The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-04-22

education, and great deal ol time too"
! That Is correct, brother Gurdun, and
he ought TO have good wages, aud think
that Is reasonable enough. What say
youE
II certainly, think il is reasonable, sir, u
said Mr. Gordon.
Mr.. Gordon's clesk, who had listened to
the arguments with marked attention.
thought II right 10 speak in his own behalf.
aud said - THIS Is the very reason, sir.
why cannul aliurd 10 work Tor less than
do. DO YOU not think. SIR" addressing
Mr.. Thomas, d" tina. am right also:"
~ certainly do, Mr. Jordan ;you should
get your money back air, las the saying
49, aud more you ought ~ lay by SONG
lhlng IUr lines OF atfiicuoa aud old age.
when you cannot work. This is proper 10
any man." SAID MIR. Thomas with energy
Now, genllrmeu," continued Mr.. Thoa.-
Is. II tats Is all right, as il regards all
men IN tue regular business oi life, then
why - il not right with the ministry of the
Gospelf Have they nut spent tue d
neA"s IN getting an education Aud have
taet no need oI preparing i"r Iin.es ol dis
sbMt, and Old age: lhIuk, my lrlend,,
thai lac case - PLAIN. Brethren, please an.
s"er ms lie" questions: My Is II, when
We ask You u help pay the preacher, thAt
you tell Us that N0u nave 80 maCh 10 buy
such high taxes. 81 mach Tor hirr, Store
0II ;, bIacksmtth bulls, aud the IKE, that
Ne CannOl DO mucA: When do lou hear
one SAY that We aus buy les, oi thls or
thai. "r inat | cannot taAe this az that trip
oi pleasure, because | must do something
to en40ie ne tO support the Gospel: Ny
0An welfare j. a. IL; the safety aud peace
u! ny lamlly are IN II; the peace and rell.
giuus good ot the community are IN il; yea,
lie sal atson 0i my couutry j. In IL; aud
mu's tuan all. my eternal salvation and the
.e'ti!AsG'ns n4ppiness oi IN! children, and
all iaen, aie ia At: e'ery thing that j. pleas.
4ut, ar oeaut!Iul, ur hIsh, or nUi1, sT grand,
or stuTIpu> IA this vale Oi SIN ahd death, or
inal be!Uhgs TO our rulnrd race III the uter-
nai wmid, ucpends upon The taltnlui aud
succts,lul puu,tshing ui tue story "i the
crUss .nruas"uut the "urId. ask again.
brethren, Why do We nnt hear men talk thus: |:
ltls because We 10 not place as much value
un he Guspcl is We do Oh the pcrishth.
ublrcts ol earth. The world srcs that We
do "eI value The Gospel as h,ghiy as we do
ine things ot time aud scHsr. 0tcau,e We
serve every other purpose inst. aud then
the Gospel very mragrr'y last. Aud this
is the reason. Ur Que Of The reasons, vii,
sluuets ale not more easily persuaded L.
tIu,e 10 With the Offers ul salvation. Aud
lhis Is Why We hea, the wicked world Cr,
my down >" mani, ul the church a. hypn.
crtes. We ach by words that the s~l,a.
t"n taught in the Gosp"l oI Christ i all
that Is worthy oi tie eaergies oi man and
by our aCtluus We teach ,hat tue tautties Ui
earthly goods. aud worldly houurs and
amusements, have tae highest sea, IN our
affections. Nov, brethren, II We do love
tie Gospel, let Us Prove il by supporting
ii more libeIally than "c dodnythIng cI.r
lei u support II with uur prOnts a. a nr.
ctssttt. aud not, as | am ashamed TO sa,
ton man, do, give Ia ITS support mrtei,
what "t have over aud above, Ut what we
eau spare from worldly things; tirn We
vail act consistent With ourselves and rtu.
Ir's'cn,. NV, brother Gordon. here !,
out subscription paper have got To get
tue money subscribed 80 as TO report al the
hr.t quarterly meetlus."
Mr Gordon took lIts pen aud wrote thir.
y do'iats, twice as much a. he ever gave
beInre.
Mr.. Thomas looked at il and said, /"
think you must do better than that but We
will see what we eau do" lie then gave
II TO the clerk aud said. "You get twice
's much IUr years work as We are giving
The preacher, and you cannot refuse a Iibt.
raj amount"
After what he had said with reference to
his own wages he dare not refuse, so he pu
down as much as Mr.. Gordon, which was
very manly,
Mr.. Thomas then turned to a neighbor