Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-22
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II IN strange indeed that the author.
tiles Of the church decide that a man
should move when he Inns had three
years ~ fine success aud does not
wish IT, make any change himself. and
IN fact IN perfectly satisfied To stay On
for NJ leas, another year. hut such
IN a Methodist preachers lot. and
happy IN he II he decides Just to no
forward without saying a word and do
his best Ia make the coming year the
best one 81 his ministry. lie can al.
ways do that II he will try hard. There
N nothing. however. that makes him
feel worse. and that oft times induces
aud leads him Ia do worse. than To
know that some political mugwump
was fixed for himself an influential
place IN the church where he can pull
his wires tn the injury and sometimes
to the haneful hurting 81 the preacher.
II his mind should be- turned In that
direction. I do not know ~ anything
that can disturb u congregation more
than ~ n political rinss,er to place his
wires IN get the preacher to stay or
10 yet one In move. When two or
tire. combine IN this perniscious bust.
ness wee be- Ia the pence and harmony
- III" church tn which they belong.
Equally as hurtful To congregation
IN a political preacher. lie can play
the diplomat Ia perfection. lie In nj.
ways pretending To tell you something.
ana hhold, YOU never hear anything
II you are wide awake. you are not with
him long til YOU find him out. Up 10
this time ! had not come In contact
with this cntemptablc creature, either
among the laymen az preachers. hut saw
them afterwards. ~ whom I will tell
you In due time.
was followed ut Arlington by n
very rstimabl. minister. who had not
been among us long. My recollection
" that u. held the charge one year,
ana was followed by one of our Texas
preachers When this Texas preacher
came To take charge ~ the work his
predecessor began TO give him some
advice about the men of the parish.
lie said: There In brother 80 and SO.
Tie will come Sunday morning, To
Sunday school. he win go To church
every Sunday morning aud night. he
VIII go IN prayer meeting every
"Wednesday night. and viii pray every
time that you cali on him. Hut
brother. he hasn't any money.
but there In brother 80 and So he
never goes to Sunday school. ~ rarely
goes to church. and never attend
prayer meeting. and will not pray
when YOU ask him to. Hut, brother.
he has got money. Stick 20 him. You
ask George Wyatt. Stick TO him. lie
can help you out Of any trouble that
you may yet into" Good bye. Airing.
ton. with all Of thy sweet associations
and haliowed recollections. that viii re-.
main Tor the time Ia come. will never
forget thy big hearte,iness and hospi.
tally. During my three years stay
with you were never known t. be mig.
glrdly err penurious. What Methodist
preacher could ever forget Uncle Hen.
~ and Uncle william Thomas. and
Brother Thomas Monzlngo? They have
crossed over the River. and are now
resting In the shade IL the tree. We
win meet again after n while. and part
no more. The world will never know
how ncred and Christ.like the dear
relations that exist between the genuine
pastor and true Church. The true pas.
tor visits his people In all conditions.
lie will attend 10 the sick. 20 10 them
when In trouble. look after them In
times az sorrow. rejoice with them In
times of pleasure. even In that hour
Of sweetness. JOY. when the parents
will bc issued 20 NIL the stockholders
~ that they can he used. no matter
where they may be- at maturity.
Those who wish 20 get In M charter
members are requested 10 send their
names IN nj once. Here In a chance
FOR you To become president of the big.