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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-08-01
AGENTS.

tST-The following gentlemen are duly au-
thOrlztd TO receive ADVERTISING and SUB
scRIPTEoN for the ".SPiri Of JcTersOn," and
to collect and receipt for the same:
GEO. ID. MISUNDERSTANDING.
JOHN p. MrtinsLurg.
RoBT. Ron LUCAS and j. HUNTER BEL
LER-LL0rper's Ferry.
JOEL ". RODEBTs-W WidIIcway.
JoHN llILL-DvDfcIHs Depot.
ALEX. OsBOURN- Lia;OnUiNe.
n. w. BUHR-BroU1,'s Shop
Il II. RnTERTs-RenrneySViU
HENRY S. LEAGUE-LectOlcR.
NJ. j. FHYER-BcrrycW. Clarke Co, Ia.
JOHN ". DALGARH
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TO TRAVELLERS.
AND POTOMAC r. r.
TIME TABLE,

TRAISs GoISo SOuTH.
Leave IlSrper's Ferry att 90, a NJ. ard 90 p n.
Leave Shenandoah az 90, A ~ aud l IS p NJ
Leave heyeG' Switch att ~, A NJ and 80 NJ
Leave HalItoWu at : 90, A NJ and IS p NJ
Leave ChHricstoWn att I9. a NJ and - r NJ
Leave CnmCTOn'E at 5 II, \ NJ and on p NJ
Leave summit Point Al = 80, A NJ and II PM
Leave WNIcs"iIle at ~. a NJ and 25 r NJ.
Leave opcqCon Bridge al Q O2, A NJ, 9 - p NJ
Leave StrEhenson's at q. A NJ and > 80 p NJ
Arrive At Winchester at 40. A NJ, = so p NJ
Leave Winchester at 10 81 4 NJ aud 3 Us p 81
Arrive at SITasburg at Us A NJ and ~ ~, PM
TRAIHs GOIHo Norm.
Leave StrnsbuTg at s IS A NJ and I2 TO- PM
Arrive at Winchester at 81 A NJ = nd 25. PM
Leave WinCkeSter at 10 81 A NJ aud 5G p NJ
Leave StCPhsns"n's at 10 81 a NJ and ; U7 PM
Leave OpequOR fridge at 10 - 4 NJ and 3 26 p N.
Leave Wadesville at 10 IS a NJ a nd 81 p NI
Leave Summit Point 10 SO A NJ and So p NJ
Leave Cameron 0t II l0A NJ and l2P NJ
Leave ChRrlePtOwn at ~ p 4 NJ and % p NJ
Leave HRlltUWna at ~ - A NJ and 50 p NJ
Leave key"s' Switc At II 81 A n aud OI r NJ
Leave Shenandoah at II IS \ NJ aud 29PM
Arrive at HArper's Ferry II so a NJ and 5 80 p III
A. B. WOOD. Agent. HHrper's Ferry.
JOHN l. WILSON,
June 90 1871. Master of Transportation:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-08-01

A FEMALE ODD FELLow.-An old man.
sixty. five years Of age. named StooIe, who was
the janitOr OF Odd Fellows Hall in Indian
aIOlIs, aud lad charge of the private books
and work, as we'll as keys, for some time past.
has been under the domination of a Mrs.
PillbeaD, who acquired a fearful influence over
him. and prevailed upon him to let her witness
the initiation ceremonies in Odd Fellowship.
while she was concealed from view. Theta
Is n room adjoining the main hall of the Odd
Fellows building, designed for the reception
of an organ. Entrance to this room can be
obtained only from the Outside, and there
Mrs. +. was admitted by the Janitor on sew
eral different nights. Thence she witnessed
three if not five limitations. She was supplied
with the private books and work of the Order.
and the keys TO the rooms. These articles
were taken from indianapolis a day or two
ago by the Chief of Police. Il is said that
the janitOr instructed the woman in three da.
grees of Masonry. She makes her boast that
she is an Odd Fellow and a Free Mason. and
hiss given evidence that she knows about Odd
Fellowship. For some time past the ianitor
has paid twelve dollars, a month rent for tho
WOman's house. She wanted more money
and demanded one thousand dollars year -
This he refused to pay. She asked for five
hundred and mortgage on one of the iapi-
tors houses. This was also refused. Then
she told what she had seen and learned. On
Friday night the janitor was tried before :,
committee of Odd Fellows aud expelled from,
the Order. 1t is said that he is keeping eIosa
TO his house.-BaltiMOFe American
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-08-01

