The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-16
International Sunday School Lessons.


uly lO-Thc Coming Dcliverer. Ex0tus 2: 5l5 -
ulv IL he Call OF Moses. Exodus 3: liz u
uly .-Moses aud Aaron Exod l:2.-Il: 5: - II
uly 3l-Moses and the MagiciaGs. .Exod: !: ~! h
Aug. The Passover. ...... Exodus y: l-ll "
lug 1.-THE Red Sca........... Exodus n:l9.?1
Aug. Fl The Mamma. ........... Exodus l6: l-S b
Aug :sS-The Commandments. Exodus 70: Ill =
'ept. 4The Commandments. Exodus 2l:l:':l
'ept. ll-ldOlatry Punished. -. Exodus a2:9j-3S V
'ept. l8-Review OF the Lessons :,
sept. @i-Temperancc .............1CO Cor. 9:?S;-s1
THE CLERICAL PlNCUSHION. !
It is not some new article for the
minister toilet, which will take tho
place OF slippers or surplice as Christ
mas gift. but the minister himself. And
The term does not originate in derision, ,
but in sympathy. A somewhat satirical 8
and witty woman was expressing to her
pastor an appreciation of the "hard !
times he must have in listening to all ,
the troubles. great and small, Of the
OF his flock, and declared.
with considerable emphasis, II would
not like to be pincustion for this
whole church." Now q live pincush.
ion, full Of nerves, and sensitive to ev.
cry thrust OF pin. would have ''hard
tilne," and would doubtless be anxious
either to be transformed into somc-
thing else. with an easier, even If less
useful. lot, or else to be speedily
worn out and cast aside. But,
then. pincushions are necessi.
ty. And is it not necessary that
there should be. in every community,
sorre one into whose ear the troubled
may pour their complaints; somebody
whose place it is to listen to the stories
Ut disappointment and OF discourage.
ment and foreboding3 True, there may
be rusty pins, and crooked pins, and
pins with bent or blunted points--pins
which might as well be thrown away,
which might better be thrown away
than forced into cushion. But these
are the exception. There is world of
real trouble oil about VI. There are
hearts, many Of them, too, in every
community, that can be greatly helped
II they can simply tell the story Of their
burden to one who will listen patiently
and alphabetically, even though moth
ing else is done or can be done tor them.
There are times when one who is out.
side the circle of immediate and in.
innate friends can be OF more serv-
ice and comfort than such friends
can be to each other. A child. or
young person. will often say to Sunday
school teacher, or pastor, If It be so
fortunate as to have pastor who COM
mands the confidence OF the young,
what could not, or would not, be said
to the father or mother. The same 10
true Of the other intimate relations,
those Of more advanced years. There
are questions to be asked, advice to be
sought, services to be rendered, which
belong to one whose duty il Is to attend
to such matters. Even admitting that
ministers are flesh and bones and
! nerves, that they have sympathetic
hearts which feel the pain thus revealed
to them, and must often be tired Of
hearing the sad stories and the thrilling
tales which are poured into their ears,
yet il not that what they are for, or, Al
least, . part Of what they are for? Ar
, they not in the direct line Of their OIL
> cial duty when welcoming the pins thai
somebody must stick somewhere?
And instead Of duty, . painful bur
= den, is not this . source of much Of thu
!, Joy Of . ministers lot in lie? Th'
/; mother listens to the story of her DO!
+ or girl. perhaps secretly smiles that 81
}. small . mole!hill should seem such
Q mountain. but heartily thanks God fo
o the confidence that brings the child t
It her with all it's little griefs and its it'll
u perplexities. which seem 80 great, an
It really are great to it, and gravely lii
Q tens. advises and helps. she does no
% think of the pain or annoy vance Of hav
}. ing such and 80 many stories pOure
r into her ear. At such times she has
sr pleasant consciousness Of motherl
n power. These stories arc indirect bv
70 most powerful assurances that she h,
70 been . true mother. They are her il
or and her crown. So the true ministe
70 he who desires to bring the Gospel
70 bis Master home to the hear
10 that need it most, and who desire
ur have. and to know that he has, Il
lls confidence aud affection Of bis peOpl
in must gladly welcome these coming wi
ID stories Of personal perplexity, ankle
n. or pain. Often he can do nothing
no listen, and In listening kindly q,
Of alphabetically he has done all lth
Il. needs doing, and has rendered re
,ly and important service. Pincushion.
nd deed! Happy is the minister who
lst stuck full Of the troubles Of the pe0T
III. Of his charge. He will not mind :
No few rusty. crooked, blunt and worthle
"a pins that find their way to him, for,
,ad useless to these. he is conscious II
ma they are but incidents to the use
Of work which he is doing in helping TIL
biz who really need help He will, at
events, rejoice in such expressions
confidence, and be stimulated to use
confidence to help him in his creative
Of winning souls to Christ, and build
them up in Christ Golden Ruly.
I'm. The Kind and the Bitter Man.
.nu Find kind man, ono of noble .
- liberal spirit, whose thought is alw
. ."s Of the charitable typo, who cannot
- gotten to say harsh or unfeelingw
70 about any body-the time will Cd
'm' when society will throw its q
! TI around him and take care Of him,
~ nourish and defend him. He 8
~. " reap the bountiful harvest Of bis
aue bene6cence. Such . man will not
'ne, allowed to be friendless in. old +,
~. ~ He took no pains to befriend or def
~. himself, no had 3 kind word for
ven Arvbudy. he had . crust OF bread