Show t ALONG LIFES LIFE'S TRAIL Dy y THOMAS A. A CLARK Dean of et Urn lira t J t f t ly CI ft Q I-Q-Q U t O. O I 1124 Newspaper N w p p r Union GOING TO CHURCH 1 WAS SAS brought up to go to church Sometimes we drove three and a half miles mills from our house to the village sometimes If It the horses were tired or over worked over worked we we walked The weather made mude little difference If II It was cold old we bundled up It If It t rained we crouched under huge huge cotton cotton umbrellas Our shoes were all ell shIned on Satur Satur- Saturday Saturday day daT night our Sunda Sunday clothes carefully careful carefully care care- fully l laid out our bodies made mode fit and ond proper proper for the Sunday service There was never neer any discussion as 01 tow to w whether we should or should not go to church Going to church was like go- go lug to school It t was a foregone eon con conclusion elusion good for fori our minds good rood for tor our souls We iVe got the habit and ond like most habits of youth It Still sUll persists ond and the reward Is worth while I I Wagner did not go to church last lost Sunday though It has tins been his bis custom to do so regularly at home howl He Ill Is In fact tact a member of or the church and ond looked upon somewhat as a 0 leader In religions religious matters In his bis home com com- He lie explained the omission to himself elt and aDd to his family In the let letter letter ter he wrote home by alleging that he was too busy The unfamiliar and orid exacting duties of or a u new life had bad taken his time and ond required his attention He Ill hud had haul In fact however been out rather late on Friday night nt ot n a party Saturday afternoon he had hod gone riding rid ing fag with some friends who had a a 8 catin cat catIn catIn In town and Saturday night he had bad been at a B smoker r and later loter had attended at tended the second 1 show nt ot the Park It was late when he got to bed and und late lote When he awakened In the morn morn- Ing After Arter he got up he tie sat lOt around half holt dressed until dinner was WOI ready Ills His real reason renson for tor not going to church was not tint that he was busy but that he was WOI a Q little little lazy and Just a little afraid not knowing the boys bOT In the house that It might not be the popular thing to do lIe He waited for tor someone to make the start stort or the suggestion suggestion suggestion sug sug- and no one did lie did not have bave quite the courage to admit that he was religious and unless he develops develops de de- a little strength of ot character he be will perhaps not go to church next Sunday Church Is a s good habIt It turns ones one's mind away awny from the dally daily routine It calls his attention to higher Ideals It emphasizes his duty to God It t strengthens his character and ond wards off 01 temptation and und offers nn un opportunity for tor service It Is a habit learned early or seldom learned learnell at nt all One can con give a score of ot creditable rea men reasons reasons sons eons for tor not going to church but hut not one of or them would hold If It analyzed You can run go If It you ou really want wont to If It you dont don't Its It's because use you are lazy Inzy or Indifferent or afraid to stand on your principles |