THE SENTIN EL.
sou-m nonwanx. FEB ta. ratio.
Matthew Middleton's Experiment.
I.
I propose to relate with as little cir-
cumlocution as possible a suggestive
chapter iii the career of the luv. Matthew
Mlddlt‘lllflfi. some little pastor of tlio‘
.l’oneplirown Memorial t'bnrch at South
Enderby. Graduating in the class of
1875 in one of our eastern (.folleges. Mid-
illemas immediately entered a theological
seminary. and the fall of 1880 {nun-l him
a licensed minister. Soon afterward the
South I‘Inderby Church, whose pulpit
was then var-ant, invited llltil to punch.
and it tutil which he accepted followed.
it was IluI surprising that he lt'lft'th‘d
this call. although the church \vnsone
of the strongest in that flourishing city.
For Middlenias wasa young fellow of
the first order. He wasa large, unself-
ish soul. a vigorous mind. it body as
sound as a cam just from the mint.
After preaching two years at South En—
derby he took an inventory. He found
that the congregation had increased in
round numbers from 650 to 500, and the '
membership, as appeared from the
church records. from 310 to 869. llis
people were greatly pleased. They saw
in these figures a continuation of IllFll‘
wisdom in calling Middletiiasratlier than
any other of the many Cimtlliitiles to
whom they had listened. They were
convincai that it was a clear case of the
survival of the fittest.
attest their gratification they tendered
him a reception in the lecture-morn of
the church and raised his salary. lie
absolutely declined both the reception
and the five hundred doll'ir advance.
Naturally the church was greatly sur-
prised. But the truth is that Middlemas
was by no means as well pleased With
the outcome of his labors in South Eli-
dcrby as his people were.
his deacons. for whom he had comi- to
havea great liking, rallied him on his
refmal either to be received or to have
his income pleasantly meddled with. he
frankly confessed that he was discour-
aged. .
“lliscoiiraged l" exclaimed the aston-
ished deacon: "what nonsense. Why.
ilotninn-, you must have the dyspepsia!
l-‘igures don't lie. The statistics you gave
us in your anniversary sermon prove
conclusively that our church is greatly
prospering under your tiiinistrations."
Middlemas smiled, stared hard into
vacancy a moment with eyes not at all
suggestive either of late lobster or shame,
and then replied: “Yes, I admit, Baxter.
that those anniversary figures were
gratifying. as such figures go. But the
trouble with them is that they fail to tell
the whole truth. ‘They prove too much.
How great an impression for good has
our church under my leadership made-
on the life. of this town? That‘s the
crucial test. isn't it? What shall it
profit as as a religious organization it we
increase in numbersif there is no cor-
responding increase in efficient practical
service for the good cause? You may
reply that the one includes the other. I
earnestiy wish it did. but the facts that :
confront the - re stubborn things."
“What facts. dominie? "
"Well, there are more
in Smith limleriyy than
hen. So tliire are more gambling Ill'lli
and wurse resorts. I know what [am
talking about, for I‘ve been interview-
mg the chief of police. I learn from
equally gout] authority that the bribery
of voters at our localclcctions was never
as general nor as shamelessly open as it
has been of late. A paper was read a
few evenings since before the Mtiriicipai
Reform Club. showmg the disgraceful .
condition of the houses and streets of
South Enderby's tenement district.
Many grog-elil’qis are open on Sillllllty,’
although the law says that all elinll be
shut. Still other grog-shops are in full
hint-t that have It” license. You
must admit. Brother B'lettl‘. that
these fact.» more tllfl'l vtl'set
those anniversiry statistics. The 'nsl~
flllt't‘ is not in my favor. I‘bedcvil is
rather more than holding his own in
South Butletby. and I for one am cov-
ered with shame and confusion of face
Not any reception nor .
as] think of it.
increase of salary for me. if you please."
“Dominic." remarked Baxter.
tiunateiy laying his hand on his pastor‘s
shoulder. "don't allow yourself to take
morbid views of your duty. There are
twenty-one churches in South Enderhy.
You would actually seem to assume that
the pastors of all of them except our
own have been doing valiant SerVICt’i
that the failure of the millennium to
teach our city before this is due solely to
the inefficiency of Rev. Matthew Mltl-
dlenias. I call that egotism or humility
gone mad. I don‘t know which. It‘s
0......
