Show The Tu Portland eMlI that t th the UMI ancient tc o or oC f he be vl If It It w wit w r our wealthy men aID ml Mt be to u use WItt part of their money mo for t r public purposes purpose and aad might t be he required to io battleships battleship others other might b bs enjoined to construct eC roads road roa and II so 10 on The TVis accumulation ot of wealth would In to this way b be lien ben anal to tn th the But Mut alMI iii rich itch men mm may b be willing to ao donate donato onate money oney voluntarily for tor or libraries Mart and peer peace poIses but tat It If Ui th the should Insist t on rtUH g of their surplus cash oa that h would b li H In the th of Athens the th h h il to various Iou schemes Th rIte were not lIot only nub to u th Similar tax taxation I allan adon but Jut tko u 00 be besides besides sides require r thou tho wh who had a mount amount nt of pr p to perform ser services r vices vc to or th this h public l tt it t their own on cost coat loch services service were war termed Thom TIKI onao called upon u to perform them hm were services service were of ot two to kind ordinary and Among A Ath the th former forr ora Is III noted not MM the ana U for tor sod and d dramatic perform performances ances I during dusine th the f it woe waa w tha duty nf of 10 ih tit the Musts lit to brine wa together the nary 1 Mu br r of r or and td pay pa for tor their I Instruction u LIC well wll u as is th tb the tum The coat cost of f suck inch performances OI WAS a as as high hurh as drachma so ao o th the ta tm wa warn w not A loss expensive lit itt liturgy urn was th the management nt of 0 tU 1 performance The ft one on who was wei heno Ikno red with wit h this thu th office oftie had h to pay fur the h training t IDt ut mf f the contestants cont and nd kp keep I them th until the tb contest was over There Te were N other service hit but the t most moat Important and ead most a ap f p Iv were ere those th Imposed Impo upon a ns for to war purposes Them Thaw were war calt c d nl Only Oaly the th most mul t wealthy Athenian 1 could e afford ull to t doe dan ale 10 a 5 warship a trl ar or 1 oven even C tare Larger l t the stat stal When It became becam b to 1 no sit M two er r more sene w wealthy men mee m nad Md to I di divide 4 vide rIde le the tha honor of donating a s h p Writer W on th te the Athenian It of ot public affairs In 10 not hots that t the wealthy people pepIe PI of 0 that thaI age did 1 net t tIk Ik opportunity l present presented e ed d II ut of ih I the burden Ir upon 1 h nl were war d In g gAthens Athens I 1 10 to For or that t raon r O D e ill all al the tha siti HI HIens tl III ens h I pay nay pW thur chose shar af of th n net Ike volt et of 0 th tin an y la Is proportion t Is a the thu tit I property each only tI the ih w wW r to I he b pc H lb who 0 had hod h It II t talent t vs iras to t donate 41 ni one ne sad and ha he who had l I 0 tw I wm WI ships hips hi ant ai t tItus thus th who wh teas leas I w r re to I olp olgh tog tta ad and livid divide Id ih i s sA I A ia br r I nit I ul jt IL I u mm 1111 held hI that hl h uj dt in l I tr i II r 1 li ruhl t I perform It I n I a 4 t I IlLI i to lv u fu no tt r I i to h his hi fortune forlI forum with wih the of ot the latter later latt If it J ithe he h refused the Ih could leek Jack his hi hone hons hO nt demand an Inventory In The T mild p In a similar 1111 with nih lh his h attla After An 1 is the Ih two t haul hi lo to In he h d r and If I there Ih still situ UI was WI mn sOy n 11 w iii to In who had hat Ih te the most mot Ih nu r Rp api pe IMle le l t i i t i if Ie M hI Il the It I has baa h tuen 1 that he the of If Ath iu III i l ll ted this t hi mod I nt I IA Isa tion th the liturgy in II order to t 1 l W th the h between 11 th the riCh rt BMW ogil M tb lb h pour poor by Iy mj I i he iho h wIthy wealthy eaU Ir up t p their mo nil ni thi Ih h time m for th ti the amuse amusement ment or fr of ot II he rt reel nf if ft the e people It II annul ano I be b denied that Iy by this Ihl t hi arrangement t accumulated ewt fr r largely Iy at Ut 1 the th mercy me of Ul d the ROY jo ov hut when hP the laws m lit I were WF Ml v f l the u harden burdens n upon the 1 h rich were My J not Iy heavy y par pap pr A as thy they were n t to aWn slave 1 Ve end and nd mull could nult wring rh out ot of or thu unfortunate clueS class III all al the Ih b may sary r Mr tr earning the Ih money moI required tut tar fer ferth eel th II the performance of o the uW H HI It I Is la very Y significant In the CItric Chris Christian rl tian itoh la church transferred th I the h term te Hit It tUr to tn the lb form torm or DI o method of conducting public and 1 11 1 turf turge tUI Greek Ok u 10 t th ah 1110 on that t used lead I public worship or It th the oin om elating clergymen clergyman If I there is II any an 1 in inference ference fenc Ien lo to be b drown drawn from frum th Ih the original meaning of o th the term as 11 understood In I Athens th It II Is I this Ihl thit thit the t liturgy as A s understood hy by those tho who h adopted the tl word o as a mu In n term Irl wa wes a service 1 performed lor fr the Ihl church hurh by b men railed could to In m II I without wi t tU a stipulated U late salary II If rt In p first 1 rt lenders leaders I of 01 public worship I had hemi h M paid Ial of misI ll whet what possible sense hav hav PeOn bean in 1 calling them rind Ind their thelt n liturgy word words that were well 1 known Ino to II antiquity t to ao mean IC officers performing public ser apr service 81 vices vice at their own iwo expense 7 Rut But hat lh was we undoubtedly the I In III the t early e church The ministers minister wore were for fr their own support when wn or they thy were w content With W such contributions a as friend tt hI give In toward lO their ter maintenance in tn mor or lea I iesi humble circumstance or 01 they t would spend their own oW fortune tor un If I t th y wore were rich The e ministry was wa nit lt a pro p tn It I wa was w th a lbs perform pr nr ne of o s duty duy to the lh th public politic PI sod and a to In aM 0 We w believe ln the tha t world today 1047 to would be by a general re ne return turn tur of the tl Christian churches to th tI the original onal practice In this tb respect rpt Mill Ki kr would ho be more mor I tree free t and d hide Inde Independent pendent Mt than t many man are now no They Thoy would be b In a better beter position to 10 pro proclaim pr claim the truth tU If I the question qu ln of ot a salary 1 wa wes w not no Involved The o ministry would not no b lie burdened with many In Incompetent incompetent competent ont men n seeking the pulpit as s a mesa means m of 0 making a living And there I hr as A a matter of 0 fut fact be b no n hierarchy Jedl We w ar a sri not n in unfriendly spirit We ito are a n that the very 1 term ter used U for public worship wll reminds us uc of 0 th tb the Urns time when ho s tr was wea u free fr service in inthe the th church To aply aPI the te Athenian law lun service nl to mod modern modem 0 ern em m civil affairS affair al is I not practicable You Youn cannot n p en the Ue piece peace peacemaker p maker makr to donate dont a couple of or war ships ship a Hut But It I should hold bo l Ii practicable to tl conductS conducta conduct a S religious association according to t th the I guest great t pattern fl given by b th t the Founder ot 0 o th tt the church curch |