Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-06-08
A Minister Wanted,

| ~ WOTk has JuSI Deen puDllSncu ny tHs
American Tract Society entitled, "IIints
and Thoughts for Christians" :" written by
Rev. Dr. Todd, of Pittsfeld, who has &
way of putting things which cannot bt
excelled . The following article, selected
from, it, is well worthy the attention Of
officers and members ofvacant churches
Thrifty Vile wants "a minister They
are looking far and near to find one but
they. want the right man, Thrifty vile
is not one of your old effete places. Ii
is a place; growlnup- quickly on Rapid
River, in the beautiful valley of Eureka.
1t is very important place, standsrdireet-
ly over the center of the earth, so thatsii
a hole were dug, and stone dropped in.
to it, it would pass through the very cen.
ter OF this great world 1t has q grow
ing population, and boasts of arcifcle of
cery intelligent people. Moreover, it
seems to be the center of a great moral
influence and it now wants minister
second to none they want to get the
society out ofdebt, to repair the old wastes
which time has already ymade inltheirh half.
built sanctuary, to gather in the young.
to draw alull house, and to make the
concern every way prosperous and res
pectable, and easy to support. .177ur
Now for the qualifications desired. They
are so few and simple that the right man
probably stands at your elbow. u lifr
Item. He must be a man mature in
intellect, and ripe. in experience; and yet,
so young that all the young people will
rush after him.
Item. He must be quick, ardent, flash
ing, nervous i'll temperament, so that he
may kindle quick and burn bright, prompt
ready and wide-awake and vet a man Of
the most consummate prudence, whose
nerves shall never be unstrung, nor out
of tune.
Item. He must be a man of great, bnrn-
ing zeal, SO that he can startle,' arouse,
and kindle, and move the congregation !;
and yet, so cautious, SO cool, that he is
always safe, calm, selfposscssed, unpret-
urbcd. ,.,. e. ga
Item. He must have the power to a.
waken and arouse the church and yet,
let them be quiet and look on while he
does all that is done for Christ.
Item. lie must urge and move men,
and lead the whole people to salvation,
and get them all into the church and
yet be SO .judicious that he can make a
difference between the chaff and the wheat
ard let none but real converts into the
fold.4LI. Il ILk.- a1<f "@1 .Ia3
Item. He mrst he strong and original
in the pulpit, and bring none but beaten
oil there; and be at leisure to receive any
call, any interruption, be prepared for
every occasion, and like the town pump,
never sucking for water, or giving out
dry. ,)LjI ~ .Sf-Ti.! 10y
Item. He must be workman who shall
90 down deep into the mines Of truth, and
quarry out its pillars, and set them up,
and make men COME and wresuc around
them and yet, the most gifted man in
light conversation, and onDall that floats
in the everyday world around him.
Item. He must have health, so that
his body never wearies, his nerves never
quiver, real speciman of muscular
Christianity; and yet, a hard, severe
thinker, close reasoner, and a most dill
gent stu lent, getting his books from any
quarter.
Item. He must be poorin this world 5
goods, to show that money is not his OBJ
iect, so that he can sympathize with the
poor, and can't help feeling humble and
dependent; and vet his family must be
the most hospitable, and entertain more
company than anysother in town; his
children must be second to none in edu-
cation and training they must be res
pectably dressed he must give away
more cheerfully, than any man i'll the
place, not even, excepting Esquire Rich
himself and his family must be models, in
all respects, for the community. g., is.x
Item He must be man who can be
permanent, thoughvasfly superior to DIR.
Solid of the next town, who has been
with hisIfoob over thirty years; and his
congregation must hear the same voice,
on the same subject, several lytimes every
week and yet he must come every time
as original, as fresh, as glowing as if it
were but once a year. 'as asa ~
Item. He must be able to live in a
glass house, always acting in public, COM
ING in contact with all sorts of men and
prejudicies, so original that all will res
pect and fear him and yet never odd,
eccentric, morose, repulsive, OF awing in
manners. He should have the lofty at
tributes of an angel, with the sympathies,
the gentleness, and softness, of the little
child. - =" 80,
Item. He must be always ready, lofty,
keyed up to do the best possible; and yet
so calm in spirit, in word and look, that
nothing can disturb the repose.
Item. He must never preach so that
the people are not proud ofhim when they
have a stranger in their pew, or so that
the echo of his sermon shall not come back
when he goes abroad = and yet, every
sermon must be so beautiful, that all the
young people will admire it and wonder
over it, and the little child can carry it
all home and repeat tito her grandmoth-
er.
Item. His wife must be the model OF
all models. She must be Young and hand.