The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-30
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pers remarks on the difficulties of an Editors
life. Will you find room in your valuable
paper forsthe following letter which illustrates
the still greater difficulties Of a Minister'S life
HuM11rrYvtELE, Charity County.
My DEAR CHARLES: i received your letter
a few weeks since and am rather surprised at
your wish to enter the ministry. Before,
however, YOU take any steps towards such
proceeding, | wish you to understand thor
oughly what will be required of you and to
examine Yourself well that you may be certain
YOU actually possess the necessary qualifica-
TONS That you may know what a~eo ngre-s
cation will expect from you viii give YOU
the substance of a conversation at church fair
at Humihtyville, Charity county, on the even
ing of Easter Monday. I viii give you the
conversation my ,uncle,s-femarks, -and the
practical references / deduce frcm it.
-" | was tired to death last Sunday" said
Mrs. Short, 1T was SO warm, and Mr.. Endure
tFnade the service so long"
"Iwas so indignant" said Mrs Long Cast
Palm Sunday, did not enjoy the sermon at
all. Mr.. Endure never gave us the anti-com
munion service, and we lost that beautiful Cos
pei He ought to be presented to the Bishop
for mutilating the service 500
| Indeed" said Mrs. Short, 'the length of
the service keepssaway Numbers from church.
know l stay away often myself, it is so ia
| tigling." csc .s-,al.si,ssA
g object to the music, tsaid Miss Newman.
I'VE have continually the sa1ire old tunes
] Mr.. Endure ought not to interfere in the choir.
The young peop,e ought to manage ito
81 don't like the music either" remarked
Mr.. Oldham There are too many new tunes
We ought 20 have few standard tunes that
all in the congregation can join ils.4 Our pray
Iers are old. We want no new prayers, and
new tunes ought equally to be avoided Mr..
Endure ought to direct the choir" -ass
/ ?" Your minister does not appear to he a ia
4 vefite,' ~ remarked 10 a young man near me.
% No indeed," said hes would yen believe
] it /? he would not let nc be confirmed because
did not choose to give'up dancing
+ 81 was also refused, said lady standing by,
because could not give up my game of whist.
Such innocent amusement II they were
Esinful we. would oheerfully relinquish them.
III have never liked Mr. Endure since; wanted
to join the church. and it is his fault don't"
Excuse me-, sid my Uncle, 'but l think
Mr.. Endure was right. There can be no real
| religion where there is any unwlllingness to
give up all for Him who gave up all for US. If
we cannot do SO cheerfully, rejoicing that we
lean make little sacrifice of pleasure and in
Eclination, letus not think of being confirmed
and allow me to add, that a humble Christian
J Icould not feel angry with minister of the
r gospel for endeayoring to make him set his
standard OF right high" 4-s<
'sOh," said Mr.. Quickly, al don't think Mf.
Endure himself is at all what q minister ought
Z to be. | sent for hun the other day, my
mother was sick, and he would not come"
Indeed, said my uncle, why would not he
lcome ?'' aoF -
: +" He said he was obliged to attend a,funeral
then, and | must send again. / did not DC
that, for thought if he would not come the
first time was not going to send again" ,,ar
.'Idon't see," said my uncle, that Mr.. En-
fdure was to blame there; be could not leave
} the funeral waiting, and if you had really
wanted him it could have been no trouble to
send again, and again if he was engaged
g Mr.. Endure does not look like my idea Of
pious man, said Miss S6mbre. ''He ought
: to look grave and solemn, like man who felt
the responsibilities of his situation, and he
Z ought not to go to parties" t.a .sr-..@fs
: According to my IDEAS" said Miss Gay,,"a
minister ought to be great deal more cheer
3 full than Mr.. Endure. He ought to be fore
g most IN ailSinnocent amusements, that tbs
| world may see religion was never designed to
make our pleasures less
{" Idont like Mr.. Endure because he turned
l me out OF my seat" said another lady
r You mistake, the vestry determined to
Z rent the pews; they gave notice, you did, not
come, and some one else took your seat. Mr..
! Endure had no more to do with it than Frank
lin Nsyce' Il
. 81 don't know about that" said the lady,
II shall always think he might have done
!. something for me that might have kept my
old seat"
:" Mr. Endure is too unsocial-he shuts him
Ical 81 T..
Y Friendly.
II differ from you there" said Mr. Consid-
er. "He is out a great deal too much. How
can minister prepare sermons to benefit an
intelligent, educated congregation, if he does
!. not study? Mr.. Endure does not stay at home
half enough. He would preach great deal
better ifhe did.
The'company of grumbers had by this time
! surrounded my uncle.
E Now" said he, 1--WE have all been finding
fault with our minister, and it, certainly ap-
fPears that Mr.. Endure has a. great many faults
Allow me, however, to suggest that nlfSister
, after all is but man. and theEeosewe should
t extend to his Shortcomings and imperfections
the same charity with which we are so ready
to torbear and forgive one another. But, at the
same time let us consider that minister of
tho gospel is by his office (howeyer unworthy
he may be as a man, entitled to respect and
} reverence. And if we are to give an account
!, of every idle word to what an awful reckoning
may we be called for words spoken unkindly
and irreyerently ofa minister of Christ, words
: which may create prejudice againt him. des-
. troy his usefulness, and fearfully injure the
r church Of God. IF your minister displease
you. so kindly as to a brother, and quietly,
afectloneteky and gently tell him SO. But
never, never let his faults be the subject of
EcoREerSntl0n with Rrrsr .athAr human hnfbr ,