The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-13
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as to the exact definition Of The word as given
by photographers, what meaning does The
common public tach to It?
Does 1t not mean an unconditional gilt.
free will Offering, iu return for which the
donors expect no direct material rscompense
or equivalent! II fsueh Is the common &C
ceptstion Of the term, land II IT means any
thing, It meansjust that, can it be said that
any thing isa "douatioo" which Is given
and received 10 part or 10 full payment ofa
debt?
The idea conveyed BY an affirmative an-
swer to the last question 10 supremsly ABB
sard and ridiculous.
have q purpose 10 view In prcpounding
these queries There seems to be, 10 the
minds Of come residents of this place, q lack
of knowledge and consequent paucity of un.
derstauding upon the full meaning Of the
word. They need light, and If l can shed q
single ray OF light upon the subject, my
purpose will have been accomplished.
A short time since invitations to "dona-
tiou" patty were extensively circulated 10
this place and vicinity, which read as fol-
lows:
"Mr.---Yourself, lady ard friends, are
respectfully invited to attend donation
party at the Central House, 90 Friday even.
ing, March 10th 1872, for the benefit of Rev.
Mr.. Schofield, Pastor OF the N. &. Church.
This party was held, as per announcement.
Many Of the Reverend gentlemsn's friends, III
and out Of the church, attended ethe party.
donations were given witha liberal hand
by those present, and were seut 10 by some
not present, though to what aggregate
amount am unable to precisely state. and
all who were not In the ring fel, gratified to
be able, as they thought, to bear testimony
to Mr.. Schoield's worth as man and rs Q
minister. The proceeds OF the party were
! handed to him, and so far everything was
satisfactory. But the last scene 10 the play
was not enacted before the public. Although
Mr. Schoield received the proceeds of the
"doustion" party, 1t has transpired that the
officers Of the church charged the same to
his account, and deducted the amount from
his salary!
Comment upon such action seems entirely
superauous, but ask. did not the card Of
invitation bear falsehood upon its very face
Why, in the name of all that is just and hon
orable, did not the church officials leave out
the PASTORS name altogether, and say ''tor
the benefit Of the members of the NJ. Z.
Church," They contracted to pay their
pastor salary 10 consideration of service.
rendered, and ifthey afterwards found them
selves unable TO fultl their part Of the con-
tract, without assistance, why did they MOI
say so, sadsolicit aid for themselves di'
rectly, instead Of endeavoring 10 excite the
ympathy and generous impulses OF the pub.
ic 10 favor OF their pastor, and then putting
the gain into their own pockets? OF what
'benefr was the ''dona,ion" party to him,
unless there remainded no other method o
obtaining bis hire, TO which, as fsithfl
laborer, he is SO justly entitled, aud Of which
be is so eminenily worthy! Was not the
.'beneft' Of the scheme derived by them
selves. since 1t enabled them to raise the
money to obtain at least . portion of the
services of their pastor for nothing! There
fore. when they again wish to obtain mean
for like purpose, would 1t not be more
consistent With the principles which they
profess, to go advertise, aud not hoodwinl
the public by snbterfnge and deception to
Iattsin their ends! Were they afraid thai
the public would not respond 40 promptly
and generously to an appeal on thsi. Owl
behalf as to one on behalf of their pastor
and that, on the principle that "that the en-
justiaes the MEANS" they were justified IL
resortings to the latter expsdient to ''rais
the wind"?
II such cause can bs- justified by ay
we'll authenticated article in the code g
moral law, and could, by advertising
"donation" Iparty for the "bene6t' VI MI
J. S. McCray, thereby obtain the means ,c
purchase few thousand barrels of oil from
him, (provided be would sell, the proba
bilities are that would adopt the occupa
} tion of an oil broker. All of which is re
spectfully submitted by