Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1916 — Methodist Church Notes. [ARTICLE]

Methodist Church Notes.

A large congregation attended holy communion service Sunday morning. There were 267 at Sunday school. The W. H. M. Society will meet at home of Mrs. Dan Waymire Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. The W. F. M. Society will meet alt home of Mrs. A. Halleck Thursday at 2:30 p. m. The young girls’ circle of W. H. M. Society will meet at the home of Ruth Clark Wednesday after school. Mid week service Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. The cabinet of the Epworth League will meet Thursday at 7:30 p. m. at the church. Dr. Cumick is arranging to organize a patrol of Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts. The Sunday school missionary Easter program will be given at the Sunday school hour on Easter.

After a hard fight the town of Wolcott has won a victory over the Pennsylvania. railway company for a safety device at the crossing of Range street, for the benefit of the traveling public. A hearing was recently had before the state public service commission, which has issued an order that compels the company to erect an Autoflag at the crossing of the street and railroad. The device is a combination automatic device of bell and flag and will give a warning when a train is 1500 feet away from the crossing. - ■ •- 7.. ... .'•■ ' .

No professional man would think of locating in a town where there was no church. Whatever a man may think of religion, he knows that it conserves morality 7 and that without it the morals of the community are bound to be low and have a tendency downward. Many men who do not accept Christianity for themselves, yet want their families raised under the best moral surroundings, and so are ready to help support the church. Some of these men never go to church, or only on special occasions and the community does not know their sentiment. Go to church Sunday lets this sentiment out and enlists the masses in defense of the things for which the church stands. Rensselaer is entitled to all of the good things that come to any community and the pastors of the city ask that we all participate ill “Go to Church Sunday,” April 16.