Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-12-18
An Appeal.


ITO the Editor OF the lnterinr JournHll
70 the Stewards OF the NJ. T.. Church,
South, Stanford, Ny.
DEAR BRErnREN: Not being able To
get to church but very seldom, desire
to address YOU this note. hear Bro.
Evans, our pastor, is needing money.
Now II you know your pastor, you VIII
find him to be man that attends 20 his
own duties promptly, and perhaps wonId
almost starve before he will beg or ask
his cabinet ol stewards or church mem
hers 10 pay his claims promptly. He Is
not the man to quit his ministry'o serve
tables, or 10 do the work OF his stewards.
Indeed, IL is not his business to bother
himself about his support or his claim
being paid According to the discipline
and law OF our Church, II is the duty
and business Of his stewards 10 see his
allowed claim met and paid quarterly.
And Just now your pastor has been at
considerable expense to move; has rents
TO pay and supplies OF coal, provisions,
&c., to lay in, ard is needing money. To
90 in debt is generally ruin 10 an timer
ant Methodist preacher.E Oar lamented
Bishop Marvin once said in your church
here that he would rather go with a
patch upon the knees OF his pantaloons
than TO 90 in debt" (On account OF his
church claim not being paid. good
conclusion.
Now our second quarterly meeting is
iust at hand, and understand your pas
tor has not received rs yet one-fourth of
his claim now due. Oh, shame! Where
l. the iault2 Brethren, 90 10 work; do
something. ! sometimes think man
cannot be- saved without doing some
thing for Christ Christ has done some
thing Tor YOU. lie gave His own pre-
cious blood. trickling down His wounded
side, 10 secure Your salvation. Can't
YOU do something Tor Him.
Brethren, consider this subject, ba, do
NOT think too much. We want action.
60 TO work. God loves good works.
Abraham was justified 10y good works;
~ was Rahab. Work out your saliva
ton" Have YOU settled il, that you will
he saved without works Labor TO en-
ter into Christ's kingdom. is the Bible
injunction. Christian friends, do not
feel willing Ia risk my hopes Tor saliva
ton without some good works. With
true faith and COOL works YOU are safe,
but faith without works il dead. What
does il profit il man SAYS he has faith
and has no works? viii faith save him?
Faith il dead without works. lie We do
ers of the word and not hearers only, de-
cciying yourselves by works faith is
made perfect. Now don't say your
works will save YOU, but do say with
out good works you are rsking more
than feel willing TO risk, with the Bl-
bile before me. Good works, pleasing IN
the sight of God, is 10 labor in His vine
ward; visiting the SICK, the fatherless;
with due prominence given to work IN
His Church; building up the same; sup
porting His ministers and thereby
strengthening and promoting the cause
of Christ. This you cant do without
having your preacher. And now, chris
tian friends-and don't only mean the
stewards. but every member of the
church-will We not 20 10 work at once?
And II We stretch ourselves a little be-
vond our measure, that IL, little over
our assessments, in Christ's c:usc, II
!. won't hurt. God loves liberal, cheer
iul giver, and just now your pastor needs
IT, The honor of the church asks II, and
God demands il. Christian friends,
what are YOU going to do? Do this-let
every member that is able pay his dues.
Go 10 work and relieve Your pastors
present needs. have written this APP
peal with due respect and with feelings
OF christian duty. Indeed feel that il
Is almost criminal to Ice SO careless about
your pastors support after Conference
sent him to preach for YOU ih holy
things. Christian friends, members fthe
church, read your disciplnes; learn and
do your duties Go to work IN Gods
cause and make your salvation sure.
b. VAN ARsDALE,
senior Steward NJ. +. Church, South,
Stanford, Ny.
Dec -, 1885.