Convention of Baptists Progres-
. sing
fl
(Continued From First Fun)
I)! war patriotism la alive. and no
louder voice aouuda its ringing note
throughout our land than that of the
pulpit;
respond to their duty to defend their
country. But in tho quieter times of
peace. the voice is silent and patriotic.
ell zcnuhip goes a begging.
of y of the godly in what gives the
ungodly heir opportunity. We are
too body I) attend to politics, the best
then hold thcmsclvcs tlloot‘ from all
public duties. the public good in saev
IIrI'fltIetl for prl 'alo gain.
Strong: “'l‘he men who do not Inter-
em themselves in public concerns are .
an truly I'l‘SDUIIBllilCI for municipal mis-
Iule as the the IliII-il who are in politics
for revenue only. The former neglect
politics for their private internals and
the latter manipulate politics for their
private interests. it lit the selfishness
of the former which given the selfish-
ness of the bitter its opportunity. lIlvi-
denlly every no called “good citizen'
is the, accomplice of the had. We are
afflicted with the bud citizenship of
good men."
A prominent brew-III- in New York
is quoted on declaring that Ihe church
could drive the saloon out of business.
if it should use the power it has. But
the church only makes II spasmodic cf-
t‘ort here and there. and of short duru-
ilon. while the saloon winks unitcdly _
365 days in the) car and than it wins
out Brotlneu l helicrc that we are
responsible in n large Incasure for this
uputhy‘and ituilft’creuce. We are often
reminded that the pulpit learnt, a place
to discuss politics, and personally i
believe that a minister degrades his
office who allowII. himself to discuss in
a so—called sermon. the pros nlul cons
of party issues.
we are under holy orders to stir
the members of our cohort-notions to
realize that government is of find and
the; are under obligations to (toll to
support that noternutcut in all that
works for justice. peace and I‘itIlIiIIIIIt~‘
ness in the lives of lilIIll. 'l‘luI minis-
ters of the gospel look so lit'll\'t‘ II purl
in the elections oi" last year in Htllllt‘
placer: that the dolly press was com
pulled to take notice of it. .l‘hiiutlt-l
plIia. so often spoken of as corrupt
and content to he corrupt, wan vigor
trusty aroused from its t‘tilllt‘llllit ill hy
the pulpit» of that city. Among tin
three or four who were prime movers
for clean politics in l'hilndclphia and
Pennsylvania were some of our own
brethren. Quietly they did their work
guilty; about stirring up IIIII iudiiitluai:
as the conttuiasinncd servants of .lc
hovnh; and when the time than they
spoke out openly and boldly. 'l'iII
hosts of the enemy reused their sneer
int: and trembled in Hair camp, IIIII‘
clcctittn day sent them scallcrint: it
the wild rout of utter tit-teal. And llll
Hory of Philadelphia was rcpeatpt
with grcuter or ll'hSt'l' power in mam
other places throughout our liilltl..
These things have It lesson for Us
We haw been too careful. i fear. l’ci
annuity we have hit that politics “In
loo corrupt for us it) have lunch to dI
with: noun-times wII haII- stayed away
from the polls, as we would shun I
filthy Inirc. and with US have her:
large IIIIIninIIs ot' the |III<I and cl Iaucs
of our citizens. We have kept .s lt‘lli'i
on many of these political lllllliIIi‘S not
have failed to do our duty try out
ntlycs. our fellow Int-u, our ceunlr)
and our liod
\\II stand lIIIi'IIIII the public ilh th-
('llilliiltittllh‘ oi :Ill thing. which Hi'l‘ :
benefit to man and the opponents it
all that tll'fll'iltll‘> anti dcspoils our l'ci
low iilI‘Ii. We can Kli'tI a ft‘t‘litt'litlttii‘
proof of thI vcalily of our faith it
many who are now slopltcai. hy Ih.‘
ptisilittti which \\I‘ may till-II. in tin
Illiilit' ol' liod. as the ll‘lillt'ix of Hi
III-IIIIltI IIIIIIEIId IIi‘ety fee which llHHlill:
illt‘ll' luInI'n :Itui |II‘IIIpIIl‘iiy.
