The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-06
Why They Flee to the Mountains.

Why They Flee to the Mountains.
in an interview in the New York Sun
day or two ago the Rev Dr. Paxton, of
New York, said some things that are ex-
citing much comment. The doctori is stop
ping with his sister-in-lawona farm some
where in Pennsylvania. and his fashion
able congregation is squabbling over the
question as to whether or not his resigna-
ton shall be accepted DR. Paxton's con
gregatiOn is one of the richest in New
York and he is regarded as a popularand
sensational preacher. Recently one of
his sermons gave offense to some of the
rich people Of his congregation and he
went To the country for a rest The crop
ping out of a feeling Of hostility to him
led him to send in his resignation. At
the meeting called to consider the ques-
ton as TO whether or not it should be ac-
cepted language that reflected severely
upon DR. Paxton was used 1t was init
mated pretty strongly that the doctors
life was not as blameless as it should be.
A reporter went to the Pennsylvania
farm and had a talk with the doctor. One
of the accusations against him is that he
does not preach as good sermons as he did
formerly. To this the doctor said Who
ever said l was not preaching as good
! sermons as formerly was right. wasn't.
| One can't lead the life I led and keep on
! forever. 1t is the pace that kills. | led
the procession there in New York-kept
at the head of the column for years-and
| the pace is telling on me. | wanted to
| stop and ask myself where stood. Ihad
been looking after other peoples souls so
J long | wanted to find out where my own
| soul was! l wanted some leisure to look
| after my own soul!'
And if the doctor was in doubt about
/ the condition of his own soul could he do
| effective work in saving the souls of
others Ought he not have inquired about
/ his own soul long ago. The admission
| that he was in doubt about his own spir-
/ itual condition seems to Justify much that
/ those of his congregation who are hostile
/ to him said about him. And is it a fact
/ that minister's Of fashionable churches in
/ New York lead life that kills? And Is
/ that the reason that most of them find it
I necessary to close their churches in the
summer and go to the mountains or the
seashore?
This talk of DR., Paxton will cause a
good many sincere Christians to DO
great deal of thinking. Not a few of
them, who are members of wealthy New
/ Noril congregations, will wonder to what
extent their ministers need to look after
their own souls Wealth and honors
have their drawbacks as well as their at
/ fractions
The New York World few DAYS ago
invited congressman to express them
selves upon the question Of an income tax
in its columns The replies received were
limited in number and therefore cannot
/ be taken as indicating conclusivelv what
/ will be done in the matter. OF twelve re
/ plies received from New York. eleven
were against the tax, of ten from Penn
/ sylyania nine were against it. of eight
from New England seven were against it 4:
. of Twenty-Five from eleven western states
/ sixteen favored and thirteen opposed it
and of twenty-nine from twelve southern
states twenty-five favored and four op-
/ posed it. Six replies We're received from
. Georgia Congressman Lawson, Cabaniss.
Livingston and Russell favor the tax
, Congressman Turner and Lester asked to
be excused from expressing themselves.
Diphtheria is raging in New York.
marked with high percentage of fatal
tiles During the past month there have
been 2I7 deaths from the disease out of q
/ total number Of cases numbering 143 for
the first week, 1879 for the second. l9S for
the third and 1s2 for the fourth. The
deaths were, therefore, more than one
third of the total number of cases. The
deaths from typhoid and scarlet fever.
small pOX and measles during the month
We're not, by one half, as numerous as the
deaths from diphtheria