._.. MN... .. ........._...... ..........-.. . _,..,,,,___‘7
Enter. Matthew Middleman formally paradox.
Mr. Emerson in one of tile pnrrn‘ad its work. 0t coat-u mistake.
laid down his pastorate.
were dumbfounded. What added to
their nrniiiieuient was the statement in
his letter of resignation that possibly in
another capacity he would continue to
His people
essays expresses the opinion that if there
were less religion in the world there
would be more morality. Can it be that
this disheartening apborisrn was wrung
from his soul on his return from a visit
were made. Too much was attempted
here. zeal without knowledge was dis-
played there, the right thing was done in
the wrong way yonder. But after charg-
Jacob M. Layton,
Real Estate and Home Agent.
Accordingly to ,
When one of l
liquor salons:
when I more
a lIec- .
labor in South Enderby. Gaining an
inkling of who: he proposed to do. his
church replied that it was so thoroughly
convinced that lie was doing a good
work where he was that it must decline do that than by self denying labors for
to accept his resignation. It suggested , the uplifting of this community? A
that. if he would retain the pastoratoitrce is known by its fruit better than by
land take such a leave of absence as be 3 the best essay that was ever written on
‘ desired for any special work. it would be pathology. The easiest way to make a
glad to give. him an assistant. This pro- farmer love the tree that bears the Spit—
posal did not quite meet Mr. Middle- zenliergs or the llrceningsis not to dis-
riias's views, bathe assented to it, That course to him about the. trees, but to let
}done. he addrwiedacourteous note lllzllllll rut of the apples. it sometimes
leach one of his [Wt‘lll_\' ministerial i-re tli- when l go about ouretty .tlitl observe the
fun of the town. inviting them to inert . wick-dines, the tul‘lr‘l')‘. the poverlt', the
rat in: house that day week to m-n-idrr u 3 M-llialinuss, llmi rib-limit. i feel like tying
jplaii of m nperatnr i’iiris’tian work on is pin-wot crapn upon the handieuf every
zwhirb. as he stated. be greatly desired church uoor and appending this notice:
‘to take their judgment. One of the l l '
inninber declined obtright. for reasons
gwhich seemed to him—although not to
‘Mlddlemufl——g-)ud and, sufficient. The
rest accepted. On the night of the con-
: ference he ushered such of them as
ia'flllllit‘ll into hi4 front parlor. where ti
box of trustworthy cigars awaited them;
’to the other two he gave seats in his
back parlor; he himself took a chair
,. commanding both rooms. When all had
‘arrivi‘d and the compliments of the
season had been exchanged. Mr. Mid-
}dli-nias quite informally proceeded to
goutline for them. about as he had for
% Baxter, his reasons forleaving his pulpit.
T Then he went on something like this:
to South Enderby‘? I quite agree with
Brother Stillwell that the work of the
church is toconnnend Christ to mans
kind. But how can we more effectively
inlsomof the Year of Our lord.
This Church of Our Lord.
Being without Works—Died.
May the Lord Have Mercy Upon It.
"I am more and more convinced every
‘day that the work in which we are en~
gage l, although iriconipzirably the great’
est and the. grandest winch can com-
mand human activities, is Worse
organized than any other sortof busi-
Items that is being done in South l‘lriderby.
The other day I called on tine president
of one of our insurance conipana-s at
his oilice. I noticed hack of him on
shelves a largenuiiibernf what looked
‘ ,like great. atlases. and ventured to ask
"I realize that f”, addressing the “p", l littn what they Were. He explained that
‘ erals in command of the South Entlerby l ”l"! “'1‘” “”013 Sll‘lWl-"K “3' maps 3”
gdivision of the army of the Laid. South f 'E“‘,l""l"‘”)’ 0" “ll ill" “'9‘?“ “I 5'1““!
i Endpyby is not a great strategic WIN; ” ' Lnncrby. and that by referring to them
i is not a moral Gibraltar nor a moral pass “‘9 Cll'llll‘ll'y 00““ dual!” "I “10 “all"?
