Westfield Republican, 1891-08-26

              vol. xxxvii. no. 21. westfield, chautauqua co., i. y.. wednesday, august 26, 1891. printing establishment. the musicale. 4— republican. history and principles of church service. hospitable gowanda. a great success. her annual fireman's parade correspondence solicited from all near-by towns upon matters local interest. brief to point. editor reserves right curtail articles over 300 words. we must insist that republican prints more later news—both general—than any other paper in county. it has large steadily growing circulation throughout northern chautauqua, especially along lake shore resources westfield. population, three thousand five hundred. valuation taxable property, two million dollars. distance buffalo, fifty-seven miles, with direct rail communication —twelve trains daily. finest grape-growing section state. contains six churches union school academy shore. is good point for mauufacturing, excellent shipping faculties. business men's association invites manufacturers looking location. after hours marching hot sun another repast was served, when several companies, their bands serenaded different parties town or otherwise amused themselves. westfield department first called on n. a. chaffee, formerly this place who responded but fitting speech. next b. r. johnson visited by saying he proud have once lived heartilv thanked boys remembrance. village officials and* officers fire were also serenaded. evening tables cleared opera house wished danced heart's content. erie excursion train left gowanda at 2 o'clock morning, instead 1 o'clock, as mr. garfield, promised should arrived dunkirk found gone no chance getting home until 9 there never 50 madder men trip success, be conduct firemen, little usual indulgences generally practiced noticeable them. delightful daylight trip. niagara falls elegant pullman day coaches via nickel plate, sept 7th. ask plate agents. toronto' si extra. islands $5 h. w. thompson. lakeside press pbopbietob publishes mrs. griffin badly hurt. last thursday griffin, portage street drove into dexter morse's mill yard driving under an elevated track for" lumber truck, top kitty caught joists above. scared horse which jumped pulled buggy, seat off ground. buggv 4 uite seriously damaged, aud received severe internal injuries, which, time feared would prove fatal accounts she improving. printer. commercial, book job "the press," best equipped office county produce everything line. buggy smashed, people unhurt. newton royce wife drivinon mayville road when, within half i mile glen mills bridge, owing breaking part gear pole strap, vehical, attached spirited pair young horses, became unmanageable steep down grade. preveat accident, rovce his horses uphill bank, tipped every nb its top, team free. mixed up debris, came out without scratch bruise. colts ran short stopped swartz's. fortunate escape. examine samples our work, get estimates before placing your work elsewhere. fir.ht-rlass horticultural specialty. grapegrowers need catalogues, price lists, tags, &c, will better service here than auction bills posters, b tyles sizes, neatly, quickly cheaply executed. quality guaranteed. low can furnished responsible office. law cases points, deeds, contracts, mortgages, leasee, summonses, etc., economically arranged promptly printed order. stationery, bill heads, note letter statements, cards, envelopes, etc. bank checks, drafts, deposit slips, etc label printing, one many colors. periodicals, minutes, library programmes, etc, suitably arranged. balls parties, invitations, programmes dances, badges dodgers. made right. they repeat concert ripley, 29. goes packed been reduced 50c 25c. miss dickson heartily appreciates generous reception given friends here, shown interest studies such substantial manner. fosdick not so well known singer personally, pogram met approval extremely nattering. carrie mason, always favorite musical public, added small ehare success entertainment splendid accompaniment, piano solo enthusiastically encored. those heard misses topping year charmed voices manner singing, could see these artists had greatly improved past year's study, frequent encores manifestations appreciation often given, heartiness, help inspiration govt friday jeannette dickson, assisted topping, f. s. „ clara proved rare treat music loving people. program consisted 12 numbers, finely rendered thoroughly enjoyed appreciative audience. composed popular class year, consequently appreciated larger none skilled workmen are employed, general details identical city stablishment fourthly, worship catholic. hymn books becoming catholic; lyrical treasures o* christian age communion there, use them freely profit. why may devotional whole centuries ? divine permitting forms sung, forbidding if spoken? metre, prose, chanted? te