The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-12-05

Or. how ii would amaze a rcsurrect;
ed Christopher Columbus II he were
told that the revenues oi Spain and
Portugal are not nearly so much as
the earnings oi the farmers hen!
Merely crumbs that fall from the
farmers table otherwise known as ag-
ricultura cxportsD have brought him
in enough OF foreign money since 1892
to enable him, ii he wished To settle
the railway problem once for all, by
buying every foot Of railroad in the
United States
acknowledge |. in entering into the
owship OF farmers, am but follow
ing precedent did not seek it, II
came 10 me unbddcn,
In the oldcn times in the country
church it was customary To have in
connection with the manSc glebc or
parcel ui ground for cultivation by the
pastor tu supplement the somewhat
mcagrc salary given by the church,
With the ever increasing demand OF
the modern methods oi church work
upon pastors time and energy this
custom has been discontinued by most
churches Church farms have been
sold the salaries oi pastors increased
that the pastor might give himself
wholly To the ministry oi his spiritual
office In West Nottingham il is other
wSc-thc old custom is still adhered
to. The farm is still with us. The pas
tor j. 4 farmer wisely or unwiscly
The call Ia the present incumbent
| reads; That YOU may be free from all
| tt,,Vill,. aud
| i>c and obl'pc ourselves To pay YOU the
sim land then follows amount OF a
| certain sum oi moncy) and the free
Use oi the farm" Strange rs il may
| seem the free use 81 10 acres (more or
lrSsD oi land has not entirely relieved
the pastor ~ worldly cares and avoca-
tiunS.
Tie was duly informed as to what
= source oi revenue the farm was to
| former pastors tan item not To be dcS.
pissed by any man however spiritual
his ntiicc,l Ills attention was directed
to what another minister had done
| with a small farm From Is acres
| aud Y cows Rev Mr. DIETRICH Of Flour
town made annually $4,000" We
| were At once interested 80 as to yield
large results from the glory OF God.
the good OF his icllowmcn. and Incl.
dcntally To- help pay expenses OF self
and family. 1T ought not to interfere
with pastors usefulness" II never
has at West Nottingham 1t is not
necessary that the pastor do the work
himself lie can have others do the
work while he maps out and manages
| The work Dear Old DR. Gaylcy is
cited aS the man who built up graudly
the congregation 81 West Nottingham,
presided in Prcsbytcry "iacie prn-
ccp,' in all theological discussions,
,tuod foremost IN the community in all
reforms, shaped the lives al men for
! ctcrnit;, and incidentally set them an
example ~ farming that paid dividends
leaving aside the whole question OF
( dividends. 1--WE can easily dispense with
! MI dividends thus far paid hy the iarm)
90 or do not men hold in higher cs-
| teen the man who meets them on the
same level az n common occupations
Is or IS not that counsel worth more
To- men which is given hy one whose
interest IN their occupation and lives
j 's not assumed nor real, though
rr"mn'ed by m unknowing but svm-
nnthctic heart but is the outgrowth
I "t community oi Interest," II is the
! duty rs well ~ the privilege Of the
pastor to deal with the problems Of his
people, to noint ont the principles gov
crnina their solution aud to keen their
I attention directed as constantly as pos
! Stlc Ia the Source 81 all help.
Looking at the question from this
point ui view We can conceive oi but
/ one response But the situation is not
50 simply stated The question is a
, complicated one For the Christian
pa,torate to-day is no more what it
was hall century or century ago than
, farming is what il was half century or
more To-day farming is a business,
nutSimply way OF making n living
Tie farmer is a commcrcialiSt-a man
at the Goth century He works as hard
Is the old farmer did hut in a higher
way He uses the four MS-mind
money, machinery aud muscle
/ His hermit days are over. He is a
man among men. The railway. the
top buggy. his telephone and daily pa
per NIT him in touch with the whole
world In fact his business has be.
come So -...::.,.N and many-sided that