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

| Nay, ne 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 inconvenicn-
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 proftless,
that be would be less than a man
and do less than his duty if he re
manned quiet.
l 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
hare received, all told, not $50 out
|of a salary Of $500. I have paid
more than that for wood. | have
score Of country members but
not one has thought it his duty to
! put single load at the wood pile.
In the mean time how have |
lived not out Of last years sau~
ings tor | have none; not out OF my
own resources, for I have none, but
on q credit. Ofall words in the world
that word is most L0teful to the
Methodist preacher. Bishop Mar
vim always paid cash, bat Bishop
Marvin was one and the secret Of
how be 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 1t of: Here is my
friend Gunny-bags, be expects to
give $50, but he has never said to
me, 4 have put it to your credit
in the store He expects TO wait
until December, 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 hrst
ten dollars. He knows. he 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. It is too small to add
materially to any ones comfort,
and yet the aggregate would re-
lieve him from all anxiety.
, | was talking with preacher
on a city station whose promised
, salary was $1,000, in June, seven
months OF the year gone. He
>. was annoyed. He had received
$500. He lived in fine parsonage
and fed his family on bulk meat
, except when he had company, be
cause be was too magnanimous tc
ask further credit from butchers
and bakers, and candlestlck ma
kers. The Church loved him
praised him, and at the last palc
:, him. Thus it is with others. The
- Church officers too often neglect
;e ing every thing, to the last quar-
- terly meeting, find themseI7e'
~ several hundred dollars behind
n. They now strike out on the home
.s stretch, and hold weekly meet
" 1ines, and have long talks, ant
abuse stingy members, and otter
nj shines complain ofthe preacher, an'
oe perhaps increase their own con
49, tnbutions, and at the last send tn
% preacher to Conference with So
oe less than his meagre allowance.
~ How is this to be remedied ?
FIRST. Let each member Of til
10 :Churrh feel that he is under as nue.
- OBLIGATION to see to 1t that the paste
or is fed IS the st5vard.
90 There has grown up in man,
bo churches the idea that that thl
49, matter concerns the stewards, an
~ them alone. The people wait t
90 be called on, and if never calIe
on, never do anything at all. ThI
m is a wrong. The dun does no
, create the debt; the failure to dur
"a does not wip it out.
- Second. Let some arrangcmen
Of be provided for the people to cor
n tribute every Sunday. Mhs
D though there are loud complaint
be what though there are thos
l who will not 60 to the house (
tie God save as religious paupers: an
y who are offended when they al
No. even asked to help others bear tn
burden the sooner the Church