Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-02
Papers Our crandfathers Read.

L. I. Sparhawk is the possessor Of a
copy of the "Farmer's Library or "The
Fair Haven Telegraphe," a Republican
newspaper published by Ju iah p. Spooner
in Fair Haven OF this state and dated June
6, 1896. Its first page is devoted to a list
OF historical events during the year 1895,
taken from what is called "a late London
paper" few months old, and its type has
the long which somewhat troubles
modern readers. Outside of few adver-
tisements for stray cattle, there is not a
word about Vermont or Fair Haven in it.
Evidently Mr.. Spooner, by dealing exclu-
sively with foreign affairs taken from
London journals, deprived himself OF the
pleasure, so dear to the publishers heart,
OF being importuned every week or so ITO
keep their names out of the paper by
sensitive souls, who fairly curl up in tho
glare of publicity oecasioned by seeing
their august cognomens in print in con-
nection with some event that was probably
fairly well known to most OF their ac-
quaintanees before it was published.
Miss j. Wellington OF West Brooktield
has a copy Of the Screen Mountain Free
man, published at Montpelier by Poland
q Briggs and dated November 10, 1915. In
it is an article on ministers Wives, /"
which shows that the expectations of 1903
with regard TO those ladies have a strik-
ing likeness 10 those OF 1915.
As the Scriptures failed to determine
the particular duties OF the minister's wife.
the writer, who seemed to have personal
knowledge OF her subject, turned to the
other rule Of faith and practice public
sentiment-and learned that
/. Like Mary,th minister's wife should
be always sitting al the feet OF Jesus, in
possession Of the one thing needful, re-
gardless OF every worldly interest.
?. Like Martha, she should do all the
serving, yet without being encountered by
il.
3. She should be little more prompt
than Sarah OF old, and have refreshments
always ready for those travelling angels
whose visits at the minister's house are
.'neither few nor far between"
4. Like Dorcas, she should keep con-
stantly on hand supply of ready-made
clothing to bestow upon poor saints and
sinners in the community in which she re-
sides, with spare box for beneticiaries in
colored and Indian schools.
5. Like the prophecies Anna, she must
not depart from the temple day or night,
for the multiplied meetings OF the church
and benevolent societies require an al
most constant attendance in the sanctuary,
and it is the duty of the minister's wife to
attend to them all.
8. Like the widow OF Sarepta, she must
have the art of using meal out OF one bar
rel and oil out Of one cruise the year round
without diminishing the quantity.
Lastly, she must be apt to please every
body, "becoming all things to all men,
women and children; grave or gay, re-
fined or rude, intelligent or ignorant, affa-
BILE or reserved, as suits the company In
which she may chance to fall.
From the foregoing requirements of a
minister's wife, the writer draws the fol-
lowing inferences:-
II perceive that it is the duty of church,
es to set apart young women and educate
them for ministers wives.
"When a church is about to call pastor
a special committee should be appointed
to visit his wife and ascertain whether she
will be able and willing to perform the
labor of five ordinary women without any
compensation except the crumbs which
fall from her islands table.
"A minister's wife should be always at
home and always abroad; always serving
God and always serving tables. She must
be model of prudence and have no favor
ties among the disciples, which would be
objectionable, and to prevent this, com
mittee of the most jealous, tattliDg, fault
finding women should be appointed to
dictate to her when and how often she
can visit each family"
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