WII may no t'ii‘ll IlIIcpIIr in our rt
Fli'lllrIllllllli titan this. and say that in
too entrusted with tin» lioly Word II
that. in which the IiIIutuIIIcIIlItl laws I:
brotherhood and l'lllllll‘tlll: coverumcn
art- written. \\'II I'II.IlIr.I~ our oltlitzu
lion to proclaim the l‘IInIlIIIntIIIla
truths of the spiritual life coniztiIII-I
in llIII itihte. and l ltt‘llI‘U‘ Ihut w.
should also rcnlizuI it it duty to pro
cl tllii llitI nt'l'lpttll‘nl truths conccruln;
civic life. The following rceolullor
adopted hy the l’rIInhylory of Nev
York lllltt‘tll'tllt‘n what l'tnn trying II
my: "itcwdrcd. That we recognize
tin: mound of t‘hrlsxt us ”In tclpvcint
l't'llil'tl't l'III' II\'IIt)' forth of PHI. and ill
(ltiiit'll n» lllt‘ agency by which lie
world is to he t‘l‘ut'iItIiI‘ilt'Il and IIIIrIIIt
and. therefore. wII lIIIlicvc IlIIIl liII
wold tcttrhlhue of (fluids unno hII up
plied to t‘\l‘i‘_\‘ uphcrc of lite. and lint
the church uhonld hear her lIIellmonI
for I'lglilt‘tlliIIilt'Iit .ilitl purity in all hu
man ttlfilll‘b “
(tur troupe] in for the Wlmlt- lllllit
to arm quI IIIrcnutlIIIn him to fluid llilt
Ilefcttl evil in any and every forth. ll
our conception of the rhutch. do wt
not MtIiIlt‘llillt‘It not the cart hIIt'oI‘II tht
horuul Wu it“) planning tilllmni IIx
I'lultlvcly on necking to build up tin
"315.22";wa POI!
lit! Lime Com-
villi?“ igkution Con-
Itipaian lit ticndlche.
Wadklil'imuih'
it“; Juan! in «is.
. scanners
, _AliDRAltE pus
MPH
I m 001:!
‘lililbtiity. Tm
. m
. - wetland and
W‘ like then m:
it“. ’
men hear the tzry of God and .
This Ith ‘
Haya Josiah .
But i do believe that .
tip '
‘Iy transforming and Instructing the
i
Cooper. we have put Ina stock of his preparations.
Everv
reports
wng to the wounderlul results obtauied
or the sick of St. Louis
body knows through
how successful these
by L. T.
newspaper
remedies
have proved In cases of chronic stomach, liver
and kidney troubles. rheumatism and deafness. .
We earnestlvrcquest that all so afflicted call
. and learn of these remarkable medicines.
Platner & Bradley,
The Clifford ,Pharmacu.
Two Stores,
Cor. 50. Main and Elizabeth Sis.
The Bridge Pharmacu.
N0. 205 Waslnngion Si.
c Yrs Vj.rlm%~u‘
.lIII c'hutoh build up men. \ic shall
.vin men to the church. as we first ot‘
Ill make them ee‘c that the church has
i nu-ssagc and II mission to men. Sure
ly in living for onrselvm alone we lll‘t‘
not teaching the fundamental (‘liris-
Ilan lawn of: service. sacrifice and love.
.hn. hart Hilltl. “The only way to serve
IloIi is to help llim do what He is llil~
.IIII. namely. help ”in: till this poor.
Iinning. plundering and
world out of its guilt and ignorance
Ind wrctcluIduIIss, into the bless-t Illlt‘hn ‘
If obedience to ills laws. The way
In serve (lod is to serve nIIIII‘ 'lnaI-I
illil'll as ye have done it unto the least
.It' those. my brethren. yII haw done
:t unto IIIII,‘ "
Society may be likened to a giant
udiriduul with its llltllltlh‘. its pccul
IIIIitics. its temperament. SE‘IISllIlllllt'~
InIl conscience. Society has a con-
It-icnce. anti how profoundly has that
'llilHt‘ltIlll't‘ rIIvItltIIIl npninut lllc O‘XI
toned evils them» past few months.
