Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-15
good one, and an example that should
be followed everywhere.

De followed everywhere.
| The spectacle of Rev" Billy Sunday
/ Seltlng more money for months re-
/ ilslous work than some of the
preachers OF Burlington received for
Two years conscientious labor in the
'oWn is in such direct contras.
with the action of the religious people
o. u.i.on, that the comment of both
religious and irreligious people has
| been pronounced and positive. In one
! town where the writer visits regular
/ ly, preacher leaving town and the
end of his years contract, was actually
Obliged to give his account to an at
torney and only legal proceedings
We're prevented by one or two rich
parishoners' advancing the money.
And yet this same town easily raised
spot cash and good deal of it for q
professional revivalist.
Another town in Iowa has a model
system for paying the preacher. The
treasurer of the church is an attor-
ney. He is a good collector. Prev
ious to his appointment the preacher
got his pay amy old time" and so
when a new minister was engaged, or
rather before the contract was closed,
the incomer said to the invitation COM
mittee, Il can talk plain now without
giving offence. Your people have the
reputation of being very slow in paying
the preacher. l am told that Rev. MIR.
Blank had to go to the treasurer's
house after his money and then some
times did not get any. That frequent-
ly your last preacher had to ask for
credit at the stores, just because you
didn't pay him promptly. That your
treasurer had AN awful time in collect
ing the amounts your church members
agreed to pay for the salary OF the
preacher. Now if l come to your
church l shall do so with a distinct
that the church treas
urer sends me Il check thru the post
office every Monday morning for all
that is due me. l shall not go after
it, shall not ask him for it, but shall
expect it every Monday morning, even
If your treasurer has to go to the bank
and borrow it," And he gets it. Bet
ter than all, the church members now
the referred to attorney
will go to the bank and borrow money
to pay the preacher if they don't pay
their obligations.
This seems to be pious sort of |
letter. so it is a good place to tell what I
another Iowa preacher said to his con- /
at the close of the first Sun |
lay morning sermon. In substance
his good man remarked, that this was
I good time to say some things that /
sound as we'll six months
rom that time. One thing was this: /
This church has secured his services
or a mutually agreed upon sum. He
would give them all of his time, and
III of his talent, SUCH as it was, but
t must be clearly understood they /
lad not engaged the services of
lis wife She would become a
member of the church, would do her
share, but the women of the church +
must not expect her to take the lead
n any of the functions that properly I
belong to the women of the church. Il
She would help on all occasions, when Il
t was possible for her to do So but
Ter family duties must be attended to |
irst She would gladly be follower
n all things, but the congregation
must not expect her to be a leader in
lnything.
That was good, but better was to
ollow. Another thing he wanted to II
ay to the merchants and business II
nen of the town. They would not take
t anniss now, perhaps they would later
N. Said this new preacher: IF / II