The Portland daily press., 1865-03-22
Wednesday Morning, March %, 1866.
Christian Ministry.

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A@lly one Nnnuay morning as clergyman
yves "So passing Wy . mean looking cottage, h'
saw 'ne p pour man VINO nVed tnere saving
mo1u. ne sSVpped, ana asked nim why ne
u uau nv eeweu ms "ooa curing the week, SO
su1s nc misns nave sunday Tor DAY OF rest
saw my "ood 10 DAY, replied the poor
man. 1ian' because am am never at nome on week
uays, Hase 80 ialge aIamiiy that IL taxes all
NY earnings " support tnem. Inc place
Wnere WORK Is at considerable distance, and
nhe1 cohe nome.1 am 100 tired to saw
moou VI 10 anyIhlng' nave nothing but
Wnac earn from Gay 10 day, and the winter
very severe, ana cannot get enough 10
HnaKe an coniiortaDle; besides, could not GO
70 cnurcn IN these clothes, and have none
pe1ser' as. ,.a sg55 gel
a., Aue yinan tnen observed now mlserably
sne popl leiiow was :ioeneu' come with me,
Nc Nc saiu alu ne calrIeu nin nolne' and gave
nliu iton uls own scansy "areIope' oeeent
sun SUI. 1i cio.nes, invited nun 70 go 10 cnurcn
WIN w. nlll' aha PROMISED nun tnat ne would see
us INV woou saweu ior 1illn inc next Gay.
ane pooI man %enl 70 cnurcn, ana MS ialtn
va. Mas serenslneneu, anu MS neart was cheered
py .ne woras 01 lnat ne heard from THIS true SER
VanI OF goa.
Inc next uay ne went as usual TO his labor,
wondering Wnetner ne should IND his wood
sawed SAY Ior nus Iamily when ne returned home.
Dia tne Chflsiian minister forget his promise,
or uia ne senu some one 10 saWtne poor mans
WooaF NO, ne was TOO poor to DO the last,
ana 100 ricn IN good works to do the first. He
Welt hlmselI, ana sawed wood enough to last
tne poor mans iamliy more than week.
was ne not true CHRISTIAN minister, and
may we no! an ioiloW ms example?
once vislteu poor, miserable dwelling,
Mnere nearu very Daa man using wicked
ana clusi Ianguage 70 ms wlie, VINO was con-
nned 10 hsr pea oy liiness. III was fearful to
see ana near nun, ana am sorry 10 say, had
not the courage 10 speak 70 MIN. L actually
tremoleo win horror and dread. But little
glrl ABOUT eieVeh years OF age, and who was
dying of consumption, went up to the angry
man, ana lald her small, emaclated, thin hand
upon ms arm, ana lookeo right up IN MS lace
ana salo' ratner, oont speak SO, Goa hears
all we say, pray ooht speak SO, iather.'
one uttered tnese lew words with such ear
nestness, ane sucn loving gentlshess, tnat ner
feeble. trembling voice touched the heart OF
the angry man, and he was silent for a mo-
nens' ana i,o ehe. ssiu' WIN 10 anything mat
onI1I Mia Vtaao .lo " ~, III sne an alse
is noteo ~ si, nasaie Mss suDuueu, soooneSs
ana loVe nad MADE lnls little giri one Of GODS
ihirls'eliis anseis " ner wicAeu iStner;
W WIN .no now ., W Inae snlau, gioolny
Ioon' anu seo sl'tIns ~ ono ooinef VI ~ a
Ft 80 - =.
cfu'enes oh sne sn nool W nis siue nls iace Is
too .nouSne.ui l IL ,or oIG n; 81 yuung tealS a,e
.unnns ssowhy uomn nis eneeAs as ns - iooAi
ny 1Is iu0O Sno "a % say, ~ uueopeoiousty
ns nosleI iS ~ pusy az ner MoLh sue uves
Los see nls eeais. AiesenIy 9ilsht, nea1y
looklns ooy COMES slnslng anu IaugninS Ihco
SlH tnE r1onl nis Gneehs are rosy, anu ms steP
!q t9i, VI JTy' Wiy' 'aes' s4su sne ialne @ oSy,
an ny you ; naI one ; win one No syS
SAas siias .ioonlsno esen ' oo1,a ST
James ,h naVe c1e ~ p,Ss bnards %,sn you o ShaIi
Snt Mnele .no eli tn1;aht 70 ata nm tor e. ,be
yu ",, ,o1e ms Tho 1.st Tine pye nlsv'
edi % 1OOs Sou NV s''' '''' "'' W. pay
so,, ho ,,ad so;d tho roo~ rr;sorar
~" ~ a.; iansa,s. one a
NOW iooA AZ nis Pieasans iace! us seafs TL sLe
orleu up ne Is ~ merry ns nls irlenu. lne fas
tooI no Longea SGoe ;sa4 S4a SnL h,n,a ,oa
sn0 aata .l1noo aa,,,' PpJ d do o..
81 ' r ~fs'S'l
Aui o m.., -. ST. liss3
Enlivens all it sees; ,s
and before the liobt of love. narrow walls
Seem to melt awav' and a bonndless heaven To