The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-03-26

There is a church going sentiment
sweeping the country; people are being
urged as never before to attend divine
worship; newspapers are taking up the
cry and assisting in the good cause, as
they do in every good cause. Some
papers are devoting columns each week
to having the people tell why they go
to church. This wave has not as yet
struck Lancaster. or if it has, We have
failed to observe it, leastwise, We have
not noticed any increase in the size of
the congregations at the various chur-
ches, and MIR. Zimmer's congregation
at the hotel on Sunday mornings has
not decreased in size to any visible eX-
tent. and as that worthy gentleman has
otter remarked "a minister can often
find a larger congregation in the hotel
lobby on Sunday morning than in his
own church. There are just as many
people in Lancaster as in other places,
and just as many that do not go, and
Just as many that should go.
Every person should attend divine
worship at least once a week. six
days shalt labor. but the seventh, or
at least part of it, should be given to
Him, and what more fitting way to give
a part of it to Him than to hear His
word. Perhaps you will say you do not
need to go to church, and perhaps you
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you ever stop to think that you are
furnishing an example for someone
Perhaps your own son is seeking to fol-
low your example, sons usually strive
to follow in the footsteps of their
father. Do you think you are setting
him good example by arguing politics
in the hotel lobby, or some other public
place on Sabbath morning? Surely
not. 1t would be far more elevating
for yourself, and a much better ex-
ample for the rising generation in
general, and your own son in parti-
rular, were you to be a regular attend
ant at some of the churches. Tie
services at more of our churches are
either long or tiresome, and surely YOU
can devote one hour of one day of the
week to hearing His word, mingling
with His people and giving this little
time to Him who has guarded you
safely during the preceding week, has
kept you and yours in health, has prof
tied you in your business affairs, and
has given to you all that you have in
this world,
Suppose YOU lay aside those petty
prejudices which you have been fos-
tering for so long, and which have
kept you from performing duty
which you owe to your family, your
country, your self and your God, and
become a regular attendant at some
one of our churches. You do not like
the preacher? Well, suppose you don't
he is Gods servant, carrying His word,
and you go to hear the v ord. not the
minister. You don't like the people
who attend, some of them? Well sup.
pose you do not, DO yoI think when the
day of reckoning comes that He will
consider this justification for your nor
attendance, No. Church uncomfor.
table, too hot oh too cold? Nonsense,
churches nowadays are models of com.
fort. Thresh out all your excuses, anC
you will find that you have none that
will pass muster, Cease to look fol
excuses. be a man, perform that duty
which YOU have so long neglected, JOIN
that good wife of YOURS and attend di.
vine service next Sunday morning and
We viii uarant- e you WI feel and be
th better for the performance Of a long
reelected duty.