The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-09-03


before morning. went NJ once end
stnyed until midnight. when the m.
tents condition grew better. and left
for home. when reached home.
round my wife sitting up with the boy
who had become quite sick. sent her
10 bed and stayed up with the child
until he was better Early this morn
Ing was sent for by the family nj
whose place the funeral wns held. ask
Ing me TO call this mornlnp. as one %
the members Of the family wns IN d go
r,ous condition. called, and when |
got 10 my study u was after ~ o'clock.
II IL "Wednesday, and only pnrt OF
my next sunday morning SERMON ls
completed. | have not even selected n
text FOR the evening sermon. The suh-
jcct OF my pra yer meeting Is best Meth
OILS df Modern pihle study have pnrt
Is prepared the service. have three
committee meetings tomorrow nftcr-
noon and IN address IN the evening on
the DUTY Of Good citizens In the com
ing Municipal campaign This Is be-
fote the mass meeting arranged by tho
committee of nftv There nre iitp ot
six families w my parish IN great ncvl
OF my personal visitation, and two
deaths occurred Yesterday which
means funeral services tomorrow Ny
assistant hns hecn on tho sick list FOR
nearly a month. and the church, ~
course cannot w,ll supply his rlnCr.
although volunteers nre doing some pf
his work am NOT complaining, Tor
don | have some or tho hest mon nnd
women n the city IN my church mont
hershm. They orr loyal nnd ,rur. ana
any man miuht we'll I've proud ot their
friendship
II nm not complaining either about
the hcwildcrirr unmher of calls on my
time and sympathy from STRANGERS hhd
people entirely outside of my parish u
Is n compliment O the ministry That
the un christian part uf the community
turns TO the church and the rrencher
Tor comfort and help All these things
accepted when J entered the rrofcs-
sion | would I've n fool 10 net the baby
nov that heavy burdens of trouble IN
othcr peoples lives ARE rolled upon me,
II is all n part " the rrnression which
7 deliberately chose. \ doctor might
40 well COMPLAIN that his work brings
him face 80 face all the time with
physical pain ms the ministcr complain
that HIS wblk brings him constantly
fnto the plNsenCe " sin sickness an0
spiritual ruin. This is what every true
ministry means and always viii mean,
and the man who wants 10 shirk nl'
that had better never enter the bust
ness of preacher and pastor. Nut thu
doubt that lately has begun to torment
me IS the doubt that all this that ! an
doing IN and through the church Is
worth whi,c doing through that organ
'zstion. My ideals are constantly disnp
pointed With the exception OF the
minority that can be found IN almost
every church I am obliged 10 confess
that my views ct the real work q
church ought to do are not accepted b,
my people, and | am going on with th'
pressure on me OF all this miscellane
ous machinery OF service. tormentet
with the question, Is the church. aftel
NIL, the hest organization for foins
work For humanity, or n the churcl
even approximately doing the thing
that most need to he donep 1t is no
the service that shrink from. l an
only filed with great longing t
serve In the place where It will amour
20 something"
''Yon are tired out" John Gorttol
laid his hand affecttonately on Pau
Falmouth's arm. He did not know
Just what else to say. His thought o
the church had coincided too closel,
with the minister's 10 enable him t
come 10 the defense OF the church as
seemed 10 mead defense in the face o
Falmouth's doubts.
The minister smiled at Gordon rathc
sadly.
- may he tired al present, but tina
does not account for my present pos
tior. Don't let il veX you" he ndde
quickly ~ ought not 10 have deliy
erpd nv little woe here This house
the center Of it, OWL peculiar sorrow
God forbid that ! should introduce int
& uJr owl selfish egOtisn or even IL
personal struggles for light IL my Ow'
darEuesg
Always rOOfr for One more ~
sure Gordon protested but Falmout
suo0r nis head aud refused 90 continu