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Title
1914-02-12 For Church Federation, part 2, Rossville, Kansas
Description
February 12, 1914 continued: keep an accurate account and pay the same to the cause or institution to which it belongs.
Duties of the Board of Managers
—The management and control of the property of the federated churches shall be in the hands of the board of managers, but before they shall make any permanent change in the property, or any of it they shall secure the consent of the particular church owning such property.
It shall be the duty of the board of managers to secure a pastor, leaving the question of his final call, however, to the combined membership of the federated church, to receive and disburse all moneys, insure and repair all properties belonging to the federating churches and perform such other services as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this federation.
Dissolution of the Federation— Any one of the churches adopting this plan shall be at liberty to withdraw from the federation and resume separate services at any time it may desire.
Decide on Federation Sunday
March 5, 1914
The movement for federation among two of the churches of Rossville will be decided next Sunday when a vote will be taken to adopt the revised articles of federation. The vote taken at the Christian church three weeks ago resulted in a defeat for the movement by one vote.
The Presbyterian church has culled a congregational meeting for next Sunday after the morning service when final decision will be made. At the Methodist church final action will be taken on whether or not the articles are adopted. If the measure carries a board of managers will be elected.
The Seven Churches of Lonelyville April 30, 1914
From the Ladies Home Journal
A family which should try to keep seven servants on an income of fifteen hundred dollars would be a foolish family. It would be improvident housekeeping. It could be done only under conditions which would make it possible to get servants on small wages. If a family is able to have a man do the work in the cellar, and a cook to prepare the meals, and a second girl to wait on the table and the door, and a chamber-maid to make the beds, and a seamstress and a mothers helper, this is an excellent division of labor. But it costs money. A religious community which is trying to support five churches, when its resources are not equal to the support of more than two, ought to be instructed by house-keepers. There ought to be women in the vestry; the deacons ought to be advised by prudent deaconesses. The five churches are all right for a five-church community, which is big enough and rich enough to sustain them. In a two-church community they are a folly. The country town cannot afford to gratify its ecclesiastical preferences like a larger city. In the city there may be a separate establishment for those who like their service liturgical, and another for those who like to have it plain. There maybe a pulpit for good old-fashioned orthodox preaching, and another for the new ideas. And there are several inherited customs which have come down in the family, and several inherited quarrels along with them about which people used to fight, while the interest lasted, a long ago. In the city there maybe buildings to perpetuate those old preferences or prejudices. We read in the Bible what the Spirit said to the 7 Churches of Asia. If the Spirit should speak with the same plainness to the Seven Churches of Lonelyville, and they should heed the saying Lonelyville would employ two ministers, or at the most three, with the salaries of the seven, and set them free from denominational competition to devote their entire time to the contention with the
devil.
February 5, 1914
The "Go to Church" movement here as well as over the entire country last Sunday was very successful. The churches of Rossville were attended by much larger audiences than usual and the ministers felt very much encouraged and hope many will continue to come out every Sunday.
Duties of the Board of Managers
—The management and control of the property of the federated churches shall be in the hands of the board of managers, but before they shall make any permanent change in the property, or any of it they shall secure the consent of the particular church owning such property.
It shall be the duty of the board of managers to secure a pastor, leaving the question of his final call, however, to the combined membership of the federated church, to receive and disburse all moneys, insure and repair all properties belonging to the federating churches and perform such other services as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this federation.
Dissolution of the Federation— Any one of the churches adopting this plan shall be at liberty to withdraw from the federation and resume separate services at any time it may desire.
Decide on Federation Sunday
March 5, 1914
The movement for federation among two of the churches of Rossville will be decided next Sunday when a vote will be taken to adopt the revised articles of federation. The vote taken at the Christian church three weeks ago resulted in a defeat for the movement by one vote.
The Presbyterian church has culled a congregational meeting for next Sunday after the morning service when final decision will be made. At the Methodist church final action will be taken on whether or not the articles are adopted. If the measure carries a board of managers will be elected.
The Seven Churches of Lonelyville April 30, 1914
From the Ladies Home Journal
A family which should try to keep seven servants on an income of fifteen hundred dollars would be a foolish family. It would be improvident housekeeping. It could be done only under conditions which would make it possible to get servants on small wages. If a family is able to have a man do the work in the cellar, and a cook to prepare the meals, and a second girl to wait on the table and the door, and a chamber-maid to make the beds, and a seamstress and a mothers helper, this is an excellent division of labor. But it costs money. A religious community which is trying to support five churches, when its resources are not equal to the support of more than two, ought to be instructed by house-keepers. There ought to be women in the vestry; the deacons ought to be advised by prudent deaconesses. The five churches are all right for a five-church community, which is big enough and rich enough to sustain them. In a two-church community they are a folly. The country town cannot afford to gratify its ecclesiastical preferences like a larger city. In the city there may be a separate establishment for those who like their service liturgical, and another for those who like to have it plain. There maybe a pulpit for good old-fashioned orthodox preaching, and another for the new ideas. And there are several inherited customs which have come down in the family, and several inherited quarrels along with them about which people used to fight, while the interest lasted, a long ago. In the city there maybe buildings to perpetuate those old preferences or prejudices. We read in the Bible what the Spirit said to the 7 Churches of Asia. If the Spirit should speak with the same plainness to the Seven Churches of Lonelyville, and they should heed the saying Lonelyville would employ two ministers, or at the most three, with the salaries of the seven, and set them free from denominational competition to devote their entire time to the contention with the
devil.
February 5, 1914
The "Go to Church" movement here as well as over the entire country last Sunday was very successful. The churches of Rossville were attended by much larger audiences than usual and the ministers felt very much encouraged and hope many will continue to come out every Sunday.
Creator
The Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
Copyright Information; Public Domain
Copyright Information; Public Domain
Date
February 12, 1914
Rights
Public Domain
Identifier
RCL0630
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