‘of Thpmmpyke' nor anything “f that l of the risk which it would be called
i'iniportant sort. Arid, mnmwipm it m upon to assume whenever any new iii-
‘ no mean city. and of courso it behooves ‘ surancc “'“5 offered “- S‘WP‘N’ “'9 had
us to tend-3r this division of “our army “Sl sonic scheme of Christian work in ope-
. eflicient m, p.,a,,u,p._ 1,, 35.319“, tummy“, l ration which equaled that for thorough-
, from the facts which I have submitted l "“3“; dm.‘ 3““ ”Wk. l1“‘””"‘"» “‘31 “'9
history of South I‘lmlerhy.
ing up all the defects what a magnifi-
cent balance there was on the side of
spiritual progress! The experiment at:-
com halted wonders for South Enderby.
Hui mended men talked about it on
’Change. at the clubs. Ill the bone.cam_
They said to one another that the Union I
meant business, that it was plain to see?
that the South Endetby churches were,
composed notso much of professing asl
practising Christians. practising weekf
days what they professed on Sundays.‘
The poor, the forlorn. the sorrowinp,1
blessed the Union. To them it “1min
helping hand. a tender heart. sympathy, t
cliu t. the golden rnlcincarnateainlowr'
ill-live. Nor new! it bv'adtll'd that In. ’
nth-x influence of'thc l’nion iipm the:
churches themselves was great and glullv !
ous. The winter following the summer
when the scheme was first put in opera-
tion a religious awakening took place
for which there was no parallel in the
It was as
though the day of Pentecost liailcunie
again. Thousands enrolled themselves
under the banner of Christ. What was
the canseol‘ this great. this. unpreced-
ented, awaking? It was Matthew Mid-
dleniass's experiment. Eve'iaaone is
led to look from Nature's Hal, South
lindcrby was led to look frouitliu work
of the Union upto the Divine Inspira-
tion of the Union. Men and women
who had never been inside of a Clllll'Cll‘
and who took no interest iii their souls
were led to ask. Why does this Union
take the load in all movements which
are calculated to advance the permanent
well-being of this town? Why do the,
needy find it an ever-present help in time i
of trouble? Why is it strength for the
weak-hearted. a shield for the oppressed. ‘
the unrelenting foe only of evil? Andi,
when these questions were put to them’
.
the members of the Union returnpd'
every man Illl' fidlllt'
relating to the moral Condition of the-3‘30““I l’ml' ITI‘I." Ki'lxll'H" ""‘lll‘ “‘"ll
City, that our forces have of late lieirill“'*‘““|' Milli?"
.‘ovrrmatchrd by the Southlinderbydi-l ."1 ”WOT 3'0“? N'lli‘lm'." D'Ivliltkl‘ll
"lint how are we}
‘vniion of the army of Sitiiti. I‘m at a l‘““‘”‘“" llaliagli.
, loss to determine why this should be so. . Killiltzfiu find time to put it in practice?
;1{ may be that up. great t‘aptain. fort lf t\'t“lllltft‘flltkl‘ it and it tizzles out the
gsouio wise but inscrutablp PUIPUN‘. in.1laugh will not be on the churches, but
3 tended that for the present. we should be 3 on us ministers. Now I for mii‘. what
lov- rniatched. On the other hand it may i “'5!“ FWD-“ink UV” 9"”11008 1‘ “'t'l‘k. l
l bc—aiid this. I take it, you will regard as , “”“d‘w‘mb ll Wt‘dlw-‘idfly l‘VrHinf'.’ “‘1" .
t the more likely supposition—that, ware: Vic-I. making pastoral calls, otliciating at l
i not handling our own forces 3.. “killfnlly l marriages and funerals. and explainingi
ins We might. Why not? Even n... to agents that I have on hand all the.
