Show I 1 ORGA organizing A CHURCH 1 1 peterborough Peter borough new hampshire is a famous old town jt it las has a population of about two thousand five hund huud hundred nid it also aiso aiso has manufactories manu factories stores churches church es I 1 and other institutions essential to the I 1 comfort prosperity and well bein being of all i cank cani erni country try towns of any pretensions ions lons t II 11 I 1 england peterborough Peter borough was settled sailed a ion lon long iong 9 while ago just how 1 ng ing we are ire are not prepared to tb say for a few years after people began to move into the town there were of course no in ti on ein eln awhile some itinerating brother brothen ier lor would come along and h hald hold services at the house of 0 one e of the settler atler at last the population became so large that meetings were held in a schoolhouse an louse and the next sep ai as years rollen on aiato was to organize a achurch church that re regular ular religious services might C be secured securer for the bene bone benefit nit fit of the souls fouls of all especially those of the rising ri I 1 generation era tion it wasa was vas a senious serious question with three erfour or four of 0 the brethren how they should get the proper il timber number of suitable brothers and sisters to commence this church the population of the town it was true was large enough but there were a numbe number of very good men who notwithstanding the fact that they were good nien men would not answer for pillars of the church this matter was gravely discussed and lt it certainly was a subject of serious annoyance to the few honest zealous men who saw the necessity of fd forming an organization dedicated to the lord in iri the young town of peterborough Peter borough 0 after many grave rave discussions and aud much muoi careful canvassing on the thid arb part art of the leaders it was resolved to call a meeting of the really reliable brethren against whom nothing could be said and at this meeting the candidates candidate should be voted for and azud no man who could not get a majority of the tile votes should be allowed to join the church eh with this proposition established the meeting was ready for bu business bushless the moderator waited for the first candidate and finally a brother proposed the name named of mr A the had hardly been uttered when up jumped a broth brother ef and said that he must oppose the nomi homi nomination nation of mr A although lie he had no objection to him as a neighbor nel nei libor and townsman he ile certainly was not the right person for a member of the new church it was a fact well known to more than himself that mr mr A did not always make a proper use use ot oli liquor quor and ind a man who would get et drunk was avas not i one to be bd trusted trussed d with aih tho the reputation of a religious reli gigus gibus society athers coln coin coincided elded with the brother who made this objection and the proposition to admit mr A was voted do down 11 A beconi brother proposed proposed pro mr irb B who ho was one ni ol the first settler of and arld he bell boli believed eVed him a man nyum who chow W tild bild make biake a good o church member number foia fola moment nothing was ds t siw sim caid cald r aid raid iw but at dt lat a t a venerable gentleman v ho came into tonn n the same year that mr B did aio aro c o and said saul tie lie really hadd to app appe r at such a time iia is a t the man niall but yut li he wit felt feit it li d autv tosa to sav san til tir 1 it t mr B R had bad been knowli to steal ill in hc the town from which r rind ind and ile le had good reasons for 1 1 that lie he still the I 1 iu I 1 hiltke caeti ketke kethe ee T the lie lle brother said he anew lil lir ill B had a klud hind wife and akoy 61 ildren bua that help the men who are boue to ve the lights of the church blust be fiu fib nest men certainly they must not boo vor b suspected of shep sheep stealing and that tao from their nearest neighbors ho he should vote vot e against mr ti aud and advised the same the result ways wass as that mr arb awas was reject afe ed mr C was pa t V r ased by a brother who knew him liff ift mst t tabb b ve a wrenn man generally and very well weli informed could make a ad speech and he thought would be if admitted a benefit to the church cli ell firch as t dir mir he would probably b become ebonie an i exhorter and certainly he could lead the singing for he had heard him sina sin P beautifully at huskings and ral rai raisins ra isings sins t the he proposition to admit brother brothe r C looked encouraging but he was killed figuratively speaking another brother was