Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-13
MeannesS to Ministers.

Meanness to Ministers.
'9hs- lfaeiasa,i Gazette says: General
Moody. whose wit is as unfailing as his wisdom,
WAS once called on TO preach on Sunday morn
inc to a congregation ten miles from his own
charge. Service over,. everybody pressed to-
ward the door, leaving to the tired preacher
the prospect Of riding home hungry as we'll as
iatigued Gen. Moody was not the man to be
50 baked. The laborer was worthy OF bis
grub, if Of 20 other hire, and so, with that
voice with which he has 80 often directed brig
AIDES he called halt and ''rIghtabout face,
aud when the retiring crowd had come to
dead stand STILL he cried out Brethren and
sisters. | invite you, one and all, to 60 home
with me to my house to dinner to-day
That mild and gentle hint brought the prot.
fer OF more dinners than our stalwart freud,
with his gigantic corporosity, could comfort
ably dispose of: ;"
The above, for which We are indebted to a
valued contributor, brings to mind two occur
reuces that deserve to be recorded The hrst
to be mentioned is the ease OF PresoVterlan
congregation 10 Indiana, whose pastor was un-
fortunately confined to his house by sickness
four weeks His salary was small one, and he
found it difficult to support his wife and chlldreD
When, however, the trustees were called upon for
the starving salary, they deducted tor the tour
weeks absence on account of sickness. As an
act of meanness, this was equaled almost by
the second case TO which we refer. 1t occurred
in Ohio, in rich and growing city of the Sc
cynd class There was vacant church IN the
place (Presbyterian), and the session invited
Young man. recently graduated, to preach
for them The young minister started from
home with twenty-five dollars 10 his pocket,
fifteen of which be invested 10 railroad tickets
Tor the round trip He remained two Sabbaths
with the congregation, preaching four times.
When he came to take bis departure he kept
his hand ready to receive the expected cnvel-
o,e: but he looked for it iD vain On his way
to the depot however friendly door opened,
aud he was invited in. The lady of the house
thereupon presented him small package,
which he was requested TO accept as small
ken from the ladies of the congregation. tie
accepted it with thanks, felt good, and deposit.
ed the precious package in his carpet-sack.
Upon entering the car, he took back seat, and
as soon as the the train moved out OF the depot
he proceeded to examine the package and upon
opcuiug it carefully, be discovered cotton
shirt, with cotton bosom and old-tashioned col
lar attached. This was the present from the
ladies Of tie congregation, and this was all he
received Tor TWO weeks services, and the ex-
pcndlture Of SIS for railroad fare. lie return
Cd to lis home sad young man: he IS
still comparatively young man, but he occu-
pies a high position in the Presbyterian Church
III Ohio, and command. liberal salary.
\ STRANGE HISTORY. "A curious case, says
the Pail Mall Gazette, was lately brought be-
lore one of the French tribunals Eighteen
years ago young man named Eripe was con,
demued in contumaciam to ten years penal
sclvitude for forgery =and embezziement com
United in Paris. He had misapproprated some
four thousand francs, but be voluntarily con-
irssed his guilt few days afterwards, making
restitution at the same time of the sum which
still remained in his hands. The manager OF
the Office in which he was employed, who en-
,cr,aiued an excellent opinion Of him, was anx-
ious TO hush the matter up, but the police 10,
sisted upon his prosecution. Erlpe avoided
arrest, and enlisted in cavalry regiment un-
der the name of Lemaitre, a former school
fellow. He served tor three years. and bore
the best of characters, but, being offered a
cerkship in the Aisne, be deserted. The
real Lcuaitre was arrested on this charge,
tut he had no difficulty in proving his lnno-
ceuce, and Erpe was again condemned IN
rontuuaciam to ten years hard laoor lor
u>urpng name which did not belong to
hun. lie, 10 the meanwhile, had been gain
lng the esteem of his employer, at whose
'ustance he contracted marriage under the
nalDc Of Lemaitre, by which he was still
hnowu His wife died soon after their mar
liage, but her parents were so much attach
cd 10 him that they bequeathed him some
property and obtained for him more valua-
Gie appointment in manufactory at Flsmcs
"eFc he made second marriage, which also
proved happy one, and be seemed on the
n'sH road to fortune. Que day, while be was
"A'ns with the station master on the platform,
d "aia arrived, the engine driver OF which hap
iiyHed 10 be the real Lemaitre, who recognized
'lIpe aud denounced him to the police. He
I's al once arrested, aud it is needless to say
u'' !he matter created immense excitement in
o.c m.IcuIstrlcl. He was arraigned upon the charge
u u orsery, but he did not attempt to deny his
'1'u'l'y' and he very wisely based his defence
,l yu Tue ground that he had lived honestly since
VIC commission of his first fault, eigteeu years
Iso' asserting what was the literal truth that
"r Gould not have discontinued the use Of the
uanie under which he had enlisted without be-
"aylug himself. He moreover begged the
Svur' to remember ahat 10 two years time he
"Vuu have been able to plead the statute of
,%lu'a'lous ~ aud his case was strengthened by
~1 ,r' Presence OF bis second wife and her family,
o:i T"o entreated the court to take lenient view
II Ms conduct. A petition was signed by more
,~-.a ,,,a 100 inhabitants OF Fismes, who bore
ii,r,ll9ny to his excellent character, and the
! returned verdict of acquittal, which was
''eu with loud and unchecked applause.
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