton at the three churches, is not
one.half of what it might be. The sin
ner's. the unconveued, and the man-of-
the worlds abseuce may be accounted
for. on various grounds. Perhaps there
is something they may not like in the
personnel Of the church; the form OF the
worship may not suit, the choir may be
too operatic. or some other excuse-and
excusesare prolific when needed-ean be
made 10 suit the occasou. Their ooJec-
tions can be overcome by pointing ont
the TACT OF there being three church, in
town. at each Of which the ohjectors will .
be welcome; but when th-se non-church
attendants point to the members OF The
church. and some Of the Official Board,
who lounge around the street corners, in
their dirty, everyd clothes Oh Sunday
morning and say: "By their fruits ye
shall Know them" What answer IS the
pioas inquirer to make? Possibly we
have mentioned some Of the reasons why
nou-ulerlbers of the church do not at
tend; but what excuse shall we give for
members of the church and professed
christians absenting themselves from the
public services of Sunday morning. IN
our opinion, one great factor i'll the cause
of ths decrease in church attendance may
be found in the sermons that are publish
ed weekly in our local papers. Home
presents many attractions; and man can
STAY at home on Sunday morning,and lie
down upon g lounge and read such ser
mons as Russell II. Conwell, Frank De.
Witt Tamage and DR.. J. Wilbur Chap
man give to the world and read them
leisurely, and mediate thereon, it IS a
strong temptation for them to do so.
However, we must be generous; and be
leve that every man has his follies aud
his foibles, his trials, temptations and
peculiarities, and that no two are alike.
As everyone knows, vino is reader OF
the papers, Milton is to have a new post
master. Mr.. Mauship IS superseded by
MIR. Tohn Black Both are good men.
Mr. Manship has had the office for several
wears. and the Union Republicans have
been after his scalp for some time, and
have succeeded in gettingi it. Mr.. Man
ship has made a good post master; Mr.
Black will, no doubt, make an equally
good one. The writer is opposed to the
Civil Service Law; he believes "to the
victor belongs the spoils," but if the ap'
plication is to be made 10 wood sawyer
on a western reservation, make it to {
fourth class post master also.
DR.. W. ]. Hearn had an engineer t'
come to town last week to repair thu
machinery of his launch. The younl
man for some reason-left impromPt
on Thursday morning. He said he wa
p,ing to the saloon up town The las
information we had of him was to tn
effect that he had boarded the train a
the station. He left his tools and over
ais at his place of work. On account G
one of the eugiues Of Hearns not work
ing properly, the yacht was unable to g
to the beach on Saturday or sunday Tn
family are at the beach.
Schooner William I.Simpson has bee
o,erhauing at Broadkiln Docks.
A small FIRE occurred near Chandle er
oraueries last week. A lot of sedge,
grass. had been cut and become dry. q
an evening, somewhat late, the viii
Veered to the north, and there was live
time for awhiie. With the aid of Il
women, who turned out, the fire was g
ten under control-in fact put out. II
women say they did it, and we presun
thev did, i. e. put the fire out.
The evening services-5.3o o'clock
have been discontinued. Hereafter 81
ces will commence at 7 50 P. NJ.
The deficiency in the Rural Mail 7
livery S-rvice, led to a conversation
tween myself ami a gentleman livl
between Milford and Frederica. II
man was in Sussex looking for men
work for him. He states "rural delivC
is humbug," and he lives on the rou
and possibly knows what he is talki
about. His argument is something Ii
this Any man doing a business reqr
ing daily mail delivery will either Il
in town, or have an office near tow
pc 5ple who get Irregular mails will &c
town two or three times week. talH
with this man--the name is unnecess
about creamery. He said "You ct
not run a creamery near Miltoi
"Why2" "Because you have not
Dastpre land.D "But we have ma