Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-28

A refreshing exception to the rule
that divine guidance points a preacher
from a low-salaried pastorate to a
church with fuller Golfers is the case
of the Methodist minister Of Chilli
Gothic. Mo-, who has notified his con-
gregation that he will refuse to serve
1t longer unless his salary is cut by
$500 a year. Hume insisted, so we are
told in the news from Missouri, that
miracles needed to be proved by cor
robOrative evidence; and the world is
quite as skeptical in the case of the
preacher as Hume was regarding
miracles. But there seemed to be no
mystery in the Chillicothe case. There
was no frenzied appeal by an evangel-
istic exhorters. The pastor coolly fig
ured that his congregation could not
afford to pay the salary he was re-
ceiving. The church had debts: it
was drawn upon to send money to the
missionary fund; it's local charita BILE
work was extensive and costly; and
the minister was an optimist with
literal faith in the raven commissariat
This case is the most consoling of any
that has come to the attention Of en-
ployers in many a day. The text that
the laborer is worthy Of his hire was
never so overworked. "In the sweat
of thy face thou shalt eat bread" is
an abandoned injunction. The 10y Of
labor is in the pay envelope, and the
larger the money reward the greater
the joy. 1t is not so certain that the
Methodist preachers fellow-w workers
will welcome the news Of his voluntary
remuneration Of salary. Indeed, it Is
usually true that the churches, while
coiifessedly poor, are quite able to pay
as much proportionally as the Chilli
cothe congregation was taxing itself.
In an Indiana town of considerable
size, which shall be nameless, the
young women who are of manageable
age. and who in the natural course Of
events would be, as Mr.. Cotton puts i
"marryin' an multiplyin' peaceably
are up in arms against the young men.
In regular form and with due formality
twenty bellies have written and pub
lished manifesto" which is a cry for
relief from old and hard conditions.
I'VE refer" say the girls, ITO the utter
selflshness of the young men Of the
town. They are perfectly willing to sit
around night after night, eating our
fudge, and giving us the great pleasure
CD Of their company, but when it
comes to pleasure that costs them
that is q different
matter" AS one of the signers of the
round robin put it, acridly: eff smil- |
ing cost the boys anything they would |
not be 80 generous as they are with |
their Smiles Such a thing as taking |
a giriffor dave, sending her flowers |
or candy or books, is as far beyond the |
plans of the modern gallants as selfish |
ness Is. beyond the ken of the Indiana |
novelist's characters. The
deadly parallel is introduced in the bill |
Of rights promulgated by the young
women. They say. "The boys in |
other towns are not Of this calibre, and
there is no excuse for our boys. We |
are tired of it, and wish to say so in |
good round terms" At the very end Of |
the document the contentious words
are added: "A hint is usually
sufficient, boys. Get busy"
Lest it should be thought that the
quality Of Indiana gallantry has fallen
sadly since the days Of Alice OF Old
vincenres and Miss Betty Carewe tie
answer Of thirty young men Of the
town. in the shape of a round robin,
must be referred to. Before going into
the literary defence of their course, the
young men beg to submit figures. The
average salary of the beaux OF the
town Is SIS a week. Careful compute
lion has shown that In order to meet
he requirements Of the young women
Is to candy. theatres, flowers, books,
and drives, each young man would be |.
required to spend $3.50 a week. This
would leave 1910 for his usual and
expenses. Count $3.50
week for board and lodging mot an |
figure. even in an Indiana
.0wn). and 1t will be seen that there
remains only 70 cents week for
slothes, cigarettes. and bachelor
,uppers. not to speak o. laundry bills.
Obviously, the young men are justified
n setting up the bar Of inability. They I
10 not propose to initiate the young !
axes u fiction who plunged head and
reels into debt to gr4tify the slightest !
vhim Of my lady" They say II
frankly: I'VE admit that We cannot IL
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