Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1915 — Hand Shaking. [ARTICLE]

Hand Shaking.

A nonprofessor, defending his position outside the church, said: “Why should I join the church and receive the sacraments? How much better would I be for the observance of a mere formality, like hand-shaking?” _ The answer was: “If you think that hand shaking is a mere formality, refuse to take the hand of your friend some day, and you wifi learn that it has a meaning, and that your action will be interpreted as an expression of distrust or dislike. Then remember that you are treating your bedt Friend as you.could treat no other friend and retain his friendship.”— United Presbyterian.