The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
CORRY o'LANUs5 EPIsTLE.

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BuSiness like suggestion for
thc ChurChcs-G General Obser-
Vattons on Salaries, and = New
Subject for Discussion.
/ do not think that l ever regretted
that L wasn't brought up for the min
istry. ....u..
/ don't think the ministry lost any
thing by itelther.
Yet sometimes sympathized with
the dominies, and have taken deep
interest in the discussion of your cor.
respondents about minister's salaries.
A minister has to putup with good
deal. l..afi.. .oa r.. ',...' t..I -
lie can't smoke a cigar. l.8soo
Curl his hair. ..' -....f..e
Wear kid gloves. brrs tass
Take drink. ,.r-..ff .-..f,
Express his views on politics
Or go to the Opera. -...... ....
Without some blessed old Deacon,
or otherwise, raising row about it,
boring the newspapers, or Chassis or
something another.
And now some old soreheads are
growing about their pay,
This brings up the wages question.
AS men of other call:ngs have COM
bined TO raise their salaries the minis.
ters ought TO form trades union to
regulate th"irs.
Even the homeopathic doctors went
into q wages movement.
Tha. move had its advahtages.-
Making sickness more extensive might
encourage people TO keep well.
Ministers on the whole are much
cheaper than doctors.
And the worst Of it is you can't get
along without doctor in the fanny.
A minister's work wears better than
a doctor's.
/ called on a minister once in com
pany with Mrs O'Lanus-just before
she came Mrs. OIL.
In five minutes he translated us from
a single state blessedneEs to the united
state Of wedlOck.
1t was q very complete job and l
think it will last me tor life.
And it only cost ten dollars, inclu-
ding All illuminated certificate.
The consequences Of that maneuver
have been expensive.
But that was none of the minister's
business. 1t was my risk.
I The minister asked mo before
WAS fully committed, whether was to
take the responsibility, and not till
had, in the presence of witnesses. de-
clsred my resolution was fixed, did he
consign me 10 my fate.
l bear no malice against him.
Getting married is like buying your
own cloth and taking il to tailor to
make up. The artist may warrant the
workmanship but he ID not responsible
for the wear Of the material.
1t is about the same with preaching.
You cant turn out good job with
poor material.
A minister can't always select his
congregation, and he has do tho best
with what is set before him.
| huv'nt heard any complaint from
economists about the expense of cost.
ly bindings, grand organs or operate
organs.
Some people like TO live in brown
stone mansions, decorated with gor.
geous furniture, regardless of expense
but have very economical ideas about
the cooks wages.
And some evidently take this idea
INTO church.
The church businoss--since the
church has got to be 80 much Of . bu-
siness, might be systemstiEed.
Let people have what they want and
pay accordingly,
There might be tariff Of pew rents
to accommodate the purse, the taste, or
the conscience.
For instance.
TABLE OF PEW RREra.
like the following for each denominA-
ton:
Plain preaching and singing in plain sdi9es
old style-per annum cas-
Ditto ditto, with organ and aisle carpets cas-
Ditto, ditto, with improved architecture and
Ministerial eloqueaos with the shove iu-
proVsmentH %
With operate choir fS
With politics added ice
With occasional sermons on murder, saA
other interesting topics of the day llI
All the modern Improvements, ineludiAEA
big organ and an Snnual subseriPtiOn "
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Preachers could be divided INTO
classes like our public school teachers,
and paid according TO their grade.
Then people could select their spirit
ual comforts according TO their purses,
their personal tastes, or ideas Of econ
omy.
Plainly, this M what some Of our
Christians want.
Some want elegence ofsurroundings
gilt edged hymn books, and intellect
and culture in the pulpit
Let them have thsse things and pay
for them.
Why not, so long A. the grand con-
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