The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-07

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Wien 81, and water meet there * no
8mingiing. The slme q ttruey q zeal and
sorIT enfiouallty. Az least TIE Rev.
Fred Iofsythe found ltfsosssheti
|'he accepted tie 20 itton Of assistant
pastor 81 Christ ehnFch 6t Robllindale.
The town and the church Ind been
founded By Horatio Robbins nun
very set III Ills ways, and lie had LEFT
his impress upon both, especially the
church. If there ever was d youns
man wrapped In his profession. Il was =
Mfr. ForsSthe, Moreover, be was re-
smarkably well fitted for II.
But no one In Robbindale looked so
far ahead. The clergyman WIS but
itwenty.six years old, and, though Il
was admitted that he had "the gift Of
CAB 4, il was feared that he lacked that
discretion necessary to get on With
the members Of Christ church. There
was one essential to his retaining his
position, AMI that was that he should
take a wife from among the young
girls Of the congregation. lie was not
told this. &c was simply informed
when called 10 the church that his un.
welded condition was an objection
and that his pcrmaneney would depend
upon his marrying
Mr.. Eorsytte found q congregation
the membership OF which had descend
ed exclusively from parent to child.
No one had ever Joined tile church
from any other circle that ls, to re-
main. sevcralhad tried it, but, not be
ing noticed by any Of the members
had quietly dropped out. Mr. Forsythe
had scarcely entered upon his duties
before he created an undercurrent Of
lfnouEetudc by drawing a number OF
outsiders into the fold. The worst fea-
tnre OF the Innovation was that none
Of the new members was anything
| ike the christ churchers. Indeed, one
Of the ollestar most respectable Ia
dies prollonncctl them common"
when Mr. Forsythe found that his
converts were being tabooed he preach
I'd 4 sermon on Christian fellowship, in
which he gently chided his flock for
shutting themselves W - = s sest 1rSjt.
Ling to he gathered in the broad fields
lac was surprised afterward TO notice
that his sermon e'1uDse.. 1s t,o,,s,,,t #
a matter o. COURSE ,. NJ S..s wv !.Sst woe
necessary to3..issns sci. M, Knit mo
the very essence u Sta 10 ..'', attor+5on 10
one proposea 70 2pas ., ans T. " = sniTitno1
his eShortatlon eNces - e., az, ,,era
way-tnat ls!ne .sSouia ~ tit. l., Int
fit OF the splrltunl au ..,r.,s ~ /, lie
Christ chllrcn woulu ~ tts ~. ~ o,,, .,
beaten patu. que pel w wy ast,,ra NIrs
openly to tle ptoloseu us e,.n, ,,,asor
Macl lcrsoll sala: y .oeoo. s,,,,+ .S T.,
and was a melnneF ~ ,,, suS. Al 4,,o, -
Scotland. 40 one III tns epu ,.o J., 80 W.,
that didn't kllow me evet3sp ~ - 9,d M
and ] never spoke 10 ''ns VNe '
know -,
This was salu % tle passVt ~ ~
tie admonltlon that ne naa DELE Sn,a ISt
so wandering about L , Su.ln,
church traditions, put Asep t ass
them Mrs. AacFneEson, s ,Iaas g ~,
nun lle .;la olS - ~ St,an cc,J AFFORD
bers Of tue eonstegltlon, eoa,u ~ ,,as,t
to speak thus PLAINLY .nu y ,ae ~ V s.at
but from 10 other q tncIi W. ~ 81 ~
one word Tor % agalnse uls liz. c.so.s - -
make nm opening for t l,,, sa q ,..,, -
sinners II the walls Q, 1,'rlss vl NJ, a.
When Mr. sytne haa preaeneu . ule
gospel to tho Christ ehursnsEs u, NJ, eSe q,
SIX months one Of tpe e..e9s sa,.sa W
him informally at ms stAuy osseusa, :.
to discover L there was any prosLy ~
Of his taking wlte, Oul rGis y , NJ ~
It plain 70 MIN tt'at L he ~, !ua ~, my ~ ~
within the nCxE sig months .ns so.asFs
CATION would md u essen!la! - s an. =
pastor with woman g pes.oF,n .l,O ~
church functions pertalnns . Wo4 4n,a
MFR. Forsythe said tnat ne Wou y. !, 1a ~
the matter under consloet''tIoI. ~ IN ..s
bearings, and the deacon leIt, l:GL a
well satisfied, Inc result u uls AA'eei