Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-26
e FIRST CHARGE.


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.u nsuid Rev, T. De Witt Tai
|lsi' IN NV York World man, ION
Y ~. ~ !. Round Brook, n. j., and
". ,s = q II children. Ny IA
q the aristocracy Of hard
4 may easily be imagined
,. u, bad a hard struggle to
Y 4. ,raln and educate so large a
~ r.ibrr was a Christian worker.
| pI'ndiei for a year after gradu-
"a, IA University Of the City Of
NJ parents were anxious that
\, n s..ns,e 4 preacher Of the gospel,
jstheological seminary at New
A nd aitar the usual course be
4 ~ rbarge was at Belleyille, N.
A .fislored for about three years.
4 l,r been written of the hardships
+ -. small salaries, unreasonable
Am committees and impudent
4 .-.rihat parents seeking for their
q ,lapplness arc not wont 10 desire
ss.r tho sacred calling. Indeed
4 7. empty bread trays and cheer
,ses has not half been told.
s1yer forgot my chargs at Belle
vi lons up before me now. 1t was
Mai Of q June afternoon, the
1 aslaut upon the river, when
# sinister and his bride were rid
heir new home. As the car
,,ll.d across the bridge in front
nat which they were for a few
IN Il seemed as If the hoof and
nieao1d the transport OF the
81 n weeks Of bridal congrutulation
II n and here they were at the door
Il az deacon who was TO entertain
ri1ister and his bride alighted
lray welcomes, for the flock had
rstime without Il shepherd All
hmderstand something Of the
-amat Of a young man with the
DIV on his parchment and a
y niaing into the responsibility
aimGs came in.
VI Smmlette stepped mp to offer
ilg lie owned a large estate,
/. p born u high life and had in his
IA dlgeF plate which his father
againing General Washington,
ihl man aud bad no pretenHions
Y 7dmanner AZ he wiped the per
"a t9m bis brow he said, Hot
iininie1 Ho began the CONVERSE
Liiing The minister who his father
Nbo bis grandfather, and he was
luheh be found there was a dig
iheancestral line OF the ministers
bin vel Danced 40 years ago
haghter at Saratoga lie add
ilak We will be able to make You
a'ie here We have in our village
mile Of highly respectable de
ex-governor will dine with us TO-
tloli o'clock. My carriage viii
loa Better retire early. Good
81
lllan, the Scotchman, now en-
anil Il came 20 welcome you as
"a Of the new covenant. What
% you stoodyYi Westminster,
. be Clergyman. Praise God for
ID he scotchmau. u think you
'ag % the good old orthodox, ont
alyinistic school. Do not like
but il parlactly convniuant
b Sunday a solid sermon about
n deepes, Good night. must
nim Of David with tho children
. b 90 TO bed
Sunday came. The brownstone
n a beautiful structure without
Z b. The congregation gathered
ny had gone in, but others staid
ziowatch the coming OF the new
iud bis bride. She Is now gone,
no hattery to say that she was
Nk upon, delicate in structure Of
large and blue, hair in which
The shadows Of midnight. erect
lntquitesmnll. She had a sweet
lad sung for several years in
Of the city churches aud had
in,gic Of presence chat turned all
dpwaFm personal admirers.
laad ttembled ON her husbands
lnsdiy they went up the steps OF
~ house, gazed at intently by
Adld. The pastor looked paler
vas bis wont. His voice quay
nding the hymn, and he looked
ale made the publications. He
'Fk 10 remember the words OF
~ service, and when he came
Bis excitement he could not
u. It hRd fallen bacls OH the
I'M, fishing It out at last, just
soine up, flushed and hot, to
~ TWAS a very feeble attempt
but nil were ready to hear
Sss young, and tho old looked
~ Z soTt Of paternal indulgence.
sans in which he commended
'aAs Of their care and sympathy
\ i'alh into weeping, and at the
N y service tho people, poor aud
IN ~ 70 offer their right hands.