. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. LUDEN K. CHILCOTE. Liiden K. Chilcote, the present T. R. R. agent at Mount Union, wasborn in Oii:isonia, Pa., Sept. 5. 1878,a son of Edward B. and Margaret . He spent his boyhood daysat home. He entered the service ofthe railroad in May, 1898, as ware-house man at Orbisonia. In March,1899, ho was promoted to the agencyat Robertsdale, where he served faith-fully until July, 1903. From .July, 1903,to July, 1904, Mr. Chilcote was a clerkin the Superintendents office at Orbi-sonia. From .July, 1904, to Sept., 1906,he was
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. LUDEN K. CHILCOTE. Liiden K. Chilcote, the present T. R. R. agent at Mount Union, wasborn in Oii:isonia, Pa., Sept. 5. 1878,a son of Edward B. and Margaret . He spent his boyhood daysat home. He entered the service ofthe railroad in May, 1898, as ware-house man at Orbisonia. In March,1899, ho was promoted to the agencyat Robertsdale, where he served faith-fully until July, 1903. From .July, 1903,to July, 1904, Mr. Chilcote was a clerkin the Superintendents office at Orbi-sonia. From .July, 1904, to Sept., 1906,he was train despatcher at Orbisonia, Since Sept., 1006, Mr. Cliilcote hasbeen agent at Mount Union, wtiere lielias held his position with efficiency?and ability. Luden K. Chilcote was married toMiss Essie Lamberson of Orbisonia,Oct. 22, 1902. He is an excellent citi-zen- and a member of the MasonicOrdfer (Cumberland Lodge, No. 572, ofOrbisonia). He is the father of HE CHURCHES The importance of the church inthe community is since man was created, he haspossessed an mstinctive desire toworship some higher power. The an-cients worshipped the sun, moon andstars. The heathen today bows dowiito his hideous gods of stcne, inthe fulfillment of his innate ambi-tion to do homage to some being,greater than himsslf. Hence, sincethe establishment of the true Relig-ion in the world, the worship ofthe true God has been an integralpart of mans life. The church,therefore, is the institution, • setapart by God himself, for the recog-nition of the Divine among men; itis GCds organization in the is the agent of civilization, aswell as salvation. Through it co«nebetter laws, better men and women,social elevation, liberty, protection,and peace. The church was one ofthe first institutions established inMount Unicn. Tt has been and is es-sential to our life as a community,as a city. As the development of our 255 church life, so will be
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