Hand-Shaking as an Instrumentality for Strengthening Churches
HAND-SHAKING, as an instrumentality for strengthening churches, meets with the commendation of The Congregationalist. The editor tells the story of a Baptist who went to New Haven, and having no strong denominational preference, drifted into a certain Congregational church, and hired seats for himself and family. They attended more or less for an entire year without being called on, or spoken to, by members of the church or congregation. On a certain Sunday they chanced to visit one of the Methodist churches, and were met with such hearty greetings as to be induced to go again. The result was that they became constant attendants there, became interested in religion in the course of a few months, and to this day are active and working members of that church. Behold how ardent a flame a little hand-shaking kindled!