The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-06-27

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at this meeting; and i Was q very interesting
asscmblagc Of delegates from the. various Cir
/ cults in this Church Diptrict. issss s.
We publish, by request, tho Reports of tie
various Committees of the meeting .ls
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It is the conviction of your Committee TINT
there isno duty more binding upon the conscience
than the proper support Of the Christian Min
irtry. In the old dispcnsation both in the
tabernacle and temple service, ample provision
was made for the priesthood, and this apart
from the other demands made upon the libc-
rality Of the ancient JEW.
In their religious economy afhrost every
thing had upon it the seal of charity. There
was not only the ransom of the first born, tire
first gathering of the harvest, the corners. Of
the fields uprcaped, wheat dropped from the
roapers hand left for the cleaners, the trespass
offering, the sin Offering, the remission Of debts,
Iiithe journcying TO Jerusalem, urd aiisof likS
nature requiring expenditure; but in addition
to all came the tithcs, acradly,eppropriated to
sustain religion among them. The cost of the;
temple alone amounting to three billions Of
money, more than the war debt under which
our nation now groans. One with tho CON.
tracted views Of liberality now prevalent must
conclude that they werethe most impoverished
people upon the face Of, the earth, and yet the
record is, that they throye under it, Not o
pauper in the land; and under the blessing of
tho Almighty they rejoice in the richest pro-
pcrty that ever crowned any people upon the
globe. ~ le eaisi atij g iei.,,it ;.i Of 2sss
e Now the questiouiis did the bringing in of o
better hope annul this liberalty of the ancient
jew? 1t is admitted that the burthensome
rites and ceremonies of ancient Judaism were
abrogated- its beneyolence never: the New
Testament scriptures abounding with promise
7prccept and example encouraging liberality,
from tho widow s mite in the balances of the
sanctuary outweighipg the shckel, to the ex-
ample Of the God man dying on the cross.
But We would not set. forth the support of
the minister Of Jesus as "a simple benevolence;
mere gratuity. Alas that it should by SO
many, be so considered. Tho Gospel COM
mands ''dcal thy bread to the hungry, when
thou secst the naked cover him. and hide not
tfyself from thinc own flesh ;"ithus showing
its mercifulness, but its stern justice teaches
that, "thc laborer is worthy of hs hire" and
it asserts without any circumlocation, whatso.
ever that, "Ihey that preach the Gospel should
live of the Gospel" How dare any say 9th.
orwisc, and by a failure to make proper ar
rangcments for the Preachers support, force
fhim to live by any other agency7 ia,.tfs., -.
In extending the Kingdom of Christ, the
Minister is not alone responsible. Called of
God to the work Of the Ministry, he cannot in
nocently turn aside to the moro lucrative paths
Of trade Ho hears sounding in his ears, and
feels it deep down in his conscience, .sWo +
me if preach not the Gospel" Wo to tho
people likewise who do notsustain him, We
cannot otherwise interpret our Bible, Death
will 50 'interpret it, aud tho Judge OF all,the
earth will so apply it in tho final day. Wetad,
nit there istsome sense of obligations inthe