The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-08-26
Report on Ministerial Sup:
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lowing interesting report on Min
isterial Support, presented by the
Committee before the. Cokesbury
District Meeting:
Your Committee are deeply in,
/ pressed with the conviction that
one. of the most successful ways
to obtain a liberal support for the
Ministry is to interest the: entire
community by instructing them
in the great advantages derived,
directly and indirectly, through
this instrumentality. One of the
great reasons why the collections
in this direction are so small, is
that the people, as a, mass, have
not been sufficiently. appealed to
by the Stewards Of the Church;
There Is not an individual in our
bread land who does not receive
untold blessings through the
kPreached Gospel; and it. all are
| recipients Of it's manifold bless
fmgs, is it not. the, bounden duty,
Las we'll as privilege of every mem
ber of society, to be interested in
this great; eause?, ,How, then.
can so desirable an end be- accom-
pIished ? We, unhesitatingly re-
ply: by educating our children to
contribute to the support, of. the
Ministry, and impressing~ upon
their infant minds: and tcnder
| hearts that they have an interest
III the success of the Church and
the cause Of Christ. -
Fhis:policy, faithfully pursued,
will produce IN a few years an
active, and spiritual membership
in the Church. What is it that
produces SO much. -1ethafgy and
want Of zeal2 We fear, and veri-
Fty believe, that our people have
not. had sufficient early traipipg;in
Contributing -liberalty vto~ards
benevolent and Church : eneeypri.
zes; and We feel that the days of
a-cheap religion have passed, and
We must now, ooufribute ibefally
even Of the scaaty resources
which have been left Us BY a des:
oIating war. -><: 49,. -, =
:. Your Committee are of the opin-
ion: that . great, majority Of per
sons,l beth in and OUT of the
Church, do not fully appreciate
| the great privilege of giving to
the support of~the Gospel. That
tit is a means Of grace none 50 well
}zknew as those who have tried it
and as Stewards. we.woald ld'recom-
mend it favorably to. every man
E!who. has, rot tried it. -. The con:
Fxaousness of duty done, the reflex
1n,facnee upon, our hearts, and the
latany blessings which descend up
ION a Christian mm0aity + thpugh
The Miuistfy,, should stir up the
Church and people to- this great
and good work BY prompting, us
TO sustain with our means. and
esncourage With our sympathy
the hearts Of those whose duty it
,Bte preach, the|Gespel. =;
The system of voluntary con,
,tribations which obtained, in our
Church, is to-aIgreat degree I'M.
practicable at this time; and
while we may not be-~able, to de-
wise a2plan entirely free from de
feet, the system. Of, Assessment
has-as many:or more claims than
1 any other to~recommend it to our
favorable consideration. And in
tview of the necessities of the
Church, and the altered condition
tof our finances, we trust to see
the Assessment plan adopted as
the policy Of the Church. And in
making this recommendation we
feel sure that we are but exten'
ding to individual Churches and
members a system already inau
gurated and in successful opera
ton so far as the various appro
priations for benevolent enterpri
zes, being assessed upon the diff
ferent Districtsan charges. While
the Assessment plan requires the
payment of the obligation Of each
member, it does not prevent tht
liberal hearted from paymen
more than the assessment, and i
does impel many to do their duty