Middletown transcript., 1875-10-23
II have no place to go to- and no
money to 90 With, il i had Z. 80, {. s

i II have no place to : go to- and |
Z money to go WITH, il + had ,sge, !,
II There was then but one of two thinl
for me ito do: must keep him f
d life, or provide him with the means !,
4 travel. Much troubled as I was Wit
4 the abundant lack Of means. the pro,
pect Of enjoying bis society indsfnitel
was more painful than my,poverty. and
taking from my scant storesthe larges
bill I had. I handed him FIVE dollars
and said: sg asa hssolos .as1Hs
Take this, and it will pay your wa,
to where there is q vacant church
when you find work and are able, sem
me this, money back, or give it to SOM
brother who is as badly yioff as you ar
now bae L ok .e7eizaaosa atG
He went away sorrowful, and, as h
never returned the money nor reported
progress, I presume he has subsided.
But the rural clergy have no expert
ences Of these wandeping brethren vor-
thy 10 be compared with the suferings
Of pastors in. cities. Il was recently
spending few dayswiti1 q fHesd 10 one
of our cities. and had a chance to see
what inroads were made upon, his time,
BY these calls and syisitatiopss ssH He
could scarcely eat his breakfast or. din
ner in peace.9l Every day some one or
more would come in upon him with or
without letters of introduction, plainly
intimating by their manner that they
had come to stay. and seiziDg the least
trace rofiinvitation to make themselves,
at home. Such an intrusion often de-
ranges the plans Of the household In
terferes with pastoral work and study, ),
weakens the force and usefulness of the
next Sundays sermons, and aygrasates
the female department beyond all real1
son. It is impossible to, convey to any
one outside Of q ministers family fuif
sense eiof the seriousness Of this, evil. -
Take a lawyers family ifortexample.c
Suppose that some day, as they are
lbout to sit down to dinner, d stranger
'hould come in, and say, I am law
7er.i just now out eof practice, ande /
earning Of your success, I come to ask
'ou if you can put me 10 the wsyof get1(
ing business How Tong would that
tranger have to wait before lhe got an
nvitation to 'putyup' at hisiibrethersaE
ousc? But, if both were minister's
be stranger would expect to be enter
aimed indefinitely. ,r,,q : s''.,l 80.
And is there any greater improprietyl
,Ithus intruding npon 70 lawyer OF al
hysician or adfarmer, shsnl lthere isainl
upon the hospitality Of a mini
ter! l trow not. & g,sfm..a g.;
. There are men in this city, and the
ice is perpetuated from yearsito year.,
ho live by going from door to door.d
ID asking to be aided as ministers Of I
'e gospel sometimes they claim to be
gagged in specific deh of labors but
nder the auspices Of 20 particular
hutche or Society; working Oh thsif
W hook. with sublime faith that fheirf I
lily wants would be supplied. a Many
them are imposters. having no.char-d !
ter or standing anywhere None off,
en- are ,oortty Of dny6ody's aid. The !
ost Of the labor, often, the only laborf
ey do.lis to levy, this tax on tho easy 9
edulity of the saints: a7.Hhey ahsvsf 9
is Of the names and residences Of the I
nevolEent people. 4. ofths !, y city, and tbey I
from house to house. year after, year. Z
d pick up. in small sums, an .amountt q
money far greater than the snnusIf b
aries of our faithful city MISSIONS I
$, who work. like good soldiers, oni l.
mt pay and ratioqs. Around our Ia
igious meetings some Of these men II
} always lowering, willing to- put in .,
oar whenever they, can get a chance; 1,
ing up the time that other and bet, P
men should employs, bringing the if
citing into disrespect; and yet by pl
ting their own names before thepub- fr
now and then, they make little pres 70
on which they push their begging en-
'iness, which is their only bssiness.
-nHwar,ga man who follows the army;1 ,
ing no relation to it either as SOL dc
r. servant or sutler, q mere hanger cu
to pick up something. to steal, or vi
!, to get bis living by hook or crook, gr
allied a hummer The etymology of De
word has not been traced BY the Of
biological Society. But its meaning 50
ot hard to be understood. And the Or
lrch is infested with religious bum ful
s. They are men who get living tai
as tramps get theirs, fastening ca
nselves upon the kindness Of those ica
work. They are the meanest of frc
thieves, and their possession of reli- bit
J., even their possession of title to lot
ministry. does not mitigate their alr
pness. nor deliver them from the ne
ne sentence Of starvation if they do ed
work .-lremoeus, in New York
erver. Hee ssggi tssiss afs