Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-03-02
(0nNU MICA.
Editor of the Times.

LutU ~ me I2M6B.
1t may perhaps be us well that so much
the clergymen's side as | may represent con-
cerning recent Oh ctiOnahle circular of the
b. l. p r. R., should be heard
1t cannot be said, am sure, that a more res
pectful and certainly an equally as inexpensive
mode of reaching the end the B. h P. r. r.. is
seeking by its recent Clerical Tickct-Order-
Circular, could not have been adopted. To say
nothing of the binding conditions of its iSsue
and acceptance on the back of the Ticket Order
itself, and which the clergyman receiving it i.
required TO sign, there are several other ways
the road could have made use of without adopt
ing one the conditions upon which are, to say
the least, not respectful, AS, regret to say, is
the case with the circular in question.
A similar form of circular sent out by
the B. Il .. r. r., in 1870 or II, and aepos
ted with their local station agents. This blank
form the clergy, applying for renewals of their
Ticket Order, were required to sign. then,
as | do now, declined to sign such form and
wrote Mr. l.. NJ. Cole the General Ticket a ct
of that Company, as did Mr. Ed. S. Young Of
The b. & p. r. R., that | was engaged in 10
other occupation bearing compensation" but
could not accept the Ticket Order. if my state
ment could not be taken without its correctness
beiag certified 10 by their agent That letter
resting upon the amply sufficient rength of
my word alone, brought me, direct from Mr..
Coles Office in Baltimore the Ticket Order;
and from that time until became ii resident a
this community in 1879, ! received annually a
renewal OF my Ticket Order, without having
my word and honor submitted to a question
ing. took the liberty of mentioning TO Mr.
Young this course of the B. Il o. r r. towards
me.
But this is not the only objection clergy
are compelled to urge against the blank form
in question of the b l. P R. r. We are re-
CURED 10 specify thereon the very stations on
- soed." hch form the limits of his (ourl
PASTORAL field. Heretofore this Company was
!enerois enough TO the words clerical
aaty, as determining the dergymau's use of
us order. THIS wear the words as you will
observe IN the form, a copy Of which YOU print
ed, are, purely pastoral dates" la my first
letter to MIR. Young. objecting TO the condi-
hons OF his companys blank form took
t'sion, prompted h" this praise purely pas
/ '"F'' duties 10 mention where, on his road.
my Clerical duties AT times in The yesr required
ne To 90. The following is that portion % my
my iv'ier Il an required Occasionally 10 use
tue trains OF YOUR company between here aud
','e cities OF Washington aud Baltimore. am
i'o required, IN attending Conventional
meetings or 'errices, 10 90 occasionally over
ihc road 10 Pope Creek, and up the road to
toad cats INV large parish 10 htif. | frequently
use It, trains to White Pains aud Waldorf
stations IN visiting the sick o. my puisheners
IN those vietniti~s " e. a.
10, TIE reply Of Mr.. Young 10 this part Of
WHICH he gave 10 his commInic,iio in your is
sue OF last "ets be thas i.inr. what his road
mr'nsh y the phrase ''purrl, pastoral duties -
1t - nos intended YOU should use the order
10 procuring tickets ws.n travelling on YOUR
p'r' IL u hasiacss, nor IL il intead.l for use
shea trA'S!iiug on general church business
IL - simply Inieniei To be ,rd when yon are
( 'ng rom poiai 20 point attending 10 matters
having ISis,fiate loc4; connection with the
church OF which roa are rector" THE iiaii
c'Eea word /. Mr. Younysl
Nos" hy this off -ial inieTp. citation of the use
u TIE order tt becomes evident that the object
/ really sought ~ the road - TO entirely With
ORA" itom eirrEi n,-a 4 courtesy formerly gen
'reuslT eN'enI. j thcn aud still extended them
hy many o. ia, railroad ~ The nation especial
i throughout the whsle S0uthrrn States A.
f'r a. can ascertain. believe | am the only
exception under this Interpretation Of the priv
tIeSs As given bv NJ Young TO- M other
c e-EyH'sn between Baltimore anI WssiugIna.
