The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-06-09
DON'T PAY YOUR MINISTER.

Don pay your inh"o.o'' uoh ~"
but used to. Learn u lesson of me, all ye
generous parishioners. | paid and oyerpaid
my minister once, and cant begin to toll
what he came to. 4 rusty coat and >an
humble heart always 60 together. Brethren
YOU never knew it to fail. Mean clothes
an untitled pocket, a failing heart, and the
cruces of lowly mind, ure inseparable
and II you want sermons tried with fire, ii
YOU hate 1iscourses full Of The pride OF great
Thoughts, keep your minister low but il
you love him, and can't stand 1t without
paying him, why, then, pay him; but, o,
beseech you, be careful hoio you do il :
Let that salary come in prudent little drib
let's, and don't say anything about it before.
hand if you do, your minister will know
what day or week may bring forth, md
he'll think God and take courage before the
lime. Yes, he'll 60 o little ahead Of his
blessings. And his wife, too. happy soul,
will give up her economy, and where, then,
will 6e thai beautiful establishment of the
pastors home II you hint that you have
any idea of paying up, ten chances to one,
she II forget to make new ten Of the old
grounds. = And that bonnet Of hers, that
has stood the storms Of seven winters, and
finally become cooked, will be walked up
garrett. And the little feet at the parsonage
will walk into churchall covered with guy
morocco, and that dear little baby, three
wears old, will hold up her feet and look at
her little red shoes when fathers preaching.
So, don't let filther or mother, or any OF the
children, get an inkling Of the step you arc
about to take. lIf your pale, toiling minis.
ter looks as though he'd like his salary, nm
ticipate his petition, 'andIe him there is
nothing like the clerical profession to ubasc
pride and exalt humanity. Then, for fehr
that flesh and spirit trill fail, ond give out
altogether in the operation, cheer him up'a
little by paying him a little. ~ Ii'aL.'.
77 But. if your minister Is an unmarried
man-unrnarried, mind you-this pr scrip'
ton won answer at all Pal your minister
Is an unmarried man, and young, TOO, set a
double watch that you don't doucc out your
money if you do, 10 will be the ruin of the
church. That "'thc nlaborer is worthy 'ui
his hire, y that "they who preach the gcs'
pel should i've Of the gospel" needn't trou-
bic YOU ut ALL It's nothing but old fogyisln.
Teach your minister that "the messenger Oi
peace and good will to men" musn'tlive as
they do in kings houses Don'tlet him get
too 'hiph notions to start WITH if'to keep
BODY and soul together lie Is compelled to
sitc YOU gentle dunning, don't mind him
much he's got a worldly. streak just tell
him that "ihe very hairs Of his head are
all numbered "'givcfhim q copyof" Heav.
enly Marina" or :" Daily Food, ,n and tell
him it's full of Scripture for ministers
support. If he says n little more about bis
salary than you arc willing 70 hear, look at
him out Of your eyes, as country children
out of three story window, and tell him
be', nll alone in the world, and can a6ord 10
work cheap :; tell him, that when .be agcs
married, and settled down, you'llihsar him
ON this money question:; that, an the mean
time. ne must lire on faith and the ciisct'ons
Of HE loving people, IL yon art going 70 %
married, and intend TO give him the ,oo,
seo what slick bargain you can make ior
vou,selc. /, To be sure, n man can anoro 20
(. aenerous ON his wsdding day, forlit DONE
come more than ere or 'six times IN any
mnn's life /: but,iberc's no nse in throwing
a,-ov your money and o minister, who has
Jsy nohay TO 10 tako care OF hut himself can; ai.
ford 70 NARY y0u, ifor' almo.t' nothing. -
Don'l Give him ten dollars; It con't. take
him n,mipu,e 70 do up ths businessa Don't
c;,e him tcn dollars ; .hes hasn't any bride,
r. ,ou, hare, and ihst tsntdollars will lie in
M: nock AZ until Il 10 old silver. srsSin ~ ~
That ten dollars should lookyery small 10
n bridegroom---that Q man, on his- wedding
day ehould 80 soar above money !considerar
tions 40 10 calculate that the opsrn,iono Will
coat him o hundred dollsa bsfsrs be esngst
on. Of ehurch-is oil perfectly nalunl scbss