According to the statistics just publish.
ed, there were in the U. S. on the 3O,h of
JHSe; 1871, 29s,6S7 members of the Order
Of Odd Fellows. ''
The Methodist Brick Church in Virgin
u City, Nevada, tumbIed down on Sunday
night, crushing il its ruins an adjoining
house. The church cost SIS, 1000.
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PEABODY INSURANCE COMPANY.

uAVISG been appointed A gent for the above
IL Company. will pay prompt attention to the re-
neWa of the old business Of the COmpanv: and
also. will attend to all new business. Particular
AuentiOn paid TO the Insurance OF Wheat in Stacks
Aoy one wishing Insurance in this adjoining
promptly.
Office With Dr. W. F. Alexander. DufTis Id's. JcG
Co, W. Va. r. A. ALEXANDER.
June %, lS7I-tf.
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LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTS.

i AM he Insurance man persons wanting insu-
rance (FiTe or LifeJ had better ca II me To do it
AS am the only one representing companies. in
this County Tho have any paid UP capital worth
speaking of. particularly ask the fav,T Of = ca II
from all thee transferred TO the late Valley Com
pany. assuring them low rates and cafe Tisks.
NJ. AISQCITH, SR.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-08-01

- The release Of Salmon, the murderer cC
his brother aud mother, in ! AfbeuIarle has
caused some excitement and considerable feel
ing. lie escapes under the law, from iucor.
rect proceedings in the Courts, or from failure
to observe strictly the provisions % the lag in
criminal cases. 1t Is said nobody entertains
any doubt of his guilt.
Terrible storms have lately occurred on
the coasts of New FuuudIand and Labrador
Ninety-ihree lives are reported Z. hayIno been
lost, with the destruction Of three hundred
and twenty-five fishing vessels. txo hundred
and thirty eight dwellings and fifteen hun.
thousand dollars worth OF property.
a terrible storm passed over Mounds
vile last week. Tho s,ockad. arourd the
West Virginia Fenireniiary was blown down
ard one prisoner escaped. Houses were nm.
F"oied, fences blown down, and great ouauti-
ties Of grain destroyed
= George +. Ueyser. Esq. an old citizen
OF HaEerstown. the leader of ueyser's Band
was killed on Friday of las, week. by falIipo
from bridge, on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad. He was on his road home from the
town.
- The total population of the United
States, according to the latest revision Of the
census tables. is IS, $40 .9s7. Of this pum.
Oer, 1913 ID are cplored, %. .T33 Indian.
% I96 Chinese, and 55 japanese.
Mrs, Samuel Colt, of Hartford, widow Of
the famous inventor of revolving arms. i.
about to erect costly monument, it Is said
over the neglected grave of x-Goveruor Sey-
mour.
"A terrible hail storm passed nvsr Wes-
tern Iowa on Tuesday night. At Atlantic.
the Post-ofhce and several houses we're de,
stF"yed, and two men were fatally injured.
= business on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal has been resumed Eith vigor. Thirty
Two boats. carrying nearly four thousand tons
OF coal, left Cumberland on Saturday.
The corner stone ofa $4,000 monument
to the Confederate dead Of Georgia is TO be
laid in Augusta on the 18th of October. the
anniversary of General Lees death.
Mono but the brave deserve the fair
aud none but the brave can live with soma of
them. ''--'' -
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VIM. Knabe & Co,
Manufacturers of
GRAND. SQUARE AND UPRIGHT

