VOL. LXXXYV,
#4 | +OENT
RE
TOO MANY CHURCHES IN THE COUNTRY.
Communication VIL
If Christians once come to believe
there are too many churches in the
rural portions of our land, an essential
step to the reduction of their number
has been taken. That this conviction is
growing will hardly be denied by any
intelligent student of church affairs.
Another step in the same direction is the
increasing desire for denominational
harmony and the inclination to elimi-
nate what disturbs this harmony.
Straws show which way the wind of
church unity blows. Some years ago
a man, who had a great reputation for
building up his own church but without
regard to other churches in the neigh-
borhood, came to take charge of his
denomination's church in a certain
village, It was a strong church, nearly
as strong as the united forces of the
other churches of the place. He began
after his usual method practically ignor-
ing the presence of other churches. The
community had been enjoying several
years of delightful church comity. His
own people relished the new order of
things so little and his course was so un-
popular gene ally that his most heroic
eflorts failed to achieve the results that
usually followed his labors.
A denominational rally was being
held in a certain place where it had the
largest church. © One of their strongest
preachers wes imported to make an ad-
dress. This address was a laudation of
his own branch of the church from be-
ginning to end with a reiterated plea for
more zealous study of the doctrines of
the denomination. It was all right. It
was a denominational meeting. If
others did not like.it, they need no
listen. I do not know that members of
other churches made any criticism ; but
much fault was found by members of his
own church. They seemed to fear it
would alienate the good will of the other
christians of the community, and they
did not want hat. Many little inci-
dents of this sort reveal the sincere fel-
lowship underlying the churches and the
awaking desire that the barriers to its
free exercise might be remoted
Another indication of growing church
comity and a means to its exercise is the
organization in 1908 of a Federal Coun-
cil of the Churches of Christ in America,
‘‘ to manifest the essential oneness of
the Christian Churches of America in
Jesus Christ as their Divine Lord and
Savior, and to promote the spirit of
fellowship service and cooperation
among them for the prosecution of
work that can be better done in union.
This organization represents thirty-two
Christian bodies, with a membership of
about 16,000,000 whose influence “is
herein devoted to the application of
the law of Christ to every relation of
human life. ’ Auxiliaries to this Fed-
eral Council are being organized in the
various states, counties, cities, and vil-
lages ; and will doubtless in time be
found a means of promoting voluntary
consolidation and cooperation.
Again during the last generation
many important branches of the church
have united to form one branch, and
practically no new branches of great ex-
tent have developed. In Canada three
great churches—Congregational, Meth-
odist Episcopal, and Presbyterian—
have been conferring on the subject of
union with very hopeful prospects of
success. Thruout the world various
movements are underway looking to the
union of important Protestant bodies,
two or more or all of them. These move-
ments have amstimed such proportions
that some of the ablest men in the vari-
ous denominations are willing to give
time and others their money to advance
them.
More definite still, in some of the
New England states, at least, leading
decominations have organized Commis
sicus to promote & union into one of the
churches in overchurched communities ;
snd 1n some instances these efforts have
been successful. Other instsnces in
other parts of our land are known where
the local churches have of their own ac-
cord come together and formed a union
church, or sometimes a church of a de-
nomination to which none of the uniting
churches previously belonged. Whether
these consolidations have in all cases
prospbred I koow not; but in some
cases great gain to all religious interests
is reported.
All these things are encouraging to
the bedever in church unity. In com-
munities sot yet ready for consolidation
there should be cooperation. Not only
does the spirit of Christianity, suggest
this ; but more and more is it becoming
evident that certain kinds of work for
the establishment of the kingdom in a
neighborhood can be better done and in
some cases only done, by a united effort
of the churches.
Let me clope these articles with a
quotation from one who has thotoly
studied the rural situation in the United
States with a high appreciation of the
place of the church in all true progress,
Wilbert L. Anderson : “ There is a lim-
‘ited sphere within which the consolida-
tion of farms is demanded ; there is a
wide-spread movement for the nell
(Vontludet! ob 100t of uext column.)
MUSSER HOME BURNED,
Emanusl Musser Diss Twenty Miputes Af
ter Being Removed from Barnlug
Ballding,
The home of Emanuel Musser, east
of Btate College, was totally destroyed
by fire on Bunday night, about twelve
o'clock, Mr. Musser was taken from
the attio window, conveyed to a neigh-
ooring house, and died within twenty
minutes after the rescue.
Mr. and Mrs. Musser, both of whom
are sged people, lived in the old home
occupied by them for more than thirty
years. They lived alone, and on Batur.
day night retired as usual. A little
before twelve o'clock the couple were
awakened by a bright light and the
orackliog of flames of fire, and to thelr
horror they discovered their home to
be on fire. As quickly as possible
they arose, and made an effort to resch ||
the firet flror and to a point of safety.
