The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-03

The Elders and Brethren that compose the Buh fssora-
fion 10 the Churches which they represent, send chrisiiaR
salufafi0n.
DEAR BRErHRES
The sUbect present submit 10 your consideration
IS IMPORTANCE AMONG MINISTERS or THE
GOSPEL Education required and considered absolutely No
eessary in all Other professions Ii have suit in court
the services Of the learned and sku Law
yers much greater expense II we are dangerous
ly ILL., The attendance Of the sklu and sue
eessul physician within reach. How much more imp0
tani to have those well informed whom. in great de
gree, depends eternal welfare! OF what importance Is
lawsuit. bodily health. when compared with eternal lhngsl
Comparatively speaking. few concerned with the learned
professions while every individual 10 deeply concerned 10 the
ministry Of The word.
Ministers are ambassadors for Christ We should CON-
plain If Government should send ambassadors foreign
powers who srse and ignorant Of the principles Of
our Government when, al the iime they might have
sent men every way qual'fed Why should complain!
Because much depends the embassy. Much de-
ponds the embassy upon which every minister Of Christ
sent "WhatoeEer they bind earih. shall be bound
heaven; and whatsoever they loose earth shall be lOosed
in heaven" Our mnsIerng brethren, who have no, enjoy
ed The advantages Of an education and feel The responsible
lily they under, and often cry OUT who is sufficient for
these ihings!"
Learning is necessary the proper understanding of the
Scriptures Much Of them is sealed book those who
not acquainted with the manners and customs that prevailed
when they written For instance. nho unless he
acquainted with the in which oriental marriages were
conducted could understand what Saviour intended BY the
parable oil the virgins! what by the
siy Of putting wine into bottles, and the being
made by putting piece Of garment into old
unless he has acquaintance with Jewish history!
Destitute Of the information who could tell what Paul
intended by the expression, who shall deliver from the
body Of this deah! Learning is necessary enable
settle properly the Of scripture, which requires
knowledge Of ecclesiastical history and the writings Of the Fa
theirs.
Learning among Protestant ministers is absolutely
ry for the defence Of the truth against the supersiOns
Rome The Popsh ministers Of superior sltsinmen
in literature. We necessarily have in contact will
them Hence the necessity Of learning among Protestant mi
nsiers In 1884, the Roman Catholic Church increased l
thousand in the valley Of the Mississippi By this valley
that par, of the United States the Of whc
emptes into the Mississippi river IL is evident they
making effort obtain redundance Of influence in hi
country. IL they secure their purpose, what will be The ell
feet! The horrors Of the inquson near relations spin
the blood Of each ohe With learned Protestant ministry
and the blessing Of Heaven upon their abors, have
| Thing of this to fear.
The Christian religion is to be defended from the attacks
n6des. Many OF them learned and their writings bl
too we'll calculated TO deceive weak to inf
writings than yet this all that could
given BY tera,e minister. There such persons in III
most OF our congregations Every minister, therefore, houl
be sbe any objection which skepical persons
make to the truth Of the Scriptures; for they embodene
in the sin o unbeef n they discover their questions and oil
Jecons confuse minister Of the Gospel and think they ha,
achieved great victory.
The improved state OF society requires improved mini
try People in general improving and will not attend ii
ministry oil il,erate man, they would The ministry
the individual had his opportunities been better. "Fs
comes by hearing II So our opportunity for doing GOO
will be in proportion to the number that attend our ministry
and this number Of hearers will be- in general proporc
10 the stock Of information possessed by the minister.
The Scriptures require improved ministry. Our Savio
instructed his disciples three years before he gave them the
commission 10 90 all the world and preach the Gosp
to every creatures" and then they wait until III,
endued with power from high before they dare OPP
their mouths toward preaching II true they were sent
fore this the lost sheep Of the house at Israeli IN wh
case they taught what to say. Matt X q Some sa
if wal, to get an education precious souls will be pershn
With equal proprey the disciples might have said Lord
tsry in Jerusalem, waiting for power from on hgh sou
will be dying in their sins You have commissioned US;
us 90 ami publish il Immediately. We read OF one who
instructed into the wav of the Lord perfectly. Is
remarkable that he should not have sad souls are perishn
have no time be instructed perfectly; lei me go a
, do what can with what already know! Paul charged
moihy on two occasions give himself study lIm
10; Tim. H. l5 Had learning been unnecessary, the APT
tie would have given this charge 10 young minister
The importance Of improved Baptist ministry, we thin
is evident from the following considerations, with many Of
ers that might be adduced. The scarcity OF etcien Bapt
ministers ill important stations speaks volumes upon
subject There many and villages now destitute
Baptist preaching, which might have been supplied had
posessed suciency of Baptist ministers possessing SUI
Bile qualifications. In defending what conceive TO be
truth we meet with much opposition from those OF dliiers
opnion. In proportion the information our ministers Pr
sess will be their in opposing errors hence the nee
sy of Baptist ministers enjoying equal advantages WIN INC
of anv other denomination Learning influence. In ord
them to counerac an undue influence in favor OF eror let
place our minister's pon. of learning or they possess
natural abily on level with those Of other denomnaao
d and having truth sde are sure Of success
n We now propose to answer some objections. i. is son
q times said our Lord chose his disciples from low ella
is and from their occupations, they erate; conseque
y he designed their should be unearned
"a remark that il does follow, om their occupaons
,hey were itsra,e; and even they have area
u shown that they instructed by the best teacher that