lchargo at Ilalaklava was criticised as i maps 0‘ PMWU'N’ “it“ 11'9“”! 3'0“" It)"
lbeing ‘magniliccnt but not war.’ Now. i —I say that with all this burden already
{assuming my conjecture to be correct. a 0" my shouldersl hardly “‘01 3M9 ‘0 “5'
l I've ventured to invite you to meet nii-|“l|“1|"gilll)‘ "WT“. T’H‘ spirit is Willing,
‘ to consider a plan which is calculated in ‘ Middletnas. and the flesh is pretty firm, 5
‘ my humble but well-settled opinion to; bl” “If” “"7 ”Hi! l\\’t'flly~fl)lll' hours in ,
.render our division of the grand army l 3‘13.“ ;
l The plan looks to 1 “l have thought of flint." said Middle- l
l
; vitalizing the army, to far as non n-cta- l mas. ,
, rian movements are cuncprued‘ with (hp 3 gard as an objection to the scheme iscnc
strength that follows union. It is a plan {of ”5 guild frail": 5- “if M‘t‘. If N i” to:
that at least has the merit of sln)p|iyi[y_ l he carried out. we ministers have got to
_ . . g
z much more potent. ,
‘fbut as I look :it it what you rt-
. “0 represent between us twenty i be greatly assisted by the members of
lchurchea, SnulliEnderby igdn'idpd mm 3 our churches. That will be an excellent ,
“wen”- wards of about equal size. That's :, tonic for them. will it not ‘2 As it is.
in ward apiece for each church. Of these there '5 a tendency in "l" churches l0" .
twenty wards-50 the head of our de- ward delegated piety: the fllllllrlv'l'. Slll-’
‘ tectivc force informs rue—ten are ti he mic-banded. or wrth merely a handful of ‘
‘ “1:."de 3.. reputable. live as a mm. .ng helpers, is expel-ml to lung forth works'
‘color. and live i s po~itiwly bad. Now I 3 "it"?! fur the whore t‘l'ligl‘t'gltllfh'l. 1.»: ’
propose that (\flch church {.3 held m a g this scheme be put lfl force and the pews
r-‘lrlt‘t account to itself and to all Illi'lilll‘ , “S “'t‘” "5 “i“ pulpizs “m l’“ "'»"“l"'“"‘1
era for the moral health of one-bail of a l 1" l't'sllr liivizneives. The "still must
rcpltinbls ward.or'.t‘--t’otiit'nof:inoil-color.“N“‘ri‘iml.v it“ it “13”le ”d'rt‘itr" ‘I
ward. and one-fourth of a lull ward. In VLI'lSllan ‘lzul‘. the mum] Irlll'\?‘«'~ H! in"
that way we can thoroughly eiiperi'istiiltdlll “'1” l’!‘ d“V'l'd‘i‘li 11h"; "‘3' “I“
the entire City. I say thoroughly snprt- l liill'sil'iil “WWI” lit?” 54““ I” ‘1‘" KW”-
vise it. [\s it 1..., seeing that whal‘ggllllnllllll. As torus iniiiistvis, it wv tiv l
pvplyhudy'g business ,. apt 1, h.- n;)7l\\'1’ill‘t‘ i-vr-rivorkeil mob-r the new .«yu
body‘s, flit-team likely to he streets urlteni. why, we can lllf-llit' one sprint-n;
parts of streets in South l‘liiib-rbv on WWW ""llt‘l'r ”W New brfnr-uuml [vii-lil-
whicli noappreciablel‘hrist'iin influences l ably (l“\ vte Ilm' ntio-r service [-1 pt a}: t.
are brought to bear tlll‘tl‘!l}' and at sip)” j plausi- ;.i.d an informal lltIt'll‘llliflg" of
range. And. as I look at it, there are ,l'lmrtl'm ll"l" S ”I“ l‘Vl‘v‘Wl' “"l'flu
other considerations t':i:-t commend the T1!" IllN‘ll‘wl'in Ill It‘llflf‘l to the ~t’ll> inc
scheme. It provides for uptaltzmg ”to u" likuml iiiit:l n ia-‘r- lll'lll', and llialvt'w
burdens of the churches. it Would hold in ln-i’u::~ llzu' 1' vtllllitll}
each one of tln-ui to ;. \vrll-iirlizn-ul re- Si'il‘tfiilt’il in lt;>‘pll'l:it( 'nl "l" tlie'nren
Flhvlih’llllilly. it unnld prurent I'lil‘inllil'l Will! "”1?" Will": 0? ll“ ~'“‘i! ’Hl'm‘i'h‘ Il.
workers from c -:-llict:rz;_( With one an- ill.
