The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-18

pie were electrified. Never before had
they heard such a discourse, so full OF
fire, pathos, and beauty. Never before
had they heard the holy word expound-
ed SO clearly, so forciblyl Never before
had been so vividiy painted to their
fresh awakened minds, His ignominous
death for guilty fallen man; His glori-
GUS resurrection; His incessaut medi-
atorial pleadings at His father's throne.
And never before had that old house
witnessed such another scene. Men land
women whom had grown old in sin and
transgression, whose hearts were hard,
stubborn, and obdurate, wept and trem-
bled as they heard these tidings-
And when the services were finally
concluded, and tho people had betaken
themselves to their homes, naught
could be heard save of the dear, pious
Mr.. Fairview. For ihe time being their
old minister seemed entirely forgotten.
| On the same evening meeting of the
members, as before intimated, was to he
held. And at half past seven when Mr..
Fairview, who had been notified of the
fact, arrived, he found a goodly number
already collected.
He was sirdly, cordially greeted, anG
when he had taken q seat, rnd every
thing had become quiet, old Percy Saun-
!, ders, prominent member Of the church
land one of lis most devoted leaders, arose
and said .Ni# fsT
"Brothet Fairview, have deem Dept
| ted to make known to you the result of
our delberation, which we had brought
to close ere you came in"
Here, the old man paused for mo-
ment, and looked with an important air
first at the assembled people and then at
the minister. Plously clasping his
hands, lie then slowly continued,
"Your sermon Of today has ccnv;nc-
ed us, that you aLe just thr man we want
= Yes, sir, Just the man suited TO be our
pasters WedilSa you; we like your mode
of preaching, and we have Undertaking
/ lily and may Well say unafiiinousIy"--
4 The laid great stress on this woid-"unan'
limously determined upon securihg your
services for this present year, and ioi
many succeeding ones, il is 20 be hop
{ ed" tr*f 5sshf! 44atG y
He paused again. he wiped his brow
he proceeded,
"But with provision, my dear sir
yes, our determination is based upon
provision, and that provision is in re
gard to your salary. We have deter
| To-
the church can agree with you upon /,
- salary. And mind, Mr.. Fairvicw, yor
will please state ut what amount yor
can afford to preach for-by the year,
mean-and the church will at once de
eide whether or not you will be engag
ed as the pastor of -
The young clergyman, after a mo-
nents' deliberatiou, arose and tolu then
that US his wants were but few, and tina
as the church in itself was SO small, III
would not place his services, for the frs
year, above his actual eSpenses, whicl
would be bat trifiing sum. say hun
drcd and fifty dollars. He very wei
knew by experience. he said, that i
would require this amount TO suppor
!, him; and of course they could not de
: sire his labor any cheaper.
:, There was considerable lefigthening
/ of faces all over the house when Mr.
C Fairview made this statements; ant
o Percy Saunders, who still stood up
l. quickly said, addressing the clergy
q man:
}, "Why, positively, my dear sir, you
d demand lie unreasonable! A hundred
v and fifty dollars yearl The churcl
n will not engage you at such an enorinoa
It price rs that, sir. Our old pastor, Meek
/ man, only received forty dollars, ant
{. that supported him handsomely th,
q whole year aound. No, no, no, Mr.
Is Fairview, we can Motive will not en-
gage you at that" -i. .,h lr
I, And the old man sat down with aver,
IS stern visags. ....s.
J. With meaning smile, such as only
q those can understand who have expert
/ enced like circumstances, the youni
y minister told the church that he wa
o sorry. very sorry, they digered so wide
n ly, but he could not think for momen
l. of deviating from the sum he had nam
ir ed, which was, in fact, comparutivel,
n nothing, and which would not even sup
port him without the most rigid econo
rt my on his part.
- 1t is plain how this would have end
n ed had not another, who had been atten
i lively silent throughout the whole even
ing, opportunely interfered. IL wa
Isaac Moorelock, the miller Of L.
!, who in point of this worlds goods, wa
- {, one of the poorest that belonged to tia
y. little flock. iN
10 Gentlemen" he said, ''I have pre-
n position to make. You ALI know tha
m we have searched long and faithful
!. for one to fill the pastoral chair; til,
one we have at length found in Mr.. Fail
IA view: and We can not afford to lose hin
y Now, my proposition is this: If eac
=. aud every member of this ckureh wi
IN faithfully promise to oattendservicesh her
, punctually the whole year around,
n will take upon my own shoulders I'll
y responsibility of paying the miiistsr 4
,e this year. What say yoL to itT, .,t
m All, without one exception, witho,
" the least hesitancy, willingly agreed
Al and forthwith Hez ,kiah Fairyiew W,
le ordained as pastor of - la is@lH
so Some people--chureh members the
or were, tooo-laugbed at the the miller it
Iy this act; others again called him foolisl
1t, but he, never mindful of all this, faitl
ar fully performed what he had andertal
en-.