The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-02-28

| Then asked him TO tell me how IL happened,
| and he described the method employed by the
bishop and his officials 10 raise the six thousand
dollars. The officials each went among the con-
gregation, soliciting subscriptions from occupants
Of each pew then, a. the amount subscribed fail
oil 90 reach the desired sum, new appeal was
made. and persons who had refused 10 subscribe
at the lrst round again besieged. There was
much joking BY the various persons brought there
TO talk" money out Of the people, and one Of them
IN speaking Of certain pews. said the "swaths had
not been moved clean" So the knowing" was
done over and over. and II was in the las, ''now-
| ing" when tho last thousand dollars WAS being
raised, that Obed, after repeatedly saying he could
not subscribe, was overcome by the combined PEI
suasions Of two persons 10 allow his 90 be put
| down for hundred dollars suTprsed the moment
he yielded, and resrctting Il a. you have heard.
"But We can't pay IL, 80 what was the ufcg'
argued In woman fashion.
"Oh, shall pay IL, Nell" he cried desperately,
"if for no better reason than a. punishment for
| my weakness. But ysH shan't suffer from IT, he
added st0uty.
"Don't be- too sure" said quietly.
lie WINGED and replied:
True. Ne can never again feel sure Of any
thing"
We conciuieI the talk by Obeis asking inc 10
promise never 10 ailude 90 the matter again until
the subscription wa. paid. which did, AMI then
freeing hiir.elf of a final nnathema against hi.
dropped the subject and went % the diHber table,
which We had for the time being forgotten.
Well within the following two year 0bei paid
that dreadful subscription. ] remember well the
nj ght when lie came home and catching me NJ in
his arms. as If had gone daft. explained his be-
hati9r by sayin: that the "UnucutiOnablc horror
a; la.t cancelled. the hundred dollar .uh.cFI.
ton was paid. aud that IL only had "ia,isl
calf We would kill it in honor ol the occasion.
Although neither obvi nor durin. these two
years had mentioned the matter. i; like a
skeleton behind tie door. NJ keen eve. detected
hi. new economics; to fetTenchiu; screw hal re-
ccivei another tarn. ail /; made my heart ache.
nknpwn % hi;H !. too, raie I.H economic. IN
behalf Il the .lile r1u.c. un'il / icl; iaean AMI
Fkimpci :, the iarihe.t losrct. ! cant tell ysu
how much We euIuTeI hecarsc q thai hundred
dollar. which went tpwafl paving !pr carpet. sni
ru-hi and ether iuxuries tha; the wor,hipcrs IL
the o!i church hal a.say, lone wi;hpai.
% cpgF.e that "p'.ky church .;il .;anl.. bu;
f ~ that day g. iA.' we have never sE;cr"I it
The caaft E, maze !! asi.t3crs;i. fael. AMI it.
tire Li.io5y has been ..f!e. & .;sa-:.e. % pay
the preacher anl keep ul sty.e
Two ysars ago ObeI. alinl.i entirely az his own
expense. f.r lie had come into I,8.sc..ior % hi.
r4;F.mony then. Eef;;el the IA church. wLici.
after al. Aa. c.u.c 60 be f-.li1nabie as well ~
usc:ul. When the ssrse.tirn was made 20 have
;he oi church RET airsi "bei iaale .t'!e sreeca.
in which lie -ai that -a;acr than have single
man Or woman subscribe a iar;hiu- hey . / wha;
be ~ .hc va. abgI ial''v abe :. ;: q. De- ;auci
preferred - ts,r the entire expense himself; AL
that all -ub.efip;ar.; the i-ul att.' te r.i'.s-
'pfg. lie alicraari ,aii % ne that rather than
have any Icfspn sut cc;ci g. the pain aal huAil
is;son that We hai urieTs9Le be-aase e tina;
"lrea lful 'ub.crip; y. be would worship il a
barn q the en- o.. hi. day. ! of;ca think K Pee
pie who solicit subscription. With rer'i'tsrce
tha; asaouut' g. iEso'eare. ro1ii bat EI.ier the
rossib." haril they matt. that they wouli ply
their bgsiEsss ~iih Hose consideration remember
ing ;hA; overcoming good mans sense q: Fi.h;
and duty. j. leading him into the temptation from
which ke dAilv NAV % be heliyerei