Mrs. Musser descended the front stair-
way, and soon an outer door. Mr.
Musser thought he was following hie
wife, and went to the rear stairway.
Escape was cat off by that way, and
the man became bewildered. He
went to the third flyor, threw open a
window and began calling. Ti
Just at the opportune moment, Phil.
ip Hoover, the farmer on the Musser
farm, came driving along in a sled,
having with him a number of young
people whom he had taken to
Boalsburg for an evening's outing, |}
Che fire, of course, was observed, and
then the cries of a man for help heard.
A ladder was procured, and the elderly
gentleman was taken from bis burp.
fog home. He was taken to a nearby
house, and although not at all injared |}
the shock was 89 sevare that desth |]
came before anything could be done to
relieve him.
The fire is thought to have basen
eausd by a defect in an opan fire place,
The loss occasioned by the fire is not
leas than $3000
i A——
Asti-inicen Leagues Meeting,
D Loyd Claycomb, E+«q, of Al
toons, presentad the cause of tempor.
ancs at the Ualon Church, Farmers
Mills, on Sunday afternoon, and In
the eveniog of the sume day in the
Reformed Chureh at Centre Hall,
Good siz»d sudiei ces greeted him in
both places,
He had no trouble in holding the
attention of his sudience, though his
sppeal was made to the intelligence
aud common sense, rather than to the
fepliogs. He substantiated Lis state
ments, and solicited questions along
soy point not clear to his hearers
He proved that there is cause for the
agitation of the temperance question
in our couutry. but that agitation
alove le not sufficient ; that a united
effort on the part of all christian men
and women must be made tu destroy
this monstrous traffic; that the Anti
daloon League is bot the crystallizs-
tion of this united effort, working for
the securing of a Local Option Law
His address was well prepared and
well delivered, and his appeal was to
the best manhood and womsnhood of
aur country to rise and defend the
aation from this iniquitous traffic.
t
Fawa Breaks Its Back.
A fawn wandered from Old Tuossey,
Thursday afternoon, galloped through
woods and mesdows until it reached a
point near Manor Hill school house,
where it became entangled in a wire
fence, breaking ita buck. The school
children watched the fawn approach,
and expected to witness a floe specta-
cle when the nimble animal would
leap over the fence, but to thelr great
regret the little animal struck the
fence with such force as to break its
back.
The scholars rushed to the scene, |’
disentavg'ed the animal, and carried
it to the school yard,
A game warden ordered the fawn to
be killed, and the carcass seat to the
Bellefonte hospital, and this was done
rm —-——— sR ss om—
Change of Dates,
Persons holding lecture course tick-
ets will please note that the date of
both the lecture and the musical have
been changed. Dr. MeGirk will be
tere Tuesday evening, February 20h
and the Jubilee Singers, Tuseday pa
ning, March 5 It mi sht be advisable
to correct these dates on your tickets,
#0 hat there will be no mistake,
3
[ Continued from Previous Column, |
dation of schools ; why should the chil.
dren of light alone fail to read the
meaning of the times ? The melan-
choly multiplication of churches is
known to all ; viewed from the social
side, the division of the people, the split
ing up of resources, the poverty and
feebisness of congregations, the meager
equipment, the unholy competitions
and jealousies, the utter failure to in.
spire and lead the community, consti-
tute an arrsignment of the common
1
ble for this condition against which de
fense is impossible. ”’
Ww. Henny SCHUYLER,
Expression on License Question,
The sentiment on the license ques-
tion, the sentiment of the large ma-
in
expressed in the following note that
through their attorney was presented
to the Judge Orvis by the resident pas-
tors and a committee from each of the
five churches in Cemtre Hall, at the
time appointed to hear petitions for
Centre county :
To His Honor, Ellis L. Orvis,
Judge of the Courts of Centre Co.:
We the undersigned, resident pastors
We be-
ieve that the gracting of such license
and only puts
Under former remonstrances we had
oped that the Court's interpretation of
rendered in
0 as to give efficiency to the wishes of
anish the evil from onr
age :
beautiful vil-
but since the ruling of the Court
d ruling seems to make further remon-
rance useless we refrain from remon-
that li-
Respectlully submitted,
W.H.SCHUYLER, Prest ,
S. A. SNYDER, Secretary,
REV. FRED, Ww. BARRY,
REV. R. RAYMOND JONES,
GEORGE LIL. GOODHART,
J. T. POTTER,
JOHN H., WEBER,
DR. H. F. BITNER
E. M. HUYETT,
D. F. LUSE,
WwW. W. SPANGLER,
W. H BARTHOLOME
DANIEL DAUP,
WILLIAM B. FIEDLER,
Committee,
Kimport Bays Bosiness Stand,
Former Prothonotary A. B. Kim-
Inst week, purcussed the Bar-
REV.
