La Junta tribune., 1915-12-18
|TheP Pastor Of Trinity
Memorial Church
a Story Of N Easter
Sermon.
= nsTn '. Ross.

theological seminary had NO dimculty
In getting church. though the salary
even for % young man was small
He had been marked during his sem.
inary course for eminence In his q.
reer. for he had the faculty Of speak
ing o1hand. his voice was excellent.
and his heart was In what be said.
But Mr.. Tynda!e's tirst effort was a
failure. His congregation expected
their pastor 10 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 n party was soon formed In
the church to get rid Of him Hearing
Of It, be offered his resignation. and Il
was accepted.
The young clergyman. Q bit clscour.
agcd In this frst effort In bis ministry
to introduce better Christianity into
. congregation that considered itself
beyond Improvement. was thinking Of
turning his attention to q different ele-
ment when he received the following
note:
Rev. Edgar ryudais:
Dear 6ir-Your name having been sus-
Gested to me for the pastorats Of Trinity
church at Pennington. which have re-
Gently built In memory Of my deceased
mother and which pastorats h In my gift.
] wish 20 say that you are Invited 70
prepare . sermon 70 Be delivered In the
church On the morning Of Easter Sunday
next ! VIII b there. and u ! am salts
ned 70 leave the church In your hands
you VIII receive the appointment. The
salary viii be 3S0oo . year. Should you
ID TO have you call at my house. No. ~
Eliot street. Pennington. Very truly yours
ELIZABETH wINKLE-
Mr.. Tyndale. after spending soms
time wondering what friend had eng
sested his name for the position. be-
gan to consider the proposition. he
would call on the writer and learn
whether he would he permitted to at.
tempt to make the congregation better.
II 20. he would deliver the Easter see.
mon according TO the invitation; II
mot. he would look elsewhere for . Geld.
He found Eiixabeth winkle Q little
old spinster. with . couple Of short.
white curis 6anklng q cheesy face On
each side. When asked who had go.
eested his uams to hes shs saA tAal
shs was famillas with HE Wosk n ~
cAoscA ~ bad just left. that shs va
aWasU TIT - had hsea forced ct q
accegn9 - his having preachsd asnlnsl
in1ivt6nal instead ef spneral n ard
that ~ wanted Just such . man fps
hse 0smosial church. She hsd bails
it u ~ siums. aud . pastor was ~
CURED Who would preach 10 sinners.
This accorded with Nr. Tyrdale's
wishes exactly. snd he told Miss Win
kIs that ~ woull bc happy to preach
Q SERMON In hes church on Easte. Sun
day. Ne would. In the mesntime. In.
form himself souewhst - 70 the needs
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