The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-12-12
Tnat ..veteranspax, eoliscslon.

DIR. we notice III Tie last
issue OF the MONITOIs a communication
from M under the caption of Veterans
Sabbath" The writer of tie artic c takes
exception to a provision Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and, although claiming
to be Christian in spirit, and a member ola
Christian church, condemns in pretty plain
terms the law of charity which the oracles
Of Divine truth extol as a Christian grace.
"M" environs himself or herself as tue
case may be With bis or her self-sufliciency,
and then IS a protest against others needs,
condemns charity, which IS the golden
chain that binds our race in > commOn
brotherhood of man. M" also makes
references TO instances in Bible history,
and seeks thereby to justify himself or her
self for Withholding contribution on
VETERANS day on Scriptural ground. To
the unbiased and unprecedented reader
one of w things is patent in ms" article.
Either lie or she fails TO comprehend the
broad teachings of God's word, or in
narfoHness of spirit prunes the word in
orde" 10 justify a selfish Withholding of
means.
The poor We have always with us, not
only in the ministry. but in all the callings
Of life, and cur multitudinous charitable
institutions for the care of these poor is
the browning glory of this Christian age.
II tie fact that a minister of the gosIe',
whose training is not along the business
methods OF the world, is unable out ofa
limited salary to provide for q family and
save a competency Ter Old age, IS a suii
Gent Justification on The part otthe church
to abandon him to the fnercles OF deerepl-
tude ana The eompanionshlp OF want, then,
on the same Inc oil reasoning, why not
close our charitable institutions ana con-
denim the unfortunate II unworthy poor
TO fight alone the battle OF existence
against the demon OF appetite, the necessl-
ties OF want, the figor of the elements and
the horrors of despair. NJ reads
about how tie Apostles were sent with
ont money or script and hints that
the inference to be drawn is, their work
was To be gratuitons. The fact IS, Christ
subJoined TO the command 10 take neither
money or script, The workman Is worthy
OF his meat, y thereby implying that the
temporal needs of His servants were to be
cared for by those unto whom they minis
tered. h to take neither
money or script was limited to the time
while Christ vas with them III the flesh,
and while the Jews were expecting Him
to set up q temporal Kingdom, and
were solicitious, as S mark OF tribute to
one about TO assume temporal power, to
give Him entertainment. Hence we read
that he was a welcome guest, whether ia
the home of Lazarus, or in the house of
Zaccheus the publican or Simon the ieper.
On that memorable night of His be-
trayal, foreknowing that heEceforth His
disciples are TO be lett alone and subjected
to the yicissitsdes Of this earthly life, He
now commands that they take beth money
and script as a provision againss temporal
~neei-haying already left as q legacy to
the church The laborer is worthy of his
hire"
M further instances Gods miraculous
care of the children of Israel in the gift OF
mama, but fails to tell us this was during
the wilderness journey when necessity
mediated for Divine interposition, and
that 20 soon as they entered into their
promised possessions and were able again
to fulfill the conditions Of being, the mama
ceased, ard hencefOrth God required at
their hands the tenth part of all their in
come for the support Of His ninlstering
servants.
IN" also quotes Paul's address 10 the
elders of the Ephesian church to prove
that the ministry should be self-sustaining.
Ii M will read the TX chapter of Paui's
first letter to the Corinthians, we think he