“11"“ ‘ ' ‘ 1 S i it happened that Matthew Middle—
;‘I prcsnrrix- I K” "1". but “'"-'~i.“~’1il"t‘d~“l',‘ lllllfte'n i-xperiiiicnt came in in- tmtr d in
fed me. Brother Middlernas. precisely {SJ-d”. l“.t\{l(‘llr\’. What “3., H... “Mm;
what you Illlflll l')’ _“_'f",k ”if“ ill“ ‘1“ ‘t‘C'l Well, the mill: uni-nu “'i‘m’ not. l)t‘o.t.:iif.
tartan significance: inquired lirotlierlm' H... mm “1.. m,‘ any... ”Ur.
-l’attetson. . bells on the South lilltlt'l'l‘y lillffil‘n did
‘ "Well. I mean such Work as ternpi-r- r not le-zir the inscription, " llulitll-SS to
truce reform. tenenient-liouse reform, t the Lord." Nevertlielrss, lit'lutc llu-
lSunday Closing reform. the phase. of poli- ; new H-lmme had been in operation ;-,
ltical reform that looks to the purity of ' month. it was evident that a tri'trl-‘lhi-
3the ballot-box and the suppression of nus ninral revolution was in prom.“ m
,bribery. Youaiid 1. Brother Patterson. , it.» twvn. Liquor (lenient iii-m lr-d
:do not see eye to eye in regard to the lilt;;i:t'll .:i or tli‘lit‘il or nneie imam mil:
tt'llicacy of sprinkling infants. so that the lllllll't’ found that lllI'V c out not
{when It comes to denominational Work. ‘ PI ind up against the (‘liristam haunt,
jproselyting work. we Could not well can They saw that to light it was t o to; a
:operate. “it! certainly Wt'cllulil ltltttll‘Ctitztr.iL-:_ slm'i‘ it ”lift-iii: liflitlug, n.”
iteams to promote the reforms I lurid-segregated churches, but the (til-lint:
lspecitied. And what crying need there Clitlhl‘mti :iifiIIllltllfitlf the entire nun-
~~z :iliz'l‘m‘ihil
ill.“
‘love of (‘liiist l‘t'IlnIlr’llliS il-."
answer. ’l‘hey 2
pointed to the motto of the l'mcn, “The
Arid thus;
irresistibly they t'oiriiin-i. lr-l lie M;.,-h-y.
to those who were \vitlioii his fold,
Matthew Middlemnss's experiment
has now been iii operation five years. .‘
Long ago it ceased to be an experiment 3
and came to be recognized as the lead,l
ing promoter of South Eridtirby‘s weal. l
Sin in all its manifold forms is fought’
as rnanfully and successfully as tho firei
department meets its obligations to thel
community. The churches are as well l
informed in regard to the character and 3'
extent of their risks in every section of?
the city as the insurance companies are .
in regard to theirs. ,
It is understood that Matthew Middle-l
mas never patented his experim: ‘.
Ric-train) Sl'L'lilil-Ilt.
NEW sir:
.._.iil'
SPlllN
LESE
i
l
G Hll'l‘S'
Moi-IWEN’S
TO-DAY.
all cents per llllll all until.
I 'n-fon-eoinrarliin: elsewhere.
General lasaran‘ccAgency
Fire. Life and Accident. . 1“.
Ocean Steamship Tickets-Cabin and Stecrage.
Drafts for one .1: and upwards and Money Orders to
all parts of Europe.
Noun y Public. Ax know ledgctuents Taken,
Railroad Tickets. Baggage Checked ‘
to lb-sllnatltiti.
(:5 Washroom: St. Next door to l’tlsl china)
South Norwalk. Conn.
din '
l
l
SEWERS!
F. M. PIERCE
, DEALER IN
SICW 181—1 1311):?
AND '
General Sewer Contractor
Isprepart-d in make connections with main sewer
pipes lfl this city on the must favorable terms.
‘arties intending to connect with the recently Iiiid
sewers iii this city will find it to their advantage to
call on him, tl‘li tf
I". l‘l. I’IEIERCE
Box ‘20. South Norwalk, Cf.
llreal Reduction in Price of
Men’s bull’s, Boy’s, llllll llillnn’s
é‘latébééfii“ OVERCOATS
We are prepared to do ndrst class job of
SLATING
Itt clthcv BANGOR. EAST BANGOR, or
PKNARGYE SLATE
-—-—AND———-
WINTl-lll lllill'l'lllll
turtle-l wishing Slate rooting should Hll on u-
A. EACH fit 00.
Water St. foot of llsvihind South Norwalk.