.low IiI-I-ply was that IIoInIciIInIIII .I'iiI‘I
't‘tl to hearty sympathy and generous
tliilunthropy by the eat‘tluplakc dis.
later in l‘ulit‘ornia. We all illll‘t't that
he church has a ministry to the cott-
Icicnce; this conscience IN the oitjct-
l\'i’ point of much of our prcIIchiItI...
illnll \\'t' not realize that we have I
.zI'IIIIIIIr message for the mentor IIIIIr
I't'lt'lli't’ of society? This social
cicucc which in uwulicning through-
uIt our land makes an lli‘tzt‘ill IchIIIIIIIl
Ipon us. It needs to he trained. IIIlIII-III
III, directed. controlled. And i lii‘lii‘Vt‘
hat the life and teachings of .lIIsIII
outnius precisely the l‘IIIuiaquntul
Irinciples III,‘t‘t':t>:lI'.\' for this important
ask. Men are I'IIINIInlly ruining-new
locations of duty in llIl-: complicatctl
:oclcly, and these IpIII lions t .in only
I.. IInsuIIIIIIl lli (‘lIIistiIIII Ithim
As to the second law of month II we
end that Jenna came "to give his
il‘c tlh II ransom for many." and lie
lot only accepted the (Irons for llilu-
elf. but llc Jllh‘lt made its ucccptunce
luI condition of IllHt'llllilNlllll. There in
rel IIIIoIhIIr low which perhaps is hr
llltlt'ti in these other two, but it ought
p he mentioned scparutcly. and that
ii the low of" love. and alter all,
5 the most t‘IIIulnIuentIIl_
The only security of II rIIlmiIiic ill in
he intelligence and virtue of fin ciliI
term. The IttlIuIailonIIl syntcm of our
-IquIIIy is as vllul to its prIIepcrlIy and
Irtttectlon as is he natural reunurccn
IuIl army and navy. MIIn must lll‘ in-
IIillttenl, they munt ho IIIIpnlItII _ of
lIiukloIz out for llquImIl\'I-.~I IIII- prtih»
cum of null governIncnt. and not he
vllt'pctl in their indium-III IIllhIIr by the
tttrlluitu ill'\\‘ti|lil|)t‘l‘fi or llIII howling
it-mnuogucu. lgnornnce and rice
hrtrII together. and if IiitInIder conunt
hey would be the rock upon which
he nhlp of nlule would no to lilt‘t't'ti
Ind ulnh beneath the watern ol‘ obliv-
Itil. AlIi citizcnn. hIIIItlIrIIn. wII Ultitlll
I: throw tlllt‘itt'lVl‘H and our chnrchcu
ntII thin liti‘ilill The church ban in»: II
lit‘ power for education Hllll't' llII t'ttI
nhlthqunl. iiy fa: the larger port of
he rolloneu in thin country wIIrII
'ollntled and factored into life and punu
Ir by the church of .iIIuIII. l‘lIIItIII, \v.I
mod not let thin prIIIIr of llillllt'uptt
dip from flit, ignorance and t‘iIrlulluu-
ly control. IIxItIt together. one or the
Ithcr moat move out. and illiittt‘ttltch
dtoIIlIl he thc firm to more. The
Ihurch has lot-t. name of its early lunc-
Iionu in education. but it titllhl litIVt'i‘
lose ilu opportuniticn to teach men to
no men. The areal. truths which ivuclt
man to love find and his neighbor as
himself. will do more in nvortlII-owinn
vice than yeurn'of IItutly in the chut-
that. There. truth» yet remain to the
Ihurch. and We are the lt'flt'llt'i‘n or
them: an servant» of God. we aimnld
Irocluim them. and In: clowns we
«hoold he diligent in laying tlu-nn
:ruthu Ito nerdy in menu minds and
worth that t "y Hllflll find then m to he
he inundation upon which own kind]
mild their not-int and political think
on. ’l‘lIII Mortal doctrlluI of (‘ltrlni Wan
trut of all ItlvtuII Itotultlp. and concu-
went human hrotluIrllnIIun. A man
aspired with the true .‘Ii‘llrll of love I:
to longer ltvtug [or the individual
.ett. but for ltln weltti. nttraatlr‘ mt”.
Witt! than who in rctnittnfw in the
two of (ion lIoIIInueII also a brother of
it other men in the name rotation.
the more] condition of man In Jeans“
true was: horrible beyond all IletIIIrittI
ton. .Yet Jesuit did not give iii all
n thundering ugutnet them hilt rat or
A
in Irch. rather than seeking to malte‘
snii‘criuu '
t‘tIii- l
thia’
individual man in higher ideals. lic
.fntmed little groups whith new on
IlIIuvIIn of the meal to remain there
until the whole Ins ltIIIVcnIId f‘ (I'llqlltte't
.uol flight was the spirit of the Manltt.
tho i teat lhut mauv times. in thel are,
lot political crils our method had lttcn
‘that of keeping quiet as the best way
to not out of it.
