Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-18

land he is mnn of hnsInfss habits and plens ant
manners, aud well acquainted with The duties Of the
Executive having bcen member Of the Council Of
State for number Of years.
ONE OF TIE PEOPLE.
[S'C Our renders will perceive, by tho date Of
the snbjoncd article, that II us been long Time on
| hand. A pressure OF other mater nj the hma
II was received, prevented lis insertion rhcr, md ~
was lid . side until =" more eany,t at asen. 10
The subject however, loses noae otlss interest Ivy
ACC, and we are not aware TIM OF cor sponlent
al any particular objre IN ,lrW, wh'eh WIN havc
been frustrated by the d lay is. y"9iaiap ]
rene Eduots of He ytrsipian
BEDFORD couNrY Apa 4fh, i13i
M1ssns. Ep,rous "A Gcnl and sob c,ibel to
your very useful and independent paper transmits
you the subjoincl rnct, with the " sh TINT IT.
after pefusal you should consider IT var hy of any
far het notice, and II should he compatible with tho
previous claims upon your columns, yon would
give IT an Insertion Your c9trc.fp dant would
barely remark ihnt IN asking Ibis insertion he has
reference To 10 PARTICULAR Case. bot believing tho
.objccl 10 be of general application, and that 1t
10 treated ofir just, candid, nnl unexrcptlonab'c
manner, he would like 10 !, laid before the rea
tcrs orihe Vrelnian'
LIBERAL SUPPORT OF MINISTER'S.
the Scripture is very ,xrc,i. e" Let him, that IS
fought in the woiJ, communicate ua'o hlm hat
teachcth, in all good Ghngs.n Gal. II 6. "Who
gocth awarinrc airy time ut his o~n eang's even
50 hath the Lord ordained that HEY which preach
the gospel, should live of the sosqtl' Cor. *.
| Z Ii. The necc sty of this apprars from the III
lnc'iors L vered 10 ministers to 'cvotc themselves
croiHsirtV 10 the !ulcs OF their Office. ., Tim.
l. and l. Tim. w. 49, 10 b. llls II IS by no
means concndcd that II IL unlawful FOR any minis
ter to engage IN my secular corcrrn io' necessity
IS law hich supo'ecdcs the ordinary rules Of hu-
| man conduct And what are they 10 do whose
stipend Is too small to support family, and who
have no private source of suppY2 a minister is
und-r additional obIig atoms to provide for tim
honest not only IN the sight ofthc Lord but oil men;
TO owe no man any thing, to provide for lis own
house and fhc is not nbIe 10 10 this by the bcT-
atty Of his flock and has no private fortune, he
mus have recourse To the labor OF his hands Ii IL
10 the deep and wide and endless rtfrooch Of some
churches that although possessed Of abllltY 10 sup
port their pastors in comfort they dole o't bu, n
wrc'ched plttanco from heir nduonac, leaving thCn
| - m, lsa up the deficiency by school and ihcni
win insulting cruelty, complain that thcir sermons
are very mcagro, and haze great sanlfnets that
| their pas'oInl visits are " few and far between,
an on. Such congregations If they wore treated
n, lcust n twelve wonth, un they were VIII.
ling 10 support them pastor in comfort, and with a
deserved ard becoming liocroty. They love him
dearly ~uh their lips, but hate him as cordially III
heir poo Scts They keep him poor 10 keep him
humble, forgetting that rs humility sno less neccssn
ry for themselves than for him, this s On argument
why the articles which minister 10 Hfp pride
should be rctrenchcd in order 10 snppcri ms com
fort This i. certainly no, drawing them with the
cord. of love and the bonds Of man, bu. treating
them Ike animals, which tanned inin submls
sion by hunger, and kept humble by being kept
poor. Il is curious 10 hear how some persons VIII
cnreat Of God to bless their minister IN his baskc,
and his store while alas poor man, they have Ia.
ken care tina, his basket should he empty, and his
storo nothingness itself Is not this mocklns both
God and his minister with solemn sound upon =
thoughtlcss tongue MANY christians spend more
in the needless wine they individually drink, Than
they contribute towards the support Of their pastor
and others give more for the sugar that sWfalcns
their tea than they do for all the advantages Of
public worship. a rcpro4ch Of this kind yet
rests upon mu;ituies Inch II is high time ah9uId
be wiped away.
1t is extremely difficult, when a matter Of this sort
mast be left TO Voluntary conrlbu ION, aud 10 The
dictates Of individual liberty, to lay down paricu-
| lar rules all that can be done, 49, 10 state gcnern'
principles, ana icaVc tHeSc 10 operate IN phicuiht
cases. Lit all Christians, therefore, consider wla'
| is Just and generous reward for the llbofs of
man. who is devotlns his lime, nay hrs life, to AZ
! sst them'in obtaining an Inheritance ineorupibt,
indebted and thst fade,h not away IN exceeding
great and eternal weight Of glory who "a assist
lns them TO gain eternal life, exers at tho M
time IN indirect but Il beneficial influence upon all
their temporal pfosperity--who, by bis 'nIn'sira-
TONS sooihes ihcif cares, lghtcns their sorrows,
mortiles their sinr, throws radiance Over ihflr
dskcs, scenes and gilds their brightest ones with
lJJ,t oaaI srlend'r who brings heaven down TO
Garth for their contort, and ccvacs them from csrih
to heaven aud who, after mitigating for Them the
ills of time with an anticipation of the JOYS of cte
nifty is prepared to attend them 10 tic verge OF the
dark valley and to rraJiatc lis gloon with the vi
sons Of Immortality
Let it not be thought tia, what is given to
faithful devoted minister is charitable donGtton
it is he payment of just debt. It's what Christ
claims for his faithful servant and what cannot be
Withheld without robbing. The minister's of hun
who went abou, doing good, spurn the degrading
idea tina, they supporiedby charity. They are
not clerical pensioners upon mere bounty. Their
appeal is 10 justice and if,her claims are denied
on this ground they refuse TO plead before any other
tribunal, and refer the matter 10 tho great nssze.
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