The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-09-22

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soaver,e prFslsly wilh each oihsF uPoa ahs ..
!. ~. ~ whst Minister major.lg are y iasor ~
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ba,e Who are IN has favor privately hey vi p mo1s
q Weld thsn IL i named snl he has bern
Tls prndsnre On ihs part o. me lsaolns ~
church. al generally prevent any 0ineaiS N '"s
a .Ths church should spulais lhe amount o. conpen
hon whieh hey are willing % allnw her minssf ~
vices Al he Iae hey select Pastor The somm.e
!. .pno;a,ed % vail upon he newly elected Pastor 70 nov
- All be sill sccep The call should n me same ume
inform him a The amount The salary which ne chureh
ros.s a gixe him il ne viii ihem. Nohing more
reasonable lhan this Ministers shond know nov ns.s
hsr calculations Is well other msn; taxes ~ musn y
feed snd eIothe Them and ir families IS Il DOES VOC oe
f;lie. \, must be evident all thai they canhci Know
how "a make their calculations, unless they know me amount
az .,I.ry which they viii receive from The ehurth NO pm
vae member will agree lsbour year ior
ous knowing what compensation ne 10 70 receive ~ 80
he rear suppose Minister wishes 70 hire member o.
h;s Church for year. and was 10 say. Broher wani 70
hire Won 20 laboar for this year, cannot promise sny
certain su,n hu win paw you something Would nc sue
reed IN engaging his sersicesf he would not sopP"e
was n 70 10 farmer for or merchant Tor cong WIN
The same Kind OF promise would he succeed IN getting what
he w.n,ed, He would not Why then require that oil Mt
nisers which private members would not do hemseises
tn. GOLDEN rle absolutely forbds i DO unto Others, a.
ye would have them do unto you." You were minister
would you not like know what ron soud receive io sers
inc church. leaving your family. negertng your business
&c Give This question honest answer and you wl ma
thai YOU cannot clear your conscience and conceal the sane
from your Minister Justice requires that Ministers should
be placed on equal footing with other men, Al isDoie ano
professional men know the amount oil compensation i e
services: 80 should Ministers. Our Saviour said OF mnise
rial service hc labcrer is worthy Of his hire evident
" making he cases analogous. II also said, Even 90
hath the Lord ordained that they who preach The gospel
should live Of The gospel" Cor H. H. Tan men %
Just and right that they should not know, during me year.
whether hey will live by The gospel Surely not
No one will pretend saw in view Of the last passage cited
that i, is CHI to receive ministerial service for nothing hs
being admiIled nv not let them know what they are TO re-
ceye al the end OF The year, Brolhery love fors that they
should be left in such unnecessary suspense as ey oen are.
church loves Minister surely she will feel bound there
by TO make his mind free and easy upon this subject
Z. Churches should pay their Ministers promptly. when
Minister engages 10 serve church, he expects unless he
has learned beer from sad experienced hat they VIII pay
him what they have promised or nmaied rs soon a. me
year is out Upon this supposon he has made his necessa-
r. contracts 10 become due the same time. u he Is dis
appointed By The church, he is errby compelled 70 dsap
point those who have credited him. Belhen Is right that
he should suffer this modification from your neglect j. This
doing as you would wish 10 be done by! Surely no u
must certainly be for the Of little reflection upon the
subject that churches have treated their Pastors with 90
much injustice in relation 10 this matter.
g. The church should pay their Pastor the lu amount Of
his salary Some churches win call Minister. receive his
services and the end Of The year they will pay him ono
third one half or perhaps three fourhs Of his salary call him
for another year, and pay him they did the year bcfos
They forget The that left unpaid the yeah
before. But is not forgotten by the Great Head Of h
church, nor Ivy the Minister. II Malachi earth. M
would tell such churches that they robbed both God and maj
Nal ill., 8. What would these churches think Of such cd
duct in the individual members, in their private contrad
Such members would he called account Tor their
ducts yet her conduct which is equally censurahf
passed over in silence lc
Good feeling and bro,herly love between the Churcd
Pastor. requires prOmp'nsss, and to the JM conn =
ous Minister preach to such Church with iie IL
gree Of affection and good feeling which ought to exf-
him and the people Of his charge. This musloo'
vious to all rejecting minds, without farther remark.
Dear brethren, have briefly noticed what give o
10 he the proper course to be pursued by Church jung
Pastor. Compare what have written with req Jus
ce, and the Word Of God. and in view of ,he day
May the Lord Of merces lead, guide and drectln all
things after the council Of his own will. May f'od OF
peace and love be with you all. Amen. a.