St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-02

until he took his Journey hence-in
short, SO long as he remained pastor of
the HickOrytOwn church. "What hev
ye Civ up livin' in the parsonage ?" said
Squire Jack. Yes; the Rev. Solomon
had given up the parsonage, and never
would occupy it again, for he intended
to adhere rigidly to the practice of the
apostles, ''nOne of whom, you know"
said he, fever had any parsonage At
which when Squire Jack expressed his
wonder, and asked whether his salary
was not sufficient to enable him to live
without going around in this way, the
parson interrupted him, with "Salary
Sir l have given up my salary and
shall never receive another cent from
the HickorytOwn church, us it is my
solemn purpose to inform all the peo-
pie IN open meeting tomorrow Sab
bath) morning. For none of the apOs-
ties ever had any salary, and ministers
nowadays are not one whit better than
the apostles were. If they had no par
sOnage, then l will have none. If they
had no salary, then will have none. /
am about to sell off all my little house
hold furniture; have already given
away all the coats | have, except the
one on my back, and mean, so long as
| remain here in Hickorytown to do
precisely as the apostles did,
"Well," said the Squire, ''to be sure,
that was all right. But if he was goin
to take to bOardin' round, he would see
Deacon Smith and neighbOr Boggs
whether they wouldn't keep 'em week
or So" ''Alas good Squire" said par
son Sly, 81 am positively forbidden to
do anything of the sort, much as | de-
sire it. For on this point my instruc-
tlons are very positive and plain.
am not to go from house to house. In
to whatsoever city or tOUn ye enter, IN
quare 1UhO an 1T is iUOrthy, and there dbid,
till ye 90 thence Ihdtis Matthew. AnC
Luke says: and IN the same house re.
main, eating and drinking such things a.
they giUe 90 not from house Il
house should greatly indeed desire
to relieve you of the burden of keeping
me and mine by having others share the
burden equally with yourself; but my
instructions on this point are clear
their sense is plain; board around cal
not; here under your ample and hos
pitable roof | must remain till | gC
hence ~
What was to be said or done? Turr
the parson out of doors he could no
and dare not, lest he shake the dust of
his feet for a testimony against him
There was nothing for it he was caugh
i'll his exegetical trap, and twist how ht
might, and grit his teeth as he would
he could not escape. He had found {
practical, and quite uncomfortable ap
plicatiOn of his own doctrine which he
had preached for twenty years past
that preachers nOw-a-days wasn't {
bit better'n the apostles was" Hi:
chickens had come home to rOost.
The next day the Rev. Solomon re-
signed, and shortly left Hickorytowr
fol good and all. People often won
dered, but never quite discovered why
Squire Jack never again preached il
the village store from his favOrite text
that he'd like to know whether preach
ers nowadays was betteI'n the apos-
ties was 7"
CONCLUSION AND MORAL.
Firstly :-Exegesis is an edged tool
sometimes very sharp, and often cut.
ting both ways.
Secondly Never keep a flock o
moral fowls to scratch up the parson',
peas, lest,
Thirdly They might come home to
ToOSt