surprised and shocked that mr C should be proposed it was notorious that he was in the habit of using profane language ge and he had himself seen him off omm fishing on the holy sabbath mr arc C was rejected even the brother who proposed his name v voting 1 1 g not to admit him hinr the 1 e prospect bean began be an to look dooka a little dubious but a forth brother brought forward the name naffie of lawyer lawser dali dail dall D all ail present e e il knew him was a fine looking adre dressy y talented man and would be an un ornament orna to the church dotso not yot so t thought one of his neighbors who sald said said sald rals RAIS it did not become him to speak of the imperfections of his fellow townsmen i but he never could vote fora man whose J familiarities with the women folks were notorious old bachelors not above suspicion were not the right sort W of material oil on which to found a church these remarks were seconded by another brother who had heard hear the stories about la lawyer er D and though he like ilke to think all he did was wai va true he lie said it was best to build with crooked or unsound timber so lawyer P D was waa voted not eligible four men had been voted on and not one found sound hound the prospects pro pets of establishing a 1 church were getting dubious some of the b bet t men dien in town had been proposed and serious 11 flaws had been detected in their eha cha character A long pause followed but bur at leneth length one who had op opposed ased the lat lat man wan loio sed suggested il the tho e biame name of his brother in law iv mr jck E the storekeeper no one seemed ta lenave have anything to say against mr E although I 1 hitch ned ed about uneasily on their eats and seen seemed aed neg reg restrained trained from sp speaking their minds eels eely the akiua was about to call for ok a voiel voe when a keen 6 eyed little man came to his feet with a jerk like opening a jackknife jack knife and said etwas it was plesant unpleasant un for him to say anything against the relations of the brother but ahem you see the fact act is gentlemen in no brothers if we are to have a good christian church we want upright men to establish it men who will b be honest hollest in little things as yeii yeli well yell as great things and he who gives short weight in sugar and measures his thumb twice 0 when wh en cutting onn oft cotton cloth and calico and waters his bis rum till there is danger that toes will breed in it aint the night right man bof a pillar not noab by afu 11 full the T e brother soke excitedly as if he had reason tornow to know the truth of what he said and other brothers rot not liers smiled on him film approvingly ewhen when he sat down mr nie E failed to get one half of the votes and his name was recorded the at it the tho left f thus matters ent on othir other other namez names were proposed but not one was suggested that met the approbation of ii a majority of the brothers who were to found the church objections were brought against every man and woman arp proposed pose d till at last it aj appeared eare d certain that the proposition finally one ofie brother who had taken no part in the proceedings got up and said very V e deliberately i grethren ethren Jr ive been ia a awa wh your doi dol doings S pretty sharp a I 1 that as a fineral thing yere 41 1 ti I 1 yeat told a good deal of t butin brethren iii lii ill 1111 tell ye dho Aho pj jegi vei vel el cr na e u church hf far ar if I 1 Y ye R r dont lont tall tike tile mlle mule maeh bach 11 irth er as X etive 10 got g 6 ot t to maie make it on 0 tir ahse folka aint very vei vel good I 1 1 J aw wt blat bave have we w e ut any ally cettei ettea tte I 1 sos nos Il binl bint kint now I 1 move ilove that ve pass P h vote to tp undo all ali you hilve aoe a abtin thee i lih out ont t 1 I te fali falk fabii it the loid lord ants a he be inu luu t tike such mn u n as ils weve e e got to stat start i 1 ith im I 1 reads ready y f oune lie ile onne any ally 11 man w who hotd dy to itne line nieto me build up the ua c 1 ia la 11 i 1 1 of zion 1 i the vl klea i of the t al 11 oid old bi brother brather other had their effect after n ew m ye t 14 CUssio it vot act ot i 1 t to 0 res rescind L n ail all ll 11 4 and i nes of nil all rejected and everal iral e ner eral were weme added lit oled 0 proper ot of the wv new c e aun li we 1 e need ou on idd that the 62 church SArt ned it pi pl c ered I 1 finally became A peep in the U A htiu and ano I 1 a injecting lou hour wm ys to too its it ine inci a i mg atlin numbers b a t A and hid fid thus we w e ar afe are it t T ort orl id the first church hi ri peter pete boro bord 4 aw JP eon pop opt W |