Piano TorteS.
wARERO-Ns,
No. $50 w. Bal tmOre st. near EutaH
BALTIMORE. MD.
iNhcsF Instruments have been hefnrt the Public for
nearly Thirty yCaTs. aud uP0n their ex lirnCy
alone attained AN uSPUAcuAEED rae EMIxENC J.
which PTonOUnces them unrGuaIed. Their
TONE
combines great power Swe,' 'nCss ard fine sin cinr
quality as well rs great purity oi Intonatipn q aud
eVenuesS throughout th" eutirc scale. Their
TOUCIE
ia Clfaut and elastc, and entirely free from the
st'tiacss iIund in 80 many Pianos. Ia
WORKMANSHIP
they arc uHNxcell"d. using nnEc bot the very bee.
sEA5"SE" NATEHIAL, th" large capital employed in
"H' ou"ineSs 'nHnu- {" k Cp continually b inn
Hcnsc stock al lumber. &c. nu hand.
D. All our Square Pi0n"s h0v our New Imp rovcd
Orcrstrung scale and the AgrnITe Treble
prOVcmcnts in
GRAND PIiN0S AND SQUARE GR4XDS,
PATESTED AuGUsT II, IsG6,
Which bring the Piano nearer perfection than has
yet been attained.
Every Piano FULLY Warranted for Years
Sole Wholesale Agcncy for CARHART & NEED.
HAMS Celebrated PARLUR ORG ISs and CHuRcH
HARHUSIUNs.
wM. ESABE & co,
No 36H wCst Baltimore St. near Eutaw
April 20, IS"l-ly. BALTIMORE.
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Death of a Female Miser.
from the Racine Argus. July

tF'oHh the Racine Argus. July II.l
y few days ago a German woman. wife of
John Holman, tishcrmau, died at her hong
situated III the north pay, If The city. in the
district formerly attached 10 Noun, Pheasant
Some ladies Ot the Samaritan nature. who ar.
ever ready 10 lend helping hand in case of
distress, sickness or death, went TO the bouse
to prepare the corpse tor a Christian burial.
In the house everything bore the imprint of
the most ahJcct sTuaior. Ia cradle. covered
with an old piece OF Oii>clo,h. Law the corpse
of baby but two months old, on whose body.
which was mass Of filth, maggots were found
Crawling. On the bed, com posed of a nile of
rags, was the dead mother, her hands GerccIv
cIu'ched, as if she had died in great agony.
Upon making the preparations for LAYING out
the body, the hands, by Gint Of hard work
were opened or unc!aspcd, when a So green.
back aud a ten cent piece, postal currency,
were found therein. to the surprise of all pres.
cn', even the deceased wQman's husband nor
was that all Tor, upon commencing to remove
her garments, upon almost every portion of
her body small amounts of money re found
even to Il 81 lying on her abdomen. About
the bed were found different amounts Of
money, rolled Up in rags, some Of which must
have been boarded for years, as bills on old
State banks were found, one Of which was so
mutIIated AID obiitevated that it could not be
discovered what bank had issued IT.; how much
more Is hid about the house il out Of the Way
places Is not known, if any, but the supposi-
tIon Is that more will yet be discoyered.-
About S4OO was discovered.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-08-01

Fo" SA"E.-The publisher of this paper
has for sale the half interest in the purchase
OF tirst'cInss "AriOn Piano." which he will
dispose of at liberal discount aud on reason.
able terms. Any one having in view the
purchase of one of these very superior ins.ru-
men's would do well to make application at
th's office. July i, 1871.
Ef' \ Scholarship in tho celebrated
Commercial College Of BRYANT, SrRArroN
* SADLER, Baltimore, eau be obtained On very
reasonable terms, if immediate application be
made at THIS OFFICE
May 23. 1871.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-08-01

LITTLE WoMEI.-Three little girls we're
playing among the POPpies and sage brush of
the back yard. Two OF them we're ..makiug
believe keep house, little way apart, sS
near neighbors might. At last one was over.
heard saying to the youngest Of the lot. There
row, Nelly, You 20 over to Sarah's house and
stop there little. while, aud talk as fast AZ
ever you can, aud then you come back and
ten me what she says about me. and then I'll
tax about her. and then you will 20 and tell
heF all l tay' and then we'll get mad as hOr-
"e's ana "oH speak when we meet, just as
cur mothers do. you knew, aud tbat'll be sncb
iun-won't H." IIadu't these little mia
chiefs lived to some purpose aud were thew
not close observers and apt scholars. charmip,c.
y trained for the chief business Of life in =
small ueighborhood? =?
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BALTI MORE CARDS.

