The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-19

BY REV. DIR HEA DANbCM
This is the season to expect a change in
some of our pulpits. 1t is desirable al
ways to make a change for tho better;
sometimes, however. this is not the case
There are chsngos most desirable to all
pnrti6s concerned. There are some com
mttees on ministerial suppiy whose work
and constitution IL u mere il9urehead.
They are unsettled AZ to what they want.
They want II change for the sake OF u
change. The change having taken place.
the inst sundays services come on ana
the entire neighborhUod Is astir TO go to
cl rroh TO hear the new preacher.
livery place is crowded with anxious
and curious heaIerD. Poor preacher he
knows he stands in the prn5ence OF
meTciless critics. They criticised the out
going pastor to him the night he arrived
ana lie knew he would be the hext vloti III,
II he stayed the Year. lie has preached
his iirat sermon and receives many warm
congratulations Oh his great effort. lie
nenla 1t sud aIl about HIM that the old
pustor can not preach any where beside
him ana II he has good sense he knows
how much of credit to attach to II.
The soreheahs, gIowIors. kickers and
t0lkere are all out to hear The first sermon.
and with some of them IL will be their
last. That Ia the way they have. been
doing Tor yenrs. 1t l9 their habit
and they cannot help it very well. they
shout and cry, stamp their feet and halle,
hlu 1tIit MY, WHhl u pIthchtl W. htNp
got lie Is the best in the conference. He
ts great man" These church cranks
boast ana Talk about the great preacher
who hns come among them lle ts Just
the right man in the right place,
All goes well until the new preacher
Legins to get acquainted or his salary be-
gins 10 fail due; then the notes OF praise
begin to degenerate into another tune,
He don't pre- ich SO we'll as he did, he is
slow aud tetlious and these zealots begin
to cool dow0 and drop out Some oil them
have been good and acceptable members
CT the church for a great number oil years.
IL has only cost them twenty ilve cents
for all expenses all tho time they have
be"n III the church, II Ia free salvation and
they take free Ilde to heaven on other
peoples money. They never have any
money Tor tho church.
They arc too poor to do anything and
too moan 10 give whom they have IT, II
they don't like tho preacher when ~ al-
most always the case. thay put thelt l!ltle
excuse of giving IN mewhere else' no
one seems to know where. lhe Eoou
steidy people hnve their own part and
that OF the GROWERS to do too, These
crnuka never d o anything but dendheAd IT,
and II the new preacher should happen to
find IL out they don't Ike him for It,
1he now preacher having come anh the
old one having taken HE departure The
Rrnuty pcstlvurouH church tramp Who
won't out from tho church and Joined
somewhere else, makes his way back and
ID agnin ready to lerume tho great bur
don bearer. How glad hn is TO get back,
he has had no office in tho Chdrch whore
bo has 0nen, but now ho hns returned 10
his first love and he Is hungry Tor ii place
-Hn Office In the church. de eau not live
without u place
lie left the church because he wanted 10
| hold all tho offices himself and his friehds
| to share with him. lie Is back. now look
out, you know he wn5 always breezy ana
| he Ia breezy still; all YOU hnvo to do is to
| give him rope ana he will do Just what he
| did e.ore, hang himself. The new preach
| er don't know him OF course, AMI the ilrsi
thing the poor preacher knows thit
| church tramp-the great ourden bearer
will want to dictate to him as to how he
| shall do things and the manner OF his
preaching will come In Tor special con
| slderatou, 40
He must preach just go or he will be
| discarded and hls bend and butter viii ht
| cute OFF Heaven pity the poor preachei
who finds himself surrounded by suct
| church uranka and burden bearers. lie
| had better have tho AsiRtio cholera and
| make. short cut TO the better coun ry
| aud bs free from such churchly proslltu
| ton and cranklsm. BE consistent anu
| shout aud pray and bOnat about youi
nTeacher all the time he ls with you oil
| stop aching tho church fool. 1t looks bhC
| for you TO be 50 many sided IN SO short 0
| time.
Every sensible man knows you and un
derstands why your enthusiasm has dlet
| out lie knows 1t was bind zeal serY
ing selfish oud. You are known anC
tue mark ot Cain Is upon you. You
| name has tEi.veled farther than your lee
have ever carried you. Your deeds art
your record among men. They know
you although they have never looket
Into your Taco. there Is kind OF II sys
tenn Of mental teIegrnphy III your com
munity which has long siuce exposed
your deeds
What a feast OF criticism followed th'
| first sermon as well us commendnble ex
I preston OF praise bJ the sober and goot
people. The good people prayed Tor th
now preacher. while the GROWER. pessllnl lst
crunk, and great burden bearer-tho dt
p9.a.Rg people Watchad for an oppeftun
ity to Irey Cn him Re tefefd! new dom
lnie,i in Il little while you will lind the peo
pie who talk lily about your prsdecessn
will take you for theif next subject. lie
the winners cease TO whine and give tn
| new preacher a chance.