church when he's summoned.' And Doctor
Brigham says, 'But he's paid his subscription.' And Brother Wilson
says, 'That's no more than an honest man ought to do.' And Judge Grace
says, 'But he's paid five hundred dollars besides.' And Brother Wilson
says, 'A letter of thanks is all we owe him for that.' Says he,
'Here's a matter of church discipline, and here's a matter of money,
and one has nothing whatever to do with the other. Can't you see
that?' says he. And they all shook their heads and said they couldn't.
And Judge Grace says: 'It looks to me like it's not treatin' a man
exactly square to take his money to build the church, and then to turn
him out o' the church. It looks like if a man's money's good enough to
go into the church walls, the man's name's good enough to stay on the
church rolls.' And the rest of the session, they agreed with the old
judge. But Brother Wilson, he jumped up and says he, 'A man that sees
things that way has a conscience that needs enlightening.' Says he,
'Money itself is neither good nor evil. Whether it's clean or
unclean,' says he, 'depends on the way it's given and the way it's
taken. The money that's given in fulfilment of a promise,' says he,
'is clean money: let it go into the walls of the church. Coming from
Meredith Schuyler's hands the way it does,' says he, 'it's pure gold.
He's not offering it as a bribe to us to keep him in the church, but
if we take it as a bribe,' says he, 'the minute it gets into our hands
it turns to base coin, and it's a dishonor to us who take it and an
insult to him who gave it.'

"Well, the session set there and studied a while, and shook their
heads, and said they couldn't see things that way. And Brother Wilson
looked at 'em a minute or two, and then he jumped up and says he, 'Let
us pray.' And then he offered up a prayer that God would send his
spirit into the hearts and consciences of his servants, that they
might see things in the right light, so that all they did might be for
the glory of God and of his kingdom on earth. Then they all set down
and waited a while, and Brother Wilson says, 'Brethren, are you still
of the same mind?' And they all nodded their heads, and says he,
'Well, when the session thinks one way and the minister another, it's
time for them to separate.' Says he, 'Here's my resignation by word of
mouth, and as soon as I go home, I'll put it in writing.' And off he
went, leavin' the session sittin' there.

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