REV,
Ww,
J
The property has been occupied by
county, for simost fourteen
Whether or not Mr. Kimport in
Kimport decides to come here
Woodward.
Howard Orodorf who had been
Mr. and Mrs, Foster Guisewite spent
Oa Funday Mrs. Mary Molz enter
tained a number of people from Unlon
James Ketru and daughter, Mrs,
William Fal'z were to Millhelm on
Preachliog services will be held in
the Evangelical charch on Baoday
Rev. H. A. Beofer, presiding elder
of the United Evangelical chureh
presched on Sunday forenoon,
Messrs; J. B. Ard and B. F. Cohn
made a business trip to Lewisburg and
Vicksburg last week,
Hasten Loog abd family, of Fiedler,
spent Saturday at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. J. Lo. Grenoble.
William Motz, of Monesssn, and
Mra. Edward Mack, of Millhelm,
spent a day io this place last week.
Prof, Dietrich, teacher of the Wood.
ward schools, spent Saturday and SBun-
day with his family at Hubleraburg.
Harry Btover and family Sunt a
t week with Mr. Stover's par
er. and Mra. Custos Stover: in
aedurE.
SHA ———
pre in need of a fiod, or sleigh
1 sou and ® B Water, at
Oak Hall
cousnit] H
tre Hall and
TEACHER'S LODAL INSTITU re
Teachers and Directors Practieslly Ig.
nored the Sessions, White At'endanes
of Patrons Was Good,
The school directors and
teachers have little Intérest in
respective positions as ofMcers and
structors if their attendance st the
local institute held io Centre Hall, on
Saturday, signifies anything Oaoe
director from Centre Hall, H. G.
Strohmeler, and two from Pitter
township, Eimer E. Royer and Will
iam Bower, were the only representa.
tives from the most important bodies
of officers elected by the people who
give encouragement to the institute
by their presence,
Twelve teachers were present, six of
these are residents of Centre Hall, and
one was a visitor from another district
The teachers present were : Prof.
RB Neff, D Ross Bushman, Ethe!
Grieb, Helen Bartholomew, Thomas
I. Moore, John C. BRalley, Mary Ho
man, Ruth Bower, Elizabeth Bitoer,
Viols Harter, Domer Ishler, R. U
Wasson,
At the forenoon seasi in * Methods
of teaching '’ were discussed by Prof,
W. A Kriseand C. R. N¢fl, and “The
eMicieney of tedching how Improved,
was dwelt on by Rev. F W. Barry and
Miss Homan, none of the other speak:
ers belog preasnt, R U Wak
called an by the chairman and gave »
good ta'k on the su! je',
“The parent 82 a factor In a wall
rchonl
thelr
in-
Wasann
rg tiated sohing!
signed to Rw W,
threes teachers Dr
subjset to himself and gave sone wal.
Mise Uriel sllnw.
which
was a sul ject ss
H He shity Jer, and
Mehuyler had the
gable sx pressions
od with a recital of a poew,
van well rendered
“ What should be taught in the pub
lie school, '" wes the foundation of »
stirring talk by Prof. Nefl, whose idess
013 any sa'jet pertsiniog to public
schools are well worth the hearing.
Were it possible lo do so, the Reporter
would gladly give spece to every word
uttered by him on the sul jot named.
* The necessity of proper ventilation
in the school room, *’ was a sutjsct as
sigoed to three teachers and a profes
sional man, none of whom were pres
Dr. Bchayler and Prof. Neff gave
the sul j ot some attention.
Both sessions of the iastitute were
interaperse | with m .sic furnished by
a number of ladies, namely, Mrs, John
H. Putf, Mrs. Samuel 8B. Kreamer,
Mrs Thomas LL. Moore, Mrs IL. UG
Rearick, Miss Helen Bartholomew,
with Prof P. H. Meyer a: organist.
i"
ent
Ceantrs Uonaty Association Hacqgaet.
The board of directors of the Centre
County Association of Puiladelphis,
sl a recent meeting held at the home
of the president, Dr. Roland G. Cur.
tin, decided to hold the next mid.
winter banquet of the association
Moaday, February 18.4.
Translers of Hen! Hstéte.
B. F. Davis, et al to Annie Harper,
tract of land in Ferguson twp, $125.