'n4 baltimore aai pope's Crrrk n. his parish
crossed ~ has road as miar is: AID IS our
'h.G~i Is IN one cod aud The parish church in
Ia other. II ;. vsrT clear | submit that alsus
can sse Tie u 4 7 train. for '.parslr psStef-
81 duties ~nsi. consequently no other clergy
miu estns similarly siiaatei. can obtain a
clerical Ticket Order from this road
Ba'. 10 asf 'tholt l. the OF. exception. am
u' ono az u this road rendered this privilege.
SKUNK up 10 almost nothing of privilege tnh
~ another law of the road d~ri-d even ,hi.
h''HiaH'i'r permission whirh has row Lost the
last ssmhlancc Ct eourissv For here Is also
= az Of he 7 + I K and ,ssucd o!Yi-ia'i,
through Nj Young.
u sTlr'i tickets srr s1ra At rn;tsrm rate
ger st'e for all distances sxr<.8isP frs rsii,,
ant ia the 'h,rncr 81 snr stvsaias. in the
HGtra'se Of tickr's for long dl,isa-,s where 81
intermediate stop i made RI bar % atop or,r
~A:t>sfr." flt.lis, rnin~
sii merely note the feet rhst the q 4 =
Z. I'D ~ 'h-ir rpis Just given allowed rlsr-
gvmeh 20 travel Isns dis'-r,-- % and this rntr
snow held good up to January is', 1854 -
Wh.' would cat sttrstjon 70 in this rule or
~ il that, VI. While on "par-lr pastoral
in,jr, as, IN. ,raiss of this road rom Port
Tobacco station 10 L. Plata. | mast par t4H
f5rS, h-c.us~ the distance lo-s mt <xrsri gr~
Sii,s D" II On from Ia Plata 70 White Plains
o. ffom ths latter 20 W-ltof | rng.t paw, for
d. SANE rssson. FsU fare. although ! am Oh
SrVinR the very letter Of 'hr blank form cent
RE hy ih~ road npon which 10 secure mr. TIcke,
order Rat. II ! purchase a ticket on nv
der from, Por; Tobacco IN " .ldnrf and am
csil.i n n. rain At l., Plata Unexpectedly 10
ssr III pari.hpnef here ] forfeit NV whole
iiek-i hevosi thai Jssint and thus, ss = Clsr-
grusan. am compe1'ei II 20 th.ace 20 Wal
dsrf by smother train. to purchase another
iirk,t. .ni ihas paw more in the end than any
ether ordinary pss'~H ,rr mEs, paw for .he sop
oTer privilege. while allowed 10 other pa3s-s-
gers il d-niei IN. clergy
The entire clerical privilege then on the B.
4 T. r. r. Is reduced TO such a meaningless
empty hing that. whsle rsiley Of sxclsma-
ton marks will ne; adequately express the 49,
tonishm-nt now to be 'elr that the road should
have gone through The form OF rendering a
supposed favor which il tas made the clergy
no less able to accept thas i'.eIf;n grant
So that instead Of allowing clcrgvmen so
long as they such and with mo other oc-
cupt'ion bearing compensation " the hereto
fore extended courtesy Of travelling At two and
fraction cents a mile the II. & p r r has
virtually Withdrawn il fcertariy the right OF
the road SO to do. as il woald he pueTile 10
denv or question and those clergymen living
on this railroad. mnst hereafter paw the full
fare, al hough travelling on church business
In other words clergvren il does SEEM h. re
lie . offered a small favor, which. raradoxical-
IT. the ofrrer does not allow them to make use
Of il they sccep, ii. Very Respectfully,
G. F WILLIAMS.
Rector OF Port Tobacco Parish.
CHAS. S. TAYLOR, JR.,