I'ANDER BIL’I‘ HOTEL!
0n the European Plan.
Cor. 42 St. and Lexington Arm,
NEW YORK.
(hie Mlniite’s Walk from Grand Cen- '
tral Depot.
Located rm.- ro the Elevated It. It. Siaiions and
the” car lint-e.
Insurance Building,
ildttv
Masonic Building,
80. Nor-walk. Norwalk.
Equipped with
’I‘IIII lll'NN PATENT FOLDING LAD-
IlEIl FIRE ESCAPE. v
Baggage carried to and from the depot, and Pack
ages checked tree of charge. list 3m
First-Class Restaurant. filmllum Prices.
MATTHEW CLUNE, Proprietor.
Seasonabl; Goodsd
_.. ,. ,... _
~—-——-—__..
WW AND ELEGANT
~—iiicii Aim——
f“lENNlElllNE”
illUl' 'll I-‘tlllliliiN AND DUMICS'I‘IU
FRUITS.
l 7 Jam Block. Water‘si..‘"d.
’ Norwalk, - Conn.
‘ Being unable to manufacture
tillll’lis or ALI. anns.usmmn mm OTHER-l “e""tlatilkzzliuo.ltuih“m'
, . ,
_ ... - p ' Harness, Saddles, Halters, Sur-
riiU'rs. ORANGES, 21's.; C‘"g1°S’C°"m’ 8“"
-...- ~ , Pine Harness'l‘o Order.
{As iilsual. :t any: old standmhere I will k
or me o ' ips. s n Chamol
‘ Robes. Feed Bags. “mime to. t
:Pllllll'lllll or All. KINDS
AT TH E
:fn
l
in r». the l -
:iu rylh‘m: I» i‘tninzn
"SEE;
ALWAYS o_\' ll.\.\' ll,
Ito ..tti.t \' SBANti‘it
FISH, mitts, Ell}. ;
o"- _-._
HUNT 8!. ZELUFF.
CARPETS!
The Largo-«l Merit to sclm‘. from of any ~lnrt' III the State at
The LADIEB' FAVORITE, because
it is LIGHT RUNNING and does
such beautiful work. Agentn' Favor.
ita,becnusc it in a quick and easyneller.
C ARIPEVTS! lSentinel OflIGB,
l J. F. PeckwelL;-
,Lowest Prices for Cash.
my opinion that every one of the twenty- 1 l8 {0" hitching “de113! w" 21h“ fll‘lflltl- .
one has been faithful—m all ovum [itnmed to speak of the church on earth
know vou have. As to the painful facts f as the church “militant." I sometimes
lltlllllly. And 2,.» lttllllll' Clllllill‘tllllli‘i‘l.
The :‘iillhlllrl that view sulling Without a
license Wrre compelled to collapse; such
of which you’ve spoken~well. you nnist
be patient. You mustn‘t expect too
much to happen all of a sudden. Rome
wasn't built in adny; don't expect the
temple of moral progress to be. I sus-
pect that labor as zealously as we may.
there'll be a good deal of assorted
wickedness in this World when we leave
it for a better one. The divine command
is. indeed. that We should do whatsoever
our hands find to do With our might.
But. our responsibility ends wnli obedi-
ence to the mandate. Consequences are
to be left to the Almightv."
“O undoubtedly. undoubtedly." as-
sented Middleman, with a shade of ini-
patience in his voice. “But. Baxter.
I’ve discovered a tendency in myself—l
trust none of my brother ministers share
it—to be so resigned to leaving conse-
quences to the Almighty as not to take
as much pains as I might to shape the
consequences that I'll have to leave.
Just so ministers who are no 'uinre
‘ask myself if Julius Caesar or the lilftld‘
lCorpnral or the Iron Duke or (leiierril,sid.vsiiii the Exciaet
’PGraiit or any other good judge of whatnney retold-d the licenses of the worst
:would be greatly impressed with ourgvas strictly enforced. lleiilizing llllil,
gSonth Eiiderby churches considered its;whero whisky abounds, liquors that
militant organizations. Why. this townlcheer without inehriuting should much
to tight thedcvil its the tin- depilrtmeiitlprmuimiut points in tho With-f. wards
is to fight fire. Its chief engineer said ' secured lots. wliereoii they erected cheer:
to the tint long ago. with it glow of pride, fol-looking houses at winch cnfl'ee. tea
in his eys. ‘Wc‘w got things in such I and chocolate were served. and to which
bully shape that it‘s a cold day when wet were attached reading-rooms. chess par-
don'tputoutalirobeforeit‘snuidenincli,lors. and bowling alleys, and related
lhcadWay.’ I wish our churchm. WhiCh l comforts. Tiiesu counter attractions.