J. C. RIDENOUR,
Formerly Of HOush. RidenOur.E LADg Dgdon:
GEO W. JANNEY JOHN l. JORDAN.
ofVirg mia ofFred'k Co.. Md.
RIDENOUR, JANNEY, q CO.,
General Commission Merchants,
TOR THE sALG OF
Grain, Flour. Seeds, Pork, Bacon, Lard, CoStOn,
hce, Tobacco, Leather. Wool. Feathers.
Rosin. Tar. Turpentine, Ginseng,
Butter. Eggs, &c, &c.
No. II SOutI Howard street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
CO. Orders for all kinds Merchandise Salt Fish,
Plaster, GuanO, and the various Fertilizers aud
Farming Implements, promptly filed.
REFEaGScEs.-D.n'IN Miller & Co.. Howard Cole
Co., CARROLL, Adams T. Scer. Stcn ebuFner * Rich.
ards. Baltimore John Stevens. ZanesViIIe, Ohio !;
w E; DeiePlAEe: Circleviile: Ohio; John Janney.
Esq, Leeshurg. Va; Levi. Mckenzie, Esq, PTes't
A. L. 4 II. Il. r.; Chas. w. Button, Esq, Lynch.
burg. Va; John H. Garnhart, St, Louis, Mo-; John
r. London, Esq, RockhiII. $. u; Joha II. Will
iiams. Es4:. Pres't. Frederick Co. Bank: SAmI D.
Preston, Washington Co.. Md.
APRIL lS7I-lY.
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LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE..
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY,
srATE or wr.- v,sersrA. lf'sdiio.', og1e,.

STATE OF WEa- TIEsISIA. A;.diln-'s OGieS
Whccliag. March 9gi, Is.1.
l. Peyton r. nnbbin-, Acting Au=Itnr a. State,
hereby certify. the oiicerp Of tUe HoNE INsua
ASCE CUIPASy UG Columbus, ,Ohiu have h.cd in Ihis
ollie. In compliance with the provisions nf ScCtoE
two. Chapter thirty ffur of the Code of West Vir
giniS. a sworn statement of tAe Assrts and LiaJi
ties ut said Company.
further certify. that the Governor has fl.H
certificate in this vtcc showing tbs the 50 al ,ule
Insur nee Company has deposited with him n re
QuiTed hy law, the suIn of T|cnty five ThOusaui
Do'iarH- S2j,Oi0) ia GuScrnnent scCuTitieG: and
the said Company in cOutnr" ity with the thirty
fourth chapter aforesaid. has filed y power Of a,tNr-
ney duty certified md authenticated, ppOir'ing
CHS w y AiIis0n. Of Wheeling. their Attorney.
The said Company having complied With all the
requirements of law, authority IL hereby granted to
S gent "r Agents to transact thc business OF In-
SuraEce within tIGiE State.
Given under hand the das and v~ar above
written. P. q. DOBBI>S, Acting Auditor.
Risks Written at Ade guate Rates
e. NJ. Also UITH. Agent.
Juae u, ISTO-Iy. CharIes,ovn, wet Va.
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a SINGULAR OPERATION Wilmino..
ton tN. c. journal says: "a very skiIt1I
and successful medical operation--tfat oil tho
TRANSMISSION OF blood from lamb to human
body-was performed in this city on last Fri.
day afternoon by Drs. J. +. King and j. y
Winans. The subject was coloTed man. An
inmate Of the City Hospital, who has been
suffering for some time past aud who had
lately seemed in danger of death from mero
exhaustion When laid upon tho table ho
was too weak TO talk, and appeared to have but
few hours of life left in hiIu When his vein
was opened but one drop Of blood fell from, il.
The carotid artery Of the lamb was opened and
the blood was forced from thence. bv tho
Palpitaiion Of the animals heart, through n
small glass tube into the patients cephalio
vein. In this way about eight ounces of
blood was conveyed from the lamb to the man.
The operation was entirely satisfactory in its
results, and the patient is now doing yery
we'll.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-08-01