The power of the pulpit and llIII
.church for cillznmhip depends upon
its nhilily to so apply IllvinII truth as
tto discover a man's religious nature to
himself: to instruct that nature in thc
IlIinus ot‘ lied, and to lead that man to
submission to the rcpettemtlng power
.or find. Then this individual shall no
out into life a living example and
IIIIIIIIIIIIII~IIII importer of new life.
i dunno if is said that the fun sides
.ot' civilization which an lliltlt‘\'t'lu|i.'ll
'Iil‘t' public opinion anti the popular
lt'ttllht‘lt‘nt‘t‘. "More than anything: clrc
.humnn. they arc illl‘|)0\\'l‘l'l‘lll,” Wash»
liunlon once said. “in proportion as
the structure of II government gives
Il‘orce to public opinion. it is cm-nli ll
tlnII public opinion should ht, L‘llllLlli-
cued." We have baseball games. ext
curslons, Sllil\V>. llillltt‘: opt-n filtllt'b oI’
IIIIIIIIlv II'IIIIIy dIIscIiptioII on Sunday
' the law I-ulvn that theise things shall
not hI-; lInI pIIhliI opinion and popu-
.lur cunecicucc say there is no harm
iin them: We want illt'lll. and they
have them. A large monitor of people
lIIIIrIII- that the saloon ll-i a tilll'pt‘; it
mnkcs flu-m filllitltlt’i' to act their town
tsupported by :1 license fee which they
know is money wrung out of thc lit‘ill'l‘I
;of suffering wives and starring IIItil~
ldrcn. lint, public opinion says we will
lliavc the saloon and tin y have it. MI-II
tiny politics til‘II rotten. that you can't
,'I'IIII II caucus «'15 you run a Sunday
.III-hooi. Schcuuw and tricks lil'l‘ rcr
lsortcd to which one code of ethic.»
:~IIys in wrong. but the popular con
science is IIIlIIIIl into (Intent-cut slap
and the sonic unholy lhlllfln no on and
on. And so it multiplier. ltsclf iIllIIo:i
beyond conception, rautll‘yiniz itself in-
Io utmost III-cry form of society. until
we burn corruption and lniunily on
III-Ivy hand. The law is IIoI enforced
{ht-cause of public opinion. evils rise
up and thrlic and III-II not put down
because of public opinion.
ilIIt. these sumo two [til't‘t'b’ no mighty
.for wrong can he turned him still
.Inlnhtier fort-ck for right. The name
‘wulIIr which ovcrllown the river bank»
land workn terrible havoc, when IliI
rcctIId into the proper channel. will
turn the wheels of an enormous Inc
tot‘y.
When public opinion won
unaiuul municipal lillHl‘liltI. Incn rose
up in their might and ovccthrcw Ihc
IInIItIhlncs of iniquity. What living I'N'
Iunpleu of the power of public opinion
have paused bnforc our eye», in the
crooning and hrlnnitin to qu-Illco of
evil IluIIrII in this country! it public
opinion in t'llilt'llit'll concerning a «le
on reform political, not-fill..lIIIftnttrloi
to moral null if the popular I‘ltll‘
M‘llilll't‘ in nulllclenily awoke to enforce
an enlightened public opinion, the l't'~
term in lit‘t‘itliillllttllt‘tl utrutghtway.
Here then it, HI’WMH to me i» the op-
portunity IInIl the duty of the (‘lti‘ittI
liltii Ininitttcr III; II citizen. 'i‘o t'tlilt'fltti
pliitilt' opinion and to Itrounc the pop-
IIiur contu-lenue. liul you nay the men
whom you Inont wluh to reach will
not come to hour you. YIIII. thin in
true; It ht a condition of things to
make tut ponder when milliliters felt
tilt that. more than half a! the popula-
tion do not even [Ii‘nl'ttltli to attend
church. Prntcutaul or lioman Catholic.
YIII you mind. contents that many at
thorn who are most negligent of their
public tlultna are members of our
IIhurchIItt or congregations. if there lit
any mm clams In: a whole. which needs
to he Itrouucti from apathy tout itpttl'I
red on to NM and to do to: duty tut
ctttzrnn. l helanII it in the Ilntrch Ito-
lnn IIitnItI. Get this class thoroughly
III‘ulIncIl
lint-urt- uprcndlnp and working like the
mIrtplurIIl IeIwcn.
