, 1860-10-05

| 4aau!y you Tor the more serious duties you ars
eatlso upon to perform: The Bible and such
odo1s as help to it. thorough knowledge il
"hat you need It is the Bible you afe to
preach. Science and nature may hs brought
In to illustrate, hut the 4p,fcs ;tt!fas tls Bill.
Sna what 1t reveals. 4 scsM7u With Christ
OF salvation IN i but incidentally. no matter
enefe or BY whom preached, is not gospel
mssa1ss nssfaIs a grs.: amo9qt Of residing i not
aud are incapable Of being Of use to themselyes
| or offers. Ny experience is, that in Eew York
taose moat frequently seeking cur aii are edu-
cased naea, graduates Of Universities, Gaming
rom ne seats and cen!ras Of learning, with
great etta:nments but NO practical, usst1l abil-
those around them. If they are 10 fortunste n ~ ~
to secure scme professional chair they nav lee.
eure well on subjects which they have neard
lectures about all their lives And 10 II mnv
be with you, if Jou hare not thought
and nedlts:ed andfelt, and realizsd, , our knowl.
edge; 10 that we know what We know cuts,de
Of ota our Libraries: snd Gun use it ss occasion
neeaa. iGur atudying must be done with
prayer. Dsvout study and PRAYER make The
christian minister. And -FOUR people will ap-
prec'ate this labor as well a. any other you nav
engage IN. They know and feel at ones nhcth.
er the sermon has been studied and PRAYED
over. and drawn from tbs experiences OF your
heart. Lat me assurs you this being minister
u serious thing, and requires earnest. coz.
s<ant edoft. When the t1me comes that you
no longer feel tbs necessity Of study, no longer
pray over EeW sermons, but re- preach your Old
ones, then it is tims to depart from your posi-
uen. The Vlvacity, beauty, freshness and
poaef OF your rnlpls services fade. You will
cessing to work yoa decline. i retired bust
ness man AID an 1nstudJing minister arc both
about alike. Neither are e7er of much use to
!ae world, and the sooner they are cpled to
Heaven tue better for them aud the World.
Your whole lives mast be devoted. If any Of
you hare had ths advantages Of a full edaaca-
ton, am glad. But il you ever feel that you
hare finished study you are mistaken, and ma
"The Discipline says: Be pupctu,1 IL
everything exactly at the t;ms.' There il
moral influence in this. The young man who
did not present himselffor examination for bis
course thn year does not feel the happiness Of
feeling in want Of punctuallty aud rcuiesnesat to
duty, affecting the heart as we'll Es reputation
and influence. That minister who lea stnrm
or tempest deter him from fulfilling a distant |
appointment to preach fees differently from
him who went, ting only two OF three gath |
erea together put Jesus in their midst
"U1e thing more, aud without this all else in
6sse1ess md useless. Have ycu that laith in
Chris. which works BY lore, and puzifes tie
heart? Are Jon going On to per!ec.ionf Are
Iou gro1niH9 alter i'll You have answered
'heae q7estio.s hu: now. But If these are re-
lu1fed Tor your eutry into the ministry, csn
Foa ia!1|l It's farther dut es, and 1aeet y1ur re-
How, NTH any ls.s, can you talk
. The penitent seeking c:Ep::; advise .he
,e:ieFer groaning after his.rr nsta;nments.
axe ycur place By the bed VI the diving. st.ud.
ng one side Of tbs departing spirit wit5 angels
11sltlng @ t1r lta departure, and do your ei1ice
here! When you IRE satisfied With less, then
|eepnrt from your position. Do rot remain
.hea this yearring Leaves your experiences.
gu must preserve is or fail il your fidelity to
1au and God.
TO how great-how h'gh-aa ef1i:e srs van
aued. the mouth Of Col to man, lheembassa-
6 Of the Lord Jesua Christ 10 fellow meu.
snst osaer beng mores ID such work? Who
AZ desire thing else, when once moved to
bis By tho Holy Goost1 If 1fanythine GIN make
len and angels weep it Is when one nerrni.ted
, preach the everlasting Gospel il found han
e1lng alter Bome other pursuit. Suppose Ut
ae time OF the Incarnation, God tsd chosen
ome ore Of the angels, md said to him, Go to |
sthlehem, and announce there that my son will
onae on e4rth for the salvation Of men. md
1st the answer had been, an 10 harry herc
thy presence, aud the world Is 80 lu!i vt sin.
} full Of misery, and hare 20 little affinitr |
ith it, that here I would rather remain. Or
oppose the messenger to have started on bis
tss1on, and ZONE star to euchant him br the
~, With unexpected interest, and hi. desire to
-glorien.. az that mission, ours il higher and
ore glorious. We not only proclaim t'Unto
~ son Is bonn" we add "Yozr IA,
our died" And he who is privileged to
sEe this announcement, and then refuses or
ogers or turns back, wooed by the world. DE-
:fSes a1nnas'on the deepest and direst. If
lere be ore here in whose heart there Is any
.al:ancy, lasve not this altar till the Holy
host ahall qualify you for the work. LIT there
60 tr;t,K here. So vast is this work that !
the heart and power is nece ,.ar7 to its full
lnent. We ask today, and with emotions
cannos utter, Will any Of these who have 80
leunly consecrated themselves to this wort
'er make shipWreck Of their faith9 With =
ese VOWS and covenants cliuein1 t, than :
III any 60 down to da-kaess1 l.
- 10 day We greet you in tie commencement
Jcur course. trust the record made to daT
each OF yeu will be "approved, adritted,
:ry Of death is made, may the record be-
tie finished his course with joy" And in the =
> Of eternity, may the Master, whose work
u are TO do, say to you " Well done. good and
thtul servant; thou hast been faithful over n
= things, will make th.e ruler over many
,nzs: enter thou into the joy Of thy Lord" i" 4
Ihs singing Of the hymn "How beauteous q
e their tset," aud prayer closed this impres.
e feature in to-day's sesaiou.
b1shtp James is verJ pleasing speaker. He
Winning voice, natur41 Aad impressive i
inner, aad distinct enumeration. His st,le !
{: clear an: simple, With NO stEainiug after ef.
It. ae chooses plain Saxon words, and ar (
ages bis N a1ter 80 simply that it seems to the !
prac1ced very easy to say all he has said. | 4
this reason bis discou1ses iinger in the &
mory. It would be impo:slble to convey bv 7
day. I
The session OF ihe Conferences WAS c1o,ed bv
,h'g g.1g Of tbs DoxoiogY, and prayer 81 :
ahop Scott. -