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Thursday, April 27th, 1939
cher must shoot to hit them. Nothing
cools the ardor of a preacner like emp-
ty seats before him.
We know another church in which
the congregation always occupies one
side of the church, leaving the other
empty so that the preacher feels as
though two tires on one side are flat
and the other two are pumped up.
THE PEW. A report from Texas says a choir
————— .out there insists on whispering, look-
The late Editor of the Richmond ing around and primping while the
Christian Advocate, Mr. J. M. Rowland Preacher offers the pulpit prayer.
D. D., who was one of Methodism's| A brother traveling up North says
most eloquent speakers, wrote the | he worshipped at a church where a
following: prominent member always sat in the
“We know a church where mempers | iront of the preacher, but never look-
of the congregation always take back! ed at him. He covered his face with
seats, leaving a lot of empty wood ae his hands most of the time.
No-Man’s Land, over which the prea- In one big church, there is a mem-
THE SOWER
A Weekly Department of Religious
and Secular Thought Contributed
by REV. JAMES A. TURNER
Pastor, M. E. Church, Patton, Pa
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ber who sits in his pew and reads
somethin gall the time the preacher is
preaching,
We heard of a church down South
before the preacher finishes the ben-
ediction and they are always complain-
ing because theirs is an unfriendly
church.
We know a Methodist Layman who
sits on a cushioned pew and sleeps
through the service when he is riding
on a five cent fare and not a Pullman
rate.
And there is the.congregation with
some brethren and sisters who rush
to see the new preacher and sit on
the front seats for a few Sundays;
when they have not paid any attention
to the former pastor for the past nine
months.
We have heard of Methodists who
spend half of their Sundays visiting
friends and relatives, keeping them
ves.
A pastor reports members of his
congregation who seem weather proof
in their own affairs of business and of
pleasure, but seldom get to church be-
cause it is either too hot, or too cold
too dry or too wet.
We once visited a church where the
hymn books had been written on and
otherwise defaced.
But there are many fine church peo-
ple who have fine mannerisms, as
well as those who have unpleasant
ones. There are those whose manner
is always to speak to visitors and be
frinedly.
We recently preached in a church
as a stranger. At the close of the ser-
vices almost every soul present came
forward and spoke to the visiting pre-
acher.
We know Methodists who are al-
ways in their places at their churches
unless they have a valid excuse, or
legitimate reason for not coming.”
The Newark News carried the fol-
lowing lines under the title, “Some
Who Do Not Go to Church’:
“Mr. Speeds will clean his auto,
Mr. Spurrs will groom his horse,
Mr. Gadds will go to Coney,
With the little Gadds, of course.
Mr. Flite will put carbolic
On his homing pigeons’ perch,
Mr. Weeds will mow his biuegrass,
Mr. Jones will go to church.
Mr. Cleet will drive a golf ball,
Mr. Tiller steer his boat,
Mr. Popper in his cycle,
Round and round the state will mote
Mr. Swatt will watch a ball game,
Mr. Stake and son will search
Through the bosky wood for mush-
rooms,
Mr. Wilks will go to church.
Do you ask me what's the matter?
Do you wonder what is wrong ?
When the nation turns from worship,
Sermon, prayer and sacred song?
Why do people rush for pleasure,
Leave religion in the lurch?
where the members rush for the door ,
from church and not going themsel- |
FRANCISCAN CLERIC
PATTON METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
James A. Turner, pastor.
Church school at 10 a. m. Preaching
at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Mid-week
class on Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
The adult Bible Class met in the
church parlor on Tuesday evening,
the 18th, with the following present:
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Steir, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Steir, Mr. A. C. Winslow, Mr.
and Mrs. John Steir, Mrs. V. A. Mur-
ray, Mr. and Mrs. David McConnell,
Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston, Mr. ana
Mrs. Edward Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs.
John Morgan, Mrs. Fred Kinkead,
Mrs. Thomas Lowes, Mrs. Willam
Lowes, Mr. Peter Delpierre, Sr., Mr.
and Mrs. James Blake, Mrs. Anna Gre-
gory, Miss Mabel Johnson, Mrs. Mar-
jorie Steir, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mer-
tins, Mr. Leslie Hamilton, Mrs. I. H.
Hicks and the Rev .and Mrs. James A.
Turner and daughters ,Dorothy and
Lois. After having partaken of a splen-
aid banquet of good things prepared
oy the ladies, the business meeting
was held, and followed by addresses
by the teacher of the class, Mr. Eli
Steir and Mr. John Johnson, welcom-
ng the pastor back to his field of la-
oor.
People seek happiness and comfort,
through authorative assurance regard-
ing the future, more zealously than
any other thing. Because many do not
attend church, do not a message in the
churches ,or do not understand it, they
pass by the Bible and seek comfort |
in “isms,” “culls”, “siar gazers,” ‘hor |
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oscope artists’ and what-not, to whom
they pay vast sums of money for no-
thing. Tragic circumstance! Systematic |
Bible study would have saved them, !
| mentally, spiritually and financially.
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Come to the mid-week Bible class.
| EXPIRES AT LORETTO
Rev. Brother Francis Yunk, T. ©.
R., 72, member of the Franciscan Order
for many years, died last Wednesday
al St. Francis Monastery, Loretto, af-
ter arr extended illness.
Known in the world as William
Yunk, Brother Francis was born in!
Minnesota January 5, 1867, the son of |
Joseph and Mary (Bruning) Yunk.
As a member of the Third Order
Regular of the Franciscan Brotherhood
Brother Francis labored 20 years am-
ong the Indians in Minnesota before
entering the Franciscan Monastery
maintained at Spalding, Neb., from
where he transferred to Loretto
when the Spalding monastery was dis-
continued.
Funeral serveces were conducted at
8 c’clock Friday morning of last week,
| in the college chapel at Loretto. Sol-
emn requiem high mass oy Rev. Fa-
ther Edward P. Caraher, T. O. R,,
‘college president, followed the chant-
ing of the office of the dead. Celebrant
of the mass was assisted by Rev. Fa-
ther Francis King, T. O. R., and Rev.
Father Eugene, T. O. R. Master of cere-
Why prefer a padded auto
To the cushioned pew in church?
Reader, well I know the answer,
But if I should speak aloud,
What I think is the real reason,
It would queer me with the crowd.
You'll be popular, dear reader,
When you wield the critic's birch,
You'll be safely in the fashion
If you blame things on the church.”
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monies was Rev. Brother Timothy
Shannon, T. O. R., with the sermon
{ preached by Rev. Father Vincent, T.
C R. Interment was in th= Franciscan
cemetery.
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$105,612 IN HIDDEN TAXES
i Families shopping in Patton pay an
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x Commission showed today.
This burden, the report stated, is |
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are those levied against producer, man- of the local, state and national tax
ufacturer, shipper and distributor burden,” the report stated. “Taxes now
which necessarily are passed on to the are equal to nearly 25 per cent of the
consumers. ' national income and almost two-thirds
The commission is a non-political of the burden is paid in hidden taxes
women’s organization conducting an that increase the cost of even the nec-
educational crusade against “unnec- | essities of life.”
cessary taxes that penalize the con- | The report, which said study groups
sumer.” NCTC study groups in more in more than 4,000 communities are ac-
than 330 Pennsylvania communities are tive in the non-political crusade, poin-
headed by Mrs. James B. Scott, of | ted out that the local hidden tax fig-
Philadelphia, national committee mem- ure concerns retail sales only and
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