Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-08-12
A Preacher Drunk.

The secular papers that print Sunday edi.
tons take special interest in the preachers. |
In leading daily last week there was half |
head, in bold face, "A Preacher Drunk" |
The facts were as follows: A young min- |
lister who had been incorporate before his |
conversion and call to the ministry was per-
suaded to take glass of wine by one who |
pretended to be his friend. The old appe-
tite revived, and he was led on step by step |
until be was found in saloon dead drunk. |
The men who plotted his ruin summoned |
the reporters to see him in his degradation. |
1t was a big item and the ehterprising ca
terers for those who read the daily papers
telegraphed it all over the country. A
preacher drunk Why, it was as good as a
cyclone. They worked it up in their best
style, and expected it to make a sensation.
And il did.
have neighbor who gets his religion
from the Sunday newspapers, and, of course,
has buzzard's appetite for carrion He
came to me with that paragraph marked, and
said, "See here. Oldschool, you believe in
preachers and | don't. Tell me wha, you
think of that read it and replied: 81
think the editor and the reporter have paid
the Christian ministry high and deserved
compliment in that Dispatch
"Why so? 4 compliment to the cloth to
report that one Of them was drunk last
night in a saloon p
"Yes, and | can make you see it if you
will listen TO me. DO you know how many
preachers there in the United States?"
No; but reckon there's lots of them,
for it's an easy way of getting living"
'lm not so sure Of that. People are
mighty particular nowadays. A preacher
has got to be smart or they won't hear him.
A man who has brains enough to get liv-
ing by preaching in these times could get
rich in any other profession. But as YOU
can't answer my question, shall have to
answer it myself According to the census
of 1880 there are over 5000 and row,
mark YOU, when one Of these 5000 falls il
is considered so remarkable that it is tcle-
graphed ell over the land. The bible says
that ministers are but men. 1t speaks Of
them as 'earthen vessels. And the great
wonder is that among so many so few turn
out badly. So you see the publication Of
this case three thousand miles from where ii
occurred shows how rare and remark able it
is They don't have commonplace and
everyday occurrences teiegraphed across the
continent. And now let me ask you anoth-
er question. suppose, when you opened
your daily paper tomorrow, YOU found
dispatch at the head of column from Gran
berry, y. j., or Dover, Del. with the head
ing, a Lawyer Drunk and that in the dis
patch all the details were given of A. b.,
promising Young lawyer, who had become
intoxicated. and was found in low grog
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