There lti IIIItiItnv. Ito nanIrful in thin
lthI nu truth; cunt-choir the truth an
come and get this truth it mint bk
carried to them As the prtmlnlmertt
of thin truth. it is incumbent upon on
it! get this truth to them. Personally
as char gymon we may not be able to
no from nature to house. .irom bench
to lttéilfih counter to counter. diatrlh
MIMI momma on than tomcat. flat.
in ti dearth We are like the Mariam
in the mill whose duty it is to we
awakened and you will find their in- '
it in in Jesus. and if nun will not.
thy. could it
“ill .\' ill)! go,
be widely tt
I'eiulcrcd by
facts IIIIIIIIIIr
unfaithful
Iheut wide
way, An II
fioston at: e
filllilll‘ for l
‘0
\.')t [‘rfi'
lirllt II
n.» until.
it -t.Iltt‘lIIIi_
lion of
naturalizalio
and the dot
We will not
no. .ions.
of today.
int: IIlIIInIIIIt
iniquity the
it II cannot. i
it Inn dot
lln. III should
him out and
but
I hate il‘lI
in the
which IIint
hotly. thaw
llI'ltlH
I'II‘IIIIIII this
long \‘i'car
III II iIIIIIvIIIIl
'/.l‘llti
t'llllfll‘ aln is
our 0wa an
ill dismay,
should \\II l
Inluiuicl‘e of
the church,
tlotl's name.
the potato
I
fill“
W
m.
that the men have work to do.
this great church.
many valuable lIIIItitIIs of
patch on important
him to leave the city.
digest of" lllt‘
Silltliulli. gaming, ctr,
intmia
the
{rule .‘iiitl reveal the large opportunity
of service before the l‘hrislinn chop it
The church of t'hI-lsl II:
scope of
and I-
hut lit us not foIIIcI that we anI
of an earthly klnntlom now.
ltIIly horror of IlIIsztir.
look upon cinu awful works and run
should he the clmmpionz. of
.\ Spinney.- Rev. A. ll,
W. R. Duh:
I2
3"
And
upoiling in its up-
II awakened and used to
carry the message of (‘hrisl wht III on»
Christian truths in the,
hand could
in It political cum-
:«Irrt‘cc may he
carefully verifying
illt‘ clutructors and
sell.
first
nine
records of unworthy candidates and of
tilciuls. and then giving
publicity in II non-partisan
in
I'tlitI
mayorally In: to lorcI’I
The Municipal
ssoclulion of citizens
xposcd an unworthy
lu-
iaIIElIc oi‘ (‘llll'ftgt’L which on!»
ll‘tffil'tle
pilllllt‘ nfllces. condemned
:Ildernn-n whow terms were
and only two of 1th
of all candidates for
2h out of fit
cxpirlnu.
gs wcrn
lithIIr suggestions are it
state laws on liquor. the
aim tlII- instruc
rants hy pamphlets on
n, AIIIIIricaII lllSilliillltiir.
lI-s of American citizens.
take time for further our.»
Ht' arc :«llllll‘lt'lll to Him.
the reform-
of sot-ply. ll exisu ill
thh: world as thII living protest against
mowed IIIIIImy ol‘ all sin
I'Ittow out oplu III nor lilo
Wile III \cr tho cut-nu
lurks. IIIul IIvIIry'Ith III that he works.
the t'llllilli of llod hunt
Iliic hint teary-less mm
d to keep this paper with
discussion the tIvllII.
partchIlIIl'ly in the civic
I It feeling that we a: min.
hnrcltec have left sin to
field IIIInIIIlIIsIIIIl all too
(I II\pIII lint: to ltII I-itlzi- Its
\ kingdom in tlIII fIIlIIIII;
ciIi
lit--
ici us tint cloni-
handn in
neither let an
rampant.
Ii hold up our
As we love our (ltul. so
orII our frilow lill'll; ,as
the gospel and lt-udcrn of
we. with our t'liiil't'lit‘h.
uIIIu. in
against all that llll‘t‘iilt'lls.
their llheIlitItrIni well an that which
Hill its to destroy Iiull conic.
ulluIII-quutiltec lict w
Hart“. of Mer—
Do not take chances on it wearing away or experiment with some unknown preparation
which may leave the bronchial tubes and lungs weakened and susceptible to attack from
the germs of Pneumonia or Consumption. ‘
It I"!!! III. “to
1 titan
“0'3:th with:
Mm...“
idea; Rev. Ill- 0 Ward of Lemugwell,
gave their report the some being he
dented unanimously. and the follow-
ion officers declared elected:
Presidentmliev. F. 1). Elmer. of Win-
nted.
