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10 THE CHRISTIAN NATION. Vol. 59.
C o w a r d
Men's
Russei
A
neo. IJ. s PAT OFF,'
Mahogany
Shoe
new, high grade
walking model, with
double sole and flange
heel, at the moderate
price of Six Dollars.
ill for a few months, we are glad to
report, is improving,
ilr, Thomas McFarland leaves the
firstj of the year for Williamsport
Business College,
Mrs, Martha Crawford, of Philadelphia,
who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs, James Graham, has returned
home accompanied by Mrs,
Graham and daughter, who expect to
remain until the firstof the year.
Our pastor, who has been visiting
his father. Rev, E, G. Elsey of Glenwood,
Minn., has returned home.
The Woman's ilissionary Society
met with Mrs, Rebecca -McKee, on
December 4th. The ladies met early
and spent part of the day quilting.
Tbe society has the record of quilting
seven quilts in a few months. The
dinner prepared by Mrs, Wineman,
was delicious and greatly enjoyed by
all. These ladies are earnest and
faithful worlsers and are to be comiT-ended
for the worlc done each year.
members than were reported last year, themselves in Pirst Boston in a man-
SOLD NOWHERE ELSE
ilrs, S, R. Davis went to Oakdale, Mr. McKnight, though he has been ner that is giving the congregation
JAMES S. COWARD Pi., last week to be present at the out of Boston twenty-six days during ,?ood grounds, in its own judgment,
264-274 Greenwich St., N. Y. reception given in honor of Rev, R. the past three months on Witness for exercising the kind of faith which
(NEAR WAEEEN STEEET)
W, Piper and wife, at the home of his Bearing work, has made upward of is the substance of things hoped lor,
Mail Orders Filled | Send for Catalogue parents, Mr, and Mrs, John Piper, one hundred and fiftyvisits and calls the evidence of things not seen. With
BEAR RUN. PA,
Our pastor has been giving us a in tis efforts to locate members who renewed purpose and redoubled enerseries
of sermons on our distinctive for one reason or another have drop- gy, the congregation proposes, under
Our Autumn Communion was held
at Steffy Chapel in November, Evangelistic
services were neld each even­
principles, which are interesting and Ped out of sight, though not out of the blessing of God, to do its part in
lull of logic. Arrangements are made mind, in so far as attendance on wor- helping to maintain the cause of
ing; of the preceding weelfs. The sermons
preached and work done by the
to have the sermon on political dis- ship is concerned. He has found twen- Christ in the vicinity of Boston,
sent published in our city paper, ty that had been given up as gone v.'here the cause of Christ is all but
Rev. R. H. Martin were greatly enjoyed
by all who heard him. The
who still wish to retain their mem- forgotten.
FIRST BOSTON, bership. Their answers have not in
alter meetings held by Mr. Martin
The outlook in Pirst Boston a few every instance been final, and it is iro-
THE SIN OP ACHAN. JOSH, 7; 6-15.
were very helpful. A large part of months ago was not the most encour- possible at this writing to say just We are told that Israel hath sinned.
the audience remained each evening. aging. The prospects, to put it mildly, ^i^at the enrollment of the congregawere
unpromising. The people to tion will be by the time of Synod, but yet his sin involved the whole nation
It was only Achan who had sinned,
Twelve made a 'profession of their
faith. Ten uiTited with our church. sonip extent had even become care- it hids fair to be in the neighborhood in punishment. What a terrible mistake
it would have been for Joshua
The Rossiter Branch of this congregation
feel greatly encouraged and But fortunately, things are changing ^vas reported—and necessarily report-
to have kept quiet about the matter
k,ss in attending the public worship, of ninety, instead of seventy-five, as
are planning the erection ol a church lor the better. The people are be- od according to the information availginning
to take a new hold. They ^tile at the time—at last Synod, one else. Are we not as a nation,
for fear of offending Achan or some­
building. There is an opportunity in
this fieldfor good mission work and are taking heart again. The com- Then, too, the sun seems to be m.ore guilty and of a much greater
we feel that any one who desires to munion, which was held on the third breaking through the financialcloud sin. And i am sorry to say that I
help a willing and devoted people, Sabbath of November, was well at-
never hear it mentioned in pulpit or
will receive a blessing by contributing
to the erection of this church their strength. And while it would ^,,,^tT'aZf7'n..^.es oaTh that he is Thanksgiving Proclamation has no
tended. The people seemed to renew state of Ohio, city of Toledo,"/ our church papers, 1st the President's
home. They are few in number, but hardly, as yet, be true to say that ^^^."'"S^V^^t"^,'^;^;'^^^,^*'!/^,^-J-Cheney & room in it for Christ's name, Christ
faithful in the Lord's work,
they are mounting up ou wings as Connty and State al^oresaid, and Ih.atJdflrm sits on the throne as king the holy
Mrs. Rebecca McKee, who has been eagles, or that they have had much iff'^V^" '''T'' "S ONE HUNDRED DOL- spirit is his agent, we must acknowledge
Him as king. If we do not. He
J
I,AR& for each and every ca.tsp of Catarrh
yet occasion they do to seem, be weary for the from time running, being, tliat cannot he cnred FRANK by the nse I. CHENEY. of HALrv^ cannot and will not send the holy
to be ahle to Avalk without fainting, CATARRH Sworn to before CURE. me and subscribed rii^i.L, in my s spirit. 2nd, President Wilson and almost
the entire Cabinet attended the
Job Printing of all Kinds ,\nd that, when considered in connection
with the untoward conditions un (Seal) !A. W GLEASON.
presence, this Cth day of December, A.D. 1886
Letter Heads, Memos, State=
ments, Cards, etc,
Tj.ii'.f- fir, • , Notary Public. at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Washington
City, last Thanksgiving Day. The
A Specialty of Church Reports,
strii,t:gling for so long a time for its actsdnecH,.'Ti\„ II'"'k/'*^''" '>'"'*"yan