The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-06-27
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apart the cost iefi living, lnxdfy dfssi q E
Ereerea.ionssa How much for religion
numerabe sasus eas. ID never thou s.
luxury and fisea the aoTlds s.
earth IsysnassE Theatre, gambling hslls
rooms and tayerps pp wealth 81.
stint, returning tn the only ss
dssolat;on hils religion pleads, and plsads ss''s
often vain foil little charity for Jsstis
sakyr, ys, ~, a, 5'1sss
II III these appalling times IF s.
the matter of pendture there is is need for fSgs
trenchmenti and the Preachers Of the GOSPEL
have iunsqmp mplaining submitted to the atern rs
Necessity, but why should rstfeh hchment
begin with religion Is il beSalse the Ioas of s
the garish glitter of the world attrast
aud religion having to do with tile heart; the
pfyipg eye, of the world cannot pierce its as5
nbysmal depths Lot Us remember tsod
and the aqfk Ness and the light are BOTH
alike to Hitn. s ST. ssss 's5s
+ The average claim of aach tifssaShSf Jii slls
Distric. last year was $500: The attaai
rage payment M i was b but one5half Taking into
the account the depreciation Of tho currency,
and the Increased cost Of living less ttEa4 tw
hundred dollars in gold was the uyatase saiats
|. of each preacher: a cheaper ministry aoHtlds
scarcely be desired but brethren before
Heaven is it just Not one Of you but would
consider it p bad years work if you could not
lay by something for the future, but Jour ~
listers SO far from being able TO do tEiis; afs
Fpulcted @ onerhalf the iIneagsf tttatice
them Any honest mai, ataerp ayiHg 9 just
debt is troubled ,conss iiehce until tho mis-:
take Isl rect@ifed c if but in paying the I'fsaShsr
how many remember to forget ttiis sinip1 act
Eofs it1tice, and ate actually vE4ed with thS
i Steward, and regard him an insua aeraBlls beg
4 gar insisting on ID Bit tho tilnsss sliu
times the very hard a times, always tlis
4 Hard they were tho past ear, did ian
l1toipag his taxes 70 State and NH
Simply
knogipg the strong arm Of the law Motld com.
pei the payment. 3ss''sss
In The early days of sonrs Church Ole
dtea dollars was considered q sqiiGient esla
for d ProacRer bit these were ssi1igie mem:
yours are married. One multiply by two;
three, five or ten hungry moath his tfat IIitist BE-
fed, to say nothing Of the otlisf iisoessafS aSs
pcriscs of living. s a, Hds .s;. S y.
The economy Of the Church ttilsts sss
innate Of The Preachers expenses upon upon the
Stewards: with this proEisos Provided that as,
IEit is the ordinance of God that sahey that
|preacR the Gospel should tliretof tho Gospel.
Stewards SHAH feel thennsels ses solsmnly bound
to afford competent SO FpoTt to thuss sttidsHss
appointed to labor among theri..,s Tins it Iii
seen that Methodist Preachers are Hot found
in tile t1arkct places hagg ling they
| throw thsmselses upon that gsnss Of justics
| supposed to exist iina ths hearts,of those they
sefss: Ought they to trust to this in vain
If there liz dhything tnder heaven that q man
has right ito, it is ttItfee product DC his labor;
Ought Methodist Preachers be the solitarySsx-
coption to this fdls2 lSt. Paai aaks; ,tyYhu
goethsas warfare attk limo at his own ehargsa
who planteth' "a vineyard and satethnut Of sths
fruit thereof 2.tor, Shoe fasdsth aauek; and 81
eatethp nobiof Che milk Of 4hc sfocks Sasld 81
these things asa, matr? Or aaith, moi. The law
the samealso?s For 1t iswritten Id; thetlaw of
Moses, ,thon shalt,n5ts musfle the moIth 6if tho
OK that treadotf ont the cor y Doih God take 81
care of oxen? d Or saith he it i'd aliGgetber for
our sakes? For our sakes no doubt this.is
written; that he that ploughct should plow
III hVPo 9'he Gsiae nv tnabi btfE6SHeEI III l0po
should be partakcr Of his h6rs. If we, have
sown unto ayop spirfttaf .hi6ssss, II it a,greas
thing if we should reap your tarnal things?
Do ye not know that they which minister
about. holy things, kye of tho things of tho
temple? ard they which Watt at tho altsf
are partakers with the altar Even SO hath
tho Lord ordained that they which preach tho
Goipel should live of tiits Gospel
The conclusion as wltich we arrive lie, that
tho Church must abandon her fcstricted policy
in this matter or stand forever ,scfcaut to the
command of her Lord b. 3s,,.s
Therefore be it ts .s u, s.;s5s 5,. ..g
z Resoleea; That this District Conference af:
fcaionateiy urge the Churches withiHs lid
I4soands TO renewed eftions. ,ta MEET Ii full
the claims Of its Ministry. q ,s
All Of which IS respectfully submitted
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