The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-27
At.
UNITED CHURCH
MISSION
Dr.. Frank GranStatt breaches
to Splendid Audience
THE MEMS DINNER TONIGHT
Services Wednesday Evening. Mr..
Pugh Sings for Children. Mass
Meeting 1880 This Evening

Bennington people have taken very
kindly to union evening service on
Thanksgiving day since the change
was made from the morning hour sew
eral years ago. But never was lar
ger or more representative audience
assembled than met last night. It
was noticeable that whole families
were present II was a gathering Of
little groups into one great religious
/ household And the whole service
was keyed 10 the idea and sentiment
OF home Dr. Granstafs theme was
| particularly appropriate to this day
OF home comings and the joy of the
family. fitting also with a very tender,
| sorroWful. sympathetic spirit peryad.
| Ing just now one whole community.
lie spoke upon Heaven as Home and
Reunion from Rev 2l:2. Heaven is
a place-not only condition or state,
but a place OF meeting again and the
happiness of being together forever
more This Is an emphasis not so
often preached as IL was once, not be
cause of any unfaith in the immortal
fly of the soul and felicity after death
but because of the pulpit's greater re
serve in dea ling with the imagery OF
Scripture. llut many have felt that
1t Is an emphasis that ought to be re
covered. it makes tremendous ap
peal 90 the mind and heart OF a mul
ttude That it was welcome las
night was evident from the atten
lion and responsiveness OF the congre
CATION
The songs were an in keeping. Mr.
Pugh singing the Homeland effec
lively. and the service came TO
beautiful close as the congregation
standing with the chorus sang "HOm
Sweet Home changing the refrain 2
the last 10 prepare me, dear Savior
for heaven my home
on Wednesday evening there wer
Two services held In the Congregation
, ID church The women gathered
splendid audience IN the auditorium
, and were touched by Mrs Williar
! | Asher's appeal to mothers for HON
! and children.
; More than 100 men gathered IN IN
< chapel to hear Or Granstaff on Jer'
miah's recovery from discouragemer
4 by "a visit TO the "potter's house
where the broken vessel was refasl
.oncd rather than cast away. Tn
the preacher declared to be what Go
wished 10 do with broken lives. On
ILLUSTRATION OF Gods power with h
+. manity was the story Of the great vi
lmist Paganini. who at the close
, wonderful concert In tuning up I,
d he finale broke one string after a
(, other until only one was left and b
p" audience I'm audible laughter. and m,
y held up his violin and cried. on
7 string and Paganni' Seldom does +,
" audience hear a finer and more syl
y pathetic appeal for men To put thel
' selves m Gods hands for Him
bring music out of their lives.
The coming week of the Unit
p Church Mission will be filed with q
.' portunities that Bennington seldo
,, has for religious uplitt This att
noon "a meeting for children was he
" In the Baptist chapel addressed
~ Mr.. pugh Another was held AT G
Methodist church addressed by Nj
Asher
n Tonight at six o'clock there will
'" "a special dinner for men az the p
nam house. r. G., Chapman will II
a nm account OF the Chapman Evang
istc Campaigns" which In the y,
n- few years have been conducted In
cities from Portland 10 San Francis
ly At 100 tonight another mass me
.ly ing m The Congregational churu
m This viii be the closing meeting
es this week and should bring a big Al
lencc. BE ON hand early and get
ed good seat. Men and women q
to vouur npoplp invited