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Mapleson's letter to the committee, to-morrow night at our first meeting. And I am curious to see what they'll say to it." The Supply Committee hold their first formal Meeting. PLACE: James Wheaton's library. Hour: seven and a half o'clock in the evening. Present: James Wheaton, Thomas Gear, James Goodsole, Solomon Hardcap, and John Laicus. John Laicus in the chair.
"When you take a job Mr. Hardcap," said I, "do you expect to be paid according to the value of the work or according to the size of your family?" "Oh! that's a very different thing," said Mr. Hardcap, "very different." "Any way," said Mr. Wheaton, "Mr. Elder is entirely out of the question entirely so. Mr. Laicus can hardly have proposed him seriously."
"I know they could," he said. "No man can say that any word or influence of mine helped carry them to Joe Poole's bar." "Will you lend your word and influence with mine to summon them away?" said I. He made no answer. "I saw a dozen others engaged at a game of ball upon the green as I passed by." "A harmless sport, Mr. Laicus, and as well done on Sunday as on any other holiday."
I know more about Wheathedge than you do, Mr. Laicus, and I assure you that it is a very peculiar field." I believe that in the estimation of supply committees all fields are very peculiar fields. But I did not say anything. "And we need a very peculiar man?" said Mr. Gear inquiringly. "Yes," said Mr. Wheaton, decidedly; "a man of peculiar abilities and qualifications." "Well then," said Mr.
Or imagine, Mr. Laicus, a client coming to you and saying I have an important case to be tried sir, and I think of placing it in your hands. Will you oblige me by making a neat little speech for me. I want to see what kind of a speech you can make.
Laicus," said she, "the painters have come." "The painters!" said I. "What painters?" "Why didn't you order them?" said she. "They are painting the parsonage. I supposed of course you ordered them." It was very evident that she did not suppose anything of the kind, but was dying of curiosity to know who did. I confess I had some curiosity to know myself.
Laicus first led me to think so. No! my boy first led me to think so. I was satisfied with my creed for myself. But I was not satisfied with it for my boy. "Then I met Mr. Laicus. We commenced to study the Bible together. If he had attempted to prove my opinions wrong I would have defended them. But he did not. We studied the undoubted truth. The doubtful points he left alone.
"Very well, then, gentlemen," said I; "if we want a fresh man let us go right to the theological seminary and get the best man we can find there." "The seminary!" said Mr. Wheaton. He received this suggestion even more disdainfully than the previous one. "We must have a man of experience, Mr. Laicus. A theological student would never do."
Laicus, what would be the effect on the church of preaching that doctrine. It is our duty to build up the church. It is the church which is the pillar and ground of the truth. It is the church which is Christ's great instrumentality for the conversion of the world. When the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, then the church will have universal dominion.
I do not feel toward him as I want my children to feel toward me. What would you have me do Mr. Laicus? Would you have me play the hypocrite? God has got flatterers enough. I do not care to swell their number." "I would have you honest with him as you are with me," I replied.
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