Annie C. Rowland et al to Centre-
Clearfisid Bt, RB. R, tract of land in
Philipsburg. $3500
Elizabeth M. Shattuck to Ellen M.
Stuart, tract of land in State College
$100
G. Edward Haupt et ux to William
W. Laird et ux, tract of land in Belle
foute. $550,
I. J. Dreese to William Brennan,
tract of land in Beoner twp. $8000
Robert F. Hunter to W. F. Raynoids,
December 16, 1911, tract of land io Ben.
ver twp. $3600,
John H. Luz et al to Robert F.
Hunter, December 16, 1011, tract of
land in Beoner twp, $3600,
Mary BW. Gordon wo L. W. Peters
sud A. F. Hockmao, December 28
1811, tract of iand io Walker twp. $300
Henry H. Fredericks et al to A. R
Lee, April 1, 1811, tract of land in Har
ris twp. $5000,
Thomas Meyer to L. E, Kidder, Jan.
usry 6, tract of land lu Harris twp.
$7800,
John H, Musser et ux to Jonathanp
Harter and Samuel Musser, trace of
land io Millhelm, $200
Harry E. Fleisher et ux to Susan
Fleisher, tract of land in Potter twp
#460.
Charles W. Whitehill James C.
Gilliland, tract of land in College twp,
$10.
To The Dairymen,
I have recently received a car of
dSucreue Dalry Feed. This teed has
proven to be one of the best dairy
feeds on the market, one of the feeds
that brings satisfactory resulte, Try
it and be convine«d, It is also an ex-
oollent feed for calves and youug
shoate.
si R D. ForEMAN,
Centre Hall,
RMI A
When given as soon as the croupy
Cougb
25, 1912.
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JUDLEO BY THE CITY DAILY.
The New Yo k Journal's Opinion of the
Importsnce of the Counatry Weekly
Newspaper,
The editor of the New York Journal
In recogniz+d aa ane of the most vigor-
ang and «fT ¢'lve editorial writers of
the country, Recently ir a four col-
umn editorial be told why the socalled
“local” new: pipers eonstitute the
greatest foree for good In the country
Extracts from it are good enough to
be reprinted here :
“ Big metropolitan newspapers with
circulations running into the man}
hundreds of thousands daily have s
pecaliar power of their own. Bat if
you took all the metropolitan news
papers of the United States and
weighed them in the balance against
the press of the small cities sand
towns In Americs, it would be ss
though you weighed s city office
bullding sgaiost Pike's Paak—and the
local press would be Pike's Peak.
I'he local editor speaks to his resders
as one friend speaks to another
I'hey know him by sight. The know
his record. They know the hard
fight he has made and is making
They know for how small a reward he
renders efficient, unselfish servies
And a word from him mea s more
than many columns from som» anony-
mous and unknown * editor of the big
city.’ The politicians of this esuntry
know well the power of the local
editor. They respect it and fear jt—
and it is a good thiog for the country
that they do. A man writing fearless.
'y in some Coogressman’s or
Senstor’'s home town dn dy more to
keep that public offi dial ¢ straight!
than sll the metropolitan dailies put
together. V’
The editorial especially commends
the local newspaper a: an advertising
mediom snd says it uasfortunate |
that the business men of the country
are ignorant of ‘hat power, and thst
the man who has something really
worth while could multiply his sales
by ten, make himself known
millions that do not know him and
put himself at the head of his line of
com petition,
After further tribate to the country
newspaper, the article concludes :
“Toast is why we have in the past
and do today and shall in the future
try to impress 02 our readers and on
big advertisers the fact that they
should do their share towsrd support
ing the local press of this country
Foere would be and could be no phil
suthropy about it, simply wise sell
interest should make every citizen buy
tile local paper and make every adver-
tiser contribute nccording to his mesns
to the supp rt of the local press. Tue
itizay that buys his local paper gets
his money back many times over in
protection of his interests. And ihe
man who advettlives widely and wisely
in the local press gets his money back
many times over in cash returns. The
people should not be niggardly in sup-
port of those that do good work.
Business men and the public generals
ly should be especially broad-miaded
and liberal in their support of the
local newspapers that represent and
teusify public oploion throughout the
couatry.
To all of which we little country fel-
lows emphatically say amen.
Ome
iw
to
MURFAY & BIFNER'S SU OCESS,
Great Popularity of Pian to Sell Medicine
at Hull-Frice and Gasrantee A Care,
Murray & Bitver the enterprising
druggists rather than await the ordi.
nary methods of introduction, urged
the Dr. Howard Co. to secure a quick
sale for their celebrated specific for
the cure of constipation and dyspepsia
by offering the regular 50: bottle at
half-price.
