Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-17
TIE Parsons SdIdrv.
The Church Was Too Poor to Pay
1t, and He Went Without 1t.

The Rev. John Sopor tried nara TO 90
his duty when he became pastor of n
church ut Windport, down on Long Is
land 1t was his first charge, and he
soon began to think that, when he was
called to the ministry, either the wrong
John Sopor answered the telephone or
the message was fake one. one OF
the first things he found out was that
the church was in debt and willing to
become more so. For Il month or two
he got the whole of his miserably
small salary. Then he got only part OF
1t, and finally lie found 1t necessary to
speak about the condition of things.
Deacon Sitter was the chief man In
the church. lie had the reputation of
being well to do. He was the principal
storekeeper in the village and lived
away from his business in an old fash
Toned dwelling, facing on the main
street His daughter Rachel was n
very charming girl Of 10 or 20. All the
| young men around were anxious for
| her acquaintance. But Rachel had re-
ceived good education and was,
moreover, sincerely plous and had no
| taste for the boorish manners, uncouth
speech and careless habits of most OF
the Young men around. The new pas
| tor was a very different man from the
| natives in all respects. He was tail,
strong and erect with a manly face
and gentle methods. He was well in
formed and knew how to talk and
didn't assume an air of superiority, as
some young pastors do. / think that 1t
is best to say at once that he fell i'll
love with Rachel and that she was
willing and glad. Neither is it neces-
sary to say that he visited the deacon's
house oftener than any other In Wind
port.
have said that the pastors salary
was miserably small. So when it came
in regularly it was barely enough to
pay his living expenses. When it ceas-
ed to come in, he was taken aback.
So he went to the deacon and had
long talk with him, and the deacon
said he would see about it.
81 hope you will as speedily as pos
sible," said the pastor, "for, you see,
am poor man and possess no other
income"
The deacon and his wife after this
laid their heads together. They had
noticed the pastors liking for Rachel
and felt rather flattered, taking 1t for
granted that young man who had
spent years at college, always dressed
we'll and had accepted the charge of so
Door q church must have good in
come apart from his profession. The
result was that husband and wife
agreed that the pastors visits must
be discouraged, as they expected their
daughter to marry man of means ana
not n pauper, no matter how good he
might be. OF course it devolved on
Mrs Sitter to let the pastor under
stand in an offhand way the views OF
herself and her husband as to their eX-
pectations about Rachel.
So when the pastor called soon art
erward and was having pleasant con-
versation with Rachel in the parlor her
mother hustled in and greeted Mr..
Sopor with much fcrvor. She sat down
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