deum, that, unless someone puts metre gets rank file common hymns? reason some sublimes! utterances devotion,whose substance spirit entirely evangelical, simply because used whom things dissent? to-day needs nothing more, perhaps, just this: lift sectarian provincialism harmony prayers praises universal church; till, conscious triumphs assured still glorious consummation future, lot destiny, anticipate world-wide adoration christ king kings, lord lords. finally, beautiful. elemental beauty consists order, unity. dignity. do richness —other important being sacrificed. art here: art. ecclesiastical art,with own traditions canons, symbolism. wealth expended sanctuary appointments, let employed obtaining church, furnishing proper church. costly procured, money spent thereon music, enriching congregation, providing concert. forms, ever remembered moment obtrudes itself us obscuring "spirit truth," treason god. lacking means build fine provide appointments enlist talent,the true holiness genuine, scriptural, common, catholic: poorestof debarred aught save ignorance prejudice-from possession these. thirdly, common. understand it, glory reformation took exclusive privileged classes, clergy choirs, put lips tbe even protestants, remained there. minister appointed praying preaching congregation; choir paid singing. proxy —all,or nearly all. reaction already visible introduction responsive psalter. enough. principle priesthood demands something more. most ancient apostolic witness least amen prayers. responses are. exercise priesthood. pulpit rob rights. only sing congregational two, speak (rod be. god cannot delegated entire others(£nd yet worship. secondly, scriptural bible statute-book. look prescribed directory make confession, offer thanksgiving praise, hallowed words psalmists, prophets apostles; devotions utter themselves appropriately sentences holy scripture, both form perfection elsewhere surpassed, content shall truly led, kept what false, unhealthy unhealthful; chiefly employ scripture language far can, closest related centre faith moved ghost. this,that proceed views man redemption set forth scripture; keep ultimate aim objects gospel; follow examples apostles, blessed himself. falls, sept. 7th, plate. aslc toronto $1 special pullman's. forutw information o»h addreaa press, wivrrikld, i> fact ia the'.line type do. bend apecificationi eatimatea. bamplee furaiahed appuoation. binding. engraving electrotyping. go back, then, very beginning —our apostles jews, conforming national religious customs. j udaism institutions,the temple synagogue. temple, center jewish cultus, sacrifices offerings, only. synagogue, recent development, located where ten jews might counted attendance, worship, only; institution instruction, discipline charity. faithfully attended both; synagogue greater importance shaping place, were, coming christianity, abrogated; soon razed ground, rebuilt. features live forever perished, incorporated faith,prayers, benediction. again, marks advance idea, distinctly prepares christianity; named, reading preaching. follows: 1. responses; 2. psalms; 3. shema, creed israel; 4. eighteen prayers, benedictions; 5. law, responsory doxologies; 6. prophets; 7. address 8. priestly service, christianity took, filled new meaning, read scriptures sense, fulfilling older, gospels epistles, and, above all, gateway eucharist, lord's sapper, day, primitive times,brought together faithful solemn communion. roman necessary facts order intelligently testament leferences interpret silence testament. ages grounded gospels, revelation, written accustomed manner, whose readers hearers same else (coming gentilism) adopted itin essentials. service: dwell history, few, alone profitably occupy hour allotted understood except light history; cannot, indeed, formulated should, know now, how successive changes taken place. lecture delivered hall philosophy, lo, 1891, rev. will- iam faber, westfleld, y. fall synopsis lecturer. "conduct three-fourths life," writes matthew arnold, meaning magnify religion. legitimateconcern religion, maintained,was righteousness, morals "conduct-; " province, however, say, includes life. gladstone satisfied apportionment. who, asks guarantee fourth? certainly st. paul, says: ' whether, therefore, ye eat, drink, whatsoever do, god.' maintains duty "co-extensive action intelligence. is, main, contention. but, granting life hold exempt ethical rules him,is arnold's suggestion truth life? does belong full patient effort discharge duty? woman toil burden gleams romance, touches ideal ; worthy industries, commerce public affairs, crown completion literature, art, poetry; life, too, poor, starved, onesided vision ideal, voices, give utterance; goings towards god,its enraptured joys contemplation iu sweet awe hispreseuce: word, uot says german writer, stands poetry life; prose. summary, regard