The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-04-22
SOMETHING CURIOUS AnOvr THE breaches


SO many advocates and workers at some
other points as there, SO the wook went on
must slowly.
Mr.. Thomas was the steward at Genre
Point. This is not much oi a village. There
10 4 store kept there by Mr.. Gordon. who
/, Il member u the Church, and doing a
pretty heavy business, as there is no other
store " ithil. ten er fifteen miles. There
are some hail dozen huu.es, aud as mary
families besides, but pretty much all lar
mers, who own good iatms around and adj
ioining that place. Mr.. Thomas Is one oi
them. As the board Of stewards had de.
teImned TO adopt the subscription plan Tor
taising the preachers salary they went i'm
nedl4tely 10 "urk. ..#
Mr.. Thomas began with Mr.. Gurdon. by
telling him that the amount assessed to That
appointment vas Two hundred dullars. Sc
seral vi The farmers, mho we're members,
were in the store when Mr.. Thomas nitro.
,iuced the subject, aud ali agreed with Nj.
Gordon in argument sgainst the steward.
" fhey DO nut exPee: 10 make Us pay the
whole claim, reckon. That j. more than
haIi as mach a, The Whole circuit paid last
year. Are they not going TO pay Something
ans wear al New llupe:"
"fr,," saId Mt. Ihnmas. they are 90
ing 10 pay three hundred over thrrr."
Well, huS much al Sunny lll!I,"
aud h"w much at" Wesley Chaptl:"
Al SAMMY Hill the, are gnng TO pay
fifty dollars, aud at Wesley Chapel twenty
five, AID twenty h,c at the other app"inl.
nlents, from which We have never received
s", th'ng heretofore"
"That makes Elk hundred dollars :" laid
Nr. burdun. " law does il cmmc ia. lhis
preacher mu.t have so much mure than
bro'h,r Jameson did last year: lie mast
rApret to get rich, ar Is preaching iar m"-
hey a,"ne, and tries To ct all he chit.
No, brother Gof,ioi,. the preacher hed
nothing TO DO si,hIt; We though, it eur da.
" To give him decent suppo'tas eonpe".
.4tiun lor his Iabur. Aud this ameaut ~
very snail"
VERY small! Wat do YOU mean.
brother fh"mas: That is more than We
have ever pald preacher yet, and "e have
had snme Who had more IA iam,l, than he
has
That is very true. brother Gordon. but
ii j. equally ,rur that We have paid our
preachers TOO IiltIc Tor their lahor, thcreb,
showing that We do not regard The labur "l
the minister worth - much a. that Ui AM
othrr man"
81 think YOU are mistaken, brother
Thomas. We ell appreciate the Gospel more
highly than anything else"
"ies we do, but or conduct shows
that We dn not appreciate the sacrifices aud
t4Durs of the mcn who pre- ach the Gospel
to u.."
Why not, brother Thomas"
"weIl. 10 make il plain. brethren. will
ask brother Gordon. how much do ,"u pay
tuur clerk per yrar:"
"WcIl. pay him twelve hundIed d"l
lars. but YOU see he has all the rrsp"nsrb,iI
~ upon him when am not here
That Il the polut-y"u are willing to-
pay single nan lor such labor twice as
much a. you are willing Ia pay nan with
a large family to preach tn Gospel. Aud
rs lur the responsibility. while YOU risk !
lev oI this wor!d's goods t" the care ul Your
clerk, We, as n chnrch aud people, inlrusi
the moral and spiritual tainIug of our.
selves aud children 10 the management vi
1he ministry, 10 which training are center
rd."ur present, future, aud eternal Interests.
How much dues this bard OF eduCatIongIve
tue school teachers"
81 believe FIRST class teachers here get
hity dollars per month"
That. brother GurdOn, is the same we
are 10 give our minister this year Tor teach.
ing Us the glorious lessons Of salvation
through Jesus Christ. But what reason,
NY brother, does he give for charging fifty
dollars per month for teachingf'
Well, several; the principal one Is