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They had urged a delay till other expenses were met, and he had acted against their advice. THEY HAD URGED A DELAY TILL OTHER EXPENSES WERE MET AND HE HAD ACTED AGAINST THEIR ADVICE
ulties themselves or who know of the difficulties that are his; and this heartening maxim is, “Trust in God and do the next thing.” At one time in the early days of his church work in Philadelphia a payment of a thousand dollars was absolutely needed to prevent a law-suit in regard to a debt for the church organ. In fact, it was worse than a debt; it was a note signed by himself personally, that had become due--he was always ready to assume personal liability for debts of his church--and failure to meet the note would mean a measure of disgrace as well as marked church discouragement. He had tried all the sources that seemed open to him, but in vain. He could not openly appeal to the church members, in this case, for it was in the early days of his pastorate, and his zeal for the organ, his desire and determination to have it, as a necessary part of church equipment, had outrun the judgment of some of his best friends, including that of the deacon who had gone to Massachusetts for him. ARE IN DIFFICULTIES THEMSELVES OR WHO KNOW OF THE DIFFICULTIES THAT ARE HIS AND THIS HARDENING MAXIM IS TRUST IN GOD AND DO THE NEXT THING AT ONE TIME IN THE EARLY DAYS OF HIS CHURCH WORK IN PHILADELPHIA A PAYMENT OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS ABSOLUTELY NEEDED TO PREVENT A LAW SUIT IN REGARD TO A DEBT FOR THE CHURCH ORGAN IN FACT IT WAS WORSE THAN A DEBT IT WAS A NOTE SIGNED BY HIMSELF PERSONALLY THAT HAD BECOME DUE HE WAS ALWAYS READY TO ASSUME PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DEBTS OF HIS CHURCH AND FAILURE TO MEET THE NOTE WOULD MEET A MEASURE OF DISGRACE AS WELL AS MARK CHURCH DISCOURAGEMENT HE HAD TRIED ALL THE SOURCES THAT SEEMED OPEN TO HIM BUT IN VAIN HE COULD NOT OPENLY APPEAL TO THE CHURCH MEMBERS IN THIS CASE FOR IT WAS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF HIS PASTORATE AND HIS ZEAL FOR THE ORGAN HIS DESIRE FOR DETERMINATION TO HAVE IT AS A NECESSARY PART OF THE CHURCH EQUIPMENT HAD OUT RUN THE JUDGMENT OF SOME OF HIS BEST FRIENDS INCLUDING THAT OF THE DEACON WHO HAD GONE TO MASSACHUSETTS FOR HIM
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