sound principles. first, genuine. laid memorable samaritan : truth. wanting, ourselves: about do? expression homage me am him infinite, sin all-holy, recipient boundless giver? then listlessness, self-complacency, intrusion interests, emphasizing self here; blasphemous mockery. reverence prevail last; pew.and choir, pulpit. formalism—how easily manifold temptations it! think escape making extemporaneous. formalism deadly liturgies aervice.prescribed free, constant straggle watchfulness, keeping humble heart daily close interesting instructive period now follows, lack forbids treating fully. suffice britain impose various penalties uniform realm resulted revulsion feeling oppressed minoritv rejected liturgical continuous custom fifteen hundred years. edition prayer-book, early puritans presbyterians contended,but prayer-book form,and knox's ratified assemblies scottish kirk, go; went effectually, extreme held 6way non-episcopal long, "liturgical" "prelatical" masses english-speaking folk practically synonymous. puritanism presbyterianism buried oblivion. american course, unliturgical bent mother country: germany, rationalistic influence gained ascendancy, dropped adored triune god, substituted therefor weak, sentimental moraliiings lifeless hymns empty reaction. land luther returning delivered,and evangelical state fettered though attempts voice faith. america shows hand tendency enrich sanctuaries; much crude, mistaken, unsubstantial, sentiment working among us. scotland since 1865 society recently sixth felt presbytery old gaining constantly disciples. outlook promising; present generation christians educated subject guided reach time. problem reformers deal? practically, services multiplied number withdrawn earthly "religious" them: psalms uttered unknown people; superstitious usages corruptions, clustering supper. 1523 1526, calvin 152s 1541, knox 1554, cranmer anglicans 1549 1552. —all accomplish essentially thing popular. strove practicable, seven translated vernacular: expurgated; condensed. prayer liturgies, necessarily places circumstances assuming types; fundamentals agreed. come nicene long complicated, revealing similarity structure desent order; exhibiting accretions discriminated, proving unmistakeably high antiquity. development on; differentiations branches offshoots parent liturgies; west movement uniformity pressure rome. pliny,in 107 d., briefly refers customs respect, believers' praise god." justin martyr,about 150 defense persecuted brethren, sets character confirming said; fathers abound brief, incidental allusions same. reputation affording excursionists first-class accommodations throughout. ample seating capacity fully maintained call agents bills. sale.—a grape wagon, re» pair, new, rack, capable carrying 6,000 lbs. too heavy my business. e. vogtli. health happiness, boon mankind, take simmons liver beguhv. tor. robinson spoke toast, guests; d. j. wilcox, springville, ladies; geo. towne, volunteer firemen; miner, clergy, unusually happy effort; allen, legal profession. col. t. parker, marshal. joseph smith, john miller, police. parade, event formed 3:00 following division. james kavanaugh, assistant visiting chief 8, 11. 65th regiment band, y., 22. eureka hose silver creek, 30. springville 14. department, 24. angola 15. 45. randolph 1, rescue hook & ladder randolph,20. lyman 2, randolph, 28. second george swift, barker fredonia, 40. cattaraugus 16. otto third creek 19. 64. valley fourth vandusen, prof. lay's 20. dankert engine 17. gaensslen 3, m. hill vinton steamer co. vi line march led through principal streets sides village, profusely decorated ail crowded people, frequently applauded companies whenever did particularly executed difficult evolutions. silas presided welcome, misunderstanding waiters began serve response made. banquet, mason speech day. said vast throng needed welcome faces ladies gowanda, occasions truest index feelings community. borne done justice. shortly noon grand banquet served house, 500 fed satisfactory stage seated chiefs assistants, officers, press. platform hall, indian band music. flags bunting, pictorial emblems, displayed advantageous points. each company headquarters, ante rooms phoenix lodge, fortunately falling firemen. whatever qualms drop down, forgotten arrival, . depot gowanda's arms wide open receive carload carload, poured guests hundreds, knew diminution. heartiness cordiality refreshing assuring, better, wants looked guest satisfied. bright early, 22 men, cascade engineco., 18 men,assembled headquarters headed marched dunkirk, joined fredonia ride wild hills landed dayton. common- excursion, miles grade dayton, 100 feet mile, around curves resembled ox bows anything eke, excitement enough beautiful almost sudden seasick. westfleld pleased.—a night time.—plenty hearty enthusiasm royal welcome. m ■