, 1863-10-28

| Of call. Yet tic strongest opoooens. Of d-lsy
tat special preparation may BE- nlsde for p:ca:
rtu 1ead lawyer, OF bis he nth to nu'u 4tsu:el
ply tic4n. and the ol biz refusal to
roeo is sppe,eht toali. The history cf pre- ach:rs
ard Of cEu1ches pioscs tue cr1or Of thc popuflr
rotion upon this subject. chu:caes oftHn sand
ont yourE Mtn 81 ministers, belle Tfcg them to be
eleaily call Of God who are not Willing to ADOPT
qpaltacat1on, they ought to b. Wiling to receive
ueu'.
These dif1cu]t.cs have been inc "ca.ed by the it,
clu1th. L Is cie sriy manifest tEat God rocked
wordeful]y by means OF neu who did not pos=ss
the appliance. OF culture, and wto " 10 not deep
son Of this fact but III fAitns to 1'lo,v for the
Changes = hicl have taEen placs IN tie character
fnd condition Of society. Labots aed sermons
which IN T tse o. enf1y hle'ofy Of Methoatsm were IN,
now be- endured by our congregations. even If
thf1t te the same zeal ard fsrTpr n tho preach
e1 rs there is the same power in hts theme,aud the
1easoD is that the hesrers harc out.rown such In
seo1s. AID must be opercted on hT other mesns,
Again. this error Is fostered by forgetting that
tie men b. Mlom God wrought 20 wohdenal1g in
rehust thibke1e. As scholars, they may not COM
ps1e with mapyoftEer successors yet In mental en-
do"menta anddiecfpltnc they may hare been as fur
p'atttrsl effort Of recent lines to propose 70 Be-
content WITH pEeaehe1s who Ind no more scholar
yAneed u culture.
Probably no fsw simple words, ,Aehich really en-
made the octas'on Of more harm, tGan the saving
o. J9tH 5tn Meslsy: A "thst gspng knov1eSse Is
CINE to make 1t plea for absolute ignorance and
an apology for Wllful stupidity. Il IS asctl IA
though tho two thiDGs were antagoaistic, and in
themselves Incompatible; as though 1aan could
as though the whole life, and ali ts a6ors Of John
Wetky himeelf had rot been protest against tic
Any one who will enumerate tho themes a
preacher musl ffet etady and then publicly pre
Sent; who will mark tneIs varicty,and who, in 3D.
audience BIG addresses, together With the rcspon-
eabili1y urdes the pressure Of which all his work
muft Ee done, Will need no argument to CONVINCE
aecompl,l b the labor and nett the responsibility
We Co Lot distinguish in this county between tie
theolosiaqR 1Ro and the preac5er between the
a1d | esters '1e; p1,rcpss tsts' and et1fss tfatss
Tic people Wien es.5shsd we havs 1do7 no dis
thought, as separate ro@ thoso Who isbor ia The e
pulpit and the pastoral office. 0ur church aud
sge demand that our tbeo'cfia3s SHALL Be- preach
mere outlines of lie themes wbseh a preacher, us
under thls arrangement, nuet necessarily exana.
inc in order to rec the extent aud difficulty Of tue
fed. The ranee Of such teaeheta must embrace
God, man. and the relations between them:
God must be presented as lie has revealed himself
to us; His works and His word must be studied.
PLi!osophy and philology arc 9ecesRay fields;
Science must unfold her laws. and language yield
lss hss treasures: t crltie:9m NUT tnRsle error;
;tudy q the Bibls u :, rot op'X indispeasable
great labor, becauec all Its truths, though pub
lished centuries age. hare AZ application TO each
Is ~de t "a ~
from those to whom they were addressed, "a these
Periods Of sction arc distant: Stshat to the end
every Scribe Who ia Instructed unto tho KIM.
householder. Who brtDeeth forth out Of hls Treas
Uton fhese M points Tie PFC cher elaborated with
much power and eloquence, sn5Ts haSc not room
to follow hin.
SECOND DDAY-ExAAtSAT10N ~ Classes.
At eight o'clock on Monday morning tho stu.
1ntt1tnte and after religious exercIaae. wer ear
nest1y Rnd e1oq1entlY addressed ~ Bishop stnp-
ron: The examination: we5e eoadaeted as fol~
lows; Preparatory Greek and Ju1tor Heh.ew, LY
D. Bamsts1; Rhsto1ic, Logic, Handbook OF tbs
Bible ard Church History, By D.. Ktdder; Ell
dences Of Kcvealcd Religion ard Mental Sci: nee,
was very satisfactory, though thers was manifest
ard wide difference In tho exee:1sucisa Of indl-
. In he evening. at " O'Clock. he exercises OF
the 0Iatorical Society were bell IN the church.
Kev. "n'. c. Jones, Of the mild ye.r, presided.
The opening prayer was offered h, Rev. Mr.. 3amp-
con. Of Milwaukee, ard the addrr1s Has delivered
bJ Rev. c. P. Collier, OF Chicago: -
Third DAY.
The examinations Of Tuesday .tfe mors inter-
esting than those Of Monday, .EE1 tha fact that
the topics we're most OF them o. 'r1ader interest,
and the students mose mature 90 advanced.
Dr. Kingsley, editor Of tut .174t'ern Christian
ddrccdte, Of Cincinnati addtssst. the missionary
Association In the evening. P,e:ii3cnt E. o HI.
rep. at the Michi2tn Ijniversitz4 .Ae -P&@olnE,sn
Society on "Wednesday ~ut-f1t..
1t Inns been matter Of surprise to yo1r reporter
that the attendance FROM Chicago h Ia moi been
larger. Surely the Mc:holiets Of the city can not
be fully aware Of the Important relation this In-
etitMte bears to the Church.