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I PASTOR'S PAY. I

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Dyfynnu
Rhannu

I PASTOR'S PAY. I I A Sad Illustration From [ Swansea. I i Sir.—Whilst we heartily congratulate those Churchcs which have risen to the > occasion, and pay their ministers a reason- able wage; and fully a-rree w:.rh the T,r" position made by the veteran Minister of j Penarth at the recent English Baptist AssociationThat Churches should pay j their ministers at the rate of f 1 per I annum per member," and also with the j wiebee expressed by a host of good lay- men and ministers at Associations of the! various Denominations held during the present month that ministerfe' salaries' should be adequately ricen to meet the' high cost of living, ro that the ministry; might retain its position and honour eid« —  by side with other professions: yet the following lamentable facts can becitpd oi a young minister within the radius of fin miles from the Leader" Oiffce; who it also considered as one of the I)i.-L-cd <n his denomination "—a young man of ript advice and leadership—who receives lesi than £100 per annum although his church numbers somewhere about 150 members with debt well tinder band. It is statr-d that he had no money in the house for a whole week to buy the neces- saries of lite, and has been unable to buy a suit .of clothes for some ytnrs, v: r hp expected to prepare a palatable spread for his flock, and offer a raiment whole and spotless to his people from Sunday io Sun- day. What encouragement! Certainly Mr. Editor, there is this consolation, that the age of miracle?, and the vindication of much grace and forbearance has not wholly passed away. But in the name of Christianity, shonld such a state of things be tolerated in Christian (?) Wales? Wliero people crowd their places of worship on the Lord's day-join heartily in the praise to the accompaniment of a fine pipe organ, and eeated themselves on cushy 600" tc Enjoy a sermon by a minister heart was heavy with care, anxiety m-' worry, and whose once black coat, now grey with old age. For pll this, coupled with much affronts and discouragemenrs of all kinds throughout tlie month, at the end thereof he has to seek the small pit- tance, which after all efforts. en<jr<jv and tact goes to say that the Servant is not worthy of his hire." We again heartily thank you for tlif prominent place you have given the v—<•! question in yonr valuable paper, and fcr the substantial service it has given the causo already. Yours etc. Cymro. i

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