might also be called—begging your par- aided by judicious tempt-ranci- meetings
don. Simmons (Simmons Wll“ pastor of and a general tllsll‘lllutlon of good. but
the Universalist Uliurcb)—a fire depart- , not goody-goody, temperance tracts.
merit, could be equally Micccseful mldrove not a few other saloons out of
$1000"an ”I0 “It“ "I "ll" 3 business and served to prevent the open.
“Middleman. do you think your sclietuel ing of new ones. The gamblers fared f
is quite practical?" inquired llr. Still-will” worse. The fact that tho lit-innl
Well. “And. granting that it is. is not . thoroughly «own-d tln- plum, Cili’ "my",
a meadow was brought, to bear front all j
'.iiiiiiii~sioriers tliat‘
was and what was not really militant . of the others: the Sunday Clilslllg law"
of ours is not nearly so well organized f more abound. the Union at half it ill z-in -
fill-cant limlyllrnseclls l‘arpet. 90cc". Elegant Tapestry llrussells rule. We, For smith}.~ “vary
. Itigratiiu. dim, (diurnal oliu: Extra Lotti-ll lngraxnu 73c.
‘ ‘VINI)O\V SllalnIGS.
lltil.l.ANI) SHADES. good quality. on spring rollers, with fringe. all ready to lldllL’. 3.04 Spring
Rollers l‘.’ ‘9"1 t'llltslt‘li l’llliiigi, with Ilm-o’l‘nnimintra f‘tlfllplt‘ll'. 43c. All llntse I'olvsxiild Trimmings
81 co. ' ‘
" \VALL P11 P11“.
IMMHNSE STOCK til“ NEW PATTERNS. Endowed (loltl. luv i i .‘K‘r per ml.
new Mylo-s, 21V to 35¢ per roll. Without liold. 7c to ilk per roll.
FUI‘NITUIII'J.
t'nttagr Rims. 51!). Spit-cm. Ash bedroom Bulls, trim). Walnut and Cherry .lledroorn Suits, ’25
tip. l‘atlor sunxlngmtvariety. Bedding. lied Springs, ctr . at low prices l'tirlll‘nl. lace Curtains.
llainlinqnlne. In fact anything to furnish your h0n~t' complcti- can be found here at less than city
prices. I arpcts sewed by band and laid by Practical I'Fholnlt'fl‘l'fl. We do its fine work as any my house.
; and employ the nest workmen in each branch of our businezo. Goods debit-red wrtlmu! extra charge.
0. E. SMITH’S,
No 2 Atlantll‘ Ht. mum of Ilroad. (opposite llll‘ l’reshyterlan and Baptist marches.)
ETAMI'ORD. CONN. 2
Plain (:nld.
, Establl-ln-Il in New York t‘ily ibis.
l
i
Special Prices
" l to
.lllCll leltll‘S
and
lllflill WAITBDINMUPIBD Illlkl'lolll.‘
CIND ron 0mm.
RA “.8021 l) PLAC E.
w.
~
lllllE Miiiiiiitutiiiit cu.é
lies. 9 aid if llortli Pearl Street.
-..,A'-,'?‘£“,'X-_ N- Y-
, . ..__.. __._,_’
SOUTH NORWAUI.
l
(in. out and Reliable.
llllll [lllllll an FREIGHT llllll.
NllW READY
called to preach the gospel than they are rather than our churches the proper
to make bicycles out of the rings ofgagency for actively prmiioiinz the re.