. The wonderful success of this plan
was a great surprise evea to Murray &
Bitper and today scores of people here
in Centre Hall are using and praisiog
this remarkable remedy.
In addition to selling a 50) bottle of
Dr. Howard's specific for 25: Murray
& Bitoer have so much faith in the
Remedy that they will rtand the
money to anyone whom it does not
cure,
When your head aches your
stomach does pot digest ford emsily
and naturally when there is constips-
tion, specks before the eves, tired
ing, giddiness, bad taste in the
outh, coated tougue, heart burn,
sour stomsoh, romring or ringlog in
the ears, mslancholy and liver
troubles Dr. Howard's specifiy will
cure you, Ifit doss not it will nct
oost you 8 cent.
This latest achievement of solence Is
of great value in ourlng sick headache.
Thousands of women are today free
from that palofal disease
through the use of this specifio,
When baying a cough medicine for
Gi | cbildre, boat In mind that Chau ber:
Inin's Cough ¥ fe most eft otual
|
for solde, croup and w booping ewgh
and that it cantaios uo Baraful mil drug.
For sale by all dealers,
NO. 4.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
George E. Breon sold his driving
horse to Ezra Harter, of near Spring
Mills.
Cossting on the foot of Nittany
Mountain was in flne condition for
several days during the past week,
Last Thursday Mrs. Henry Bwab, of
Centre Hall, bad the misfortuge to fali
and has since suffered from the irja-
ries thus sustained,
Edward Allison, prominently eon-
nected with affairs at Potters Mills for
nanny years, was quite Ill last week,
but is now very much better.
Edmond Conrad, editor and propri-
etor of the McVegtown Journal, died
al the sge of seventy-two years. He
was & veteran of the civil war,
Centre County Pomona Grange Is in
session today ( Thursday) in Grange
Arcadia. Inetuliation of officers is one
of the items on the program,
George Thomas and son Hail Co.
lumubis, of Nittany Mountain, last
week, went to Howard to inspect a
frm they may buy after the atate takes
over their properiy on Old Nittany,
Fhe splendil re u'ts obtaived from
feeding aifaifs to milch cows hes been
discovered by Mee, J. W. Bhook, of
dpriog Mills, and she is now feeding
A betler balsuced ration to her cows
than berelof re.
A. W. Dale, of Osk Hall, one of
the many farmers in Centre county
who will quit the old farma next
Mr. Dale will move to Boals-
burg, snd will be followed to the Dale
homestead by bis son, Lather Dale.
ir
William 8 :hrader hes escapsd the
haogman's nonse. His sentencs hss
| been commutad Lo life imprisonment.
Many Mifflin ej>unty busicess men
The re.
fe will be spent in the
Western Penitentiary,
William D. Strunk will move from
the Benoer farm, about April 1s, to
nne of the Stravle farm: pear the
Zion railroad station, where he will
Mr,
sStruble lives on the farm next to the
Btrank will
Toe Btruok sale
advertised in these columns will take
piace 88 announced.
The thirty-fifth annus! report of the
Centre County Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, P. of H., appears in this is-
«ue. The company’s condition is first.
Th» territory in which it in-
sures has been contracted, ss the
slalement says, and the result is in-
surance has been cheapened, The
company now has a good balance in
the hands of the treasurer,
Charged with aflizing canceled post
age stamps to letters and pocketing
the equivalent in cash, John H., Beck,
aclerk in the State College postoffice
is under arresl. He evidently had
been carrylog on this small business for
The clerk is a native of
Marion towaship, snd before vecom-
ing a clerk io the post) foe was one of
the carriers al State College. He will
“\
ton, and is now under bond,
The Keystone Gszstte says : On
Friday of last week Mrs. Lewis
Mensch, of Asronsburg, mother of
Charles F. Mensch of the Gazstte,
underwent a serious operation at her
home. The operation was performed
by a specialist of New York City ss-
s. Masser, of Aaronsturg. Since the
been im-
4 the fond
nope of her many friends that she
will spee lily regain her usual good
health,
Several Bellefoate merchants cashed
The checks were forgeries, and bore
Nationa! Bank, Bellefonte, where Mr.
Homan did not have an a xount. [he
pariles who doalt with the young
man, sged about twenty, were Potter.
Hoy Hardware Company, A. C.
Mingle, and Sim Baum. The first
parly has the Parker-Homan check
for $8 00 and the other two each hold
Charles H. Vooada, of BSyivan
Grove, Kanuss, is at the home of his
uncle, Laoson Burris, west of Centre
Hall. Mr. Vonada has jist completed
able discharge after the troops were
called from the recent Mexican upris-
tog. He thinks the
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