The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-02-11
NO. 2S


sickness and occasionally by even
fatal results.
It is claimed that the fist re
form 10 be adopted slor'd be to
,'g,ant every contributor 10 Il
church collection The right CT
taking change out CT tie plarc
AS is we'll known, this is at pres
ent impossible, aud whatever
sum is ROW riacet: en- The plate.
must remain there. Could a man
pui in, sly twenty five cents, ard
take cnt fifteen, be Non!d never
I've rcmrcr..l to choose between
giving too much CT giving moth
ing al ail. Ha,! lie Practice OF
taking change cut OF the Plato
been permitted iii the Black Ran
church, the unp'easan, incident
which ccsnreo Il few Sundays ago
| wonlI have been avoided.
Black Enu. as ahy man NAV
fail to show, is situated i, TIA
Colorado mining district, and the
Baptist church is situated in the
NColoIa3o mining district. and the
baptist church is r,es;Ged over
hy an allie and athletic rreocbnr
On the tou'lh Sunday in Fehrn
al! Hast a collection was taken nm
Tor The F'"nz Josef Land Mission
and tie plate vas passed a,ornd
10y one of tie DraconS. There was
present a miner from Red Gnjch
who was anxious, rs he rh,asc1
1t, 10 ''Iu uI," for the Franz 10
SET beaiheu, but who had no ,oin
smaller than twenty Collar cold
piece. When the r!ate reached
HIM, lie inquired in low ,ono
"How much is the ante sn rho
Deacon told him that he con,J
contribute whatever he chose
II iisn," iilled tho Ingenious N;
ne,, OH clip in dollarn aud
iiererron lc lut in his twenty
dollar geld piece, and undertook
to withdraw nineteen dollars
. This The Deacon objected to. on
the ground that 10 change wa,
given at that establishment, A
a',ueSi" enSncd, i'll the course OF
which The plate upset. and Tho ~,
tlse congregation rushed 10 nicI-
NJ the scattered money. Had il
rot been for the presence Of mind
OF the presiding minister. the on
tire alDouht aiieady collected
w"'ild have been absorbed I've
reckless persons eager to .siumn.
the Deacon's c;aim'-as the loca,
papers subsequently expressed H.
HE minister, fortunately. ba,,
pehed 10 ee uu old California;
who thoroughly understood IN.
true way OF dealing witt, % Colora
90 assembly. Drawing a heavv
revolver and leaning it on tho
edge Of the pulpit, he deman,l,M
"or'.a1,' i'll q s!entorian voice
The bre'hren,' he remarked .w;n
please take Eci:cc that Irye rot
Tue drop OH them, aud any brotl
ec 30 declines to so to his seat
o' "io torches a"y ot that money
VIII ha'ca funeral at lis hons.
to MORO" 1T 2 o'clock p. N. Our
n'ln'ng fiiend from Rcd Gnlrh
VIII please let go lie Deacn,,'s meek
ne, or he i~a dead man., This
afs:'e>S, 'nGe,he. With the minis
tefs kh"w:i reputation as a ,,jsto,
Slot, Instantly restored order
ana ihe Deacon richinx I'D tn,
scattered hoEey, including the
twenty dollar gold piece, resumed .
the collection, and The service nrn
ceeded without further interrun
ton.
Ministers Of so much presopco
OF min" are, however rare. and in
almost amy other church u tiistur
l'a'i'e llhe that which was 50
promptly 1nciled at Black RIM
would e's;a:i the loss of \ gooI
hrii ol moliey, and, PERTAINS y
DEACON Oh two. Were it to he
understood that change could bc
always taken hom the plate. No
snci' difficulty would ever occnr
ills il'is reform which is now
earnestly advocated by many in
ssi'lsent meH, especially in our
Eastern States. Were it ia ho
adopted, il Is quite possible that
there would be pticeplible in
crease IN the average amount of
a c'!nrch collet tion, sine. there
would be no longer be any tenn
'a'io" TOR frugal man with .norh
ing smaller than a dol!aS LiIi in
hiS Pocket to refuse to contribu,e
a"!'hi''s' and to snily his intcgri
~ by tersnlny to have left his
pulse III bis other pair of trous
CTS.
Two Organs.
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