Ist't'l‘t’llll‘)"“"' E.
Montville,
l)lrt‘t'iortl~~Ashford Antioclalion. Rev.
C. W. Wolfe; iI‘IIirlleld Association.
Rev. Frank (.3. iii-own; Hartford Ac-
socialion. Rev. ll, M. Thompson; New
Haven Annotation. Rev. W. A. Spin~
trey; New London Association. Rev. J.
A. Elder; Stouingtou Association, RH’.
E. W. Potter.
Trustees of Mluielt :‘a‘ Ilorne Society
w—Rov. George M_ Stone. 110., of iiurt~
ford; Rev. J. W. lilI‘IhurIlnon. of Siam-
ford; Rev. 1’. (I. Wright.”ot‘ Norwich;
Rev. R. A. Ashworth. of Mertdcn,
’l‘hc enuaylsts for tho? \vero chosen.
fI‘lrIIt. Rev, D. l). Monroe, of New lia-
veu; alternate. Rev, (theme 1'). Reid.
tit-Shelton. Second. Rev. A. B. L‘liil‘ly'.
itcv. Sanderson.
of Hartford; alternate, Rev. 1‘. it].
lirown. of New llrituin.
Alter singing. thII second essayist.
Rev. J. Wilhor Richardson, of Stam-
ford, was heard. His topic was The
Authority iielonxlng to II New ’l‘estu-
meal Minister. and the address fol~
lows:
’l‘hertI lit a distinction between the
"authority“ which n minister legiti-
mately possesses and the influence
which he may properly oxcrt. it the
minister posscnsen "llllilIOl‘lly" it must.
he official: that authority dots not he-
loun to him. but to the place he fills.
'l‘hIIt authority is external. and Home-
thing which is conferred upon the min-
ister. its voice is not that of per»
Rllllfiltm. hut of command.
There are many in our churches who
commit the error of limiting the func~
linos ot’ the minister toItlIII one busi-
ness of preaching. Said It member of
a hoard of trustees to a friend of mine:
“You do your work and preach: but
keep your hands off the financial pol»
icy of this church. and don't disturb
its social relations. "tilt-x}: .onI are
ready for a lifIlIWIlit‘l' hath,"
How they miscqu-civcd llIII prerog-
atives of thII minister. Some of lhII
enod people in our churches circumv
III-vibe his work to announcing repcut~
ancc towards and. anti faith in Jesus
('hrisl. lic may teach a Sunday school
class. But he must not, touch churoh
legislation. They believe IhIII the min-
ister's t'ftit’tililSttlIIil. so far In: it I‘I lulcs
to tho individual. ends the minute
that individual repculs, believes. and
IIniIIIs will: the church. All things
which pertain to order. conduct. doc-
trlnc and Illseipllne. belong to other
hands to direct and operate, That in,
the minister has "no authority" over
the individual church member. That
the church may he convenience, mere
sentiment considers llltli certain
thin-gs may ho sulttniltcd to him; and
I-IuIItI:~y Innw accord the privilege of
administering lli\‘ I'IIIIs oI‘ llit‘ church.
lint many do iitli know that all lllt’fit'
indent: to the Mike which the mini»;-
IcI ttt‘tillllt‘h‘. The fact is. man} cnttt
Iain the idea that only by vote of tho
majority in II c'hnII h docs the minister
IlliiillliIllliy authority Ihul his minis-
tcriIIl acts are of Ito higher power than
those of any member, not IIXIIIpling
the most illiterate and incompetent in
the church. Neither do the minlslcr‘n
injunctions and admonillons occupy a
higher inlportant'c than that of any
church member who can speak with
Itttnal facility and hilt-it): in short.
the minister is what the majority vote
of the church permits hitn to he lie
possesses no InoIII authoriti than the
illilf‘th permits hint to event e
Sluh notions IIIII flatly contradicted
by NIw 'l‘I,I~lItIuIIIIi history and pro—
I'I'lllll‘t‘. Such .ILIInIinnIntu reduce the
sulcmn ceremony of ordination to II
lliIIltI III-IIIIIsiIISIicIIi spectacular Show.
