The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-04-09
PASTORAL LETTERs
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DEAR BsEruREs;
Il Is made my duty hy Canor,
from time 10 time, to addres. 10 the
| pooplo Of my Diocese, Pastoral lie;
icr on some points Of Christian
doctrine worship, or manners. One
subject has forced itself upon me
with painfully increasing pressure Of
late. And feel constrained, be- IRE
setting out on my spring Visitation,
which is TO bring our Conventional
year to c@sc, TO send forth to
you few words Of earnest cxhorta.
lion touching ysur duty as to the
support Of tho Clergy
With very few exceptions, they are
most inadequa,ely provided for, aud
receive for ihoir services a return
scarcely equal 20 that Of common
day laLofer, whose physical strength
Is The measure of his worth. Forced
bY sie,h socc.siiy 10 fhe pursui,
Of other Soeations, hey are either
yu-wofAcI and TO a certain extent
! iaoalooinicl f3s the multiplied la
bors ghtt tley have to perform,
or tie discharge Of the duties
Of their sacred calling is scri-
ou'ly hindered And at the best,
with ali they can do for themselves
and thoir families, they are sorely
straitened under the pressure of an
ever present necessity, and are pain
fully embarrassed by the checrless
prospec, for tho ,imo to come
The effect Of such exhaustive Of.
forts and corroding anxieties upon
the spirits and life Of those who arc
thus situated, and are yet expected
to give all their time and energies
to the spiritual oversight Of others,
to maintain = decent appearance,
and dispense a certain measure Of
benosolenee aud hospitality, can
readily he imagined. Could you
know what do, enI see what often
passes under my own observation,
and hear in all thsir details the NOV
ing appeals which are made to ne,
who am powerlsss to help, your
hearts If you have hearts to feel would
surely be touched, your deepest
sympatbios would be excited, and the
sacred utteranco Of the Apostle might
strike your minds in light 1t had
tpeser done before, as ho said "Do
ye bot know that they which minister
about holy things live Of the things
OF ihe temple, and they which wait
at Tie altar arc IarlakeIf with the
altar Even ~ hath the Lord or.
dained, tina, they which preach the
Gospel should live Of the Gospel"
Our Saviour himself being judge,
the lsborer is worthy Of his hire"
Aud now, let me AZ you, TO whom.
soeser this appeal shall cczae- 10.
me ask you as IN Gods sight, have
the bowels of your compassion hsen
moved, aud have you faithfully ca.
deayorcd 10 meet Jour responsibility
hcroiug Have you eyes seriously
considered with yoursoncs their
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4 need nat urge it further The
chief difficulty is the want Of con-id-
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cannat ~en e,ist foy thsmselres
eyen ,bo.e ,bo s,s among lie mum,
how Of whon onr Llessed Lord and
Mas,er has IA. aue that rece;y.
al ,on rc,e;se,h mo and he that
rs"siyo,h me rees;rsth him that sent
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d,int un,o ana NJ thesa lille ones
a cnn of cold vatsr only in the name
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How mach rofrs.hiny b,v. Won
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wb;ch shau no, n, taken av.vi
these questions l eu,rest YOU 10
nonJer ,eriou,lv With Yourselves. ~
r. uho arc hut .a.v.rds ~ The
m,n,,ol5 y;f,s Of God. snd viii sure.
~ have to rive account 4. tho lasti
I,;, opr hoast in mi. country. that
re arc FREQ from tho woke OF an
a.,.hh.hed Rsliuion Thai every mar
-, l;La,,y 10 wor.h;p Odd serovdisv
10 ia d;cia,e. of iii own conscience.
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