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Show STRANGERS NOT WELCOftlE. 1 ; From the Chlcauo Chronicle. The charge that strangers aro not made to feel at home la some of the big churches ln New York is well founded, according to the observation made by a Pennsylvanlan who has lived there for ten years. "A few years ago I rented a pew in one of the big churches ln Fifth avenue and kept It for a year. My family Vas not numerically numeri-cally large enough to fill the pew, and I notified the UBher that I could usually usu-ally nccommOdato from two to three strangers. I learned Indirectly that the sexton, who had the renting of tho pews, objected to too much liberty on my part. He said that If every pew-hold;r pew-hold;r In tho church made the same sort of offer he could not come up to tho expectations of the governing board of tho church, which expected him to rent every pew. The logic of this was that If strangers desired to attend that particular church very often they would be expected to pay for their sittings. To put It a little plainer, strangers were not welcome, although a sign ln the vestibule said they were " |