Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-17
PASSING THE PLATE.
THE CHURCH TRUSTEES sTUplEa OF
HUMAN NATURE.

nOWAN NAIOh6-
Bringing Out the Chasactsr.ssics u In
dividuals - Everything in Knowing
How to Pass the Piate-A Curious
Case - Had Money.
New York SUM-
Taking IN collection brings out the diff
fsrent characteristics Of ind viduAls, AID
that fact seemed to impress . sexton who
was asked about collections in general
Nothing you'll ever SEE" be said. Evil!
bring out more human nature than passing
around the plate just ones. Ii the pron.-
| nent church members who do that woul !
,psak, they could tel yoa iuterestin: thia,s
but, OF cour e, their position i, . coad lsntial
one. something Ike that OF q confessor, or .
lawyer, and it wouldn'r do for them to tell
But, IS was saying, it brings out the most
curious human nature that . man has got
in him Before became connected with
this church ! was . simple mem
Ter Of . smaller downtown con-
Gre.ation; and, although don't take any
pride il it now, l may say that was a
trustee, and did take up collections When
tell you there were 30 persons in the con-
| greSati0n, and that 80 WAS An unusually large
sum TO take up at one time. you viii under
stand how little snth usiasm there il aboat
Contributing ualss on SONS special occasion
Ths only way that can explain 1t Is this:
You see, . regular church member looks
| upon the collection a. lifelong fact that
has got 70 b met every Sunday, and. IL he
Is At all inclined to b economical, he Is apt
- trim down thers because b feels that b.
does his duty in paying for his pow. Then
when outsiders CONS In they may give lit
Tie. but, - q ruls. they viii finger the cents
or 10 cents Ia thsir pockets. and then drop it.
rejecting that after all. it isn't worth while
10 help build up . church with which they
will have no further connection"
Does anything depend on tbs man who
carries the platter
VOL. great deal He needs to have Q
sharp eye. Il course. not 70 mis- anybody,
bscAuse there i nOs one chance in . thousand
OF Lis being called back What he nss.is
more than anything slss. though. Il bushes,
tact Theirs everything In knowing how b
pas plate 10 different psopIs Some arc
CRANKY. II you put the plate at them ton
persistsntiy they feel oneadsd, and take
pride in not contributing . cent for six
weeks Then other peop.s have their little
veaknes-ss and want their light 70 have
. good ch.,c. "a .h;,.
Tho - rI.t. ..w~ g. h; -
Tut on a ousrt.r or . h.n and 4, ..tisa..i
With ,e,rtin, IL that ~. tr, - ,..r. -.
. Ia, ~ o,.s,.- - 49, -
ina, "A IN. =. No, si., -, a.,,., hi,
AMI red ret AZ i...t . a, ,l,.r. ~nr,s -
.sti,fac,io. in va, HING th,, ha.;,.,;o., ~ -
h,eu next to him vi, knew .h,v w.r. n,gnoI
~ h. AMI Va, a,;,,, -. % !.
WV rv. had ,l.,.. 80. Lii -,
inst Ioed>i with In. III xor,I ,,;np ~.
conersgation WAS .r,r,v.s.r1jx EI,.r.I
when the fscr v.s ,s,, tvo ar In. M
.,.r.a IN th., o., an, ,h, -, -.
t.Le . bIuY
collector tan any an. xori, ,h:rk p,,. r..
g., a, ,,,-L -, A. -
=, tina r..m,.r, tn 49, 20. -, =. :,
,b.,r s.,,. -. ,,.,.,o,,a -. -,
the pl.te ana thsn ,,,ltov II With ne sv.
Tn. =, .,ca. a.. IT,, ~. e., -,
viii b.xs rho corr.rs q, n,, 3, -
Nor. thar one. r. 60, go. JI
,-nny from the n.Im 81 hi. hand in ~.
m dbl, Of the plat, th;nkin. i, vo,,,d ,a..
un,erce,yei Bnt some deacon or so,n. ,,.
Interested in the cburcb ri, III, -.
ohio ,,. cant With x.I,- J;r. - -,
Then tie man would Iook down a;.cnrs,
with surprise that 10 had put IN 4. cen, s,v
What a r,dicplou. m;,,oka, a., ,,, !.
more. There ar. lot. of old church ,n..,
Der. who understand this and no n,.,.a,
what church Won NAV % % -.
YOU sit up in the gallery Won viii, h, nro.,v
sure to see some Old gentlemen ~ oil -,
with An eve on Won .s tI,.,,,.,. s,o.. h.
More hesita.iar nick-Is bav. t..n ,,.rn,a -
the right direction lv ,b,, ro,r. th.n -.
oue has any Idle, Of And II il or,v 80;
for no ono can .upply a church WITH No.,
light, and . good minister unle~ b. Ia,
money to do it with And ever, ons woo
enjoys thoss comforts ought T. hslp nav 70,
them
.Thsr. il 4 curious cas-. in tbi. church =,
il that of An ola hit. -h.;,.a ,-,.,.i". -.
4 million. vao .lv.vs nut. ;us, 10 o.n,s :.
the box Rain or .hin. he ia .,,,,v. ~ ~.
aeat At the q. an. bour and alvsv, h. H..
ia chap,s. ~. hesrd our min.,.r m.ts
Tie most touching ssrmou ON tn. b..,hsu
Mat YOU ever heard tn. tar vonIi "a,
the old millionair.,s cb..k. Int i,s, :.
- that box came GROUND he would win. hi,
.v.s r...h liz ~. -. -.
lust enough 10 t.he = mi~on.rx "a u.,,.,
Ne probably contracted that habit whap hs
vss a Moor man. and grsw N liz. !,
1Othsr men Ar, lust tn, o,hs., v.x 81,
vtvs Ub.r.,lv-,D,r. ,.r,., o.. g
.Rord Nan vho o.. ths;r ,,on.1 80.
Nv am most nb.r.i. hrok.r. ana .,,,c,,,..o.,
Who don't kpov vhsth.r thev AZ, . ca. ~
n not viii throw a 40 bill vhsr . .oI; i,..,
sstate owner viii rive a on.,ter Al F..
zen q regular gambler com. int, ,hurc. !,
III kinds Of fancy cloths. and cor,r,h,,.
.or.,hi.. L.,1.