Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-02-09

Ii would seem thai the members o
this very honorable aud sacred profession
is We may so speak and their friend,
have somewhat mlscoucciyed this matter
aud the relations of railroads or other
corporations 10 ministers Of the Gospel
Tie managers of railroads run then
business to pay just as any individual OF
hrm, and We see 40 very good reason
Why they should favor ministers or
clergymen any more than merchants or
Lorse-traders do. One would as well
say that Mcssls Jones Il Smith, mer-
ciiants, should sell their wares at half
rates to clergyman on the ground that
10 is necessary 10 the accomplishment of
lie Ciergymaas mission that he should
eat and be clad, or that Mr.. Moses
should sell him horse for half price
because a clergyman must move about
to attend to parochal dut :, as that
railroad shouid sell INN haIt rate 'IcSets
b further the spread Of the Gospel
That a railroad should sell clergy
man half rate or quarter rate tickets to
move rapidly from one station to anoth-
er IN his parish or within the territorial
limits Of his pastoral duties. or that he
should have free tickets % tins extent is
a very good thing, but we do not see
why be, more han another, should thus
be favored on a jaunt to the city to have
a chat with some friends or to buy
coat or TO have his teeth fixed As
matter Of course if railroad and steam
boat companies choose to give free pass
es to all clergymcn, no one, except pos
sibly tue stockholders. could object, but
some people have doubts whether or not
such inducements to clerical locomotlon
would not leave many poor parish to
take care of ITS own souls while its spir-
I'ual head is Junketng around the coun-
my. For ourselt, however, we believe
there are comparatively few clergymen
who would thus desert their flock
And more over, there is nothing out of
the way in a railroad managers Wishing
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Ease tickets 10 clergy men pure e' S'"'i"e'
"f II Is no' oy any means unuSuai 70
And clergyman engaged III some other
'cc"P"'''n we nave known most
worthy ma" % aou 70 ms preaching on
"u"u"y' carriage making .uurlus the
~0OA' ano'ner whose care 'or sous u'u
nov prevent MS turning a' n'neS' penny
III turkey culture 0'ner ministers q 'ne
"osPe' VINO were farmers anu ia'eIy we
reau o' 'ne 'usa''oh OF Mc'noulSt
I.c-2aeD '@ the Eastern shore over hls
eyster boats. 1t clerical tickets were Is
sued to clergymen without qualification
such gentlemen as those just mentioned
could use their reduced tickets Tor tenn
horal purposes as well as to visit the
sck and the afflicted and to get to their
Churches ana we would be glad to see
them thus getting INTO the railroad
but we can also understand that from
Che railroad magnate'S STANDPOINT a
proportion to help along the cause OF re-
hg'oh by aiding clerical travel does not
include proposal to AID trathc N wa
CONS turkeys potatoes or oysters with
cut the usual remuneration therefore,
aud that he should guard the railroad
company IN th'S Is emInentiy lair.
Vow the railroad people having deter
mined 10 il'H'' tue SAFE oil low rate uck-
cts TO clefgymen not otherwise employ
ca ana 'na' 700 ioF 'aVel not beyond
Tue minus ol '"e territory over "uicn
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