Saturn. instead of being constrained by : forms you navo await-med? Titer-,- can
their conspicuous failure to abandon the! be. no religion without morality. there- ‘
pulpit for it vocation for which they liiivel fore let otll‘Clll'lBllati Association and re-
sonie aptitude, eiitrench tiiemseIVe-i he- I fated organizations labor sin-niinisly for.
bind the assertion that the world is to ! good morals in the broadest sens" of the
be saved by the foolishness of preaching. 1
Such phrases are Convenient refuges for l cludi- clean streets and no coming in late
dollards and drones. I've beena min-,wcniicerts. flatbed not the Chlll‘L‘lil-d
isler here for two year-. I find that inlbetter confine theuiaclvesto their ap-
tliat time tbc tomi.although growing in l pointed work cf commending (Jurist to
wealth and culture. has retrograded l sintnl souls? ‘I'vi reclaim ii man from
morally. I cannot ignore that fact; Illlllt‘fllpflrallftt' does not make liiuiuChriiI-
owe it to my church. to myself, audition. huttnake him a Christian and his
above all mine good causMn look itireclaination from inteniperaiics neces-
sqnarely in the face. it is not for me to ; aarily follows."
judtw UH“ Mill" twenty "1591“?" M s “Pristiilily the scheme is not practical,"
South Emlerby. but I be .illdllt'll "WM! I replied Mr. Middleman. "That remains
times in return, But it is for me to give I to 1," determined; but I should m, .00"
II strict account ‘0 “‘19?" 0’ my 0wIllthirik of doubting my nonexistence as
stewardship. If the “3M “1M fltft‘flmlldoubting that thrichurcbescould proper.
from my pulpit in darkness. it cannoti ly put it in execution. Our combined
too 3001! be Pl“ out. 1’“? "W10 “fl my tchurch statistics show or seem to show
mind to ”‘80-" that this in n religious town; but the po-
- lion statistics show or team to show that
The evening of the day on which he thlntsnotnmornl town. Arlington: but
find this conversation with Deacon not ii moral town! It ll I distracting
our Young Men's (fliristhm Ammoniumt
term—broad enough, for example. to in- ‘
it inevitable that the haunts of every
, one of these gentry should be unearthed.
{This nccoinplislir-d, the following cirrnc,
far was mailed to them all:
(lliristian Union.
‘ norm ENDl-lltliY, May H.158”.
Join: lime.
Silt:«~’l‘his Union. “'Illtlt
twr-ntii-one churches of this may. is
thoroughly organized and quiipp' d for
lChrietian Work In every part til this
:commnuity. lt learns through its an-
‘ereiliteil agvn‘o that you have it lam
: bank in operation at ‘2o.-— w..- slim-t in
; violation of the law and in disregard of
’. the public nil-rah: If within three days
your place is not closed you “'i“ be
. promptly ptoceeih (1 against by the Uti-
4 ion. which has on its wide public seiiti~
:mcnt. luW. the best ldgal talent in the
g state and abundant resources.
f Ynul‘ttfi.
g’l’itt: Sotfrit Extmanr CHRISTIAN Uxtnx.
' gar Mirrimw minimum.
This til the business. The gamblers.
saying they would never retreat. retreats
ed. And so. with an everdncrmlng
thoronahm and cfllcloucy the Union
‘ Ml:
includes
lbwilqtiarters of the South l'lnlwrby
BUILDERS
It is not all
covered with
Nickel Plate
It is tirade iii
Ytll'll
own town.
Also
Agent for the
celebrated
RICHMOND
RANGES
Pluniliers ttllll ;
(his .7
Fitters. Slate l
and l
'l‘ln Roofers. l
ch 00%
E. K. Lockwood & Cos.
Buck Ranges
Eti
in
lit
a-..
LOOKWOOD
lonwult.
fl
IN EVERY VARIETY
:
___.. "_|._.. l
A 0
LOW PRICES:
._.- . A’l‘m i
ll. KRIEllEll’S,
Milalllllll Illulil Blunt,
South Nor-walk. Conn.
and” if
lllllllllllll llliwlurlt
~THE PROPELLERS-
City of Norwalk 85 Eagle,
Will make. may trt tinnit- am
freight between New orb. Nora's»: and don"t:
Namath. WIll
it m." hmumtmtotmumé
cw In no." at
o'clock. lldm Guards It lave '
walk bridge and south rim-3&3} evening.“
Freight lotion from and mind for I"
point- on "ll Dubai-y nu rerun“: and
gaming Railroads It «natty Induced
UM min ”tacit Mun-inn
Ind
“also“; fimhmw
m “WI. all]:
m
“I” mm”
l "mum
Norwalk Chronicler