The New 'i‘csltnntnt (‘hrixtlau minis-
tcr had authority from on high confer
red upon him. The oillce gave him the
right to do ccrlulu lhlnns; required
ltlttt to assume certain solemn obllgaI
lions. to Timothy «i: it it is nnIIouruI~
win to n minister of the goeptl. ”Neg.
li't'l not the hill film is in iluIII. which
was given then by pIIIophtty with the
laying on of the hands of the preshv'
tIIty ”etc is it definitely \ltllt‘tl
that in answer to n solI mu dedication
to it I-II-Inlu olilto by thI laying flu or"
tIfliIlal hands 'lilnothy received a
ispcclul Illft from (ind. 'i‘ituotlly thl
III-tired ritlfllf‘lllllu; which the other
1 lttlhiltlti men and women lilitl not Ic
ccivcd
if this is It correct statement of the
original constitution of the f‘hrlutiuu
ministry the true minlaioi of Jeans
t"hIlaI is in possession of ti pIII-uliut
gift of spiritual powr-r. which no luy
Illuli lttlhst‘NHIIn. it in beyond t'tiliiitt-
diction that the Christian church .IIturt
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ed on a democratic organization, and
antler ti democratic form of govern-
ment: there were officers, not legisla-
live. but executive; nevertheless the
minister possessed It “petailinr outhor~
liy" different trout anything of that
character. Several considerations will
prove, that the Christian ministry was
not merely limited to the lumlnoes of
preaching or teaching
(l) The {act that the spiritual
church requires a vluihltI organ
through which to manifest itself. anti
that provisions are made for the. con-
tluuauIII of that organization till the
end of time. presents prouf of peculiar
gills IIIIIItIIfn authority lIuident to
the continuance and succession of tin
ministry.
The fact that there is a visible. or-
ganization creates another condition
and lt(’(‘t'Hf-tllt'iif.‘.< the appointment of
rules in that organization. The only
rulers specified are bishops and dell
cons. There is no hint given that any
necessity for other officers would artsc_
nor that the Great Head of the church
would tolerate addition. The original
otiiccrs. thII sort of men who should
occupy them. the, authority which
should he conferred upon them. were
fixed and fundamental. No body of
ecclesiaatics. nor any convention. post--
hers the right to modify or change
them. it is an insult III the wisdom
of the Great Head of the church for
ecclcsinutlcs to pllfcr titles from the
synagogue and ntuniclpln. and set this
patchwork forth as the status of a
Christian minister. When (.‘hrisl
said ."My kingdom is not of this
world." Hc announced as IllI‘tinctiy
that terms anti officers selected for
the representatives of the church. as
well as of the kingdom. did not orig-
lnntc in this wovl.d 'l' he spillt hack of
Ills IIpIcsIIntutivcs is unlike that of
car thly empires.
I ‘hrlst instituted II government after
His own model for the visible organi-
zation which was to represent liim on
Iearth. The apostles followed t‘hrisl‘s
model. No human institution ever
clothed its representatives with such
fIIrII‘eIIchlng authoritv. Christ said to
His ministers. "As thtI Father hath
sent me. so send 1 you." What ditl
t‘hIist say to the seventy: “Whatso-
ever thou shalt hind on earth shall he
hound in Heaven." What a tremelr
dons expression concerning flit. uutlt
ority of a ministry! WhItcver inter
pretalion is given these words of
l‘hrist. the actual effect of the tlecin
ions of that ministry would pursue an
individual over, earth. through death.
anti accompany him to the end of eter-
nity. Whatever may he the theolog-
iIIu's interpretation of thoec remark-
ahlc words. the fact remains. a stupen.
dons “so:nellting" was conferred upon
l‘hrist‘s preachers. which was not con—
ft‘l'l'lIli upon Christ's layman.
When (‘hrlst sent forth the “first
preachers“ of the. gospel~«mark you.
not just the apostles. but preachers
two and two. until seventy were on-
Kilgt‘il in that ministry. ilc conftrrctl
upon them peculiar power and certain
IIIIthoIlIy. which differentiates them
from those who remained Iii home—-
these valued the dead. cast out demons.
cured the sick, and preached the pros-
the Holy Ghost came upon In, so that
all that unlike in other tonnes in the
superb conference meeting which fol»
lav/ed. hut Peter watt chosen preach-
at of the occasion because of his DB-
f’llllfll‘ position and commission At this
time, the Holy Ghost evidently divided
the disciples ihto “official ciaeses"~—-
putttn some first—which was extend-
o'd lot )6 timed of Paul. They were
all baptized by the Holy Ghost n lke;
but they work not endowed, nor eudOW-
cd alike. «(See Ger. 1.: 12, 28 to 30).
