Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-04-26

I Mrs. Burke"
The chair remained immobile-but
Hepsey turned upon the foe like a
flash Of lightning.
Precisely, Mr.. Nelson. And we are
a most unusual parish. I don't claim
to have any information gained by
world wide travel, but livin' my life
as I've found 1t here, in this town, I've
got to say, that this is the first time
/ ever heard Of a church turnin' its
rector out of house and home, and re-
fusin' to give him salary enough to
buy food for his family. Maybe in the
course OF your professional travels
this thing has got to be an everyday
occurrence to you,- but there's some
of us here, that amt got much inter-
est in such goings-on, outside Of Dur
ford"
You have no authority to raise
money for the church; l believe the
/ Warden will concur in that opinion?"
and he bowed towards Bascom.
THAT is point for the meeting to
decide,' he replied judicially, as Hep.
sey turned towards him.
Seems to me-" continued Mrs.
Burke. facing the audience, that au-
thority won't fill the rector's purse 80
well as cash. It's awful curious how
church with six Nestrymen and two
Wardens, all of them good business
men-men that can squeeze money
out of a monkey wrench, and always
get the best of the other fellow in
horse trade, and smoke cigars enough
limp and faint and find it necessary
20 fall back on talkin' about authority
hen any money is to be raised. What
we want in the parish is not authority
but just every day plain business hug.
tie, the sort Of hustle that wears
trousers; and as we don't seem to get
; that, the next best kind is the sort
that wears skirts. I'd always rather
that men shall do the public work
than women but IL men wont, women
must. What we need right here in
Durford is a few full grown men who
aren't shirks or cutters, who can put
up prayers with one hand while they
l don't believe the Lord ever laid it up
against any man who paid first, and
prayed afterwards.
Now brethren, don't all speak at
| once. I'm goin' to start tallin' sub
scriptions. Who's goin' to head the
list?"
A little withered old woman labour.
CT laI To In,
high pitched, Quavering voice began
"Pd like to give suthin' towards the
end in view. Our rector were power
full good to my Thomas when he had
brown kitties in his throat. He came
to see him mos every day and read
to him, and said prayers with him,
and brought him papers and jelly. He
certainly were powerful good to m!
Thomas; and once when Thomas had
a fever our rector said that he thought
that bath would do my Thomas ii
heap of good, and he guessed he'd give
him one. So | got some water in
bowl and some soap, and our rector
Re just took off his coat, and his vest,
and his collar and his cuffs, and our
rector he washed Thomas, and he
washed him, and he wa"
"Well," Hepsey interrupted, to stay
the flow of eloquence, $50 you'd like
to pay for his laundry now, would you
Mrs. Sumner? Shall 1 put you down
for two dollars? Good! Mrs. Sumner
sets the ball rollin' with two dollars.
Who'll be the next?"
AS there was no response, Mrs.
Burke glanced critically over the as.
sembly until she had picked her man,
and then announced:
''Hiram Mason, Pm sure you must
be on the anxious bench"
Hiram colored painfully as he re.
Piled:
81 don't know as 1 am prepared to
say Just what l can give, just at pres.
ent Mrs. Burke"
well now let's think about it
little. Last nights Daily Bugle hac
your name in the list of those that
i-ave ten dollars apiece at st. Bridgets
fair. I suppose the Irish trades valua
bic to grocer like YOURSELF but you
surely can't do less for your own
church? Pll put you down for ten,
though of course you can double 1t if
you like"
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