The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-28

Its surprising Growih and Its Tend
sncy TowarL Formnsism.

kes burprtsing rowth ana its Iend-
enc TowarL Formniism.
OF all the churches except the RIO
man Catholic. the Episcopal has made
tho most notable growth during the
last quarter Of a century In the United
States. IL is not merely that numeric.
ally IT. COMMUNICATE membership has
doubled during that time. but It's form
OF worship has gained far more greatly
In tho affection and generation OF
American P~rotestants. Churches which
before had resented all iitnrgical and
rimsiistic services a. Of Roman
Catholic kind have enriched their bar.
or forms OF worship. I'm close imitation
Of those OF the Episcopal church. At
the same time the Episcopal church
itself has gone much further In. a rlt.
u~aiistic direction. and now some of the
most crowded and most prosperous OF
its churches carry ritualism 60 nm ex-
IRENE which makes the forms used In
many Roman Catholic churches cen
simple. As this country grows older
the tendency 10 Journalism increases In
both secular and religious life. Moro
over. the communicates In the Epis-
copal church represent only a small
part OF the great body OF people In reg
ular attendance on its houses OF wor-
ship. These people. too. are made up,
b q large extent, Of the element Of %
c4ety In which there IN special social
cultivation. The attribution Of such a
fashionable distinction, however. 10
resented by many Bpiscopalians N .
reelection on their church, for no other
body OF Christians has labored more
earnestly and, IN many communities,
more successfully, for the spread OF re.
hgion among the poor. In New York
City the nszsbership OF the Episcopal
church Is by far the largest among the
Protestant denominations and the at
tendance upon the Episcopal churches
the greatest. This could not be Tie
case II social preference was the de
termining feature. The great major
ity OF those who attend the services
In the metropolis are wage earners or
persons OF modest salary, while Il Is
true that three-fourths OF swelldom
worship ut It's affairs. Boston. C
dominated by the Unitarinns, has pass
ell supremacy over TO the Eplscopa-
lans who are well in the ascendant
and likely On continue 80. Baltimore
IL another city where Eplscopallanism
has thriyen wonderfully and Is In the
lead In Protestant Christianity.
Had the Prince for n Waiter.
Gov. Warfield OF Maryland was ten
dered n reception In st. Louis while
visiting the fair. Among other guests
was a millionaire salt mine owner
from Louisiana and a Cingalese
prince. The Southerner desired 10 or
der some ice cream for n Baltimore
belle. who was OF Gov. warfield's par.
". and looked around for a waiter.
His y fell on the Oriental potcntate.
whom he took for n waiter and direct.
ed to bring the desired dainty. The
prince, however. was game, saw the
humor OF the situation. and with the
assistance OF a waiter secured the deli
cacies and presented them to the Bal.
tImore belle with all the grace OF a cui.
tured man OF Ceylon's isle. The salt
merchants embarrassment was almost
painful when he realized the situation,
but apologies followed and the prince
laughed ns heartily as any OF the
guests.