Putnam patriot., 1910-09-02
THOMPSON
Woodsioek Fair, september ia.ials

Woodstock Fair, September l., ,I2.I4. What is sweetes than the atmos- phere oi an oid-tashiOned New Eng I laad Village on a summer Sabbath
 morning at The hour when the bell in
 1ne stsepie Is calling the people 10 ser-
 wee l say old fashioned because the oid and the young. the ancient and the
 modern seem 10 have taken nex , lease oi life, for the older ladies with costumes of ancient design. The older
 men With suits of a0th century pattern. with staff, spectacies, and Rible in
 hand, sith myriads cf pink. white
 and old rose colored dresses in the lead.
 while in the rear follow the coming
 man, some with and some without
 hats, all moving in the same direction. | until at the last stroke of the old bell the entire column is safely housed in the sacred enclosure where so many generations have worshipped-but
 what makes all this sudden eaaotiou2
 rms manifest desire 10 obtain a seat in tod house on the Sabbath morning
 ailer so many years of apparent indii-
 terence and utter unconcern for the old BOOK and It's teachings, or even the pastor who has always been paid some thing for his instruetion2 1t cannot
 De the new minister. once established
 the newness has worn oil. This is A condition, not theory. Surely the argument that the poor country church py reason or It's environment is meas
 ufec oy the pastors salary does not 1 apply here, because the minister comes both by birth and profession from the oapitoi city. Neither can 1t be said the country church for any other req son Is forced 10 accept the tail-end of graduating class of theology, for il is
 our present good fortune to enjoy the leadership of the other end of the list
 ot bright lights already on the pulpit
 platform. The text this morning was from John 1t; a1In and 3sth verses. Do you know what it Is reader? Look
 1t up. It made its impression. It had good results. The people are talk
 ing about il. The question still re-
 mains. What is the interest in the church? Is Il the minister. is it unity? Are the people kindlier, more affection
 ate, and growing in higher ideals? A recognized feature of the morning ser
 vice was the presence al the organ of
 MT. Charles Edward Ross of New
 York, oTganist of one of the large
 churches of that city, and a son of
 Mary B. and Lowell N Ross of this
 town. l remember when the erganist's
 grandfather came to church every Suu-
 day in the year with pair of bays
 and seven people sat in a St at made
 Tor live. The present cathedral organ
 was a twenty-five thousand dollar gift
 10 the church by the late Mrs John
 W. Ooane, and the best musical results
 are obtained when We have cathedral organist to play 1t. The rendering of .Ihe Lost Chord accompanied by the
 violinist, Miss Mary Ross, young musician of promise and also sister of the organist, held the close attention of the entire congregation. When I first saw Charley Ross he was little lat chubby boy trying to obey the di- rections of his teachers. It seems but few months since he has grown to be Charles Edward Ross of New York, entertaining, AS side issue and inde.
 pendent of his profession, several thousand people with the tips of his fingers. The organist pleased his au- dience with his music, and a few more dollars were added to the collection fund These days of education and ad-
 vancement the people thoroughly en. joy entertainment of high order, and no other will do. Whenever an organ- ist or musician of merit appears how quickly the people assemble. 1 won- der if sweet music is the soaring of souls, and building of character. The recital of MT. Ross, before the evening service at the twilight hour, was par ticuiarly impressive and deeply appre- ,ciated. With minister and organist, the former surely fills the pulpit, and the latter the gallery.