The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-07-15
TIE WALTZ DEPARTURE.

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TIE WALTZ DEPARTURE. 49,,
Iun tell you how it happened
De seed of the trouble was planted
Nj. Gorham's time when. he was pas,
d the Second Presbyterian; that's
rshurch. al M4akssAg
u. Gorham was one of the best pas.
b that ever breathed the breath OF
/ should say he was an even-na.
Il man. He certainly hadn't any
nng incomprehensible abysses in his
keup, or any towering, unclimbable
Ehta ,@s
ah be was not a tiresome prairie.
either; he was. just a pleasing,
dul landscape.
Be was true sympathizer, though
ID not, Ike some people I've known,
with those that weep, or shout with
~ that rejoice.
ly Fanny went to him when sher
nT-bird died and my Tom would
~ the parsonage to show Mr.. Cor
zhlsschoo ool-reports before he brought
m home. s aA
r Gorham know the whole, CHURCH
heart. Why, ! believe if the family
Nds OF the entire congregation had
abuned'up he could have written
out again.. for he knew the
ss and ages of all the children and
subered all about the marriages
dssths, He carried in his memory
alng that was peculiar in persons s
instances and he never touched a
pot except to sooth it.
hskpeE more about the health and
zents OF his people than ali their
~ doctofs together. And he al
q had the right thing to say His
9 enemy couldn't deny that he was
Hlnlnating and that he had wonder
Maptkiens shsS .esa :
eAafter what you may have heard,
nulch did grow under his minis
:.A Not at a breathless rate, asa
camp grows. but in a neat, com
sseady way. There wasn't in the
@ n the State, perhaps, a church
uuiy prosperous than Mr.. Cor
there are people in this world.
would like to whip their bean
% make them climb. faster. In
slaieh there were five men, and
y q them were in the session. who
islge share ofsthe pews. Thew
xe y see q rise in the price Of
ney wanted a rush to the church
w me music and all the other
polntments were attractive.
i eeaded that the way to secure a
NV ms r get q drawing preacher. So
o.1en began talking about elo-
~ men, strong men. magnetic
drawing orators. While
that Mr.. Gorham never
49, ea poor sermon they carefully
s.sasee tAht he never preached a
S one. One man was battered
Il. ga 4eaien that his tastes and
:. .a called for a higher ministra-
:. ssaotner was made to feel ashamed
I .Uyed Mr.. Gorham's preach
80 some persons claim to adj
.1ncata music, when, they like
aag lnrough the Rye much bet
m ss rfsSss.s : fxss
u y iome means the malcontents
re..Jo y. John c. Waltz to their side.
- - was the Cresus of our church.
Is wa 70 be worth several million
! sset . r shis n may be, I know that if
/ ,. us0 mad a thousand relations,
\: e vas John T. Waltz.
:. y clIy was built on what was the
adpa Waltz's farm. Seven
~ s C acres! The great-grandpa had
~ -, children. and they all married
I ,sa s. about here, and they all had
n le until now a brigade
= marshaled from the Waltz
& q ~ And they are all well-tor
i sne wealthiest family in the
= 8 have told you, John T.
& ~ s;s'oaged to our church and so
i ~ s1ers and his cousins and his
4 ,.a.s msny Of them at least. AS he
a. es.y : good giver, no important
'as apprpyal. n na
~ lhen, as John T. Waltz was
aAy that the church needed
m y. man than Mr.. Gorham, MIR.
IS. 3 vss & asked to resign.
se greatest shame that ever