A SUSPENDED LOvER.-The WythevilIe
GNa Dispatch relates the foIlouiDg: .sNot
lar from US a young lady attempted to leavo
the parental mansion, at dead Of night bv
lowering herself from her chamber by means
oi pulley aud rope fastened to the Window-
she had just reached the ground, where her
lover awaited her, when her euraged sire op.
PeSred' seized the young man, fastened the
hook to his clothing, and raised him skyward-
leaving him dangling in the air until morning
The elOPemeat IL postponed indefni,eIy. o.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
TaOs. c. GREEN.l IDAS'L. B.l4TeAs.

nAVING associated ourselves as partners, ~e
~ VillPraetieeIn Jefferson aud adioining COua-
01,oaleo. at charle.rowp. sAephord,.Own and
'ssPseSber u, 1870.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-08-01

Winchester and Strasburg Accommodation.
Leaves Winchester 5nO
StePhcCsOn'S 5n
VAUDEVILLE 50S
Summit Summit. Point 80
CERTleRtown M
HArp"r's Ferry 40
Arriving ia baltimore At . 10 so
Leaves BaItimu'cat OS p Al
liarper's Ferry S2I
HaIltOwn S3S
CharlcStown $40
CAm"ron's 900
Summit Point eli
MSIe"VtlIe 925
StePhensOn'S aSo
Arriving At Winchester a. 5O
stopping at intermediate stations On Main Stem
a. b. WOOD. Agent, HarPer's Ferry.
- -. JOHN l.. WILSON,
juno co. 1871. Master Of TranspOrtatiou.
BALTIMORE l. OHIO r. r. COMPANY.
SCHEDULE "fPa''enRer Trains srrivinr and do.
~ parting At the HArper's Ferry Station
TRAINS BOUND EAST.
Mail Train, : ~ ErAATs;; = =;
Fast Line, 80 ~
ExprCss Train, SSa ? ~ ~
TRAINS BOUND WEST
Nail Train, 20 - = {;
Fast Line, GS n ~
Express Train, ~ Ss -
Office open 1T all hours for trains ThroDIh
sold to all the principal cities Of the UniOn
HarPer's Ferry June 20. 1871.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-08-01

"A young lady Of BsiDbridge, in Nev
York State. made bargain With Curtis Coor.
er, some fifteen years ago, whereby she Was %
have ''eEe lamb and its increase until ~
was Il years Old" in exchange for a ,,oIJ
watch key. She was but sig years Of ,Se A
the time, and now sues Mr. Cooper for IS I6i
lambs, or their value. which, at four doIIsr.
per head, is S64 .526. ''-'S
Judge Edward White has decided .,
leave Clarke for the purpose of making his
home in ST. Louis, Missouri. Judpe W h..
recently been there on a visit and hss aIresi1
been retained in an important case.
freely answers an inquiry as to the best
way to make hot bed, thus About a ousr- uT-
ter Of a pound of cayenne pepper spriSEIed
10 Just before retiring will probably make 4
The interest Of the family of the l.t.
Henry j. Raymond in the New York T;1,D,
amounting TO about one third the whole pror,.
cry has been bought by the other OuDsEs of
that paper, the consideration being s375 600.
= 1t has heen resolved to hold Demoer..-
Ic ConserVatiye State COnvsprion in Rich,
mond, Virginia, on the 3Oth Of August next.
to TeOrganiIe the party.
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81. GEO. I. BROOKE,

ATT ToRNEY AT LAW,
CharleStOWn. } jefferson County. West va,
OFFERS his Professional services q the Citizens
" Of JrffersOn and adjoining counties.
April Is, IS1I-ly.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-08-01
Miss HaysFshasa" in Real Life.

