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Show CHURCH SOCIAL LIFE As the autumn season comes on, tho churches nro formulating plans for social llfo.' Tho machinery for this becomes moro claborato each year. Thoro aro Hoy Scouts, Olrls J Clubs, young peoplo's nights, nnd general socials and suppers for nil ( nges. Tho pcoplo who canvass fori food, sot tablea and wash dishes, aro , honored for their unselfish devotion. Thoy do hard work. But probably ! if nil this llfo was to stop thoy would find It very tedious hanging around homo. This Roclal llfo at tho churches brings together a lot of peoplo who I otherwise would bo very lonely. In I most towns today population shifts ' rapidly. Peoplo do not live and dlo , in their tracks as they used to.. A large sharo of thorn nro nlways strangers in somo now community. Thoy long for companionship. The old time church social was not very attractive to theso lonosomo folks. Pcoplo sat nround In rows nnd tried to smllo. Awkwnrdly and laboring under nn overpowering bunso of duty, they went over to now people and talked about tiio weather, weath-er, Strangers lit a now plnco mako real r, friends, only by entering together in JH' MJino form of -work or dlvorslon. Ono would get better acquainted In half I EH n dozen rehearsals of an amateur jpff, piny than by attending sit around so- slals live years. Games aro equal-y equal-y effective. Tho deacons and the ministers are becoming convinced tlr.t you can't attract peoplo merely by offcilng Jackstraws, tlddlcdewlnks and authors. Somo churches go farther far-ther than others. Hut as a general thing, any game that Is legltlmato for n Christian to lay In his homo is legitimate for the church parlor. When strangers como to n new place, they must expect to go a little moro than half way. Somo of them will attend n church two or threo times and then l"lt because no one cnllcd on thorn or scarcely anyono spoko to them. If they will signify their desire to perform some service, Instead of seeking merely to recolvo attention, they will make friends fnst enough. |
