The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
TO PREACH WITHOUT PAY.
REMARKABLE RBsoITE OF TIE
REF. JAMES n. FARRAR.

TO Leave . broohiyn Charch sna . Salary OF
He'oOo sna nusy ta'"sen WIZ m'n'stcria'
work 20 hoSosn..s. 80 says n'n-
''ter" vine DO NOT TsAe ray Arc Needed
,o..no, @ = 20 $500 ~ ns ns.
iormeo Ohurcn y pEooAiyh ehnouhceu 10 DIS
c%ns g nan on a.. Friday y night a'rS tn that ,So he oo intend,
OF the church and devote the remainder Of his
life to the preaching OF the Gospel without
pay. In ordor to do this. no will leave brook.
- Vo 80 LIE Hnano - v"O ~
Ign ana go into the country where living is
cheap and there IL much need Of ministers.
Tho announcement was mado at the annual
meeting Of tho church. He said, in substance,
that for q long time past he had believed 10 bis
duty to preaoh without nay. but Il yaa only
now that no began to see his way clear to the
attainment OF his wish. Ho thought that .
man should at lcast devote a part of his life
work IN a heid where no one could impusn MS
motivos. He said no made the announcement
~ Ino. tl%e' NOT because no 'heohaed 70 go a.
once, but because he wanted a perfect under
S standing |. |. t to 20 oI ass between ,S. his TOnsresatiG IN and IND
mn..u W al" ''i''s anu h''"'''n Al nv
matter.
that they could not and would not let him
,o.S. ,h" ,Sv.Dh %.n M ~ .hs ,nen.nl
!eaVe inc enuroh. many OF tne more innaon'
him yesterday and tried to dlssuado him from
his resolution. bu. without suesoss. He had
previously conferred with his consistory.
however, and received their approval of his
torday afternoon: '"U '
~ am mneb Surprised that nv statement has
oaused 30 mncb commotion' ! snoRe of nv plans
DENTAL way. Moreover. as / told them that I
could not do as i PROPOSED at once did not
iiThs rboiie ,untter "a thja sIInce + ontered
the ministry l have constantly been called to
oegan IN T e n1ti i County na yIs sh III M az ci = ve erg s sinca
I hnye bean in the citv / hive pons from ono
| church to another. ALWAYS betterine myself in a
we mi55iste S count too much hu on the money we
receive II has styncE ma that In spite OF our
oeiiinv we give very little TO The lord We
nrenc6:a ndi instr, ri and n Iyiae tell tbese persons
10 do tbis and tbose parsons To do thai. nut We
are maid for ali we do TIE Sunday school teach
ers and the other workers in the church givothcir
eat noth,nn .at Last o NJ worISIy reward' in r.
turn. We ministers give time and effort to our
n believe that Il is the duty Of a man to do.
vote at icost n mart Of his life to the service of
others without pay; That is what j want to do
rant r%u af my II How snon ! ! can do IT. T do not
iEg know VI That aie viii i'o depend saUh q on s' the 80 amount Of
money 1 g. can s save to support pc tid ny d family and I
thysehi o. hnG pruGtiee IL aIsia q Tthe u =
ali III tShat Seiav VS. mo " eonPufa''''' 'oon' ina' y
Try is that. aside from there being a good field
NJ f My n con ,f FOR az much iess su ,noney
cnnn 10 b poau,f in 1d ihI = Git Gi.ster r@ conn : n Pne
thet q centre anu g9 IRON mere 10 Mh ~
beirbt ~ %r ny 70 Sonns Md I mT .m mb,n 7 bans
snanf tb Se iass. n s,Sen " Ye,r my 81 my II2s :, bn !
~" ~ nan eofvr ~ u ~ tunn
ing ~ up a new GIIhiIEn ~ nus Srom n s ~ ~
n n asei W. ah = l dtrart,on nav So uUhe III ro ona' -