One of that class of eccentric characters
which gave to Dickens his Miss Haversham"
OF "Greas Expectations" died lately in Phil
adelphIa, in the person of an old French NO
man, one Madame Caroline Maeraw, who left
the scene Of her queer earthly experiences aa
tho gOodiy age of Dinety>seven years. She
cane to this country from France with her
husband, n. MaZare, when about twenty wears
of age, aud settled in Philadelphia. Hero
the couple lived In 4 somewhat fashionable
style, aud after the mode of their own country.
MazaTe appears to have been an agent of
some sort of Count GrOuchy, that marshal Of
the hrst B'napaFtes army whose treason or
delay at Waterloo lost Napoleon that battle.
and was commissioned to build for him a man.
sion near the Delaware river. Marshal
Grouchy, however, never put into execution
his purpose to emigrate to this country, and
lie ordered the residence which still stands
IN Philadelphia, surrounded By spacious
grouuds-tO be sold. NJ. Mazarc became the
purchaser, and he gave luxurious entertain-
ments, aided by the graceful aud sDiritUHs
Madame MIzare, which are still RENE mbcred
by Philadelphia professional diners. OUT of the
old school. In course of time Mazare died,
aud the widow, left with fine fortune, fell
IN love with her cOaehman, a good looking.
fellow, named John b. Smith, married man.
As the eceeutric Madame had made up her
mind to marry Smith. however, the existing.
Mrs. Smith was paid $4,000 to desert Johm
and return 10 her home in Switzerland. All
this having been comfortably arranged. the
twain were married. Tho "arisfocratic''-
friends of Mine MSZlTc we're much shocked
by this meGiEiaHce, bat the marriage WAS n
happy one, nevertheless Johns best per-
turmance was finally to die Mime Smitl,
was at this juncture Fifty five years of aVe.-
But, still Unsuitable of admiration, and with
her eccentric notions, the widow, uo,vith,
standing her age, used all the inventions of
the miilIners aud peTfumer's arts to stay the
Tavages OF time, which so Evlentlcssly varied
against her physical attractions. In the mag.
n'icence Of her dress. her lavish use of cos,
metics aud rich display OF diamonds she was
accustomed to appear upon the streets. at-
tempting to rival young girls by her mincing
airs and coqueiry of manner All this lasted
until the year 1854, when the " idovy married
Tor the third time-ths time 4 person of tho
name Of Macraw. She vas now eighty yeara
Of age, but still with the destinations of n
j. Euclos at that period of her life. About
fifteen years ago she aud her husband had n
quarrel financial maiters. Tho latter
left the house and has never since been heard
from. As for the Madame she retired intoa
Eec!usion, only at times, since thea appeariDs.
upon the street. "Yet when she did +" savsS
local chronicler Of her fortunes, "she voro
her girish dresses, high piumcd hat, neck.
lace of diamonds, aud invariably baud about
hcT forehead. fr,m the centre of which de-
pended brilliant gem'-to the last a strange
and incongruous spectacle on the prim streets
Of the city of Quakers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-06-08
Minister'S Salaries,

Ministers salaries are generally
fixed according to a penurious stan
dar1l. They should be more liberal
both on account OF the congregation
and OF the pastor. The former some
times suffers even more from this
source than the latter. In many
cases the sheep are left without a
shepherd because none can be found
who win subject himself to the heavy
cross involved in taking charge of
them. The ministerial office has
burdens enough without the unneces-
sary load imposed by thoughtless
congregations IN withholding from
the minister the means of subsis-
tence.
It would indeed be sad if men
sought the ministry as lucrative
business. Better to have scarcity
Of ministers than to have rush for
the office because it is pecuniarily
profitable. But it. is unreasonable to
ask of a man who is willing todevote
himself wholly to tie work of the
ministry, that be should submit to
unnecessary privations which en-
cpmber him With cares. But congre-
cations suffer by their stinginess
toward their rainisters in another
way. When tie pastor has scarcely
means enough to procure the neces-
saries Of, life for himself and family,
how can he be expected to supply
himself with the books and period
Gals requisite to give freshness as well
as thoroughn ess to his, pulpit minis
trations {? The want of books as aids
in study is often the, greatest want
among ministers; and this can be
supplied only by furnishing them
with the money wherewith to buy
them. There are few congregations
which could not. .lo more for their
ministers if they would, and would
not be great gamers by doing it.