The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-26
Ar THE NJ. E. CHUKCH.

Church Explains the New Financial
Plans.-The Sermon Delivered by the
Pastor.
When Rev. Snodgrass opened his
study door Sunday morning at II
O'Clock he met, in the auditorium of his
church, e silent greeting; yet none the
more impressive would it have been, nor
more pleasing to the popular pastor, had
q burst OF applause broken forth from
every pew. While the congregation,
which completely filed every seat.
did not assert Its hearty pleasure by any
audible expressions, it nevertheless mani
Tested an ovation of gratitude at the re-
turn Of their preacher for the next con-
ference year, in a manner that was well
understood by the scholarly and symps-
thetlc gentleman, who will administer to
their spiritual and moral welfare during
his second Passionate, just begun.
After the pastor stepped forward upon
the Tostrum, which it is rather than .
pulpit, a. there Is no box to hamper the
eloquenee which is aided by the full
view of the figure of the speak
er, or to support q written sermon
or even notes. for Mr.. Snodgrass requires
nor uses neither; as he advanced to his
usual position on this model pulpit ros-
tram, he spoke briefly OF the fact that
the conference had seen flt to again cast
his lot with this people. He referred to
the satifaction the decision gave him.
He said that this time he came not as q
stranger, nor we're his hearers strshgera
to him, as they had recently been at the
beginning Of ais first pastorate. They
beth started upon the vantage ground of
mutual acquaintance in person and
feelings. They understood each other and
could labor together through the sscom-
ing year, the better, by reason of their
association during the past. "There Is
one CHANGE" said the preacher, (which
desire to make at the beginning of this
my second year with you, wherein
trust that this pastorats will differ from
the last one. You have all observed
that there has bsen presented 70 me q
multitude of announcements to make II
you each Sunday. In the future I in
tend only to make announcements from
this pulpit of our own meetings anC
those oth-r religious meetings of al
appropriate character and interest Il
you. I do not intend to make of thiI
pulpit bulletin board There arr
other and proper mediums through
which the many general announcements
often inflicted upon the pulpit, shoUlt
be and are made public. In no town il
newspapers more ready and willing t
publish announcements of d church
social or general nature, without charge
or do more free advertising for the MAN
little affairs which may engage ones al
tention on Sunday, or during the week
than the newspapers of Emporia.
think that my position in the matter t
which allude can occasion no grounC
for complaint, and have adopted i
with view of curtalling the detraction
from your attention heretofore existing
in the way of church announcements"
| Before commencing his discourse Rev
Snodgrass said that Mr.. Caldwell, tn
financial secretary, had some remarks I,
make.
Mr.. Caldwell said that the society ma
decided that for the coming year
would pursue different policy in tn
collection and disbursement of the pa:
tors salary, 81 600 for this year and tn
rent of the parsonage. He said ths
while the church had now raised most {
the amount due on last years salary
there had been delays and vexation
connected with it. which it wa
desired should be avoided hereafter
and that while the Methodist churc
of Emporia has raised larger amour
for salary than had yet been paid by an
other organization here. their ministe
should not be subject TO the annoyanc
in financial matters by failure to receIv
his salary promptly and fully. 1t hs
been decided that the minister should b
paid weekly In advance and to compaI
this end. each person was asked to sig
i
tributed, agreeing to pay a certai
amount each and every week during th
year. Ten cents week would be $5
year, twenty cents weekly $40 a year an
so on. This method 1t was though
would enable many people to so contr
butte as not to feel the payment burde
and yet have 1t represent snug amour
at the end of the year.
The blanks were distributed throug
the congregation.
The Inauguration and explanation {
the new plan of finances having occl
pied considerable of the time erdinsril
devoted to the sermon, Mr.. Snod
grass, began, at a later hot
than usual, an excellent di
course, very timely and fitting. Throug
g most commendsble and general desll
10 all of his utterances to not hold b
congregation under any circumstance
until it might become wearied, he WI
Obliged to hasten over many points tn
he must haYe had great desire to ar
plify with a fund of illustration an
eloquent oratory from which he draw
inexhaustible riches.
The words of his text are to be four
in the twelfth chapter of First CoriI
thlans, and ares
"Many members. yet but one body; Al
the eye cannot say unto the hand, have i
have no need of you"
The speaker said
Religious revivals tend to bring Of
individuality, to develop latent chara
ter. Religious Formally has q tendenG
10 produce Christians of q common typ
cast in q set mould ana after the san
typical form.
The varied temperaments and meth0l
Of Christ and his disciples produced Ill
results upon different persons. Chri
by his kindly sympathy, his tender me
cies touched the individuality OF man
and his words and acts carried the COZ
victions he desired and attained the pu
poses he sought; some derived that q
ana received those special religious in
pulses they demanded, from the sturC
eloquence Of Paul, and still others we
reached by the fiery earnestness of Pete
There Is indeed wonder that the variov
characters and dispositions of q
Il
lIefs of their hearers rather than inst
into their minds and hearts the impe
ishable attributes Of Christianity a
; found religion whose extent shoul
become WORLDWIDE and limits OF ext
tence be bounded only by time itse
. Aside from all the numerous personal
ties OF the early followers of the MastG
there was in them all somewhat of d
hidden influence; in someWay tkroul
: them all the spiritual power W
= manifest.
In those days some spoke throul
miracles, some used many languages a
? tongues, some took lively parts in d.
E cussIons. Nothing was more natural tn
: debate. The important man was {
man who could speak, and the enc VI
had the gift Of performing mIracl
e was the man OF great roWer. In the
q days the masses were more easily d.
zled, more readily led: few were ed
Gated. There were fierce parties q
q factions. Miracles were effective vi
e some, strong speaking with ofhe
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