Unionism and Non-unionism in Churches.
In the Baptist Church at Scottdale, Pa., a non-union mill worker and his wife applied for membership. When the minister announced the applications, after the morning service, and asked if there were any objections, several strikers formerly employed at the steel mill in Scottdale, jumped to their feet, and protested in vigorous terms. In the evening the matter was brought to an issue, and the non-union worker and his wife were not admitted. The despatch says that the congregation is composed principally of strikers, tho several of the officials of the steel company are members of the church. Further trouble has arisen because a meeting of the Aid Society had been called at the residence of a family which took non-union workmen to board. The existence of such a state of things shows that the church is not waiting for the Lord to remove its candlestick out of its place, but trying hard to break it in pieces.—The Christian Advocate.