Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-01-08
TAXING A SUBSCRIPTION.
nY REV. !. O. TRACY, MAasovAN, INDIA.

0moA8 eHS ASNS9 eSesaSSS IA saV oAssFSa
here, vie. :tha prayers ore sssvias shessss
and the subscription lisa loasas. I have xo-
/ tioea that vhsse the lotser Is short ssa the
former arelons, state Of revival ia sever
found. 1
Patient hbors have been bestowed in Mar
soyan to bring the people up to tho datS Of
Belf-suppott; tho giving Of tithes hasabeen
insisted onA It was like boring in shekook,
but last Sunday we struck oil. II rsnfns to
be seen whether there is grest deal aS pump.
ing to DO done. But must toll yVu q little
sDbout tho
r6iiuRGH MEETtNu.
last Sunday. Only part Of the church
members were present 15 meA sitting
on the floor around tho margin of the room,
with their backs against the wall, and aeoore
of women on their own side Of the hous, an
on the floor. Dir. Smith, in tho chair, says
"'tWell, what have you douo about getting
pastor? e@E
A disheartening pause at last one says:
owe have been talking, but have not o,me
to decision" !,
but whenwill you decide? In four weaks
the young men will go away from the school;
others VII, gall them, or wo shall send them
elsewhere, and your chance will be lost Va
''shall not furnish you preaching any moro afA
tor tho LIST Of January; we shall not do the
marrying, nor the baptising, nor give you The
sacrament, after that. who, then, will do
these things il you have no pastor7"
A pause, q hanging of heads. Ono says {:
"a pastor is very necessary to u.s." Anotk.
or says s" And a teaoher, also" Another {:
~And church, too" Nothing has been
done but to talk about the necessity. We
suggest that they had bitter wait till the
storms come down from lhe mountain and
present themselves for ths church wallis
Again, they get plain reptoof for preferring
.their own gains to the oausb Of Christ. Du.
i tyis set forth and enforced bye "Thus saith
+ho Tord ); o....- native tca}her in the school,
Baron (Mr) Avordis, our helper in every
good work, says: "The voy first thing has
not been done to raiso tho honey. Let U.S.
stalSa subscription at once"
81 Mr. Smith: Hero is a sheet Of paper;
i will call the names, and Baron Avedis will
write down the, sums. Bother Hohannes
(John), how much will you give 2"
NIswill give a tenth to the Lord, and for
pastor four piastrss week"
We look st each other viii sparkling eyes,
i and say': "Tho Word give tou blessing p
This brother has been growing iu graoo, in
pNya ooJ ~ - onl L.. .c 81 l. I =.
beeh giving moro. This is four times his
+. former subscriptions
;, Nbxt him is an ddish man, whose soul is
pinoted with thei0Seo Of monty. "Baron zs-
ron, Kill you also give tenth p
Hefssindos and writbes; i. distresses the
old tdaps groans out I" Bodville (Roy.
ssSis3. il Is very fiasd q siyo pssstre week"
That is, oR- twentieth; the Lord won't
u bless you."
Next, tho heh Of the Protestant oo1nmu.
nifty, Brother Hgopo (Jacobo gives five pias.
tres week for apastor, besides fivo hundred
for tho new ohurS. Next, very poor broth.
ID or is called on, al Immediately pledges full
tonth. We can irdiy believe Our ears when
We hear such thins. Next, one Of tho stu
dents is asked, an, replies:
! give my nney for the pastor in my
g How much 2"
20 Ten piastres."
"a year?" .,
,VYes."
~ And ] pay thasand year to you to
keep youin school. You had better 90 homo
! and s.ay there. HoSoan you ever preaoh to
.others and sct auoh q example yourself?'
This is plain talk :aow would it be relish.
,ed at hoine2 Peopldre different hore we
hays az e e say, "Thou q the man. The man
gooks much ashamed, md puts down a pias.
ire a week. -
These exampfeO are slffioient, showing how
they give. Tho,moetiis became quite entbu.
Ftasio large pfopor.isu Of them gave tithes.
and tho otast promised their ,weoily mites
AZ the end; to tho ssrpdssand5 delight of ali
Whe4 thc column was footed up, IL an,ounta5
aas half ss what y nesssaryfo for tho entire