The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-28
SALOON SERVICE.
FEATURE Of
MISSION
Interesting Meeting by Mr.. and
Mrs. Asher.
2!NNER AT PUTNAM HOUSE.
Several Prominent Citizens Take Part
10 the Postprandial Exercises
Tomorrow's Services
Announcements
for
Sunday.

As1ats7'
1880 a. m. DR. Granstaff and Mr..
Pugh in Baptist church, North Ben
niugJon
1890 a. m. Local pastors will preach
In their own churches.
u M Special rallies in Sunday
schools superintendent and pas
tors will speak
3 q. m. Mems meeting in Library
haIl theatre Bennington band will
furnish music. DR. Granstaff will
speak
8 p m Women's meeting In Baptist
church Mrs Asher will speak.
1880 p. m. Mass meeting In Congre-
gational church Doors open at T
o'clock Dr. Granstaff will speak.
One of the most interesting features
of HE united churches mission last
night was the service in EdW Saus.
yille's saloon II was a demonstration
oil the average mans respect for God
ana the best things Scarcely had
Mr. and Mrs Asher entered before
hats came of of their own accord.
Business stopped and Mr.. Asher
mounted q chair and thanked the men
for their courtesy and introduced Mrs
Asher whose song with baby organ"
accompaniment touched every man.
Mr. Asher read his text from the
DOuay version of the Bible and spoke
as man to men. He placed matters
] of sin and salvation in clear light
often appealing TO the Bible to enforce
| his own plea But there was an hon
D H..
/ lam his remarks which appealed 10 the
men, Mrs. Asher sang after the ad-
dress. closing with a stanza OF "Al-
most Persuaded" Men by the uplift-
I-'d hand asked for prayer either for
/ themselves or others and Mrs Asher
prayed as sympathetically as a
mother for her own family Some
Nho were present win long remember
/ his meeting
Quite another side 10 The Chapman
/ campaign was revealed last night by
a dinner held at the Putnam House al
, b o'clock Fiityeight men sat down
Loo becfsteak aud turkey and in a half
hour revealed cOnclusiyely that the
religious life must have physical
basis After the turkey was exhaust
od Rev O.. s. Mills. chairman of the
united churches local committee,
mixed % little wit aud wisdom for the
company and then called ON Village
President W. H. Lyons. who voiced
fhc welcome OF the community TO the
I t,angr,isJs and expressed his belief
n the value of the meetings To- the
. community
Postmaster Graves followed with a
speech of loyalty TO Bennington such
is only one whose hoyhoOd memories
conferred here could give No one who
| heard this toast 10 Bennington will ex
I UoCt to hear that Mr. Graves has left
/ the town that gave him birth. Ben
\ uIngton's newly appointed Municipal
/ Judge. H. H. Holden, Esq, became an
! evangelist himself and after q state
/ mont of Beuniugton's splendid public
utilities. made q plea for some sort oil
/ civic organization to promote still fun
ther the welfare of the village.
". q. Chapman. brother Of DR.. j
! Wilbur Chapman and business mana
ger of his campaign, was present ant
smoke most cordially OF Bennlngton'i
welcome. reminded the men that the
Chapman movement meant civic
b,uormcut. because u was largely
lhymcns movement aud helped e
bring mon of all churches together
for the advantage OF the city, town o
state m which the work was beinl
done The speaking was cut shor
lbs the early hour OF the church meet
lug hut an felt 1t was an hour and
|half spent for the mutual benefit o
the men present and The welfare o
the town.
"Hcmg Christian, What It Mean
and How 10 Begin was Or Gran
stairs theme last night az the meel
nr of the united churches. II was
Gne STRAIGHTFORWARD address, splendit
'N simple. 10 which every thoughtiu
mau could not help but make n
sponsc with both his heart and hea'
t was "a practical study OF the que'
dion of me disciples Lord, mcreass
our faith" with Christs answer TO J
The pist of the address was TINS
Use thc faith YOU have already q
the next thing and You shat Know
act and YOU shall become. The wa
io provc thing is not hy arguin
about it but by trying TO- This is q
wnys thc test I'M secular matters an
30 is the same iu religion No ma
Inns amy more religion than he lives.