The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-03
THEPASTOR OF TRINITY
MEMORIAL CHURCH
A Story of An Easter Sermon
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BY Edith ". Ross.
BY Edith v. Ross.

The Rev. Edgar Tyndale, aged twen-
ty-six, upon being graduated from the
theological seminary had no difficulty
in getting church, though the salary
even for SO young man was small
He had been marked during his SEM
mary, for he had the faculty Of speak
ing offhand, his voice was excellent,
and his heart was in what he said.
But Mr.. Tyndale's first effort was a
failure. His congregation expected
their pastor to tell them Of wickedness
generally, not particularly. He made
the mistake of holding up to them
those sins that beset them. The result
was that party was soon formed in
the church to get rid of him. Hearing
of it, he offered his resignation, and it
was accepted.
The young clergyman, a bit discour-
aged in this first effort in his ministry
to introduce a. better Christianity into
a congregation that considered itself
beyond Improvement, was thinking Of
turning his attention to different ele-
note:
Dear Sir-Your name having been
suggested to me for the pastorate Of
Trinity church at Pennington, which I
a{he built Ltd in n memory Of
Is in my gift. I wish to say that you
are invited to prepare a sermon to be
deliyered in the church on the morning
and il i, am Satisfied to leave the
church in your hands you will receive
the appointment. The salary will be
ther information I viii be pleased to
have you call at my house. No: "a
Eliot street, Pennington
E11z XsEX TtTTglX W YSHEf,
Mr.. Tyndale, aftef spending some
time wondering what friend had sug-
gested his name for the position. He
would call on the writer and learn
whether he would be permitted to at
tempt to make the congregation bet
ter. If so, he would deliver the
Easter sermon according to the invi-
| tation. If not, he would look else
where for a field.
He found Elizabeth Wrinkle a little
old spinster, with couple of short,
white curls thanking CHEEKY face on
| each side. When asked who had sug-
gested his name to her she said that
she was familiar with his work in the
church he had just left, that she was
aware that he had been forced out on
account Of his having preached against
individual instead of general sin and
that she wanted just such a man for
her memorial church.. She had built
it in the slums, and a. pastor was re-
quired who would preach to sinners.
This accorded with Mr.. Tyndale's
wishes exactly, and he told Miss Win
kle that he would be happy to preach
a. sermon in her church on Easter Sun
day: i, He would, IN I. The meantime, in
form himself somewhat as to the
needs Of the ,congregation and make
his remarks conform with those needs
so far as he could. - Before leaving he
added: ..~ ..n.:.
| II have no desire to preach to those
who are already, as good as the world
expects them to. be. I have no espe-
cia1 interest in them nor have they
in me-"
! 'What is wanted in this case," re-
piled the old lady, is sinner to
preach to sinners"
| Whether Mr.. Tyndale considered
that he filled the first part Of this re-
qulrement he was quite pleased with
its frankness. He went to Pennington,
manufacturing town, and found Trim
1ty Memorial church in the center OF
the district taken UP by laborers. He
inquired as to the conditions Of the
people to whom he would be required
to preach and the principal tempta-
tons by which they were beset. He
visited a number of families and noted
their physical as we'll as spiritual re-
quirements.
Among those families that he visited
he found some observation-disclosures
and poverty-which, not having any
income, he did not feel able to relieve
and concluded again to call on Miss
Wrinkle and report them. His card
was responded to by young lady
about twenty years old, who Informed
him that her aunt was indisposed and
had asked her to inquire if there was
anything she could do for him. Mr.,
Tyndale gave an account of the misery
he had witnessed, and the young lady
withdrew, telling him that she would
refer the matter to her aunt.
| When she returned she was in street
costume and told Mr.. Tyndale that
she would visit the sufferers and
should be Obliged to him if he would
pilot her. She had called up a chauf-
feur,Iand they found car at the door
On arriving at their destination the
young lady entered upon an examin-
alton of what was required, made 4
note of everything. spoke words OF
comfort, left some money for an en-.
Urgency with each family, re-entered
the car and, with the clergyman, was
driven away.
Stopping at stores, she ordered the
requirements noted, 2telephoned a doc.
tor to visit the families in whose
homes there was sickness--in> short
attended to everything in such meth.
odtcal fashion that Mr.. Tyndale was
both surprised and delighted, They
reached her home at noon, and she in
vited Mr.. Tyndale to have luncheon
with her, an invitation he accepted
with alacrity.
~ our aunt" he said while the!
were seated at the table, must be 1
woman Of great practical generosity
''Aunty has a. very tender heart,
was the reply. Let me help you t
Soma mora >of +hio dish N,,r drix,o s,