The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-06-16


Wewere thinking Of writing an arsi-
Gle on the above, when We read TIE
following which expresses our views
80 well that We prefer giving Il, 10
writing for ourselves. Il ls from the
pen Of Rev. B W, MDounold, d. ID.
and We hope yOu viii think On waat
be says:
What would Cov. Hawkins cav II
bis professed frienda il Nsshvllle
we're to get up 3 supper for the par.
pose Of securing money % hny him 9
years provisions and 4 auit Of elosh.
ingG Would not al hls real friends
say, 1T Is an insult 70 oar Governor
and to the State over which hs pre-
sides !" But our blessed Saviour
and bis holy cause ara presented 10
a goddess world a. public bauoars,
and shat Is still worse, they are made
to appeal TO motives which Gods
word everywhere condemns. What.
ever Church members may think,
wicked people see through the incon.
sistency Of suoh things. They think
and they say, too, that all this Is done
to trap out Of sinners the money
which the Church members oapht 10
60 down into their own pockets for.
l Iobjeet to these things because Of
the training they give q fhe children
and young people. A love for
theatricals is tostered Al these places
Some OF our Sunday schools are
utterly perverted. aud satan Is gain
ing grand victories right 10 he
machinery intended to Be Tor Christ.
/ object to these things because
they break down the regular avsts-
matte training Of The Church, voung
and old, to give IRON principle. /
have watched closely, sud / end in
exact proportion as The people of Z
Church resort to such things, in the
same degree do they cease to give
from love 10 Christ, and in the same
degree does The systematic training
60 into decay.
! object 70 these things because
they are not needed ct all. Not am0ng
real Christians who love Jesus.
The gFandest motives there are on
earth is found 10 the love OF Christ
for US, in ours for him in love fer
lost men, and in the crown Of glory !,
which lie Of earnest sacrifices for
Christs kingdom will secure. We
come down, we loose ground, we get
less money, in the long run, when We
resort to worldly ways Of Faising
money. / have studied these thines
long. and ] am sure those Churches
which give only from love to Jesus,
prosper financially more than others
Many years ago I set out to inves-
tigate the question Of cheap scholar.
ships for colleges. I wrote to all the
college presidents In America. The
president Of Harvard College wrote
to me begging me to have nothing to
do with any kind Of schemes. "HaE.
yard, said be, s'has never resoFtsd
to any kind Of schemes. The very
strongest motives you can sppaal 70
are the love OF learning and the love
Of the Lord Jesus" This wee 81
that time The richest college IN
America.
10 conversation once with e pes
tor Of ; Presbyterian church. II enc
Of our cities. ! asked aHow Is Is
Doctor, that every Church Il the
city IS embarrassed ananeiallg axasps
yours p He answered. eel 1Aa
others Hesort % al manner q an
sanctiaed schemes 70 faiae moneT,
while have laboFed ny whole LIE
TO train my people TO give ayalsmaGi.
cally and 60 give iron Isineipla.H
! object to these thihea baeausa
they forfeit ell tlla aanetiaed uses d
giving. Giving to Jesna i 8 means
Of spiritual growth. A Church aYs-
tematicalIy trained 10 give from no
tives of deep love 10 ghFiaa vii gala
spiritual strength worth more than
al the monev ever raised Al taia
is utterly lost By these worldly ways
OF raising money.
There we're some Of our eongrega-
tions in Paansylvania ahoae train
ing, especially in giving % missions,
-
! greatly admired. One father told
bis daughter that be had 3 hundred
dollars for her, which sic mightsithel
buy an ofgan 1oF hef kaFloF. O., i
she preferred, she might give Il %
missions snd da without = oFaan,
She gave i e missions. Her heaFl
bad been enlisted il he blessed
cause. 0. Tot more saeh tralnings