The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-14

the last one, as is known 70 the Church, ne re-
ceiyed very large vote ior VIE, VIZ tb Shnrc
| Extension Society was organi2ed, IN l9okng lor
| one to take charge of the once OF SecreSary,
the minds Of those who mao tns eppolnSnense nsas
| to make turned towards him, ana the appolnt-
| meDt was rendered him without any knoWleoge
! on his part believe without tne snghtesI SOIL
| citation. He received u as IN tne OruSC VI
4 providence. and entered upon its labor. met
4 him AT a number of Conferences. His duty OF
| travelling throughout C91rcn conferences
| last sum iner and fal called him to large num-
! ber of Conferences over which presided i
| heard him speak at all of them.
I saw his energy, his faith, his zeal, his devo-
| ton and he carried forward the great trust
| committed TO his care with diligence and with
| great measure of success. His feelings made
him take double interest In this official work,
and the work had such important bearings upon
our Church that it seemed almost to consume
his energies 10 triumph over his labor. His
assiduous toiling, added to his health some what
impaired, very probably produced that illness
which led to his death. believe that in i'm
paired health he left home that morning. He
had slept but little for many nights. The bur
den Of the Church was upon him-the burden
of duty with sickness He had stepped to the
door, doubtless 10 get air, from all can learn,
and in that condition iell from the platform
there, in the midst of his labors. He had left
Camden to preach in Brooklyn, to take up
collection for the Church Extension Society
and though he felt i'll, he was unwilling to
forego the privilege and the duty of starting out
to take up collection so much needed by the
finances OF that society.
may say of him that he ceased at once the
work he loved, and he was in the pathway OF
death; and at the very last moment he was
working for the Church of his choice, and for
the Church of his loves and, my brethren, in the
signs of grief that surround us, we see how
deeply the Church feels for one who felt SO
deeply for her, and whose heart was in her
welfare. Possessed of clear and discriminat-
ing mind able to see with unusual readiness
modes to be adopted to reach ends, possessed of
great deal of energy, his whole heart was
wrapped up in the success ofthe Church. have
talked with him at different times for hours
upon the great interests of the Church, reaching
beyond his own local interests, the interest of
his station, of his district or of his Conference,
and have always found his soul filled with the
eager thought of reaching out towards the
future position and the future enlargement and
triumph of the Church of Christ He lived not
for his own society, nor for his Conference, nor
for his own joy.
can say of him, he was living for the whole
Church; he was living for humanity; he was
living ior the world: he was living for Christ;
and it is because he thus lived aud thus labored
as a minister that we feel so deeply his loss.
The great Head of the Church can indeed,
better HIS workmen and carry on his work.
But we smitteh hearts to-day feel that great
man and friend has fallen In wisdom. This
congregation feels the loss, because he often
stood within the walls of this church-made
earnest appeals to them. have no doubt there
are those here who were awakened by his minis
try; there are those here who gave him their
hands when they joined the Church there are
those here over whom he wept and prayed
around the altar; there are those here with
whom he Joined in songs of praise when they
found the Saviour; there are those here con-
nected with the Church who counselled
with him by day and by night and know the
intensity of feeling with which he labored for
the Church OF the living God.
My brethren in the ministry, this morning, 1
think, feel with me that we have an admonition
to work more zealously for Christ and we are
admonished in two ways. The first admonition
is this:-Not to do as he did-sutfer ourselves to
be oppressed beyond measure by the interests
and responsibilities that seem to be on the
Church. l speak of this because sometimes
| think we, as ministers, are in danger in this
| respect. We ought to feel for the Church, and
| there is One who will carry it on long after we
are gone. We ought to take deep interest in
all the plans and enterprises of the Church, but
| ii we drop off God will cause that Church to go
onward and upward over all the obstacles
which we thought had shut out all opportuni-
| ties of progress. We ought TO feel and say.
'Leave the kingdom in the hands OF God," aud
in this we Crn rejoice evermore.
We ought not to let the burden of the Church
so bear upon us, as to destroy the powers of life
which God gives us Tor the purpose OF enlarging
that Church, and yet 1t IS very difficult to
throw this burden from us sometimes Our
brother felt, in the position he was, that the
Church was calling to him for aid. There were
societies from Minnesota to Texas, and from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, appeeling to this Church
Extension society Tor ald. An appropriation
| had been made, but the moneys were not on
| hand, and he felt as father would feel for his
! family, and his soul was sore within him.
Again, think we are admon1shed that the
! work which we have in hand is one that ought
to occupy our constant energies. We knew not
| at what moment the work with as may be
! ended. On the last funeral occasion, when
had the opportunity to speak to at least some
| OF those in this assembly, when | remember q
| brother minister had fallen, alluded to the
fact that so many of our leading ministers have
died SO very suddenly. We have another in
stance before us:-How many names can we
refer to this morning who went in moment to
their reward There was Floyd, Kennedy
Penny, Hogarden, Huston, and Barnes, and now
we have added our dear brother Monroe and
lntelhgence came to me as i was on the way
mere, that our dear brother Holmes had las
mght fallen. Death is sweeping them away
suddenly. Men OF position are taken away from
me Ohurch, and the voice comes to us-"Be "
also ready, for in such moment as We know no
the Son of Man cometh."
II is not only lesson to be ready at all times
Dut 10 nave our work accomplished / WoulC
not allude TO myself more than necessary, bu
since have the opportunity to speak, desire
10 say lew words. have passed through
} scenes that seemed to be almost hairhreadti
! escapes; and felt on one occasion the word
] come to my lips, "To live Is to live for Christ
This morning how many of our hearts resnon,
to live with grace for Christ? For living on
breath shall be as our labor shal
} be, as our sermons shall be- our couT
f sci shall be, for Him by day and bv niSSt-
our cross He IS, shall be given to His church
and we shall labor in season and out of seasoT
as God giveth us opportunity. Standing herr
| how iOytul is the thought. that thouph labor