Church Entertainment Extraordinary.
By Editor
THE newest thing in church entertainments comes from Georgia. The members of the Darien M. E. Church (colored) widely distributed a flaming poster announcing a grand excursion from Darien to Brunswick, on June 19, to witness a hanging at the latter place. The steamer was to leave on Thursday afternoon, a big supper and a hop were to be given in the evening, the hanging could be seen next forenoon, and the return trip made the following evening, all for only one dollar. A band of music was to attend, and especial attention was called to the fact that children were not excluded. Tickets could be obtained at any time from the committee, which consisted of a doctor and the pastor of the church. We think our colored friends are a little ahead on the matter of church entertainments. Some fastidious persons may be inclined to think that they did not display very good taste in their programme of exercises, but we can assure such that they are behind the times. The object in all church festivals and parties is to make the event so attractive that the world will be willing to patronize. Those who are best able to meet the wants of the people, are the ones who increase the church finance. Good taste should not for a moment be allowed to stand in the way of the church's prosperity. As the Independent says, beside this entertainment the church lottery and grab-bag and mock wedding pale into insignificance. The Darien church has certainly earned the title of "working church." We may now expect to see the church fair entirely superseded by this new novelty. Hanging for murder is so rare an occurrence in California that an entertainment of that kind would be apt to "draw" immensely.