The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-04-20
Miscellaneous. g
NOT THE ONLY CASE.
Wesleyan Christian Advocate.

Nay, be goes even beyond that,
he will permit his wife TO suffer
privation, and even worse if it is
necessary to do the Masters
work but there are inconvenien-
ces and privatlons which some are
called upon to endure, so need.
less, and as far as one can see,
save to the sufferer, SO pro6tless,
that be would be less than a man
and do less than his duty if be re
mained quiet. ,'- :.....
! am now near the beginning Of
the fourth month en- my work.
1t is perhaps, one of the best in
the District, and up to this time I
haze received, all told, not $50 out
of a salary Of $500. l have paid
more than that for wood. | have
score Of country mem bers but
not one has thought it his duty to
put a single load at the wood pile.
In the mean time how have |
lived not out Of last years say.
ings tor have none; not out OF my
own resources, for have none, but
on credit. OfalI words in the world
that word Is most hateful to the
Methodist preacher. Bishop Mar
vim always paid cash, but Bishop
Marvin was one and the secret OF
how he did it was buried with
him. Now why is this ? Be-
cause my people are not going TO
pay me? No; Because they are
mean? No; Because they are in-
different No, but simply be-
cause they put it off. Here is my
friend Guuny-bags, he expects to
give $50, but he has never said to
me- 4 have put it to your credit
in the store He expects 10 wait
until Decent Der, and when we get
to the last pull, bring in his ac-
count with $50 credited on it, and
my friend, No Discount, who can
pay his $50, is waiting for the first
quarterly meeting to pay the first
ten dollars. He knows. be will
have to pull up at the last and be
is saving his wind. There are a
hundred others who intend to pay
from one to FIVE dollars, but they
let the weeks glide by and they
don't do it.
The amount thus kept back
from the preacher does not benefit
eny one. 1t is too small to add
materially to any ones comfort,
and yet the aggregate would re,
Iieve him from all anxiety.
| was talking with preacher
on city station whose promised
salary was $500, in June, seven
months Of the year gone. He
was annoyed. He had received
$500. He lived in a fine parsonage
and fed his family on bulk meat
except when he had company, be
cause be was too magnanimous te
ask further credit from butchers
and bakers, and candlestlck ma
sers. The Church loved him
7 praised him, and at the last paie
, him. Thus it is with o-hcrs. The
Church officers too often neglect
s ing every thing, to the last guar
: terly meeting, find themselVe
~ several hundred dollars behind
). They now strike out on the home
% stretch, and hold weekly meet
- ines, and have long talks, ant
abuse stingy members, and ofte'
,t shines complain ofthe preacher, am
"a perhaps increase their own con
80 tributions, and at the last send tn
. preacher to Conference with So
70 less than his meagre allowance.
- How is this to be remedied ?
FIRST. Let each member Of til
"a .Church feel that he is under as muc
+. obligation to see to 1t that the paste
er is fed as the steaoard.
40 There has grown up in man,
20 churches the idea that that thl
10 matter concerns the stewards, an
,d them alone. The people wait t
of be called on, and if never calle
on, never do anything at all. Thj
m is wrong. The dun does nc
create the debt; the failure to dul
,e does not wipe it out.
a. Second. Let some arrangemer
Of be provided for the people TO col
], tribute every Sunday. Whs
:, ! though there are loud complain
be what though there are tho'
l who will not 60 to the house
,te God save as religious panpers, ar
y who are offended when they q
70 even asked to help others bear tt
burden the sooner the Church