The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-06

The church. like the State, ls afflicted
with people who are professional tram ps.
from one local church to another. These
Church tramps are almost always the
ment where they belong. They must run
all the interests of the local church, and
IL they do not succeed they are ready to
go some where else by iettes OF mem
bership to impose on the confidence OF
another church.
These people are always in hot water at
some thing that has.gone on. They cam
not fellowship some brother or sister In
the church. They do not like the pastor.
He has stayed too long for them or he
has not stayed long enough.
They are all growl and bluster because
some new man has become the pastor.
They Will not do church work under the
new man. No, the former pastor has gone
and their hearts have gone with him. They
are restless and want to unsettle every
own couceit. not knowing how foolish
they appear to others. Nothing is right
III their eyes, but their own narrow and
mean contractedness OF mind aud soul.
These scoldipg tramps must hold of.
lice, yea all the Offices In the church. and
then, too. everybody must submit to their
wise councils. or they will ask the pastor
ior letter OF membership to go some'
where else.
We have known these shining lights to
ne they Joined In new place. They
always tell what mean crowd they LETT
behind and the preacher, why he Is a poor
stick at best lie can't preach, md beside
he Is no pastor. lie ruins everything he
tnkes hold Of II he had lust let us nlone
we would have paid the rur ming expenses
OF the church end the Indebtedness on the
church, too. bat we could do nothing. SO
we left. They miss US and We know 1t.
Yes they do. Indeed they do, for they
don't have any trouble In the official
board now. Every one is glad to get rid
OF the growing tramp; they are only
sorry he did not go before long before.
These foilows-the tramps intend to re.
turn to tile church they went out from
last when II lot of these fellows opposed
To item get out OF their way or the mis-.
erahls preacher leaves, so they can have
room to spread themselves again in all
their wonted glory.
Iheir love for the church Ia intense and
deep. They always give more for its sup.
port than any one had an Idea. Yes. they
always gave with their mouth and but it,
tle ont OF their pockets
They go about looking like angels and
praying like saints, wanting to be the salt
OF The earth. Ii you were brought in
close contact with them you would be
compelled to believe They were angels
black angels; and saints of the kind whose
business is to backbite and SANDER In
sneaking way all who do not bow the
nneo to them. The salt having lost Its
SAVIOR its keeping quality. they mortified
and purified. instead Of being eaneti.
fed.
They go from church to church, like
vuiture seeking carrion and rest, but find
none, because their hearts are set in hem
to do evil.
Any people or church is to be pitied
thai has one OF these tramps In 1t. They
arc worse than an outDreaking sinner
would lie in the church. Let the church
draw the lines and keep these tramps out
of iis bosom. They are like Tho dog re.
tut ming to his vomit and the BOW to her
wallow in the mud. Beware OF them,
shnn them. they are the dogs to be kept
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