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for Hu Daily Record.Ma. Editor:-Wbat la the meaning ofthe word “donation! Withoutbeingcritical •lt; 10 the extol definition ef tbe word as given by lexicographers, what meaning dovs the common puullo a licb to It?Does It not mean to unconditional ulft. a free wilt offering. in return for which the donoreexpvct no direct nitirlll ricompoill* oi equivalent? II iitfh I* the common acceptation of the ter®, (and if J( roetoe anything, it means just Lbat,)caa it be said tb»t any tbiog la t “denatloa which la glvets tod rewired in port or lo foil payment of a debt?Tbe ld*a conveyed by to affirmative to-ewer to the last qoeailoo I* aupreiaily absurd end ridiculous.I have t purpose to view In propoundingthese queries. There mbs lo be* in theralod* of some residents of tbie place, a luck of knowledge tnd consequent paucity of un» dent and in# upon the full meaning of tbe word. They need light, and if I oan abed asingle ray of light upon the subject, mypurpose will have been accomplished.A abort time since invltatlona to a “dona-iIbu” patty were extensively circulated lo tbi* place and vicinity, which read aa follows^••Mr.——Yourself,'lady and friend*, are respectfully Invited 10 attend a donation party at the Central House, on Friday even-log, March 20th lb72, for tbe benefit of Rev. Mr. Schofield, Pastor o: tbe M, E. Church.'1This party was held,as per announcement. Many of the Reverend gentleman's friend?*,iu and out of I be church, attended •the party, Donations’* were given with a liberal hatid by those presen?, and were sent In by some not present, though to what aggregate amount I am unable to precisely state, and all who were not In tbe ring felt gratified to be able, as they thought, lo bear testimony fo Mr. Schofield's worth as a man and as a minister. Tha proceeds of lbs party were banded to bla, and so far everything was satisfactory. But the last scene in I ho play was not enacted before tbe public. Although Mr. Schofield received tbe proceeds of ‘be “donation party, It baa transpired that tbe officers of the church chargid the same to hih account, anil deducted the amount /rom his salary!Comment upon such action seems entirely *11 peril non*, but I ask, did not the card of invitation bear falsehood upon Its very face? Why, in Ihe name of all that is just and bon* orahle, did not tbo church official* leave om tbo pastor's name altogether, and say *inrtbe benefit of tbe member# of tha M, K. Church? * They contracted lo pay I heir pastor a salary in consideration of service* rendered, arid If tii*v afterward* M ind themselves unable lo fulfil their part of (he contract, without assistance, why did they not say no, a.ih solicit aid fur Ibuiusftwa directly, instead of endeavoring to excite the ympatby and generous impulse* ol lbs public io favor or their pastor, and then putting tbe gain into tfoelr own pockets? Of wb »t 'benefit wa* the “donation party to him, unless there rtmaioded no other method ofooulalug bis blre, to which, as a faltbf.it laborer, he la so justly entitled, aud of which he is so eminently worthy? Was not the •'benefit of the scheme derived ^7 themselves. since it enabled them to raise the money to obtain at leant a portion of the oerviCB of Ibelr pastor for nothing? There, fore, when they again wish to obtain means lor a like purpose, would il not be more consistent with tbe principles which they profess, to »o advertise, and not hoodwinktbo public by subterfuge and deception to' »attain Iheir ends? Were they afraid that/ the public would not respond so promptly, L and generously to aa appeal on their own bebell as to one on behalf of Ibelr pastor, aud that, oo the principle that “that tbe end justifies the means, they were justified in rtsortings to Ibe latter expedient to “raise the wind?inuchaceuee can be juiiified by ayn well authenticated article In tbe code o! moral law, and 1 could, by advertising a “donation Iparty for the “benefit’1 uf Mr* J. 3. McCray, thereby obtain tbe means to purchase a lew thousand barrels of oil from him, (prosified be would sell,) the probabilities are tbit I would adopt tbo occupation or uti oil broker. All of which is re* •pecUullj submitted byYouta Truly,J, Moorufgip,1HA “» IfidtiShaki fated inThe sdied agiMire 1dose of (Adeli any lad;I t Is 1 for youc long sitJump New Jsi with cotDetro bin blot: trip tbeIt Is « Twlsa* I;resent uill.l*reili ere to gwith Ml mrr.A Ltlnounoif]erldeuccity.Miss tbrowu yards, tmChanLondonciiouuiiciaiuiac Sun 1quake f mg theoccurruMem and thtof its taken Icity.A '*bworst s ofCallfA Miwith bileft.TwoBouse steal idA lit frlgbte into w!Wo I well oc e ra bv to bavt tbe UrIHididto•0alHaio,itds■*betA western orator tbin winds up a detint-s f , *Ever who wlt;•oiotbu ways uerybodEgypt?all we aliving and nowill th t he 3siII., a Ilong aj was yu From 1that Id Ilona? there i verseded and lot rod him to tfeer, iwho Uca, ev«permilbe killMasonGaaoveoirtook a heatthird from t off, an11
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Petroleum Centre Daily Record
Petroleum Centre, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Apr 13, 1872
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