The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-30
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wealth Of the country and the men who we're the real benefaotors were and
are not the collectors. They were and are TOO busy trying 10 do something
to help someone else to take time to render service to themselves by collect
ing Therefore. it is the duty Of the collectors to Distribute unto the
benefactors their poportonate part of the riches that are accumulated. and
give unto them just consideration. compensation and treatment for the SER
Business Demands Fair Treatment
This We are bound to do from the standpoint Of business, from the stand
point Of commerce. from the standpoint of justice. from the standpoint Of
morality.
Wealthy Persons Should Consider.
Those that enjoy the great commercial advantages Of the country today
and are anassing great wealth by virtue of the commercial development
should at least consider the reasons why they enjoy these advantages and
be willing TO contribute to the support of the men and institutions that make
possible these advantages.
Those Who Have Positions Should Consider.
Those who enjoy positions of trust, pleasure and profit, should likewise.
consider and contribute to the support and comfort of those whose labOrs
those that re persuaded to enter the work Of benefactors, for the sake of
humanity and not for personal gain. Persons having either wealth or posi-
now abounds, because from every church organization; we hear the echo
Send us men, our pulpts are empty and our pews vacant because we can
not confront them with a preacher"
Asking Much and Offering Little.
On the other hand, my brother, my sister, l hear you say, give US bet
ter preachers. The pew has risen above the pulpit" And what are youI
doing o tmprove the situation? You ar asking more of the men and the
churches. you will admit. You are demanding greater things and consider
ing wages, cost of living, etc. you are Offering less. you cannot deny. Ny
brother If some o rs were to get Justice in poportontO what we are doing
and demanding. the preacher wiuld he compelled to take us by the nape of
The neck and throw US through the window, if he acted upon the considers
I@'fat2 Asking That the Preacher Should Be Polished.
Listen for a moment what you are asking. You are demanding thata
man to preach to you shall be highly educated a polished speaker, and al
nan o hlgn tanme In every respect Such a man in the business world
would be able to command a fine position and get a large salary with all
the advantages of promotion.
8 Offer the Lonely Road.
And you offer this la an average salary of $4,000 per year OF which
Su eXpectn MN to rear an educate a family, and demand his service SO long
as he IDS able to measure up to your standard, and then you agree to show him
the dust OF the forsaken road with the pNtance of $4,000 per year and the
Divided Talent Cannot Give the Best Results.
A maj cannot step before you in the pulpit and give the cause Of Christ
to hear and him good to impart, with the thought Of distant days preying
upon his mind neither can he advance into the shades-age-wthi IA COM
Epstency tr his declining years and a consciousness that he, has done his
tb@t. hhe has one, he has neglected the other
kf% Hearts Are Speaking.
IS These statements are crudely placed, brethren, u will admit, but / come
y you tonight with a message unyarnishedS sincere and from the heart, and
I want it to reach yours as it has reached mine Ihage letters and plead
nsS to back u these statements. some ofthem ooabiUhlat to rear, inf all
Iof them true. They are not all from the Methodist Protestant ministry, but
they are true peadlngs from aching hearts that were. true. to their calling
but are now unable to thrOb with the rapid rush 81 t6oaa today and almost for
gotten in lonesome penury are keeping time to the closing march Of their
Cause Of Few Ministers. !
Yet we wonder why more young men do not enter the ministry. There is
.unsllled labOrer is offered a salary of 100000 pei. year and many luxuries
thrown in, 8 compared with the preacher and his $4,000. The coal miner
'ouay can max rom m to two thousand dollars per year, neither does it
require years Of schooling to get ready and other lines are offering proper
At the Parting Of the ways Pr
The boy has spent years of study and now stands on the roarum deliver
ing lis commencement address and IS he closes, two roads appear before him:
ne t0ohsu ow the long winding course o n and sees many vacant puRts
and he hears many cries for help yelling up from the debris of souls and in
nus, ms magnaoon II e follows down the long way giving the best there is iii
him until near the end he sees these pupts all close up and the people shun
his feeble step and a $ away, worn traveller. he struggles onward to the end
he pauses looking down tbe other road Nanv nn o~S u" ao wan" "nau Anu a~a
advantage, and at the end he sees himself in a comfortable home. surround
ed by his family, closing his days in plenteous happiness, and he pauses and
thinks as he turns to face the realities of life. He slowly descends the stair
way of the rOstrum and as he reaches the foot he finds a beautiful maid wait
ing with allowing smile to meet and congratulate him and ready to cast her
life IN his care. He takes the soft hand and as It falls into his q wave Of
responsibility traces over him while the call of duty rings in his ears. He
sees her to her home and then goes quietly to his room, and from his trunk
takes the Bible his gray haired mother had placed therein and reads How
nautful areNhe feet of them that preach the gospel" and as he reads this
sacred book he thinks of the maid and the roads he viewed and while the call
still rings in his ear he reads from the same dear old book, "He that does
lot provide for his own house is worse than an inadel' Here he pauses
thinks and resolves to enter the business fife and contribute of his earnings.
to the church, but he soon drifts with the business rush an. is lost to the
church and it's works. Who is to blame? He felt his call and saw his duty,
but he loved his family and did not want to be condemned by refusing to
provide for themL but you say that the PsalmBt has shd"Once 1 was young
now I am old" I have never seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed beg
gng for bread and you further say that the young man who enterst the min
Htry should have a faith that will bridge these scenes. He does, but, my
brother, the bridge reaches into the shades of age where faith will not feed
MIN when he is being forgotten and robbed by a thoughtless world through
thelr neglect to provide for his family and his declining years.
- We Ire struggling to get ministers and are raising money to help young
men prepare for the ministry and in turn are doing practically nothing to