1‘ here was ”dilution. with correspond-
ing power and authority.
Here. then. the government for the
clunch in set forth; and what the gov-
ermnent shall do is explicitly stated
and designated. .
(1L), Observe, that the “appella-
tions" gheu to those governma or min-
isters, must necesartly be descriptive
of the character of the office. and the
{IIIIcttons to be discharged
The words chosen, and applied to a.
minister of Christ must describe what:
the milliliter in "utlicially "
in Matt. 2: l3, We read, “and thou
Bethlehem art not. etc., etc.. 'I' * * for
out of thee shall come a governor that
shall role my people Israel.’ The
Greek word begetuon. meaning gover-
‘nor. is qualified by the Greek word
polmuino. meaning to guide, to shep-
lltIi'fl, to cch-cise rigid authority, thus
telling what the governor will do. A d
these same words which describe t 6
character and work of the Christ. are
chosen and need by Christ Himself.
when He would describe the scope and
quality of the authority. which He will
confer on Ihe overcomer and keeper or.
His works. III Rev. 2:
from glory afllrms of the faithful dis-
ciple. "He shall rule with a rod of
iron. and dash in pieces. etc. * ' ‘
even as i received of my lIathet.‘
Jesus describes the authority in rulI
ing which he received of the Father.
and which he will confer upon a spec-
ial class Jesus uses that descriptive
word poimalno. It was the saute thing
and ministers when dwelling in their
midst. He declared. "As my Father
suit me so send i you "
Recognizing what Jesus meant Paul
selects the some terms in his epistles,
where addressing individuals and
churches he reaffirms the quality and
scope of the authority which thc min~
later of Christ shall exercise. in He.
hrewa 13: 7. Paul admonisheu thus:
"Remember them that rule over you";
13: 11. ”Obey them that have the rule
over you": also 13:24. “Salute all thorn
that have the rule over you."
These injunctions informed the
churches what their proper attilode
should be towards those who governed
them. Unquestioned authority in as-
signed.- Hear Patti announce his nu-
thorfy as a ruler. preacher and teach-
(‘1‘, in 1 Tim. 1: '30. when dealing with
them: who "were undermining the faith
one delivered to the saints": hear Paul
dt‘IclIIrc. "0f whom is llymaencus and
Alexander whom i have delivered unto
Sutun'." etc. HIre is the exercise of
authority. the imposition of binding
soulu such as Christ had earlier con.
fcrred upon Hts apostles and minis-
ters. Marvelous indeed are the terms
l"‘l"~ihtt body of (‘hrlstiun disciples IIt
homtI did it not. At this “institution"
of the minisu‘y lnot of upoelleshlpt
there seems to have been an oflletttl Ill
! riding line, between some (“30W .
nntl others.
. After the ascension. when all the
disciples w'IIlII iogethcl Iucordlng tot
,Ililvlnc I.Ippolntmcnt it is stated that
‘. IIII ItldIIlnIIIl witncsn war. needed. They
might all liihllli. but one moat come
from them to fill an office in the upon
tlckhlp. which all the dieciples wow
i not competent to fill One man must
the differentiated item the Iced; and in
litia ofllciul poklllon stand u'IpInt and
Illlitwt‘ the oilIIIIII. 'lhc Lord chore
Matthias that to he "II minister. " then
I "an apostle. " tScc Acts l: 25). little
l the ministry and lnity nrc differential
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which the scriptures line in describing
ltii.I {1110]} and quality of the authority
in.” the Iurly ministry. Supreme au-
‘lurri- 3 is indicated and declared.
. .IIIh language would not have
been fitted. find the ministry been re-
..II.iItcd to the Mill. work of teaching,
or pIIIIII-hiuig. or extending sympathy
Iin times of sorrow
till). History confirms etymology
in the foregoing view. Neluulcr. the
king among church historiann. Itlllrma
that in the early days of the church.
ltnc pl'cs‘liyitll's m hinliopu hell the Ill-
Jilt‘f‘lnll’lltlt’nf’e over the whole church.
anti the conduct of all its common at
lllllli ’lhero Were those in the early
church who pounevnttl the gift of
teaching. and order which Won kept
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