The Newtown bee., 1904-09-09
Old Home Week In
 Huntington.
ECHOES FROM THE CHURCH SERVICE, SUNDAY, AND
 THE PICNIC, TUESDAY.
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those who in revival of interest in the country are to come back and purchase the ancestral acres. But let us believe in the power of these old ideals to mold even the alien elements into har- mony with our best life. Nothing is more striking than the rapidity with which these people become enthuStaS- tically loyal Americans. And this when massed together in our cities. they neighbor with us in work aud bar ter and only our gross neglect of them will keep them from coming to our moral and religious standards. They adopt our style of living: They use our machinery. Their chil- dren go to our schools. They are catching our spirit. They will adopt our noblest ideals, if we are loyal to ourselves.
 Do you not see that I am pleading that the local church shall take up and ency, for here lies the hope of the and teacher in realizing all lofty moral and religious ideals. The church must do pioneer work among them. The church members must work. The minister alone can not do it. Take these people upon your hearts. Let no day pass that you do not give these neighbors thought. By kindly sym pathy win their confidence. Put good books and papers in their own lan- guage and in English into their homes. You will not teach them disloyalty to old beliefs, but a more intelligent and spiritual faith. But you must go to work at once.
 NEGLECTED GENERATION IS CROW
 
 around us. "NOw or never" must be our motto, if we are to bring these people into spiritual fellowship. The church in Huntington never had such an opportunity before. It will never lation mark epochs in the history of communities and nations. Here is missionary work at our very doors. Live for brother man, the command of Christ, the very law of self preServa- tiOn, all command action.
 Generously maintain the church at the very highest standard of efficiency, f,r with her is the hope of the future.
 What is the picture of the future that comes to me this morning? look forward now only 50 years. Some of you will live to test the correctness of my prophecy. Life will be easier with AAoAS 1NiouAC cSAA "1OA SAOoOiJ HI proved means of communication, 70 that the neighboring cities will be practically as near as some of our neighbors to-day. Health conditions will be better, with fewer incurable diseases. Schools will be better. the saloon, with some of the accompany ing evils, will be thing of the past. There will be many more people than to-day, but religious differences will be small and the churches so broad in scope, that where necessary all will unite in worship in one organization, as naturally as now in common school system. The landscape will be far more beautiful. Sunday will general But says some one, "thiS picture is not for us. Before half thi time has passed shall drop by the way" You are right and you are wrong. Few of those who gather here to-day will be here then. But you are to have a most important part in painting this picture have blocked out. Your lives and work will enter largely as 8 shaping influence into the great out come. You all know the joy of achieve. ment. Few higher delights come te ,, man than that found in the exercise of the creative faculty. No honor is l JUL OoU UO PdJ OA OLAO 1AAA NOA O0A J year to the men whose foresight secured to us the great West. Great CT honor even is due to those who shape and determine the life of people for long periods of time. Make the best of the time that remains.
 KEEP FRESH AND YOUNG
 by frequently revisiting the scenes o1 childhood and let tender memories hrinp sweet rafraShmont tO f'he SOn1
 But last and best of all I believe that we shall see and know what is taking place here on earth after we have passed away and so we shall wit ness the results of our work as they appear in the years to come. We en | joy the privilege of meeting old friends here to-day. May we not also believe
 that the good men and women wh, once lived here and to whom these hill
 were dear are joining with us in thi
 sacred service?